08 Mar 2026 22:31:22
Hayden Hackney is a player known to Carrick. Looks quality. Should we be looking to sign him. Wonder if there is any Utd interest.
09 Mar 2026 05:08:35
Is this really the quality of players United should be looking at?
09 Mar 2026 09:03:49
I think, as a backup to the first team, sure, get him in.
09 Mar 2026 10:12:15
I thought he'd have been a good, cheap January signing to freshen up the squad and the midfield options for the remainder of the season. It would have given him half a season to get to grips with the expectations, and, hopefully, he would have developed well enough to be a useful squad player next season.
However, going into the summer, I think other, dare I say, better options need to be targeted, and maybe he's a later signing in the window depending on budget and player outs.
09 Mar 2026 10:55:40
I think he looks a very classy player, but you only really find out when you ask them to play the highest level.
09 Mar 2026 19:46:09
He looks a great young player, and there are lots of recent examples of players getting a good grounding in the Championship, then stepping up and playing well in the EPL. Even our own Amad did well on loan at Sunderland before coming back and stepping up with us.
Hackney looks like the best midfielder in the Championship. That said, given the need we have, he probably shouldn't be the marquee signing this summer. But, as a second or third midfield signing (if Ugarte leaves), I think he could be a shrewd bit of business.