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Porteous is the obvious departure.

Reckon Bradley and Hauge will be shown the door early.

Bojang and Youan aren’t up to it, send them back to their parent clubs. The back up goalie Schofield will go back to his club as well.

McGeady, Magennis and Mitchell are all a waste of a wage due to injury, take the hit and cut them loose.

Melkersen needs to go out on loan if he’s going to have a chance of making it at Hibs.

What’s that, 9 players? That’ll do for starters. Get a centre half, a centre mid and a winger in… I don’t care if they’re only on loan, as long as they’re quality.

There’s plenty others that need to be shown the door, but that’ll no happen until the summer.
 
Zab said:
Porteous is the obvious departure.

Reckon Bradley and Hauge will be shown the door early.

Bojang and Youan aren’t up to it, send them back to their parent clubs. The back up goalie Schofield will go back to his club as well.

McGeady, Magennis and Mitchell are all a waste of a wage due to injury, take the hit and cut them loose.

Melkersen needs to go out on loan if he’s going to have a chance of making it at Hibs.

What’s that, 9 players? That’ll do for starters. Get a centre half, a centre mid and a winger in… I don’t care if they’re only on loan, as long as they’re quality.

There’s plenty others that need to be shown the door, but that’ll no happen until the summer.
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Add in Joe Newell and we’re in business
 
Johnson going on about a bloated squad that he says he inherited.....but we signed 12 players in the summer after he had been appointed ?
Far too many brought in that were nowhere near ready to play first team football for Hibs, or were just plain not good enough.
Add to that the chronically injured of which we have far too many.
As has been said get shot of as many as we can and let's get in a few quality loan signings that will at least improve the team.
 
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He's a bit of a shammy leather.is our LJ.
It never seems to be his fault.
Lead from the front son. Admit your mistakes and get others to admit theres. Stop treating us like idiots. We know this club better than you. We can tell what's improved and what has not. If you are not involved in the signings ,at least tell us. Have a bit self respect, and some for us as well. A bit truth , goes a long way.
 
Deluded , I may well be.
But I'm quite confident, with my knowledge of Scottish football, and given Hibs budget compared to the likes of Ross County, Livi, and St.Mirren, I could put a team out which would beat them 7/10.
I would back myself handsomely( if allowed) to finish in the top 6. I think many on here would feel the same .
They may also , be deluded 🤔🤔😂😂
 
Hammi said:
Putting this in here so we can all speculate about who he's talking about.


Doesn't sound like any of the regulars this season are included, so unlucky @joethehibby seems like your namesake is sticking around 😅
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Just sounds like his usual speaking in riddles.
I sense he is trying to say he wants more quality players in for the here and now and the young projects will flourish in the next 18 months.
He might also be talking about selling Porteous when he speaks about getting money back into the club to redistribute i.e get in a couple of loans with the money.

Think Hibs will look to fire the loans back other than Fish who will be required if Porteous is sold.
Could also try to fire out players in the last 6 months of their contracts and lastly fire some of the young guys out on loan to get them game time. That means Hauge and possibly Tavares and Melkerson.
 
When we do get into Europe we've normally got a threadbare squad; we're not in Europe (this season) and we have a bloated squad! :doh1:

Have we abandoned the theory of 3 players to cover each position?

Whatever size of squad we have it needs to have more quality than there is at the moment.
 
tayside hibee said:
Deluded , I may well be.
But I'm quite confident, with my knowledge of Scottish football, and given Hibs budget compared to the likes of Ross County, Livi, and St.Mirren, I could put a team out which would beat them 7/10.
I would back myself handsomely( if allowed) to finish in the top 6. I think many on here would feel the same .
They may also , be deluded 🤔🤔😂😂
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Getting Hibs in the top six really shouldn’t be hard job eh.
 
Greenmachine said:
Johnson going on about a bloated squad that he says he inherited.....but we signed 12 players in the summer after he had been appointed ?
Far too many brought in that were nowhere near ready to play first team football for Hibs, or were just plain not good enough.
Add to that the chronically injured of which we have far too many.
As has been said get shot of as many as we can and let's get in a few quality loan signings that will at least improve the team.
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Lee Johnson talks some mystifying stuff at times....
 
Mitchell, Henderson, Stevenson, Miller, Dabrowski, Tavares, Hauge and Bojang most likely on the list.
 
I don’t see Lewis leaving.

I’ve said it before, there is something sticking in my head that says he is a future manager of our Club.

I’d love to see it.

Mr Hibs.
 
Doc Shrink said:
Sad day when Two Medals is moved on.

A bit of the club will wither.
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He is fit and still a better defender than Cabraja.
If I was Johnson I would be keeping him around in case we need to baton down the hatches.
 
There's no chance LJ's comments are about Lewis.
And he's talking about peripheral players, not first teamers, so your Joe Newells and Campbells won't actively be getting moved on.
Not this window anyway.

Lewis has a role for life at Hibs if he wants it.
And so it should be.
 
Dub said:
Unless Dabrowski wants a move we'll probably keep him.
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Kev has only 6 months left on his contract.
He will be 25 in the summer so needs to be first choice somewhere.
Could stay till summer if Hibs can get Huddersfield to take Schofield back in January.
Murray Johnson also coming through and could be Marshall's back up next season.
 
Jack K said:
Kev has only 6 months left on his contract.
He will be 25 in the summer so needs to be first choice somewhere.
Could stay till summer if Hibs can get Huddersfield to take Schofield back in January.
Murray Johnson also coming through and could be Marshall's back up next season.
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What Jack said @Dub

pretty much spot on.
 
Hammi said:
There's no chance LJ's comments are about Lewis.
And he's talking about peripheral players, not first teamers, so your Joe Newells and Campbells won't actively be getting moved on.
Not this window anyway.

Lewis has a role for life at Hibs if he wants it.
And so it should be.
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That’s his problem though, I would rather play Stevenson in the midfield than those other two.
 
The Family said:
That’s his problem though, I would rather play Stevenson in the midfield than those other two.
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Hes right not to be looking to get rid of the starters.
Doesn't mean we don't look for new starters and move them to the bench.
They're all good players in their own right, they just need supplemented with others who fit the mould.

Hopefully we find some of those players
I dont care who gets replaced, they can all be dropped as far as I'm concerned, but that group of 12/14 players is safe.
 
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