2026/27 Ins & Outs Discussion

[wellfan]

I’d hope, for Stama and the club’s sake, that a deal is struck allowing him to remain in Oz and bring his contract here to an end, as there’s no point in him coming back over here to rot. It would probably be beneficial for both parties though. 

[MelvinBragg]

On 4/15/2026 at 2:44 PM, Mad Dog said:

We're apparently being linked with young Scottish / Malawian defender Kieran Ngwenya of Dunfermline, who is out of contract this summer.

We do badly need cover at left back...

[Mad Dog]

Chilokoa-Mullen having a good game for Dunfermline at Hampden today. Only 21 and out of contract this summer.

[mio]

30 minutes ago, Mad Dog said:

Chilokoa-Mullen having a good game for Dunfermline at Hampden today. Only 21 and out of contract this summer.

He’s looked better than Ngwenya so far

[Orinoco]

Can just see us 5th and big Ox having a blinder to deny Celtic the cup win we need to get into Europe.

[weeyin]

52 minutes ago, Orinoco said:

Can just see us 5th and big Ox having a blinder to deny Celtic the cup win we need to get into Europe.

Always good to have a Plan B.

[Kmcalpin]

4 hours ago, Orinoco said:

Can just see us 5th and big Ox having a blinder to deny Celtic the cup win we need to get into Europe.

That could be a very tricky and awkward position for him to be in. Unfair on the player. It shows the risks with loans. 

[FirParkCornerExile]

On 4/12/2026 at 6:11 PM, grizzlyg said:

For me we signed Maswanhise and Ward for no fee.  If we could get say total of £4 million combined for pair of them then its great business and you give JBA half of that to spend 

I think Maswanhises value will have reduced considerably since January. He's was over hyped in January but equally we don't want to over hype the other way with the drop off. If we got a bid of around £1 / £1.5 million for him Id take it.  

Sadly I think we will lose one of Watt and Just , possibly even both if the bids were high enough, which would be a real pity. However this gives us a chance to see the managers transfer skills to find players that would fit his style. Thats if he stays of course 😱 

[texanwellfan]

The next 5 games could change that 

[thewelllfan]

Glad too see we're not over reacting to Maswanhise's dip in form. I did say I would have sold in January as that was where he was going to peak valuation wise.As I've already said if Hibs are getting 6m for Bowie who had scored 8 goals we have to at least get 4-5M for a guy who's on 17 league goals and 22 in all comps.

[FirParkCornerExile]

1 hour ago, thewelllfan said:

Glad too see we're not over reacting to Maswanhise's dip in form. I did say I would have sold in January as that was where he was going to peak valuation wise.As I've already said if Hibs are getting 6m for Bowie who had scored 8 goals we have to at least get 4-5M for a guy who's on 17 league goals and 22 in all comps.

 we wont get £4/5 million for Maswanhise. 

[thewelllfan]

9 minutes ago, FirParkCornerExile said:

 we wont get £4/5 million for Maswanhise. 

Why if he was worth that in January he's worth that now. Hibs probably didn't think they were getting 6m for Bowie. Aberdeen got 6M for Miovski and 4M for Ramsey. We can get 4-5M for Maswanhise. He's 23, plays for his National team, scored 17 in the league. We need to get proper value for our players.

 

[FirParkCornerExile]

14 minutes ago, thewelllfan said:

Why if he was worth that in January he's worth that now. Hibs probably didn't think they were getting 6m for Bowie. Aberdeen got 6M for Miovski and 4M for Ramsey. We can get 4-5M for Maswanhise. He's 23, plays for his National team, scored 17 in the league. We need to get proper value for our players.

 

Who says he was worth that in January? those figures were media guess work.

Personally I think he is technically suspect but that is just my personal opinion. I just don't buy the hype. He's a good player but for me he's not a £4/5 million pound player.  Sure he's scored goals so did KVV and Theo Bair. 

"We need to get proper value for our players".... of course we do but we will only get what someone is prepared to pay and for me I just don't see a £4/£5 million pound bid coming for him. 

The close season will tell who is right you or me.

[joewarkfanclub]

Not saying we will get £4-5m for Maswanhise, but we certainly wont get his true value if we go into any negotiations with a negative mindset.

JT's form might have dropped off a little, but his numbers havent gone down. 

22 goals for a guy who isnt an out and out striker is pretty impressive.

Also, he has something a lot of other strikers dont have and thats pace.

I fancy he will get 1 or 2 more goals before the end of the season, and I trust Brian Caldwell to get the best deal possible for us.

Anyone who can get us £1.8m for Theo Bair knows how to negotiate.

[Benson]

That mandron was pish with us,lol,but better than hendry by the looks of it

[weeyin]

1 hour ago, Benson said:

That mandron was pish with us,lol,but better than hendry by the looks of it

His league strike rate improved from 1 in 10 with us to 1 in 5 at St Mirren, but not exactly a goal machine. 

[David]

11 hours ago, thewelllfan said:

As I've already said if Hibs are getting 6m for Bowie who had scored 8 goals we have to at least get 4-5M for a guy who's on 17 league goals and 22 in all comps.

Thing is, Hibs didn’t just decide he was worth £6m. They had a club in Serie A willing to actually pay it. 

Once that happens, we're negotiating in a different tier. That’s what drives the fee up. Similar to what happened with Lennon.

With Maswanhise, as good as he’s been, we’re not quite in that position yet. The interest, from what I've seen, hasn’t reached that same level where multiple clubs from stronger leagues are pushing the price up. That could, and hopefully will, change, of course.

You don’t get £5m because a player is “worth it” in theory. You get £5m because someone is willing to pay it, usually because they think they’re getting ahead of the curve.

Profile matters as well, whether people like it or not.

Bowie fits the classic mould clubs across Europe want. Big, physical, leads the line, can play as a focal point. That kind of striker is harder to find, so there’s a built-in premium there.

Again, we might get a fee of around £5 million for Maswanhise, but it'll be market value that determines that, not us. Unless we're prepared to knock back anything below that and risk pissing off the player, his agent, and so on.

A lot of moving parts, basically.