Collins swoop

[BigSoccer Bot]

HIBS have beaten off a host of English Premiership clubs and Celtic to snap up one of Europe's most promising youngsters, 16-year-old Elias Wagner, boss John Collins revealed today.

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[YankHibee]

What a fantastic headline.

[Norn_Iron_Man]

16 and promising could be more media hype than actual ability. Could be another Freddy Adu - a lot of flash in the pan: A teenager with an ego problem, too small, and gets pushed off the ball too easily.

This is probably the 1st of many new signings at Hibs as I can't see Collins keeping the players responsible for the Easter Road Rising. He holds people to the same high standard that he demanded for himself when he was a player, I bet he could still get on the pitch and give many of the 1st team players a run for their money fitness wise. As loyalty is of the utmost, I can see a big clearout even if they have all said that they are sorry. Which I don't know if that was more to do with the fan base supporting Collins or through actual remorse.

It is only through breaking "the happy to be 3rd or 4th place" apothy that any form an exciting league can be created, instead of 10 teams filling up time between old firm matches. Tony Mowbray started to make it interesting until the boss of Heartski started throwing his toys out of the pram, lets hope that Collins can do the same.

[celtic76]

16 and promising could be more media hype than actual ability. Could be another Freddy Adu - a lot of flash in the pan: A teenager with an ego problem, too small, and gets pushed off the ball too easily.

This is probably the 1st of many new signings at Hibs as I can't see Collins keeping the players responsible for the Easter Road Rising. He holds people to the same high standard that he demanded for himself when he was a player, I bet he could still get on the pitch and give many of the 1st team players a run for their money fitness wise. As loyalty is of the utmost, I can see a big clearout even if they have all said that they are sorry. Which I don't know if that was more to do with the fan base supporting Collins or through actual remorse.

It is only through breaking "the happy to be 3rd or 4th place" apothy that any form an exciting league can be created, instead of 10 teams filling up time between old firm matches. Tony Mowbray started to make it interesting until the boss of Heartski started throwing his toys out of the pram, lets hope that Collins can do the same.

We have quite a few youngsters with poetential as you can see by the consective reserve titles and under 21 titles that will never develop. I still to this day don't see whats so special about ADU.