Rocky Raccoon wrote:

Glenn Middleton is engaged to a family friend, Dundee lassie, I also know Ross tried to sign him for Hibs, there is definitely something in this.

Jack Ross had him at Hibs.

He ended his season long loan early. Just a few weeks after taking over as Hibs manager.
 

I’m 50/50 on Middleton - definitely inconsistent like most wingers but I’ve seen some decent performances from him and he’s a good age to develop.  Plus we are desperate for wingers!!

Out of interest ... what makes a bad transfer window?
 
We've had our share (Never forget: 'Leomba joins fellow midfielders Christoph Rabitsch, Adam Barton and Fraser Aird') but this year we've invested in some fees for players and been ambitious in who we target. That might come at a cost to getting business done early/a full squad.
 
Can you rate the success of a summer's business solely on results the following season - or does it take a year or two before you can put a value on impact? If we have to scrabble at the close because we went for it at the start - is that a failure?
 
Certainly the manager has put pressure on the club to get business done by putting a number of what he still needs. If nothing more, that shows a working environment where he remains his own man. Not sure if the DoF and Chairman would have been over the moon to see those comments in print...

Middleton didn't play as a winger for St Johnstone. He played as a number 10 in a 3-5-2 system as the one behind 2 strikers or, more often in a 3-4-2-1 as one of the 2 in behind the striker. Decent player technically, but not sure he's what we need. Im guessing we've been told to bolt by our A list and (maybe) B list of targets in the number 10 position (McGrath) and wide position.

Do you think that having worked out v well with the Levitt loan that united are looking for a similar deal this year? A fringe man United player or similar?

MockChop wrote:

Tangy wrote:

Do you think that having worked out v well with the Levitt loan that united are looking for a similar deal this year? A fringe man United player or similar?

 
If we didn’t even at least ask West Ham when they were at St Andrews, then I’d be worried.

 
I would guess thats not how business is done. If there was a player at West Ham or any club that we wanted to take on loan, we should put in the time to research that player and go after them the proper way. Not just ask them if they have any players available for Loan because they end up by chance to be training at the same facility as you. I'd be worried if we DID ask them if I'm being honest.

MockChop wrote:

that’s how we got Levitt.

 
If that's true then it sure worked out for the best 😂 maybe we should have done it then!!

Tangy wrote:

LarsErikKjell wrote:

MockChop wrote:

that’s how we got Levitt.

 
If that's true then it sure worked out for the best 😂 maybe we should have done it then!!

 

Surely your assumption is the only way we find players is by other teams rocking up on our doorstep. What if a young Messi is playing at West ham and we hadn't scouted him - would you want us to refuse to look at him in training? Absurd.

If a player falls into our path, it would be remiss of the club NOT to look into it

 

Confused about what your point is. But obviously if a potentially good, available player falls on your doorstep then you have a look.

My point was that we should have already known about these players through research. And not relying on Teams turning up at our doorstep. If it can work both ways though then of course I'm all for it.

Tangy wrote:

I guess our scouting network is limited and we can't scout every premiership reserve or youth...

Just sometimes you spend a long time on things, sometimes they land in your lap.

 
True mate. You never know, maybe we'll see a random West Ham loan out of nowhere and we'll know that we took advantage of it.

A Utd XI played an Arsenal XI earlier today (4-1 loss).

Supposedly both Ugandan trialists played the match and both impressed (Anaku scored our goal).

Word is they are both gonna be offered deals.

Tek wrote:

KdyArab wrote:

Mark Connolly been recalled from Dundalk.

Think Utd are (quite correctly) trying to get a fee out of Dundalk to sign him now, rather than keep loaning him to them for free.

He's won their leagues player of the Month twice now, so obviously doing well for them.
 

 
Agreed and if that is what the motive if recalling him, then well played.

This ain't no free ride!

We’re crying out for a striker, winger and attacking mid. 7 days lads, good luck
With that.