Lyle Lanley Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 Some of these Middlesbrough fans chants. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyle Lanley Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 Should be dropped from the squad if he wants to go. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leith Green Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 35 minutes ago, Lyle Lanley said: Should be dropped from the squad if he wants to go. The way he's been playing he should have been dropped in October. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyle Lanley Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 17 minutes ago, Leith Green said: The way he's been playing he should have been dropped in October. So our 2 best players one of which is out for the rest of the season and the other wants to leave. Bring on the 2 loanees from Fleetwood Town and Macclesfield Town to replace them. Seriously don't trust Ian Gordon to replace those 2 players. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 1 hour ago, Lyle Lanley said: Should be dropped from the squad if he wants to go. Crazy to release it in a statement IMO. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leith Green Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 2 minutes ago, Merkland Red said: Crazy to release it in a statement IMO. It's not exactly news to anyone connected with Hibs that he wasn't signing.....and obviously not news to his agent . All this does is tell clubs he's available in January rather than have him hanging round til May. (Imv) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leith Green Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 16 minutes ago, Lyle Lanley said: So our 2 best players one of which is out for the rest of the season and the other wants to leave. Bring on the 2 loanees from Fleetwood Town and Macclesfield Town to replace them. Seriously don't trust Ian Gordon to replace those 2 players. Porteous contract should have been dealt with one way or the other in the summer, but unfortunately Ian Gordon was too busy handing out 5 year deals to Sunday league jobbers..... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zing. Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 He’s clearly never had any intention of signing a contract. I’d drop him now and sell for whatever we can get as early as possible. He’s not irreplaceable. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 (edited) 40 minutes ago, Leith Green said: It's not exactly news to anyone connected with Hibs that he wasn't signing.....and obviously not news to his agent . All this does is tell clubs he's available in January rather than have him hanging round til May. (Imv) Tbf it also tells clubs they can get him for free in June. If theres a chance hes signing a new deal then clubs might try to jump the gun and pay a fee in January incase they miss out if he extends his deal. Now everyone will be chucking larger offers at his agent to secure him on a PCA (which he can now sign) rather than giving any money to Hibs. Interesting to see how it plays out but i dont think its a smart move from Hibs to announce this, any bidding war will be directed at the agent/player. Edited November 26, 2022 by RandomGuy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 2 hours ago, Leith Green said: It's not exactly news to anyone connected with Hibs that he wasn't signing.....and obviously not news to his agent . All this does is tell clubs he's available in January rather than have him hanging round til May. (Imv) Just puts unnecessary pressure on a player who is hot headed at the best of times 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 Would love to see Porto go to Sevco, the seethe from both sets of fans would be class. In all seriousness he should f**k off somewhere far away from Scotland and England. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 Heads gone on both sides if Aberdeen sign Porto... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 37 minutes ago, tamthebam said: Heads gone on both sides if Aberdeen sign Porto... Or Hearts. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowdenleith Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 5 hours ago, RandomGuy. said: Tbf it also tells clubs they can get him for free in June. If theres a chance hes signing a new deal then clubs might try to jump the gun and pay a fee in January incase they miss out if he extends his deal. Now everyone will be chucking larger offers at his agent to secure him on a PCA (which he can now sign) rather than giving any money to Hibs. Interesting to see how it plays out but i dont think its a smart move from Hibs to announce this, any bidding war will be directed at the agent/player. Makes no difference, as Porteous and his agent are free to talk to other clubs from 1 January, all an interested club needs to do is contact the agent and will find out that he has no intention of signing an extension. So it makes little difference as far as Hibs are concerned. I expect most Hibs fans will want rid of him in the window. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin McCann Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Great decision Ryan, f**k these c***s. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leith Green Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 13 hours ago, RandomGuy. said: Tbf it also tells clubs they can get him for free in June. If theres a chance hes signing a new deal then clubs might try to jump the gun and pay a fee in January incase they miss out if he extends his deal. Now everyone will be chucking larger offers at his agent to secure him on a PCA (which he can now sign) rather than giving any money to Hibs. Interesting to see how it plays out but i dont think its a smart move from Hibs to announce this, any bidding war will be directed at the agent/player. I would agree that if we had thought he was going to sign an extension and this all came out the blue. Its been pretty clear for weeks (months tbf) that he most likely wont be signing one, and his agent in all probability has a PCA lined up for him already - and based on how he has been playing his head is already elsewhere. Hibs are just trying to force the issue, and if he doesnt leave in Jan then I would (reluctantly) hope he was dropped. 11 hours ago, Merkland Red said: Just puts unnecessary pressure on a player who is hot headed at the best of times Hibs have offered him a lot of money to sign an extension, he doesnt want to do that - his choice - so if any pressure exists, its been brought on by the player himself. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zing. Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 48 minutes ago, Leith Green said: Hibs have offered him a lot of money to sign an extension, he doesnt want to do that - his choice - so if any pressure exists, its been brought on by the player himself. Close to being our best paid player if rumours are to be believed. I’m fucking delighted he’s not signing it if that’s true. Nowhere near worth that kind of money. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyM Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 I cannot say I am surprised, shocked or annoyed by Porto refusing anew contract. He should have been offered an improved deal some time back with an option to consider any offer that hits a buy out clause and LJ said as much. However, we are where we are. I have no issue with him seeking a fresh challenge at all as he will likely treble or quadruple what Hibs were offering him on his "improved deal" by moving to an English Championship club or going abroad. He's now a name that Steve Clark considers in his international squads and he deserves a better platform to play on than our League. From a personal point being away from the online mouth-frothers and west coast agenda hacks will do him the world of good. There are parallells with the John Soutar situation last year of a young, talented, international defender on freedom of contract choosing their next option. I'm far from convinced Soutar made the right choice. Porto is a very good player, that's not up for debate. The right coaching structure and the right club could make him even better. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leith Green Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 9 minutes ago, AndyM said: He should have been offered an improved deal some time back with an option to consider any offer that hits a buy out clause and LJ said as much. Said this elsewhere - Hibs model is supposedly to develop younger players and sell them on for a profit, yet here we are in the position of losing RP for (next to) nothing. Surely it would have made more sense to push the boat out 18 months ago, pay him a high salary with a release clause that protected both parties? This for a player that came through our academy. Meanwhile, in the parallel universe that is Hibs we are spending a pile of cash on young, untried players in the hope that one of them comes good and makes us money. Once more, it feels like the Gordons dont have a clue how to run Hibs and without a proper, professional DoF or similar we will be lurching from shambles to shambles for years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennett Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 For the love of God, don't even think about it Rangers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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