Will Hoskins

[Arkwright]

I rate him as a good finisher but he clearly does not fit into Gus's bigger picture. We need to clear out the average players and start to place with quality. Hoskins will just be the tip of the iceberg in Gus's Summer Sale.

 

[Rugrat]

I rate him as a good finisher but he clearly does not fit into Gus's bigger picture. We need to clear out the average players and start to place with quality. Hoskins will just be the tip of the iceberg in Gus's Summer Sale.

I hope so ... the team news article on club website implies Painter is very much a part of plans and (with no disrespect) I can't see how we progress with players of his calibre. But I guess they'd hardly say we need to get him fit to sell him

 

[Easy 10]

Never seemed capable of shaking off those little niggles from the start, and was never given a run in the team when fit.

Oh well, it was only half a mill.

 

[GingerBeerMan]

Haven't even seen him play. Would like to see what he's made of for the last two games.

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

He won't play for us again.

It's a shame

 

[SK1NT]

I rate him as a good finisher but he clearly does not fit into Gus's bigger picture.

Why buy him then? or has this picture just started to be formed? (genuine question)

As rugrat said... Gus and him must have had a fallout and Gus is too stubborn to let him back. Shame as i also would have liked to see what he could do for the last two games of the season.

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

Why buy him then? or has this picture just started to be formed? (genuine question)
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Perhaps Gus saw something in training attitude wise and that's why he loaned him out....

 

[Arkwright]

Why buy him then? or has this picture just started to be formed? (genuine question)

As rugrat said... Gus and him must have had a fallout and Gus is too stubborn to let him back. Shame as i also would have liked to see what he could do for the last two games of the season.

I'm no manager but you could ask the same question about Harley and several of Gus's loan signings "Why sign them".

Hoskins is different as he did suffer with injury, maybe Gus was just unlucky with that one.

 

[bn1&bn3 Albion]

IF he can get rid of these niggling injuries I would like to see him playing for us, otherwise sell on.

 

[marshy68]

i thought he had been injured again at SUFC... cant seem him back at the albion - shame as i liked him.

 

[BensGrandad]

Recall him today from Sheff Utd, and play him in our last two, to see what he's made of.

I would agree that seems the sensible answer unless of course he has fallen out with Gus and burnt his bridges.

 

[severnside gull]

Every manager makes signings that look good on paper but don't work in practice - sometimes it's attitude,sometimes fitness and injury, sometimes personalities (player/manager or player/player) sometimes there is no particular reason but it just doesn't work. Brighton is no different to any other club and no matter how much research you do on a player you will get caught out. The ratio of transfer successes/failures/jury outs under Gus doesn't seem to be markedly different to anyone else.


As for recalling him from Sheffield to play - they would have to agree to it (and might not if they want him involved for key games including possible play-offs) and I'm not sure he is currently fit? A recurrent theme for Hoskins this season.

 

[Icy Gull]

He was injured almost from kick off and then asked to go on loan as soon as he was fit, because he wasn't being picked ? I think it's 100% adios. Just like McNulty

 

[Soton Seagull]

He's looked fairly useful in the handful of sub appearances I've seen him in. Too soon to say whether he could be part of the answer to our fairly low scoring rate; but deserves a clean slate in preseason. Would be a shame to see him go without knowing whether he could deleiver he goods. That said I have a sneaky feeling we won't see him again

 

[Silent Bob]

From his press conference the other day I got the impression that Will has burnt his boats. But I am not very good at reading Gus. What hans said seems like a good idea.

I agree on all counts but the history of senior players who haven't acted how Gus would want says to me Hoskins will be off.

 

[countryman]

He needs the chance to prove himself. Injury stopped him this season and he was not getting a chance when he was coming back because he was not fit enough.

 

[danish seagull]

I think he can be a decent player for us, just been unfortunate with injuries. Full pre season without dodgey hip injuries and he can cut it IMO.

 

[JCL666]

From the little of seen of him, I think he would fit our style better than CMS.

It'll be a shame as I don't think he has had a chance to show what he can do.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Whatever he has or hasn't achieved at Sheffield United, I bet he's pleased he didn't accept the Bournemouth cash, looking at them now.

 

[tubby]

Rumour has it that he was partying to excess