How Hibs' summer transfer window narrative has changed amid tremendous 2025 so far

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00:00I think we probably all expected this kind of clause to be activated,

00:03but I think it, for me anyway, it brings about the bigger question of,

00:06it still sticks with me, the sort of interview Malky McKay did with Sky at the start of the season,

00:11where he spoke about this great reset that was going to come this summer.

00:16We've now seen the coaching staff extended to 2026.

00:19Lewis Miller talks about, obviously, Rocky Bashiri, I'm sure, is one they'd like to keep.

00:25Jack Iredale has extended his stay.

00:26Jordan Smith has recently, you know, committed his future.

00:32Chris Caden.

00:33Chris Caden as well.

00:34So it feels like, it feels less and less likely that we're going to see that,

00:39and we're going to see evolution rather than revolution.

00:42They've managed it very well.

00:45They've managed it certainly in the ones they want to keep now.

00:47We've still got players out on loan and elsewhere who have contracts that aren't expiring yet,

00:53so there will still be, I don't know if you can call it natural wastage or turnover or whatever it is,

00:57they're still going to have to do, on paper it will still look like a lot of business,

01:01but I think you're right to point out there is it feels like the squad is relatively settled.

01:06It's not like there's going to be a massive turnover in that squad.

01:10Maybe Rocky, for the sake of the season, maybe Martin Boyle, we're not sure what happens there.

01:14But, yeah, there's not, they've managed to get ahead of the game as much as they can,

01:23so they're not faced with another summer of, you know, he made 12 signings in the summer window last year,

01:31and that was just adding to a squad because they couldn't get rid of people

01:34and they were trying to get rid of people.

01:35Yeah, it's been quite interesting to watch.

01:41I wouldn't be surprised if there was another deal or two announced before the end of the season.

01:49I didn't say the Friday before the Rangers game or something like that,

01:52if a boost was needed, suddenly there was someone signing a new deal.

01:57I haven't even turned my thoughts, by the way, to looking at this,

01:59but at some point in the back of my head is there this,

02:01I'm going to have to look at this in mid-May, aren't I?

02:04Oh, who's still on the Hibs books?

02:06All these lone players that you've forgotten about went away.

02:10And, of course, there's lone players leaving,

02:11and then, and ones they want to keep, you know, Triantus.

02:15We're all watching Sunderland, thinking,

02:17well, what works best for Hibs is the playoffs.

02:20If Sunderland will get to the Premier League, maybe they won't.

02:23They'll be like, oh, we can just keep holding nectar

02:24because we need to get someone more ready for the Premier League.

02:27Kouarevic will be away.

02:29I can't remember who else, but, yeah,

02:32still going to be a high turnover.

02:33I just won't feel, like you say,

02:34we won't feel that way because they've gotten ahead of it

02:37and tied these guys down.

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