Lee Johnson says Tam McManus' claims about Hibs loan deals are valid - but that won't stop him making them.
The former Easter Road attacker wrote in a newspaper column this week that his ex-employers should focus on bringing in youngsters than temporary solutions. Hibs have Elie Youan, Momodou Bojang, Will Wish, Ryan Schofield and Mykola Kukharevych on loan deals at the minute but Johnson, speaking ahead of his side's Premiership match with St Mirren on Saturday, says each transfer needs looked at with perspective.
He explained: "I think he's right in terms of the big picture. Of course, you'd much rather a youth player coming through, rather than take a loan. But I think there's context to each individual loan you end up going to. Sometimes the public know the context and sometimes they don't. We've got Elie Youan. That one has the potential to be converted, so it becomes a kind of 'try before you buy'.
