Boyd on Porteous

[MadSasa 245]

In the same mould as Brown, Griffiths, Black, Lustig, Ralston etc. Just awful people.

[Albertzz 992]

On 01/10/2022 at 08:10, sassaaaa said:

This should go well.......

 

Rangers and celtic MUST battle it out to sign Ryan Porteous, says Kris Boyd – I’m sure the run-ins would be forgotten

IF Rangers and celtic are not already fighting it out for the signature of Ryan Porteous then they should be.

The Hibs defender is out of contract in the summer and he’ll be the perfect fit for either of the Old Firm, who need central defensive reinforcements.
People might be surprised by me touting him for a big move as I have been critical of him in the past.

Yes, some of his antics infuriate you but I have never ever questioned his ability.

Porteous’ performance on his Scotland debut against Ukraine shows when he’s on it then he’s as good as any central defender in the country.

It has been mentioned that his display under the utmost pressure in Poland was a one-off. It wasn’t.

There have been plenty of other top-class performances in a Hibs jersey over the past couple of seasons.

Unfortunately they get lost or forgotten amidst all the other baggage that comes with the 23-year-old.

Too often a lack of discipline on and off the park overshadows the good stuff.

His reputation does go before him at times which is a shame because he certainly has bags of talent.
Porteous has every attribute needed to thrive at Ibrox or Parkhead.
He’s fast, a good passer of the ball and aggressive.

Sometimes he is over-aggressive, but I don’t mind that in the centre half.

Not every player has what it takes to play for the Old Firm.

But the Hibs stopper has shown previously, and proved again in midweek, that he is cut out for the big occasion.
It is imperative he now uses that display going forward as the blueprint for the rest of his career.

It highlighted how good a player he can be when he cuts out all the nonsense.

The time has come for Porteous to forget about playing to the gallery and stop being the pantomime villain.

The 23-year-old also needs to stop focusing on trying to be the hard man and wise guy.

Of course we all do stupid things when we are younger trying to impress the wrong people. I get that.

But the only people that he should be trying to impress are his manager and team-mates.
He doesn’t need to get involved in every single incident on the park. Or off it for that matter.

Maybe his time with Scotland last week will prove to be the humbling experience he needs.

Suddenly he wouldn’t have been the big fish in a small pond like he is right now at Easter Road.

He would’ve been surrounded by top class professionals he respects, or should respect.

Working with a coach who thrives on setting up teams to defend for their lives would also have been a positive experience for him.

Steve Clarke is also a manager who doesn’t suffer fools and wouldn’t stand for anybody playing to the crowd.

He clearly rates him as well and if the defender screws the nut then there is a big move waiting for him around the corner.
Porteous is an international who will be available on a free transfer in eight months. Signing him should be a no-brainer.

Yes, he has had run-ins with Rangers and celtic in the past and there is history, but I’m sure that would be forgotten if he turned in displays like Tuesday night every week.

It will be interesting to see if he can maintain the same levels of intensity and concentration for Hibs against Ross County today.

If he moves anywhere in Scotland it’s to the other side of Glasgow perfect match,  scum attracts scum

[CoplandRoad83 3,372]

Never in a million years.

Can pick up far better down south and in Europe with smart scouting.

On top of lacking composure when he gets too emotional in big games, has a daft immature attitude that he's shown trying to be a pantomime villain against us.

Might end up a solid enough CB for a smaller team but nowhere near the character, ability or class we want to invest in for a club of our size.

He'd be lucky to get to something like Scott McKenna's level at Forest, and he wouldnt handle playing with us either.

[MayboleLoyal_atb 3,772]

Absoulte dug shite. Was excellent for Scotland against Ukraine but that hardly warrants him a move to us or them 😅

[chris182 6,368]

Dear, dear Boydy

[the goal machine 7,824]

Interesting choice of favourite stadium. Ibrox.

[NorthernLights 2,526]

Would get wound up against the scum and give away a stupid penalty 

[The Blues 375]

Agree with Boyd here. Type of player we need. 

[Dickie 12,905]

23 minutes ago, The Blues said:

Agree with Boyd here. Type of player we need. 

Yes another indisciplined player like Morelos just what we need.

We scraped the barrel signing that wee cunt black the hibs wanker would be another level down altogether.

[Badger 8,858]

Decent player 90% of the time, but until he sorts out that 10% he will always be a liability. 

Maybe when he gets older he'll mature a bit. You forget he is still very young for a CB.

I wouldn't want him here at this point of his career.

 

[SeparateEntityMyArse 54,319]

Goodwin just got an 8 game ban for calling the cheat a cheat.

Hey ho.

[bluenoz 31,298]

8 games for telling the truth and speaking your mind. Madness!

[ForeverAndEver 72,196]

6 minutes ago, SeparateEntityMyArse said:

Mcinnes just got an 8 game ban for calling the cheat a cheat.

Hey ho.

Hmmmm.. living in the past my man?

[Essandoh 21,384]

Grade A Cunt.

[BlueboyG 5,319]

40 minutes ago, SeparateEntityMyArse said:

Mcinnes just got an 8 game ban for calling the cheat a cheat.

Hey ho.

Are you sure it wasn't Jim Goodwin 

[SeparateEntityMyArse 54,319]

44 minutes ago, ForeverAndEver said:

Hmmmm.. living in the past my man?

🤣🤣🤣

Old habits

[.Williamson. 83,874]

1 hour ago, Badger said:

Decent player 90% of the time, but until he sorts out that 10% he will always be a liability. 

Maybe when he gets older he'll mature a bit. You forget he is still very young for a CB.

I wouldn't want him here at this point of his career.

 

90% is being really quite generous 

[BuffaloUSAGers 1,304]

It was Goodwin. But yeah. I suspect eight games is more than the man who was born with a shit eating grin on his face has accumulated over years of red cards and reckless dangerous play.

[The Blues 375]

He has had discipline issues but he is still young.