Casagolda Posted November 5, 2019 Author Share Posted November 5, 2019 (edited) Scott Burns reporting that Hibs might be about to hijack Robinson’s proposed move to Hearts. Link We reckon his agent is just at it then? As much as I like Robinson, I’m not sure I believe that both Edinburgh clubs are going to be fighting each other for his services - especially when they’d have to pay 6 figures for the privilege. Edited November 5, 2019 by Casagolda 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welldaft Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 53 minutes ago, Casagolda said: Scott Burns reporting that Hibs might be about to hijack Robinson’s proposed move to Hearts. Link We reckon his agent is just at it then? As much as I like Robinson, I’m not sure I believe that both Edinburgh clubs are going to be fighting each other for his services - especially when they’d have to pay 6 figures for the privilege. To be fair £120k as being reported if true is peanuts. That is a jump of 2 league places which one would imagine both Hibs and Hearts believe would be the minimum impact of appointing Robinson. Not sure it is the agent more probably the media who have put his name in the frame for both jobs. For once I can see why. He has us sitting in 3rd place and for the most part recruited well this summer on a budget quite a bit lower then Heckinbottom and Levein. I still think Hearts will go for a bigger and more experienced appointment. Hibs also but Robinson would be a strong back up option for either. Interestingly he is unlikely to apply for either role for obvious reasons and neither club is likely to ask to speak to him until they see who has applied. Chances are one of the two may ask permission to talk to him at some point as part of a shortlist. They must be careful however as we do not want this to become an irritation to Motherwell FC unless of course that is a deliberate strategy...... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Aldo Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-transfer-news/liam-polworth-transfer-chase-portsmouth-20812094 Portsmouth apparently interested in Liam Polworth. Not sure how much of a fee we could command but if he ends up being set on a move to the South Coast, surely we would be better offering him on loan (with an obligation to buy for £5 milliion) to one of Brighton, Bournemouth or Southampton? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well fan for life Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 2 minutes ago, Ron Aldo said: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-transfer-news/liam-polworth-transfer-chase-portsmouth-20812094 Portsmouth apparently interested in Liam Polworth. Not sure how much of a fee we could command but if he ends up being set on a move to the South Coast, surely we would be better offering him on loan (with an obligation to buy for £5 milliion) to one of Brighton, Bournemouth or Southampton? Rumours it's Newcastle who are interested. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_oats Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, Casagolda said: Scott Burns reporting that Hibs might be about to hijack Robinson’s proposed move to Hearts. Link We reckon his agent is just at it then? As much as I like Robinson, I’m not sure I believe that both Edinburgh clubs are going to be fighting each other for his services - especially when they’d have to pay 6 figures for the privilege. I think it looks more like his Mr. 20% now than it did yesterday. I know Hibs are minted these days but in this calendar year alone they've already had to settle with Lennon, shelled out cash for Doidge and have now emptied Hecky & Stockdale. Chucking money at compensation for Robinson seems a bit of an unnecessary expenditure when you've got more straightforward (free) options like Jack Ross or even Stubbs available. Having read the quotes from the Budge press conference yesterday about wanting a very experienced and high profile manager and (more importantly) wanting to appoint a sporting director before the manager makes the whole Robinson thing sound more like a strategy of getting his name linked to jobs rather than a genuine interest. As I said yesterday that's Luton, Millwall, Doncaster, Barnsley, Hearts and now Hibs he's been 'linked' with since the turn of the year. Edited November 5, 2019 by capt_oats 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie McSquackle Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 I take it the figure of £120k that's being chucked about is just the remainder of his contract, say 2 years of a £60k salary or something like that? How long does he have left on his contract? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swello Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 1 minute ago, Archie McSquackle said: I take it the figure of £120k that's being chucked about is just the remainder of his contract, say 2 years of a £60k salary or something like that? How long does he have left on his contract? It was the oddly specific figure of £120k that first made me think that it was Robinson's agent out on maneuvers rather than the Hearts end that the story was coming from. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_oats Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 5 minutes ago, Archie McSquackle said: I take it the figure of £120k that's being chucked about is just the remainder of his contract, say 2 years of a £60k salary or something like that? How long does he have left on his contract? Signed his extension (along with Lasley) in the summer up to 2022. Link. So, another 2 years after this season. 58 minutes ago, Ron Aldo said: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-transfer-news/liam-polworth-transfer-chase-portsmouth-20812094 Portsmouth apparently interested in Liam Polworth. Not sure how much of a fee we could command but if he ends up being set on a move to the South Coast, surely we would be better offering him on loan (with an obligation to buy for £5 milliion) to one of Brighton, Bournemouth or Southampton? I mean, I know it's us delivering on our promises to players as far as 'giving them a platform' goes and that's how we sell the club but fucking hell...it's a grind. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YassinMoutaouakil Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 I'd want the cash from Portsmouth up front tbh, gang of South Coast shysters. