sam41 Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 Don't know much about him but would he be a good signing/loan option for us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 Don't know much about him but would he be a good signing/loan option for us? From Wikipedia - Driver was the subject of two bids totalling £500,000 from Championship club Burnley in the summer of 2008, which was rejected by Hearts.[5] Coventry City too made a £1 million bid in the 2009 January transfer window, which was also rejected. On 6 July, the BBC reported that Burnley had opened signing talks with Hearts.[6] Joop Munsterman the FC Twente CEO reported on RVT Oost that Hearts had turned down a £3m offer for Driver.[7] In all five clubs enquired about his availability including Chelsea.[8]Since the Summer of 2010 Driver's appearances were limited due to injury.[9] A bad knee injury needed surgery[10] and was followed by a thigh injury suffered during a bounce match to regain fitness.[11] In May 2011 he had to undergo a further knee operation.[12] In his first appearance on his return from Injury Driver made his European debut against Paks in the Europa League scoring the third goal in their 4-1 win.[13] Despite being fit[14] Driver only appeared in seven of the first 20 competitive appearances under new manager Paulo Sergio and a loan deal was considered,[15] but did not come to fruition as Hearts were seeking a fee for the loan.[16] On 16 December the press reported that Driver was due to hand in a transfer request[17] as he no longer wished to play under new manager Paulo Sergio.[18] The following day he was included in the squad as a substitute to face Dunfermline but was dropped after confirming to Sergio that he did not wish to play under him.[19] Could be injury prone and he's also fell out with the manager.Too much baggage? Draw your're own conclusions...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendy Who? Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 I wouldnt read too much into the fact that he has fallen out with the manager. Hearts are in turmoil and their owner is a fruitcake Lithuanian banker and I suspect that he perhaps has some kind of appearance based bonus that would kick in soon if he was to play, has been suggested in the press also. He was a first pick with the previous manager and would probably feature in many fans SPL best X1 if he can keep free of injury and recapture his form. Seen him play a few times and he has class. Would be suited to the game down south IMO. PS - I am not Andrew Driver :tongue: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRL Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 From Wikipedia - Driver was the subject of two bids totalling £500,000 from Championship club Burnley in the summer of 2008, which was rejected by Hearts.[5] Coventry City too made a £1 million bid in the 2009 January transfer window, which was also rejected. On 6 July, the BBC reported that Burnley had opened signing talks with Hearts.[6] Joop Munsterman the FC Twente CEO reported on RVT Oost that Hearts had turned down a £3m offer for Driver.[7] In all five clubs enquired about his availability including Chelsea.[8]Since the Summer of 2010 Driver's appearances were limited due to injury.[9] A bad knee injury needed surgery[10] and was followed by a thigh injury suffered during a bounce match to regain fitness.[11] In May 2011 he had to undergo a further knee operation.[12] In his first appearance on his return from Injury Driver made his European debut against Paks in the Europa League scoring the third goal in their 4-1 win.[13] Despite being fit[14] Driver only appeared in seven of the first 20 competitive appearances under new manager Paulo Sergio and a loan deal was considered,[15] but did not come to fruition as Hearts were seeking a fee for the loan.[16] On 16 December the press reported that Driver was due to hand in a transfer request[17] as he no longer wished to play under new manager Paulo Sergio.[18] The following day he was included in the squad as a substitute to face Dunfermline but was dropped after confirming to Sergio that he did not wish to play under him.[19] Could be injury prone and he's also fell out with the manager.Too much baggage? Draw your're own conclusions...... Could also be some haven't been paid so are retfusing to play. It is one weird club strange owner, loopy manager! you can only guess what is going on at that mad house Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 I don't think he's been the same player since his injury but should be some one derek knows well, We'll see on this one not bothered ether way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipdawg Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 Just been watching some SPL highlights on SkySports and while highlights are by their very nature 'selective', there was a lad playing for St Mirren called Kenny McLean who looked freakin awesome. Attacking midfielder, composed on the ball, good passer, big bag of tricks and i can't imagine that St Miren are in a financial position to turn down a decent offer As for Driver, he seems tailor-made for Del; they'll know each other from oop narth, Driver is a prodigious talent who's lost his way and in need of a fresh start. However, he also seems tailor-made for our physio table, which does seem to be a magnet for the injury prone. I can only presume we have a really fit/really incompetent physio somewhere on the staff!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Batman Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 good old wikipedia. always a great source of info re players. just like Footy Manager and Fifa games for the record, he is ace on both. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petehinton Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 he's class on football manager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Rollason Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 I think he'd be a useful club to have in the bag.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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