Scouser2 Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 One of many loan and out of contract players we may never see again at Rugby Park , not too bad a place to be locked down in though ##### NIKO HAMALAINEN admits he’ll be gutted if he misses out on a Kilmarnock return as the move helped him mature as a player. The young defender has flourished at Rugby Park this season after signing on loan from Queens Park Rangers. But, with the deal due to run out at the end of this month, he is worried he won’t get the chance to return to Ayrshire. Hamalainen said: “Going to Kilmarnock was a big thing. It would be disappointing not to return. It is probably the first time I have had the chance to play every game during a season and be playing in the top team. “Training all through the week, getting my body right and mentality right to play game on game. “I also wasn’t used to playing in front of fans. All this has come together to improve me. “I feel it has matured me a lot. It has made me a man as a footballer. In my career, it’s been a tremendous step. “I have thought about a scenario where I might not ever get back to play for Killie in the future, but I try not to. “There’s nothing anyone can do at the moment, there isn’t even a date for returning, so I’m really without any idea right now.” Hamalainen is currently holed up with his family in the USA as he embraces lockdown in the Florida sunshine. He said: “I flew back home to America when football stopped. “As a US passport holder, I was able to return to the States without a problem. I’m back in West Palm Beach right now with my parents and my sister. “In the morning, I drive to go and train a little bit and all I can see is clear skies, sunshine and palm trees everywhere. “Things are slowly opening back up, but there is still plenty of lockdown, so the situation is kind of the same as it is in the UK.” https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/5557615/niko-hamalainen-gutted-miss-out-kilmarnock-return/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pride_of_ayrshire Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 I'd love to have him back. He's a good left back filled the shoes of Taylor pretty well and his first touch is brilliant. Plus QPR have 2 Left backs anyway so we could get him back. And we'd need him back with Hendrie and Waters out of contract adds them to the list of hundreds at the club. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garvis Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 Just now, Pride_of_ayrshire said: I'd love to have him back. He's a good left back filled the shoes of Taylor pretty well and his first touch is brilliant. Plus QPR have 2 Left backs anyway so we could get him back. And we'd need him back with Hendrie and Waters out of contract adds them to the list of hundreds at the club. Think Waters signed an extension before going back to St Mirren for the second half of the season. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewarty66 Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 17 minutes ago, Garvis said: Think Waters signed an extension before going back to St Mirren for the second half of the season. He did indeed 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historyman Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 1 hour ago, Pride_of_ayrshire said: I'd love to have him back. I’d love to be where he is 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewarty66 Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 Personally I thought he looked great first 3 or 4 games. However over the course of his whole period I was disappointed. Very weak defensively, great going forward until his final ball. It's a no from me. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killie alan Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 1 hour ago, stewarty66 said: Personally I thought he looked great first 3 or 4 games. However over the course of his whole period I was disappointed. Very weak defensively, great going forward until his final ball. It's a no from me. I totally agree with you wasn’t impressed when I saw him first 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewWylie Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 5 hours ago, historyman said: I’d love to be where he is Aye and getting weighed in a good few grand a week as well -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Superscot Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 4 hours ago, stewarty66 said: Personally I thought he looked great first 3 or 4 games. However over the course of his whole period I was disappointed. Very weak defensively, great going forward until his final ball. It's a no from me. I agree. To start with he really did make me feel we wouldn’t miss Greg Taylor, but suddenly he seemed to go back several steps. Defensively he definitely deteriorated and in attack, as you say, his final balls suddenly weren’t what they had been. Never really got it back. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ngonge88 Posted May 6, 2020 Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 His Debut I thought we'd got a total Gem. Gradually got worse from there. We've had worse full backs in the past and will have worse again. Not totally against trying to strike a deal to keep him and let him n Waters fight it out 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch Posted May 6, 2020 Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 After a great start he was just mistake after mistake. He was too easy beat and his final ball wasn't great at all. He showed enough in his first few games that the potential is there to be a very good full back if he can iron out his problems but didn't seem to have the concentration to do it for us as time went on. The amount of games you would watch him and think he was a contender for motm only for him to switch off and give away a goal was more often than not. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch Posted May 6, 2020 Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 7 hours ago, Ngonge88 said: His Debut I thought we'd got a total Gem. Gradually got worse from there. We've had worse full backs in the past and will have worse again. Not totally against trying to strike a deal to keep him and let him n Waters fight it out Unless we really struggle to get a half decent left back in I can't see Waters getting game time here. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonbon19 Posted May 6, 2020 Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 My St Mirren fan mate said Waters was an upgrade to the previous left back , whatever that means . I’d take Nico back . I think a lot of players will realise that in these uncertain times for football they’ll need to try and play at their best if they want a deal . -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewarty66 Posted May 6, 2020 Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 Out of the loan players we had I would only keep Dario Del Fabro. How Broadfoot got a game ahead of him baffles me. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killie alan Posted May 6, 2020 Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 16 minutes ago, stewarty66 said: Out of the loan players we had I would only keep Dario Del Fabro. How Broadfoot got a game ahead of him baffles me. Yes agree 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ngonge88 Posted May 6, 2020 Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 2 hours ago, stewarty66 said: Out of the loan players we had I would only keep Dario Del Fabro. How Broadfoot got a game ahead of him baffles me. Under Alessio Del Fabro was brilliant. But I thought Del Fabto started making quite a few mistakes. Him and SOD seemed to have problems at times as well. But in general I'd 100% keep him if he wanted to stay 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Superscot Posted May 7, 2020 Report Share Posted May 7, 2020 On 5/6/2020 at 9:28 AM, Fletch said: After a great start he was just mistake after mistake. He was too easy beat and his final ball wasn't great at all. He showed enough in his first few games that the potential is there to be a very good full back if he can iron out his problems but didn't seem to have the concentration to do it for us as time went on. The amount of games you would watch him and think he was a contender for motm only for him to switch off and give away a goal was more often than not. I wonder if there was some competition from Waters or someone else, his concentration might improve? By all accounts, Hendrie isn’t providing meaningful competition. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch Posted May 7, 2020 Report Share Posted May 7, 2020 23 minutes ago, Jimmy Superscot said: I wonder if there was some competition from Waters or someone else, his concentration might improve? By all accounts, Hendrie isn’t providing meaningful competition. I don't think any of the three are good enough currently. Left back must be one of our priority positions. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitch14 Posted May 7, 2020 Report Share Posted May 7, 2020 47 minutes ago, Fletch said: I don't think any of the three are good enough currently. Left back must be one of our priority positions. Worrying that reports on Waters seemed to get worse as the season went on... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C4mmy31 Posted August 27, 2020 Report Share Posted August 27, 2020 He's just been called up to the Finnish national 1st team..... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pompey Repatriated Posted August 27, 2020 Report Share Posted August 27, 2020 (edited) Good on him Edited August 27, 2020 by Pompey Exile 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killie1961 Posted August 27, 2020 Report Share Posted August 27, 2020 7 minutes ago, Pompey Exile said: God on him Divine intervention? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewWylie Posted August 28, 2020 Report Share Posted August 28, 2020 On 5/5/2020 at 1:07 PM, Pride_of_ayrshire said: I'd love to have him back. He's a good left back filled the shoes of Taylor pretty well and his first touch is brilliant. Plus QPR have 2 Left backs anyway so we could get him back. And we'd need him back with Hendrie and Waters out of contract adds them to the list of hundreds at the club. he’s better than what we have now -3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTumnus Posted August 28, 2020 Report Share Posted August 28, 2020 Those five won't win many headers ! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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