buster.

While I understand the economic imperative regards loans compared to signing players for X years, I'd like to think that we give priority to developing our own players where they are considered worthy of a chance. Gametime is so important and while it's fine if your loan player is performing and adding to the collective as planned, it's often the case that a significant percentage of loan players are for whatever reason, underwhelming. Taking the example of Liam Burt. If this lad is good and has what it takes then why not fast-track him and see what happens. Send him on loan to get first team football up until January and if he is the real deal bring him back and start giving him more gamtime. We'll only create value by giving the lads gametime and if the new sustainable model is to work then this alongside managing their contract situation is the way to go. We have to remember that there is a far way to go to become sustainable and it will require a very different way of going about business than in past years.

It's generally very difficult for young centre-halves at big clubs to get into the first team. It's such a vital position and I doubt that Gasparotto is being considered as first team material for next season. We have Kiernan and Wilson contracted to the club and a good chance another will be brought in. Finance is always a challenge and I think this may mean no contract offer for the lad but I say all that having hardly seen the lad play.

Get that contract signed and don't let agents do a 'Scott Allan' on you. When and if good enough, he should go straight into the team no matter his age. Good Luck Liam !

It wasn't advice though, BH. It was my own observation,.......... only you decide how you put accross your opinion. However the rest of us are the 'consumers' of said opinion and only tend to 'react' as a collective/majority.......when there is something to 'react' to.

It's one thing to have an opinion on a player, it's another how an opinion is put accross, delivered, emphasised, stressed etc.

Body language of the Hibs players tells a story.

Regards the League, the old 'depth of squad' theory being vital has been turned on it's head. I tend to think it's not only luck or good fortune that has seen relatively few injuries and a real collective desire and spirit to keep performing at a high level. It's more to do with the MW&Co way of going about business, light, competitive squad backed up by good infrastructure and training.

I'd rather you didn't bother. Wouldn't trust your probable slant.

Time to relax Rab, we are already there. Team can now play league games without the pressure that can sometimes get to you. Hibs players know they have play-offs to come and pressure will build.

Good start for the lad. Hopefully earn him a start at the weekend.

Is that the 'young agent 0013' that has been fitted out by the DLow instructed 'Q'... with extra large lugs and the trademark bunnet, so as to hear what is being said in the Directors box ?

Somebody tell him the election campaign has finished ...

In my heid, it is now .......... We aren't scoring many but have tightened up at the back (lost 2 goals in 8 league games this year). Hibs don't believe anymore and will look to the Cups and play-offs.

11 points (+1) difference 10 games left. We ain't going to lose 4. Champions elect

Nothing wrong with a different view but twitter isn't usually the best place to be able to explain further.

Scottish football is essentially a 'low-quality' enviroment. The vast majority of the surrounding media fit in nicely with and only help preserve that level. They aren't going to enjoy the way MW brushes them off and will look for any opportunity to have a go back. That is we are told 'the way it works', if a manager gives them stories they'll give him a better press. What they did find leading up to the January transfer window, during it and now occasionally still going on about it was a disproportionate and relentless theme being covered on DK/30M/5 players/MW let down?, etc. I didn't see anyone doing the work and going into the actual details so as to help put a lid on the understanding of some of the issues. Instead it was just a superficial rant saying the same thing as another so called journalist had said the day before. Bottomline is that 90% of the Scottish footballing media isn't worth consuming.

The hypocrisy shown only shows up even more how rushed, flawed, poor, discriminatory, flawed, unnecessary and hypocritical the Act passed in 2010 was. The politics and nature of the SNP are what they are and that isn't going to change. However this hypocrisy is something that should be highlighted. Politics encompasses life and can be mixed with anything. You can't say with credibility that politics shouldn't be brought into football/sport. Some may not want to mix it but we are not here to satisfy the some.

Maybe you could ask David Low for some advice.

Much ado about nothing. Was never happening......

Old school, today they'd be down quicker than you could say 'Broad Jump' and secure the info within about 4 minutes.

If offered, I'd sign for the 3 points without the commanding performance right now. But yes, a decent performance that is reflected by several goals and no injuries would be the perfect way to take advantage of last night.....Will be Wilson and Ball at the back if Kiernen is suspended.

We are now winning games in a way which suggests there will be further slip-ups along the way. Hibs also appear to be faltering a little. Suggests to me that the presuming of 3 points against anyone can't be done with the same level of confidence as earlier in the season for either team. I think the main dangers for us are further injuries to important players and not getting back to scoring goals more frequently. This is far from over and we desperately need to keep churning out the wins.

I think in the 3 years previous to Cooper signing (100,000), only Colin Stein re-joining had generated any real expectation prior to the Cooper arrival. I can't remember in which order they were signed but Gordon Smith (65,000) and Bobby Russell (200 sterling) joined Cooper and went on to help Rangers win the treble in their first season (77-78). As a child on a supporters bus going through to Glasgow from Edinburgh, it cost me a whopping 50p for the return trip !!

I remember coming home off my first and last school trip (5 days at Loch Tay) to the news that Cooper had signed. I was estatic and picked up my ball to go play and pretend I was Davie Cooper.

Christ,....... Davie Cooper would have been 60 today !! When you think about it, back in the day he was probably the nearest thing to Christ. Official site with some videos http://rangers.co.uk/news/rangers-tv/video-happy-birthday-davie-cooper/