gator Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 24 minutes ago, Kadenge said: The sad part is that we never got Jnr when he was at his best playing for Blackburn. And when he first transferred to QPR, Marc Bircham was on the Rangers staff and told me he was "in his ear" about representing Canada immediately when he joined, sadly he waited quite a while to commit and by then he had dealt with several career changing injuries! You are correct, we never had him in his prime although he has made some good contributions to the team! WestHamCanadianinOxford, costarg, TGAA_Star and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGAA_Star Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 Honestly should have replaced Junior with Corbeanu or Brym or any other attacking player king1010 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king1010 Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 (edited) 1 hour ago, TGAA_Star said: Unfortunate that he picked up that injury in training but we should have just replaced him with another attacking player. Why replace him with Waterman though? Because we’re extremely thin in defence Edited June 16 by king1010 TGAA_Star, nolando and costarg 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGAA_Star Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 7 minutes ago, king1010 said: Because we’re extremely thin in defence I guess in that regard then I guess I can understand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king1010 Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 7 minutes ago, TGAA_Star said: I guess in that regard then I guess I can understand Thats a lot of guessing costarg, Strait Red, OhCanadaOhBaby and 6 others 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 From the daily record regarding a contract offer. johnyb, narduch and WestHamCanadianinOxford 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 Wonder where he will end up next (post injury recovery) Corazon, PegCityCam, johnyb and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 (edited) - Edited July 30 by VinceA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 49 minutes ago, Olympique_de_Marseille said: Wonder where he will end up next (post injury recovery) Depends on wage demands, I would guess, but I'd think other Scottish teams would be looking at him. He certainly picked it up towards the end of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaFan123 Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 Seems to me he’s probably accepted an offer already if he’s making such a definitive post. P-O and blueseeka 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 Sounds like they moved on after he was taking his time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboAl Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 Yikes! Hibs is a step down from Aberdeen (in my very biased opinion). https://www.bbc.com/sport/articles/c6233kdrelvo gator, K Edgar and YorkRegionFan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 29 minutes ago, JamboAl said: Yikes! Hibs is a step down from Aberdeen (in my very biased opinion). https://www.bbc.com/sport/articles/c6233kdrelvo While understanding the bias, this still seems like a decent move. Still one of the bigger clubs in the SPL, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 theres no yikes in having a chance to end your career in the top tier of scotland...good for him Unnamed Trialist, Borjans Sweatpants and PegCityCam 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 I'm rather fond of this player, must admit. Anyone else? ImYourKeeper, Alex, johnyb and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboAl Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 55 minutes ago, Unnamed Trialist said: I'm rather fond of this player, must admit. Anyone else? I really like Hoilett and he’s a very likeable individual. He’s been an excellent servant for the CNMT I hope he still might have a role with the team. TOcanadafan, ImYourKeeper, Unnamed Trialist and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadenge Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 48 minutes ago, JamboAl said: I really like Hoilett and he’s a very likeable individual. He’s been an excellent servant for the CNMT I hope he still might have a role with the team. Agree, just wish he committed to us during the 2014 WCQ at his prime when there were rumours that he & Jono were going to play for Canada. The squad was just missing that high level attacking skill. Safe to say we would have got a goal vs Honduras at home to seal our place in the hex at the very least. TOcanadafan, SirBobsaget, The Real Marc and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 13 hours ago, JamboAl said: Hibs Now official. https://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/news/2024/august/06/hoilett--i-can-t-wait-to-get-started/ Canuckia, WestHamCanadianinOxford, Corazon and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 Now that he's a Hibee he's dead to me!👎😀 longlugan, JamboAl, Obinna and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaFan123 Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 Really enjoyed Edinburgh when we played there in 2017. Hoilett was in the squad at Easter Road that day so I wonder if the city left an impression on him. Obinna and gator 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 (edited) On 8/5/2024 at 4:58 PM, Kadenge said: Agree, just wish he committed to us during the 2014 WCQ at his prime when there were rumours that he & Jono were going to play for Canada. The squad was just missing that high level attacking skill. Safe to say we would have got a goal vs Honduras at home to seal our place in the hex at the very least. Probably why I don't feel the same sense of positivity about him as others do. I also felt his time in Vancouver was more as a traIning stint to keep him in the NT picture and then move to a more desired club situation where he really wanted to be. Call me cynical...whatever. However, once he got with the program, I did appreciate the skillset he brought. Most recently, I see/saw him as our version Quaresma off the bench, a crafty veteran winger who could make things happen on the attack in the latter stages of a match. He turned a good half season at Aberdeen into a new deal at Hibs, so I hope he has a good run there. Edited August 7 by BearcatSA nolando, NVsoccer, Corazon and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 I don't resent him for his delay in joining the national team, but it's a shame I didn't get a chance to cheer him on in those days in the Premier League. For me the sensible thing to do was to hope his teams relegate and take some delight in that. And in those days I was still watching the Premier League every weekend. Obinna, nolando and gator 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 1 hour ago, Kent said: I don't resent him for his delay in joining the national team, but it's a shame I didn't get a chance to cheer him on in those days in the Premier League. For me the sensible thing to do was to hope his teams relegate and take some delight in that. And in those days I was still watching the Premier League every weekend. I am in the same category. I don't hold it against him whatsoever. I think it's partly because we had such a lack of talent back then. Considering the state of the program at the time, getting Junior to finally be committed at 25 was such a massive coup for us. If he were 25 today and only now just committing to us, I suspect I would be far less forgiving. Also, I share your sense of regret for both him and Canada that he didn't play for us from 18 to 24, as that was the best version of Junior Hoilett. Obviously it would have been a game changer for Canada, but it would have been big for him as well, as he could have been the face of the team. He was a mega talent and one of the best young players in the prem. costarg, Kadenge and nolando 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 I remember watching early sat mornings, seeing 20-21 year old Junior score for Blackburn in the premier league and he was HOT STUFF, lots of talk about how far he could go. And although i cheered him on I was cursing him on the inside when he wouldnt accept calls or talked about jamaica/england. Him waiting so long before comitting was bittersweet for me too, glad that he did in the long run though, and glad he got to a WC. Such skill, such a class guy, we are lucky to have him. Ivan and Obinna 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_S Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 On 8/5/2024 at 4:06 PM, Unnamed Trialist said: I'm rather fond of this player, must admit. Anyone else? Absolutely. Followed his career from his early days in Germany. Was back and forth with his dad for a few years saying he's got to play for Canada. Was so happy when he was finally capped. Think he was a big part of the rise of our men's team Obinna and gator 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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