Free agent Miller is Hibs target

10 September 2009 17:22
Former Republic of Ireland international Miller, 28, is available for free having been without a club since leaving QPR in May. Despite the transfer window closing, Hughes has been scouring the market for out-of-contract players to bolster his squad. He said of Miller: "He's certainly one that is on the radar, that's for sure. "Why am I saying that? He's one that fits the bill. The clubs he's played with tell you how good a footballer he is. "He's probably just hitting the peak of his career, being 27-28. He maybe just lost his way a little bit. "But right at this moment in time, there's maybe been a wee bit of interest there and everybody's diving on it saying this is happening. "As a manager, you just have to keep out there, keep ahead of the game and if you're not seeing what's out there and seeing if you could enhance you squad by bringing one or two players to your club then you're not doing your job." Hughes pulled of one the biggest coups of the summer in Scotland by signing Sunderland striker Anthony Stokes. Unlike some of his Scottish Premier League rivals, the Hibs boss appears to have had little trouble attracting players to Easter Road. But he said: "Don't forget, when the window was opened we had the door closed in our faces so many times. But you just have to be patient." He added: "I don't think you have to be a rocket scientist to see what we're doing. "There's good competition in there now for the goalkeeping place. I had to go and get the right side sorted out. "After that, we just felt losing Fletch (Steven Fletcher) we could do with that extra striker up there. "That's what we're looking about trying to do. "But let's take nothing away from the boys who are already here." Hughes confirmed top scorer Derek Riordan had recovered from the illness that saw him sent home from training on Tuesday. That leaves full-back Kevin McCann as Hibs' only absentee for Sunday's game at Hamilton.

Source: Team_Talk