Transfer Rumour Thread 21/22

[tHeArAb]

No one will stop buying season tickets or paying in or buying the new gear. That's damaging to the football club that we all love. Ridiculous chat.

[TerryTheTerror]

Think you know what I mean?

All this data bull5hit is the American way and they are gambling that it works at the 6th biggest club in a wee footballing country.

Na,no for me. I'm absolutely dreading this experiment.

What? Every club will be doing this. You can't actually think we are the only one in the Scottish Premiership?

[AraBrian]

No one will stop buying season tickets or paying in or buying the new gear. That's damaging to the football club that we all love. Ridiculous chat.

HAHAHA of course it is but hey he can try if he wants

[Whitfieldarab]

What? Every club will be doing this. You can't actually think we are the only one in the Scottish Premiership?

Couldn't tell you what other clubs have if I'm being honest I don't care.

Going back a decade or so and using Darren Dods as an example, he was a great servant for us but very limited so do you think all this analytic nonsense would improve a guy like that? Give him a bigger heart?make him dribble like Ronaldo or sprint like Overmars?

I'm all for it at youth level but stuff like that wouldn't work on a Butcher or a Connolly so stop wasting time and money please.

[BudMill90]

I think it's very important that we embrace modern techniques. Absolutely. And being honest if we had appointed Derek Mcinnes (or similar) a lot of this would probably not be getting mentioned.

Some of it is sarcastic banter but underneath there lies a concern that we are turning into a club driven by what a technical manual says and forgetting about some real basics.

I would rather have a cracking midfielder on 3k supplying chances for LoA than 3 average midfielders on 2k who struggle to control and pass a football to a player in Tangerine.

I dont think JDH was that player tho. I agree if we have that midfielder it would be of benefit.

[stokearab]

If your wages to turnover ratio is 120% there are three things you can do

1 do nothing and keep pumping capital into a loss making business. Not the preferred option for business owners who want to profit from a business.

2 increase your turnover to reduce your wages expenditure as a percentage of sales.
Limited opportunity to do this in Scotland. Player values have slumped and contracts of saleable assets are ticking down.

3 reduce the actual cash amount you spend on wages. Run lighter but fitter. Quality over quantity.

I'm available.

[BudMill90]

Couldn't tell you what other clubs have if I'm being honest I don't care.

Going back a decade or so and using Darren Dods as an example, he was a great servant for us but very limited so do you think all this analytic nonsense would improve a guy like that? Give him a bigger heart?make him dribble like Ronaldo or sprint like Overmars?

I'm all for it at youth level but stuff like that wouldn't work on a Butcher or a Connolly so stop wasting time and money please.

Wait, so what are you saying/suggesting? That 'analytic nonsense' doesn't help players like Connolly/Butcher etc? I feel like I disagree with all of this but I dont know where to start.

[stokearab]

I dont think JDH was that player tho. I agree if we have that midfielder it would be of benefit.

We'll only be able to judge that when he's played a few games for Hibs.

Bud, what do you think TC meant when he said "sometimes you don't get the players you want but you get the players you need"?

[Craigbrew]

Do you'r poll then if you think it will over throw the regime at utd and make everything great.I have no problem with you doing it and if enough people agree with you and want to bring utd to their knees then so be it.You are a bit late for the season ticket bit though.

I don't want united to fall to its knees, but i do want TA to get to.fck, but one thing for certain fans have power to get him to fck, all depends fans bother enough if they want him gone or to stay.. i do think its building up every year more more are wanting him gone. for me he has way way to much power..

[BudMill90]

We'll only be able to judge that when he's played a few games for Hibs.

Bud, what do you think TC meant when he said "sometimes you don't get the players you want but you get the players you need"?

Not a clue in the world mate