VincentGuerin Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Just now, Hoose Rice said: You are mistaking us for the biggest most massive club in Edinburgh the World, our neighbours Still angling for that move? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoose Rice Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Just now, VincentGuerin said: Still angling for that move? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sortmeout Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Just now, VincentGuerin said: That's a good example. Opinions on the team talk are subjective, but he'd have looked daft if they'd lost 6-0. Yeah definitely. His team talk clearly worked. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VincentGuerin Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Just now, Hoose Rice said: Can't wait for Sky sports New reporting Hoose Rice sitting in his car outside Tynecastle on deadline day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoose Rice Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 9 minutes ago, VincentGuerin said: Can't wait for Sky sports New reporting Hoose Rice sitting in his car outside Tynecastle on deadline day. only if I get get a room in that new super dooper hotel that has a windae mate. At least then I could throw myself out it once I've signed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VincentGuerin Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 (edited) Bit of ITK GOSSIP for the Hibbies on here that might amuse you. I've mentioned (a million times) on here that my missus' brother is a now former footballer who played in the EFL. This weekend at a family event we popped into, I got talking to a current EFL player mate of his who had been lined up to go to Hibs in the summer, but it got canned as a player at his current club got injured so he was required to stick around. He said that until Johnson got the bullet there was a good chance he was off to Hibs this month as he has worked with Johnson before and said, and I quote: "He's amazing to work for. Such a good guy, and I was dying to go." I told him he may not find many Hibs fans who thought so highly of him and he agreed he can come across Brentish, but reckoned he was good in the dressing room etc. He said that he'd have gone to Hibs despite offers from down south to play for him again, as well as his wife liking Edinburgh. I expressed my surprise at his desire to move to Scotland, and he explained that, like any other job, footballers like to have a good boss that they get on with. So, there you go, lads. Apparently, LJOK. Thought you'd be pleased to hear it. Edited January 14 by VincentGuerin 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoose Rice Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 2 minutes ago, VincentGuerin said: Bit of IK GOSSIP for the Hibbies on here that might amuse you. I've mentioned (a million times) on here that my missus' brother is a now former footballer who played in the EFL. This weekend at a family event we popped into I got talking to a current player mate of his who had been lined up to go to Hibs in the summer, but it got canned as a player at his current club got injured so he was required to stick around. He said that until Johnson got the bullet there was a good chance he was off to Hibs this month as he has worked with Johnson before and said, and I quote: "He's amazing to work for. Such a good guy, and I was dying to go." I told him he may not find many Hibs fans who thought so highly of him and he agreed he can come across Brentish, but reckoned he was good in the dressing room etc. He said that he'd have gone to Hibs despite offers from down south to play for him again, as well as his wife liking Edinburgh. I expressed my surprise at his desire to move to Scotland, and he explained that, like any other job, footballers like to have a good boss that they get on with. So, there you go, lads. Apparently, LJOK. Thought you'd be pleased to hear it. Maybe he's more appealing to players down South but I know that senior players at us and others that have retired the last few years that couldn't stand the guy. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VincentGuerin Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Hoose Rice said: Maybe he's more appealing to players down South but I know that senior players at us and others that have retired the last few years that couldn't stand the guy. Aye, that seems to be how it's gone. My brother-in-law (I'm not married, but how else do I describe him?) has mentioned before that he's had wildly different views on coaches from mates of his. Obviously, every time a coach moves there's a bunch of WhatsApp activity as players check up on the new guy or swap stories etc. Said he's had it both ways where coaches he's been told are c***s have turned out good guys and vice versa. I suppose a lot of it is situational. I think I'm right in saying Johnson's family stayed in England most of the time when he was at Hibs. That kind of thing can make life difficult and change behaviour etc. Who knows? Anyway, tl:dr, Johnson is a genius who would have won Hibs the league, Montgomery is a weirdo who will see you relegated in May. Hard lines, lads. Edited January 14 by VincentGuerin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leith Green Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 46 minutes ago, VincentGuerin said: Aye, that seems to be how it's gone. My brother-in-law (I'm not married, but how else do I describe him?) has mentioned before that he's had wildly different views on coaches from mates of his. Obviously, every time a coach moves there's a bunch of WhatsApp activity as players check up on the new guy or swap stories etc. Said he's