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swello Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 34 minutes ago, capt_oats said: I mean, I know it's us delivering on our promises to players as far as 'giving them a platform' goes and that's how we sell the club but fucking hell...it's a grind. I'm 100% on board with the concept that it's easier to attract players if you've got a track record of shifting them on to more money somewhere else and that we need to sell as part of our business model - but there needs to be a line drawn somewhere. If guys are moving on after 18 months, it's fair play - but if the jungle drums are starting in early November for a guy that's just in the door, that's the wrong side of the line and would have the supporters mutinous pretty quickly. Apart from anything else, Polworth already looks like a difficult guy to replace - so I'd be against it for that reason alone. We need to strike the balance between the model and being seen as a short term stopping off point where you spend a year and f**k off somewhere better. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YassinMoutaouakil Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 To be fair I'd say Polworth is the one player in the squad who we have a ready made replacement already sitting in stands at the moment. Joking aside though, unless it's mental money I don't think there's much point selling him in January. There's nothing to suggest this is a purple patch or that his value will decrease drastically if we decide to sell him in a couple of windows time when it suits us better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well fan for life Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Just now, YassinMoutaouakil said: To be fair I'd say Polworth is the one player in the squad who we have a ready made replacement already sitting in stands at the moment. Joking aside though, unless it's mental money I don't think there's much point selling him in January. There's nothing to suggest this is a purple patch or that his value will decrease drastically if we decide to sell him in a couple of windows time when it suits us better. Casper Sloth, obviously. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Aldo Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 22 minutes ago, well fan for life said: Casper Sloth, obviously. The reigning North Lanarkshire hide and seek champion, stealing the title from former holder Jake Taylor. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well fan for life Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 3 minutes ago, Ron Aldo said: The reigning North Lanarkshire hide and seek champion, stealing the title from former holder Jake Taylor. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisGRAEME Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 1 hour ago, YassinMoutaouakil said: I'd want the cash from Portsmouth up front tbh, gang of South Coast shysters. Get John Boyle back in as a debt collector and I'm fine with payments. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_oats Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Big Declan back in the Scotland squad. Some boi. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie McSquackle Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 The reigning North Lanarkshire hide and seek champion, stealing the title from former holder Jake Taylor.I noticed Casper wasn't even getting a start for the reserves yesterday. He really has disappeared. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_oats Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, Swello said: I'm 100% on board with the concept that it's easier to attract players if you've got a track record of shifting them on to more money somewhere else and that we need to sell as part of our business model - but there needs to be a line drawn somewhere. If guys are moving on after 18 months, it's fair play - but if the jungle drums are starting in early November for a guy that's just in the door, that's the wrong side of the line and would have the supporters mutinous pretty quickly. Apart from anything else, Polworth already looks like a difficult guy to replace - so I'd be against it for that reason alone. We need to strike the balance between the model and being seen as a short term stopping off point where you spend a year and f**k off somewhere better. Definitely. I mean I fully respect the hustle and like @YassinMoutaouakil unless a team pitches up and pours several large bags of cash on Burrows' desk I doubt someone who's only been in the door 5 mins is likely to be one of the players we'd be actively looking to trade. There's a quid pro quo that I think most players are going to understand but equally the speculative tabloid clickbait that seems to come as part of the territory with "raising a player's profile" is just massive fucking eye-roll material. 1 hour ago, Archie McSquackle said: I noticed Casper wasn't even getting a start for the reserves yesterday. He really has disappeared. He's around. He's pretty active on IG. He had a pal over to visit and had a IG story up with him getting photos with fans after the game on Saturday. Which was nice. Edited November 5, 2019 by capt_oats 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke92 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 I've been impressed with Polworth but it's stiil very early days. I know we all get excited sometimes but I couldn't say at this point that he is definitely going to go on to bigger and better things. He looks like a player but is 25 and there will be a reason why he has been at Inverness for so long. Luckily for us, Robinson seems to be getting the best out of him. I'm not sure he will be kicking down the door to join bottom half League 1 dirge like Portsmouth anyway. I'm quite sure they are still crippled financially so won't be offerring much in the way of cash money. Unless someone bigger comes in it sounds a bit of a non-starter to me. I totally agree with the sentiments on striking a balance between moving players on for a profit versus retaining them long enough to benefit the team. This was the main thing that pissed me off over the Hastie situation (albeit it was somewhat out of our control) We have a good track record of being fair with players and providing a platform for them to show their worth and let them move on. With respect I'd like to think that players that fall into this bracket have slightly higher ambitiions. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YassinMoutaouakil Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Who could turn down the chance to play alongside Scotland internationalist *checks notes*...Craig MacGillivray? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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