Fairly reasonable chance he would have played for us this season given that we no longer have any pace in the CB positions.
The unfortunate thing about Hoever is that he's a bit on the short side. If he was 5cm taller or had a good leap he'd have absolutely everything as a CB, but as it is he's a bit of an aerial vulnerability. On the other hand if he were a tad faster or better at crossing he'd probably also be a very good RB.
But as it is he's not quite got the verve to be a right sided Robbo nor the aerial dominance to be a CB, so he's left just short in both positions.