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Scott Allan Joins ICT On Loan - Hibernian FC
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Guaranteed game time at the highest level maybe not so bad.
wasted on the tactical abyss that is Neil McCann though
I’d keep him for our 5 league games - and cup games - as even if not fully match fit he could be the difference between getting 1 or 2 points more in even the last 5-15 minutes of a game.
JR hasn’t had any use for him whatsoever though and that’s what ultimately counts so he is best away getting match time elsewhere and hopefully the same turgid pish we’re served up weekly will see us into 3rd spot.
Me Three,Me too.
Prior to him going off with his heart problem he played in most of the games this season. He also played in the majority of games after Ross took over in November 2019 till the end of that season. I really don't think it is the case that Ross doesn't rate him. Any manager would love to have a player of his quality playing regularly at his full peak of fitness, but he needs to be playing regularly now having missed so much football in the last year as well as dealing with all the restrictions in his rehabilitation.I'm not sure Jack Ross is as big a fan of Scotty as we are. He's been on the bench regularly and not got on, so presumably that would be the case for the rest of the season.
Hopefully he will get match fit and then Jack will see him as a 'first pick'.
Prior to him going off with his heart problem he played in most of the games this season. He also played in the majority of games after Ross took over in November 2019 till the end of that season. I really don't think it is the case that Ross doesn't rate him. Any manager would love to have a player of his quality playing regularly at his full peak of fitness, but he needs to be playing regularly now having missed so much football in the last year as well as dealing with all the restrictions in his rehabilitation.
Prior to him going off with his heart problem he played in most of the games this season. He also played in the majority of games after Ross took over in November 2019 till the end of that season. I really don't think it is the case that Ross doesn't rate him. Any manager would love to have a player of his quality playing regularly at his full peak of fitness, but he needs to be playing regularly now having missed so much football in the last year as well as dealing with all the restrictions in his rehabilitation.
Spot on.Ross comments on this concerns me, Scotty is the most creative player at the club and if Ross doesn’t know that god help us. I agree with @Sir Shrink i don’t think Ross rates Allan therefore Allan has requested a loan to get actual game time. I just hope we don’t regret this decision not to play him when in recent games we have been screaming out for Allan’s creativity.
Doesn't benefit the club going forward this season. Game time is irrelevant, a good preseason and matches next season would be enough. Now we can't use him and risk him being injured.
Got to say I couldn’t disagree more with you on this.
Game time is absolutely relevant, no one is going to know if Scott Allan is going to be able to play competitive football again unless he gets game time. It’s not a pulled muscle he’s coming back from, it’s a potentially career ending and life altering heart condition. He’s got back training but needs games, why wait till pre-season when he can go and play now.
We haven’t used him since the early part of the season and have got to where we are, and he’s not match fit anyway, so I’m not overly concerned that he’ll miss the last 5 league games and whatever run we have in the cup.
It’s much more important to the club and the player that he gets some game time before pre-season, so that he comes back 100% ready to go.
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