Melbourne Saint Posted August 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2021 (edited) Unfortunately he's not eligible for return leg as squads have to be decided prior to the first leg. He's been pretty clever choosing Saints over other clubs/ money. He knows how he'll be played, will get some euro action and knows his teammates. He'll be 22 when his loan finishes, and it's critical for him to have a standout season to either continue his Sevco career, or get a move elsewhere. Otherwise he runs the risk of being another OF "talented, but a slow downward trajectory" youth product. The other thing I like about him is he seems level headed and very determined, unlike some of the OF loanees who think they're god already. Also worth giving CD praise for very openly "keeping a light on" for his return. He knows too well Middleton is very important to his formations and... Can score goals. Hallelujah! Edited August 7, 2021 by Melbourne Saint cristo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abernethy Saint Posted August 8, 2021 Report Share Posted August 8, 2021 14 hours ago, Melbourne Saint said: Unfortunately he's not eligible for return leg as squads have to be decided prior to the first leg. He's been pretty clever choosing Saints over other clubs/ money. He knows how he'll be played, will get some euro action and knows his teammates. He'll be 22 when his loan finishes, and it's critical for him to have a standout season to either continue his Sevco career, or get a move elsewhere. Otherwise he runs the risk of being another OF "talented, but a slow downward trajectory" youth product. The other thing I like about him is he seems level headed and very determined, unlike some of the OF loanees who think they're god already. Also worth giving CD praise for very openly "keeping a light on" for his return. He knows too well Middleton is very important to his formations and... Can score goals. Hallelujah! Don’t think money comes into it - I read somewhere he’s on £3200 a week, which sounds about right for an OF squad player. Loanees stay on their parent-club wages. Saints will pay, what, half or a third of that? He will, I assume, be the highest-paid player at Saints. Also likely to get far more win bonuses at Saints then Rángers* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abernethy Saint Posted August 8, 2021 Report Share Posted August 8, 2021 Genuinely loving the idea Middleton might not be ready for Motherwell because he only had half an hour against (checks notes) Real Madrid...... garydavidson and Coltrane 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mainstand Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 Hibs fans on twitter seem pretty sure that they have Jason all lines up and that it will be announced at the end of the week. Saying Drey Wright going in opposite direction. Don't see it happening and if anything Wright will be heading to Livi or Killie, both of whom are supposed to have deals for a wide man all set up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tucker Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 Matty Kennedy not even on the bench for Aberdeen not many players leave and enjoy there football as much as at Saints Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 1 hour ago, mainstand said: Hibs fans on twitter seem pretty sure that they have Jason all lines up and that it will be announced at the end of the week. Saying Drey Wright going in opposite direction. Don't see it happening and if anything Wright will be heading to Livi or Killie, both of whom are supposed to have deals for a wide man all set up. They've been claiming they've signed Kerr and/or McCart for the past 4 months. Wright always in the rumours too despite us clearly not wanting him back, nor wanting to reduce any fee received by including a player in the deal. Absolute dreamers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mainstand Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 26 minutes ago, RandomGuy said: They've been claiming they've signed Kerr and/or McCart for the past 4 months. Wright always in the rumours too despite us clearly not wanting him back, nor wanting to reduce any fee received by including a player in the deal. Absolute dreamers. Random this could well come back to bite you on the bahooky in the same way as your "let the melt downs begin Middleton off to St Mirren" post. I don't think anyone at Saints has said a) they don't want Drey back and b) that they won't accept a player plus cash deal. In fact I dont think they have said anything other than they have not had any offers or acceptable offers for players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueheaven Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 I wouldn't be all that surprised to see either Drey Wright or Matty Kennedy end up back here in the future. I think they both fit our system and Wright in particular would be a good fit for RWB if/when we lose Rooney. But now that we've signed Middleton I don't see it happening any time in the immediate future. Weird that Hibs still seem to want to sign our players - does it ever work out for Saints players who move to Easter Road? Swanson, Craig and now Wright have all gone from being key players at Saints to having a pretty crappy time or it at Hibs. Last one I can think of who did well was John O'Neil and that was about 20 years ago now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linky Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 I think it’s very unlikely we’d sign Drey Wright when we’ve just brought in Middleton. Hibs might have some cash available when they’ve sold Doig, but that hasn’t happened yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mc Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 45 minutes ago, blueheaven said: I wouldn't be all that surprised to see either Drey Wright or Matty Kennedy end up back here in the future. I think they both fit our system and Wright in particular would be a good fit for RWB if/when we lose Rooney. But now that we've signed Middleton I don't see it happening any time in the immediate future. Weird that Hibs still seem to want to sign our players - does it ever work out for Saints players who move to Easter Road? Swanson, Craig and now Wright have all gone from being key players at Saints to having a pretty crappy time or it at Hibs. Last one I can think of who did well was John O'Neil and that was about 20 years ago now. Rowan Vine went on to great success tbf garydavidson, Abernethy Saint, R.B.B:- Adz and 2 others 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixties saintee Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 19 minutes ago, dave mc