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Josh Doig
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Goonger
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Yeah, I'd probably agree, he's too raw to come in right now. He'd be a good idea for a year or 2 from now. So, perhaps Bertrand & Doig down the line, (even buy now & loan back to Hibs perhaps) otherwise if you want a younger back up better someone a year or 2 further on in their development.
GDeep™
League is very weak
This is the sort of guy you sign and send on loan for 2/3 years. Maybe to Scotland first, and then the championship etc. Very young.
Country: Scotland
He won writers Young player of the year. IMO you sign him now and bring him straight to the club. Not sure why people are saying he wouldn't be ready. Are Saka and Martinelli not ready because of their age?
Iceman10
Established Member
A Scot on another thread a few days back said the player won that award but still was likely not ready, presumably based on watching him play. Not sure who else has watched enough of him to determine, maybe you've seen him in a few league matches?
HairSprayGooners
My brother posted it ⏩
Because he's 18 years old with no experience of the premier league in a key position. We are talking about a defender not a full back.
Country: Scotland
Player:Gabriel
Doig is a full back.
HairSprayGooners
My brother posted it ⏩
That was meant to say forward not full back.
Country: England
Bring him in, loan him 2 or 3 years and sell for a huge profit.
Country: Scotland
Player:Gabriel
It is risky with a defender to be fair but I look at Thomas at Leicester, similar age as Doig I think and he's started 10 games as backup LB this season and done really well. Doig you could get for £3-5m at a fraction of the wages of Bertrand. You never know he may even turn into a better player than Tierney one day as well.
HairSprayGooners
My brother posted it ⏩
Leicester want Doig as well. No chance he's 3-5M. You're looking at at least 15M.
Goonger
Well-Known Member
Yes he is mate. There's no Hibs player is ever going to go for over £10M+. You will get Doig for £3M, £4M at a push. That's just Scottish football finances.
Malky
Established Member
Celtic of Rangers maybe, but it's Hibs - they're broke. Offer them £3-5M and they'll rip our hands off for that deal. That kind of cash for a player, from outside the Old Firm, is a massive deal.
Kobi
I Know Who You Are
For that price just get both and cover every base, if Tierney stays fit then Doig’s development and value would be much better served playing a full season on loan as first choice for either a Championship club or a smaller Premier League one.
You get a loan fee and his wages paid, probably in full, making the outlay even less plus you get a much better idea whether he will be able to cut it at this level.
On the other hand if Tierney continues to miss long periods through Injury you know that Bertrand is a solid Premier League left back and you won’t have to worry about throwing a kid in at the deep end, maybe setting his development back a bit or, even worse, the worry of seeing Xhaka at left back for three months.
HairSprayGooners
My brother posted it ⏩
That's fair then it makes sense like that. I still wouldn't feel comfortable having him if Tierney were out for 2 or 3 months. Bertrand makes me feel comfortable. Like someone said getting both and loaning Doig would be excellent business.
Dutch D
Well-Known Member & FPL Champion 19/20
Exactly, young players are hungry to show what they got when they get the rare chance. Thomas is an example, James Justin earlier in the season also at Leicester, Timber at Ajax has been immense when Mazraoui got injured, even got a call up for the national squad, Reece James last season.
The 'won't be starting LB for 10 years' perspective is nonsense. Firstly, if young talents back themselves, they will have faith they can either claim the spot or earn a decent transfer. Secondly, football is unpredictable, how often have we had a position occupied by the same player for 5+ years? How many times have we thought that a player could nail a spot only to get an injury or move away from the club?
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Arsenal fans are petrified of competition for places, we've even got folk saying we don't need to buy a CAM to compete with ESR. It's m*dness. If Doig is a good young prospect, get him in, I don't see what the problem is.
Like alot said before you sign Bertrand for short term backup and sign Doig also send him on loan let him develop for 1-2 year so when he comeback he'll be ready to compete. Specially Doig won't be costing lot of money.
Country: England
Orrr...don’t sign Bertrand at all.
Send Doig on loan to the championship with the option to recall him at any moment.
In the meantime gamble on Tierney’s fitness and actually use Cedric/Saka as left back cover. If that works out as a complete disaster then bring Doig back or sign Bertrand/some other jin Jan.
I really don’t want us wasting resources on Bertrand without at least trying some other stuff.
Send Doig on loan to the championship with the option to recall him at any moment.
In the meantime gamble on Tierney’s fitness and actually use Cedric/Saka as left back cover. If that works out as a complete disaster then bring Doig back or sign Bertrand/some other jin Jan.
I really don’t want us wasting resources on Bertrand without at least trying some other stuff.
Country: England
Sounds like a stupid idea from my favorite poster.
