Hutchings released

lucy6lucy · Post by **lucy6lucy** » 10 Jan 2015, 20:16

supergulls wrote:It seems Hearts took Hutchings up the day after we released him

http://m.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/spo ... -1-3655136

Good luck to the lad. Finances dictate, and that's the position as a club we find ourselves in. 6k from today's win at Bromley will be welcome

PhilGull · Post by **PhilGull** » 13 Jan 2015, 10:44

supergulls wrote:It seems Hearts took Hutchings up the day after we released him

http://m.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/spo ... -1-3655136

So Hearts get a promising young player for free and we get diddly squat

Behind-the-Gulls · Post by **Behind-the-Gulls** » 13 Jan 2015, 12:35

Only on trial-by no means certain he will be kept on.

supergulls · Post by **supergulls** » 16 Jan 2015, 22:08

Just reading on Twitter that Hearts have signed Hutchings. Great we release him a week before he goes to a bigger club on trial hence we are now entitled to diddly squat.
Great business who's idea was that ?

tomogull · Post by **tomogull** » 19 Jan 2015, 11:51

supergulls wrote:Just reading on Twitter that Hearts have signed Hutchings. Great we release him a week before he goes to a bigger club on trial hence we are now entitled to diddly squat.
Great business who's idea was that ?

I really cannot get my head around this one. Some posters have suggested that he was released to save money but as I understand it, he was under contract until the end of the season so we would have had to pay up his contract. So where is the money saving? The lad has been kicking his heels, hardly getting a competitive match all season - surely it would have made more sense to continue paying his wages and send him out on loan so he'd get some match experience? I have never seen him play so can't comment about whether he has a future in the game, but I seem to recall that Man Utd and Arsenal had him on their radar so he must have had something about him. Now Hearts have snapped him up for nothing and said 'thank you very much'. As others have posted, good luck to the lad. I hope he gets more games than he's had at Plainmoor.

Post by **Scott Brehaut** » 30 Jan 2015, 14:30

Really enjoyed this article on the fine line between success and failure of youth

http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/D ... story.html

supergulls · Post by **supergulls** » 02 Feb 2015, 09:11

I agree it was a good read but it shows there is something wrong with the system in this country if we are discarding players as we can't wait a year for them to develop. Does this mean the individual is a bad player ?? No it just means people's bodies develop differently. Eunan was released from Everton as he was physically weak and now look at how well he is doing. It just took him a bit longer to get there.
From all accounts Hutchings has settled in very well up there and in this article it looks like they may change his position

http://m.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/spo ... -1-3671796

Post by **Gulliball** » 02 Feb 2015, 18:01

Eunan O'Kane would never be playing for a top of the table Championship side though if he had not left Everton when he did. He had to drop down a few levels to get first team football and develop into a player who could then climb back through the leagues. If Everton had kept him and only given him reserve team football at best then he wouldn't have developed in the way he has now.

Hearts should be back in the SPL next season and I would be very surprised if he made it there. Possibly he will go out on loan to the Scottish lower leagues which are part-time, and of the same sort of standard our other released players will be joining in the English pyramid.

Post by **Scott Brehaut** » 12 May 2015, 13:06

http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/s ... -1-3765347

Post by **Gulliball** » 12 May 2015, 16:20

A shame for him, but a soon-to-be SPL club was always going to be too high to make an impact. I hope his next move is good for him and he gets first team football.

As an aside, since that post in February, I am now living about 3 minutes away from Tynecastle, so Hearts are now my local team.

leetufc · Post by **leetufc** » 12 May 2015, 18:52

Gulliball wrote:A shame for him, but a soon-to-be SPL club was always going to be too high to make an impact. I hope his next move is good for him and he gets first team football.

As an aside, since that post in February, I am now living about 3 minutes away from Tynecastle, so Hearts are now my local team.

Assuming he were to stay in Edinburgh, are there many clubs based locally other than the obvious two where he could potentially get a deal?

I always want young players who have left us to do well. I don't know why as it means we have missed out!

Post by **Gulliball** » 12 May 2015, 21:44

I'm not too sure. Not even all of the Championship is full-time, so he'll be stepping down to part-time football. Scotland's not a huge country, so if he's willing to travel a bit there are some choices. He'll need a 'proper job' anyway, so might as well choose a location he wants to settle in.

supergulls · Post by **supergulls** » 17 May 2015, 11:16

Only two teams in the championship are part time and the first division is a mix between full and part time. There are a lot of teams within 45 mins from Edinburgh, Alloa and Livingston are very close.

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