mrniaboc Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 57 minutes ago, andyD said: Seems a weird one to me. He's already on loan, starting every game and just bagged a couple of goals. Why would he want to swap that for hibs? I understand the clubs might be close to an agreement, but i don't see what's in it for Gauld. Scottish Premiership definitely a higher level than Portuguese 2nd tier. I imagine he's interested in testing himself more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyD Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 (edited) 25 minutes ago, mrniaboc said: Scottish Premiership definitely a higher level than Portuguese 2nd tier. I imagine he's interested in testing himself more. he's shown no interest in coming back to the uk in the last few years. and he opted to go on loan to farense, and seems happy enough playing there, given the massive huddles after both his goals last week . it's basically his most successful season in portugal so far, given the pitch time he's getting. so yeah, would be odd to ditch that to essentially come back to the same level he was at 5 years ago and playing a few months at a team which is basically doing nothing this year. he was more than good enough for this level when he left, so not sure what he'd learn from coming back. i guess he could quietly be disenchanted with playing at farense. just doesnt seem like that's the case. Edited January 4, 2019 by andyD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyD Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 (edited) double post. Edited January 4, 2019 by andyD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_Scotlandfan Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 47 minutes ago, andyD said: he's shown no interest in coming back to the uk in the last few years. and he opted to go on loan to farense, and seems happy enough playing there, given the massive huddles after both his goals last week . it's basically his most successful season in portugal so far, given the pitch time he's getting. so yeah, would be odd to ditch that to essentially come back to the same level he was at 5 years ago and playing a few months at a team which is basically doing nothing this year. he was more than good enough for this level when he left, so not sure what he'd learn from coming back. i guess he could quietly be disenchanted with playing at farense. just doesnt seem like that's the case. Agree. The papers last year were reporting that he was enjoying living in Portugal even though he wasn’t getting the game time he wanted. They also had quotes saying he wanted Portuguese citizenship, you need to live in Portugal for 5 years to gain this...he’s still 6months away from this. Don’t see why he’d swap this to join hibs on loan for 6 months. If he continues to do well at Farense, he’ll either get promoted as (hopefully) one of there star players or sign for a bigger Portuguese team or potentially another European top flight team. If he left now I’d be dissapointed, he’s settled in his current team and he’d be effectively be giving up on his dream of playing at a high level in Europe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASTA Mick Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 21 hours ago, andyD said: Seems a weird one to me. He's already on loan, starting every game and just bagged a couple of goals. Why would he want to swap that for hibs? I understand the clubs might be close to an agreement, but i don't see what's in it for Gauld. Gives him a chance of being seen by McLeish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arbroath1320 Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 If it is true that Gauld wants Portuguese citizenship, it does not sound like he's committed to playing for Scotland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
er yir macaroon Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 11 minutes ago, Arbroath1320 said: If it is true that Gauld wants Portuguese citizenship, it does not sound like he's committed to playing for Scotland. Nonsense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rude Gullit Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 1 hour ago, Arbroath1320 said: If it is true that Gauld wants Portuguese citizenship, it does not sound like he's committed to playing for Scotland. You reckon he has a chance of being called up by Portugal? He can't even get a regular game in their top flight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErsatzThistle Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 1 hour ago, Arbroath1320 said: If it is true that Gauld wants Portuguese citizenship, it does not sound like he's committed to playing for Scotland. Is this another one of bonny78s alternate logins ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 2 hours ago, PASTA Mick said: Gives him a chance of being seen by McLeish? This is the most plausible reason. Okay I get the point that he knows and we know he can cut it in the SPL but maybe he just feels he is stagnating in the second tier of Portugese football where he feels wasted and ignored. It may be that he feels he is destined not to get to the level he wanted going down the Portugese route and wants to try a different avenue. Remember that he may very well have been at a similar level five years ago to Andrew Robertson talent and expectations-wise and he is looking on with envy at his fellow Scot's success and he wants some of that and sees the move to Hibs to bring him back to prominence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hertsscot Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 Looks like Oli Burke on his way to Celtic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan Chris Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 West Brom confirmed the news. Should get regular game at Celtic and needs to get his career back on track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bino's Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 26 minutes ago, Hertsscot said: Looks like Oli Burke on his way to Celtic Hopefully gets some game time Should do him the world of good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamboman Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 59 minutes ago, Tartan Chris said: West Brom confirmed the news. Should get regular game at Celtic and needs to get his career back on track. I wonder if celtic will play him through the middle as a striker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
er yir macaroon Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 23 minutes ago, jamboman said: I wonder if celtic will play him through the middle as a striker It’s unlikely Forrest will be dropped, so it’s an interesting one. On the one hand i hope he does well, but I don’t want Celtic to win the league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bino's Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 28 minutes ago, jamboman said: I wonder if celtic will play him through the middle as a striker Surely must be reason he's been signed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
er yir macaroon Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 15 minutes ago, Bino's said: Surely must be reason he's been signed It would be good for Scotland if he can develop into a striker. With a front three of Forrest, Burke and Fraser, a simple ball over the top would cause panic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bino's Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 47 minutes ago, er yir macaroon said: It would be good for Scotland if he can develop into a striker. With a front three of Forrest, Burke and Fraser, a simple ball over the top would cause panic. Rodgers continues to try and develop young players As opposed to most other managers methods The longer he's at Celtic the better for our national team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arbroath1320 Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 3 hours ago, ErsatzThistle said: Is this another one of bonny78s alternate logins ? I think you will find that my posts are written with proper spelling and grammar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chripper Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 (edited) Yep. It's a done deal. 6 month loan deal. Oliver Burke to Celtic. If he gets games then I'm all for it. The Scotsman have reported that Hibs have agreed a deal to bring Ryan Gauld back to Scotland. They don't mention if it's permanent or a loan deal, though. Shinnie is being linked with Hull City and Brentford. Edited January 5, 2019 by Chripper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan Chris Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 18 minutes ago, Chripper said: Yep. It's a done deal. 6 month loan deal. Oliver Burke to Celtic. If he gets games then I'm all for it. The Scotsman have reported that Hibs have agreed a deal to bring Ryan Gauld back to Scotland. They don't mention if it's permanent or a loan deal, though. Shinnie is being linked with Hull City and Brentford. Which one? I presume Graeme but Andy is playing really well for Luton atm, think he'll be back in championship and actually playing for someone in it next season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chripper Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 3 minutes ago, Tartan Chris said: Which one? I presume Graeme but Andy is playing really well for Luton atm, think he'll be back in championship and actually playing for someone in it next season. Yeah. Sorry. I meant Graeme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan Chris Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Cairney being linked with West Ham again, pretty sure they bid for him last January transfer window. Are we high enough up the Premier league table yet.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 21 hours ago, Chripper said: Yep. It's a done deal. 6 month loan deal. Oliver Burke to Celtic. If he gets games then I'm all for it. The Scotsman have reported that Hibs have agreed a deal to bring Ryan Gauld back to Scotland. They don't mention if it's permanent or a loan deal, though. Shinnie is being linked with Hull City and Brentford. I couldn't imagine it being a long term deal. Remember Gauld has a £60 million sell-on clause so no way could Hibs afford such a signing. It is being reported as a loan deal until the end of the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASTA Mick Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 1 hour ago, Caledonian Craig said: I couldn't imagine it being a long term deal. Remember Gauld has a £60 million sell-on clause so no way could Hibs afford such a signing. It is being reported as a loan deal until the end of the season. That's a buy out clause. Sporting can accept any bid they want. A bid that matches the buy out clause means Sporting have got to accept it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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