said: Rowan Vine went on to great success tbf Who Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shibbydoo Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 Surely there are better teams than Hibs sniffing around our captain. Sideways, unambitious move if it does happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 12 hours ago, mainstand said: Random this could well come back to bite you on the bahooky in the same way as your "let the melt downs begin Middleton off to St Mirren" post. I don't think anyone at Saints has said a) they don't want Drey back and b) that they won't accept a player plus cash deal. In fact I dont think they have said anything other than they have not had any offers or acceptable offers for players. We won't be signing Drey Wright this Summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melbourne Saint Posted August 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 13 hours ago, mainstand said: Random this could well come back to bite you on the bahooky in the same way as your "let the melt downs begin Middleton off to St Mirren" post. I don't think anyone at Saints has said a) they don't want Drey back and b) that they won't accept a player plus cash deal. In fact I dont think they have said anything other than they have not had any offers or acceptable offers for players. Agree with what you say, but personally I'd be surprised if Saints would want Wright. Has he featured that much for Hibs starting XI? I can't recall exactly, and may be wrong, but seem to remember he's on their bench a fair bit. That doesn't mean he's shite, but his value would be affected as a result? Maybe that does make him attractive to Saints, and it would presumably be a fairly quick and straightforward signing from an administrative point of view.... ...but throwing the Rooney scenario in doesn't work for me either right now. Rotherham stated that they'd take their chip butty away 9 days ago (or something like that), if a fee couldn't be agreed. Unless there's another club willing to pay around the £300k mark, it appears he's going nowhere. Hibs will have the funds to sign Kerr outright. We'll need to buy a replacement (obviously) and perhaps a backup defender. Then there's the McCart speculation. I don't think the board would allow both CD's to go in a short timeframe. That stuffs up Europe as well as the league. I'm assuming this rumour, if true, with the "end of the week" timeline rests in part on Saints result v Galatasaray? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueheaven Posted August 10, 2021 Report Share Posted August 10, 2021 11 hours ago, RandomGuy said: We won't be signing Drey Wright this Summer. I didn't think we would be until I saw you post this. Now I reckon we'll definitely be signing Drey Wright this summer. #CurseOfRandomGuy Tranmere Saintee, garydavidson, mainstand and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tucker Posted August 10, 2021 Report Share Posted August 10, 2021 Matty Kennedy linked with loan move to st mirren or Ross county what must he be thinking a season after leaving saints when double winners etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HertsAgain Posted August 10, 2021 Report Share Posted August 10, 2021 1 hour ago, tucker said: Matty Kennedy linked with loan move to st mirren or Ross county what must he be thinking a season after leaving saints when double winners etc We'll never know. He's left us, gone to a club where he's never really been a regular starter, and now finds himself loaned out elsewhere - all presumably making more money than he was making here. Depends what's important to him I guess. Ok, double cup win for us, but the fact is - Saints didn't need him to achieve that. So the answer to your question is "who cares?" Coltrane and templeofsaints 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byebyedundee Posted August 10, 2021 Report Share Posted August 10, 2021 6 hours ago, HertsAgain said: We'll never know. He's left us, gone to a club where he's never really been a regular starter, and now finds himself loaned out elsewhere - all presumably making more money than he was making here. Depends what's important to him I guess. Ok, double cup win for us, but the fact is - Saints didn't need him to achieve that. So the answer to your question is "who cares?" We 'll I think in the long run the bonuses that our players are getting and on for a Euro run probably will out weigh his now wage.. Off ya go to Ross County and then to oblivion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tucker Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 Any news on the finish lad signing up yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueheaven Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 20 minutes ago, tucker said: Any news on the finish lad signing up yet I hope he's not been trying to get through on the phone. Abernethy Saint, tucker, south inch and 3 others 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tucker Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 I'm just wondering if they'll parade him at halftime against galastaray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueheaven Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 5 minutes ago, tucker said: I'm just wondering if they'll parade him at halftime against galastaray He was in the Main Stand at the Motherwell game and I really thought he was going to get paraded on the pitch, but it didn't happen. Not sure the Galatasaray game would be the right time to do it - too much other stuff going on for the club to stay on top of. Would be great if he could be confirmed in time to get some game time at Arbroath, though. tucker 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 Announce him at half time then get him on the pitch with both trophies IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Templar Saint Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 3 hours ago, RandomGuy said: Announce him at half time then get him on the pitch with both trophies IMO. He would be wearing a "I wisnae there" T Shirt as he had nothing to do with winning both trophies!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garydavidson Posted August 13, 2021 Report Share Posted August 13, 2021 Hibernian head coach Jack Ross denied that his side's European Conference League qualifying exit at the hands of Rijeka will pave the way for a player exodus but admitted it had underlined the need for new recruits, with the pursuit of a centre-half a priority. (The Scotsman) Wonder if they will throw any low ball offers at some of ours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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