had it both ways where coaches he's been told are c***s have turned out good guys and vice versa. I suppose a lot of it is situational. I think I'm right in saying Johnson's family stayed in England most of the time when he was at Hibs. That kind of thing can make life difficult and change behaviour etc. Who knows? Anyway, tl:dr, Johnson is a genius who would have won Hibs the league, Montgomery is a weirdo who will see you relegated in May. Hard lines, lads. The take I have had from players via mates is that they mostly "love" all managers that play them regularly, and the guy that benches them or doesnt fit them into his system is a "useless w****r". All these guys want is to play on Saturdays and pick up their bonuses ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VincentGuerin Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Just now, Leith Green said: The take I have had from players via mates is that they mostly "love" all managers that play them regularly, and the guy that benches them or doesnt fit them into his system is a "useless w****r". All these guys want is to play on Saturdays and pick up their bonuses ! Aye, I think that's basically it. Coach tells you you're good = good guy Coach tells you you're not good enough to be in his team = c**t 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zing. Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Why are we wanting to sign a boy that can’t get off the bench for Dundee United in the Scottish Championship? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyle Lanley Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 38 minutes ago, Zing. said: Why are we wanting to sign a boy that can’t get off the bench for Dundee United in the Scottish Championship? We surely aren’t that skint ffs 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leith Green Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 45 minutes ago, Zing. said: Why are we wanting to sign a boy that can’t get off the bench for Dundee United in the Scottish Championship? Mind people said that about the Harris / Boyle swap.......... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyle Lanley Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 47 minutes ago, Leith Green said: Mind people said that about the Harris / Boyle swap.......... Remember being seething when that happened. Turned out to be one of the best transfer deals we done this century. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoose Rice Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 3 hours ago, Zing. said: Why are we wanting to sign a boy that can’t get off the bench for Dundee United in the Scottish Championship? Because we only want players to come in and improve us. Oh, wait. Cheap option would be my guess and maybe he can play in a 442? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoose Rice Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 2 hours ago, Leith Green said: Mind people said that about the Harris / Boyle swap.......... We had a no bad team then and Harris was gang. Right now we are gang and need players to improve us asap! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zing. Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 9 hours ago, Hoose Rice said: We had a no bad team then and Harris was gang. Right now we are gang and need players to improve us asap! Aye this is my problem. A player that can’t get into that Dundee United team isn’t going to come straight into ours and tear it up. We need players for now not ones that might be good in a few years. Same problem as signing boys like Henderson and Kenneh. The Harris/Boyle transfer was a ridiculous one off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHF-23 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 26 minutes ago, Zing. said: Aye this is my problem. A player that can’t get into that Dundee United team isn’t going to come straight into ours and tear it up. We need players for now not ones that might be good in a few years. Same problem as signing boys like Henderson and Kenneh. The Harris/Boyle transfer was a ridiculous one off. Think it was pure punt as they could obviously see Harris was just not going to make it after Butcher and saw that Boyle was very very fast and maybe they could do something with him. Won't be replicated more often than not. Can get wanting to keep the numbers coming in Jan low but surprised with the Melkersen and presumably Doig money incoming that there's not a desire to at least make those 2/3 players ready to go first team players rather than thon laddie at Yinited and a Leeds youngster on loan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 13 hours ago, Leith Green said: Mind people said that about the Harris / Boyle swap.......... Tbf, we had Boyle training with us non stop at one point. His ability wasn't the issue. He's obviously thick as mince and needed away from his pals. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leith Green Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 2 hours ago, Zing. said: Aye this is my problem. A player that can’t get into that Dundee United team isn’t going to come straight into ours and tear it up. We need players for now not ones that might be good in a few years. Same problem as signing boys like Henderson and Kenneh. The Harris/Boyle transfer was a ridiculous one off. Hibs have a pretty good record of turning round players. We once signed a guy that wasnt playing pro football and was working as a gardener - that worked out pretty well. We also signed a left back who was released by another club, sold him for a fair fee, and he might be playing in Ligue 1 soon....... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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