Martin Boyle

Boyle would add something to the squad but for £3M, the money could be spent much better.

 

I think there is no substance to this at all and its just the typical Scottish media not knowing what’s actually going on making stuff up to seem like they do.

I don’t think other than trying to tie down CCV and Jota that we will spend another £3m this window across the piece. It will likely be sign players on pre contracts and negotiate a cheap deal sub £1m to bring them in and a loan for Wolf or a similar level talent.

 

Jota, seems to be a bit of a welcome exception who did cross my mind in my original post..

There's no panic, I'm happy we have the three Japanese in and if CCV and Jota are secured on permanent deals, add a left back and I'd be happy with the window.. Unsure if there's actually anything in Wolf or Ferhat links.. Hope so..

My main point is that in this crucial window and in the longterm we still don't have a Head of Recruitment in place or clarification on whether we'll adopt the DoF model..

And that is shambolic for a club our size..

 

I know you're tongue in cheek, but he can't do everything himself..

 

I don't think it is tongue in cheek.

We need someone in their to do the leg work for him and Michael Nicholson.

BTW, I think Nicholson is doing a good job so far. If January's window is as good as the summer, we're in for a treat.

Again, we need a DoF to come in to work with him and Ange.

 

Boyle would be a great fit for us. Pacey, eye for goal and can play on both wings and up front. The last months has shown we needed quality rotation players that suits Ange's style of football. Boyle is that kind of player.

 

Would love to secure him he'd be great and we know he can do it in the spfl can only flourish with better players round him

 

Not for me tbh. Pacey and a trier but id rather he hurt the huns and stay at hibs. Don't think he's good enough to push for a place regular.

 

Be better aff with Susan

 

I was in favour but not for that type of fee, they rejected a £500k Bid just a couple of months ago.

£1.5m and thats the max.

 

The fact that we are potentially interested in him makes me think Forrest might have ongoing injury issues and Abada is too inconsistent just now

 

I'd rather all our energies went into signing Wolf.

It's that sort of quality which fires you to league titles, just like Jota.

In fact I'd say a 6 month loan for Wolf, even at a 1.5 loan fee, would be better for the team than any fee on Martin Boyle on a 3-year-deal.

We win the league this season and we're guaranteed at least 40m from CL. We need to be going all out.

 

Martin Boyle: 'No offers' for Easter Road talisman despite links with Celtic and Middle East
Hibs are relaxed about mounting speculation linking Easter Road talisman Martin Boyle with a January departure.




The forward has been in fine form for the Capital club this season and a report in The Times newspaper linked the Australian internationalist with Celtic and “an unnamed club” in the Middle East, while last month Hibs were said to have thrown out a £500,000 bid from Saudi Arabian Pro-League outfit Al-Faisaly, who have former Hearts defender Igor Rossi on their books.


However, the Evening News understands that no offers, serious or otherwise, have been made to the Easter Road hierarchy for the 29-year-old, who has struck 17 goals and registered eight assists in 35 games for club and country since the start of June.



Boyle has been linked with Celtic in the past and the arrival of former Socceroos boss Ange Postecoglou at Parkhead rekindled those rumours.




“I know Martin really well. I was pretty pleased when he chose to play for Australia because there was a bit of an arm-wrestle when it came to who he was going to play for,” Postecoglou said in October




"He's done really well for the national team so I'm well aware of him. He's a good player and it's not easy playing for Australia.”

The former Dundee attacker signed a fresh deal at the start of the 2020/21 season with a reported £500,000 release clause inserted in the new contract.




However, just days after Scottish Premiership rivals Aberdeen had submitted a £500,000 bid that was promptly rejected, Boyle agreed improved terms in August last year with the release clause scrapped.

Speaking after the ink had dried Boyle said: “It's a great feeling to agree a new deal at a club that means a lot to me and my family.”

Wife Rachael is a regular for Hibs Women and the Scotland national team and daughter Amelia was born to the couple in 2018.

Boyle, who joined Hibs initially on loan in January 2015, has to date played 264 matches scoring 63 goals and laying on 53 more for his team-mates.

He has become a key player in green and white, as illustrated by his first-half hat-trick in November as Hibs defeated Rangers 3-1 in the Premier Sports Cup semi-final.

 

Forrest "might have" ongoing injury issues???

James Forrest missed 38 games last season and he's already missed 15 this season.

 

the way i see transfers is you should buy better than what you have. with every signing you make, you should be looking to improve your hand as a manager significantly. does boyle fit this criteria. no, not for me. i think we have to find somebody that that is of the same ilk as jota, kyogo etc.

i would imagine if we were interested in him we would have him. cant see us selling henderson without bringing boyle into the equation if we had serious interest.

 

I simultaneously agree and disagree.

You should ALWAYS be signing a player with the intent of improving the squad.

But sometimes "better" doesnt equate to improvement per se.
Sometimes you need a different type of player to the one currently occupying the position. Ie. Squad has a technically great ball spraying centre mid, but we need a hmer thrower enforcer as an option too.

Boyle firs that criterea imo. Not as technically gifted as Kyogo or Jota, but offers something else with his style of play.

Variety is the spice of life!

But i digress.

3m is a non starter.

1m and a couple of loans and we can talk.

 

I'd never claim he was better than Forrest at his best but I reckon he'd be better than Forrest going forward.

As for your question in bold... Australia currently ranked 35; Scotland 38.

Mind you, Australia are totally * at the moment so FIFA are utterly clueless.

 

Better than our usual 'project' signings.

 

cannae really argue wae any of that bud. but with abada and forrest fit i dont think boyle will play. Realistically, ange has to find a way of making maeda jota and kyogo as our front three. whatever way works best. someones got to play out of position however their potential and more importantly their abilities are far superior to anything else we have and certainly anything hibs has. i agree we need options but you need options when things are not going right. you cant really comprehend taking either of they three off the park for boyle if your chasing a result or trying to turn a game. if you fill your team will top talent youll get top performances every week. when you have a big difference in the quality of players at your disposal youll get the same results as we have this season so far. * hot one minute and hanging on for dear life the next. with all players fit, boyle wont improve our bench never mind starting eleven

 

If he comes he wont be a starter , i think with a full squad jota plays on the right and maeda plays on the left so he would be a squad player