Premiership boss admits chances of keeping former Hibs player aren't 'looking good' as free agency looms
The star left Hibs in 2022 and has gone on to forge a strong career post-Easter Road,
A former Hibs player could be heading for free agency as a Premiership boss admits the chances of him signing a new contract aren’t looking good.
Falkirk have enjoyed a terrific couple of years. They won League One and Championship titles back to back, with their return to the top flight a resounding success, finding themselves in the top six and five points off Hibs in a possible European qualifier spot with 12 left to play for. Key to that has been Dylan Tait, the midfielder who left Easter Road for Grangemouth in 2024, who has thrived at Premiership level.
Tait signed for Hibs in 2021 after initial promise shown at Raith Rovers but he spent five separate loans out of the club before joining Falkirk. That potential has been realised in navy blue but boss John McGlynn admits that an exit could be nigh with contract negotiations not not proving fruitful.
What former Hibs player could leave Falkirk?
Asked about the former Hibs player’s contract situation, McGlynn said to the Falkirk Herald: “That's been ongoing for a long time, that's been pre-Christmas. So I wouldn't suggest that it is looking good... but we don't know for sure. We've been negotiating for this length of time, so, I don't know.”
Speaking to Falkirk TV after the 3-1 loss to Celtic last weekend that provided a setback to the Bairns’ ambition of leapfrogging Hibs with four games left to go, Tait said: “I think overall it was a good performance. We lost a couple of sloppy goals in the first half, which we are disappointed with. But we came into this one on the back of what was personally a tough week for me and all of the boys after last weekend (Scottish Cup semi-final defeat to Dunfermline).
“It was a sore one to take. I think we showed a lot of character and mentality in the game to come out like that in the second half. We came out two-nil with the right mentality and gave it a right go when most other teams would have gone under.
What is Falkirk’s target for the rest of the season?
“We have two big home games coming up. We are taking them one at a time. We still want to catch fifth place, and we will continue to do so until it is mathematically impossible. We’re at home and we have beaten both of these teams before. We will go into these games with confidence from our second-half performance today.
“If we could go and finish fifth, it would make an already good season even better. When we look back on the season once it is all over, we will probably be even more happy with it. It’s been amazing. It’s been a really good season. We believed and had that ambition that we could finish in the top six. We’ve managed to go on and do that.”
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