arfurdaley Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Cult Hero? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AT9SIXYbp58 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Price Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 I can watch that video all day long and it will still put a smile on my face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWinningSmith Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 That was some feeling when that goal hit the back of the net. JJ's celebration always makes me smile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debut 4 Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Correct me if I'm wrong, were we still on the edges of the title race which was eventually put to bed after the defeat to Celtic a bit later? This was a great moment. Late in the game, v the tramps and in the back of our minds we were still in touching distance of the OF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Five to One Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Great cross. Such a shame about Kyle and his injuries. On his day he was a nightmare for any defence. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Swanson Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 skacel laying off novi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfurdaley Posted July 13, 2014 Author Share Posted July 13, 2014 Correct me if I'm wrong, were we still on the edges of the title race which was eventually put to bed after the defeat to Celtic a bit later? This was a great moment. Late in the game, v the tramps and in the back of our minds we were still in touching distance of the OF. Think we'd had a good few months that season with Special K leading the line. Was surprised he only played 19 games for the JT's according to wiki. Mind when that f@nny Murray tried to nail him at Easter Road and came away with a burst face Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debut 4 Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Think we'd had a good few months that season with Special K leading the line. Was surprised he only played 19 games for the JT's according to wiki. Mind when that f@nny Murray tried to nail him at Easter Road and came away with a burst face aye, because of his character and the way he took to Hearts you'd think he'd been playing for us for years. I think we saw the last stages of the best of KK and it benefited us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bilel Mohsni Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 He was more than a cult hero. We were pushing the OF with him up front and fell away once he went out injured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tartofmidlothian Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 DO A JOAB??! Where is he now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah O Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Could do a job? :'> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambofifer Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Could do a job? :'> Eh naw ! HHGH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambogjh Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Anyone any footage of Murray's tackle on big Kevin Kyle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franco Fascione Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Fab build up play and goal. JJ's reaction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossthejambo Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Was 1-0 going on 5, absolutely battered the shite that day, would have been a disgrace if we didn't win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory House M.D. Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Kevin Kyle had the great advantage of not being Christian Nade. He was a cult hero before he'd even kicked a ball with a lot of people. Don't think he was all that good a player but a likable guy who loved his time here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavman33 Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Correct me if I'm wrong, were we still on the edges of the title race which was eventually put to bed after the defeat to Celtic a bit later? This was a great moment. Late in the game, v the tramps and in the back of our minds we were still in touching distance of the OF. Won 11 out of 12 games and after beating rangers 1-0 with a Stevenson goal a few people started to dream including myself... We were only 7 behind Celtic and played them on the wed night after the rangers game and ESPN had us as genuine contenders in the build up We then got pumped 4-0 and the dream died Form actually deteriorated quite badly after that and we scraped third by two points after being 25 ahead of UTD at one point Love being a jambo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pants Shaton Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Kevin Kyle had the great advantage of not being Christian Nade. He was a cult hero before he'd even kicked a ball with a lot of people. Don't think he was all that good a player but a likable guy who loved his time here. Nonsense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Comedian Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 A big dafty who was a useful player when fit. Scored a diving header at Pitodrie that nearly burst the net. Banged Ian Murray after he got wide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bilel Mohsni Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Kevin Kyle had the great advantage of not being Christian Nade. He was a cult hero before he'd even kicked a ball with a lot of people. Don't think he was all that good a player but a likable guy who loved his time here. Kevin Kyle (contrary to popular belief) tracked back, went wide, closed down, got back to defend and picked passes in the midfield. Years of playing at a high level down south made him a decent player... Three years up here had idiots branding him a huddie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martoon Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 I'll always be grateful to KK. Derby wins are commonplace for us, and hopefully always will be, but New Year wins are generally much harder to come by. There's only been seven in my time as a Hearts fan and the 2011 win was our first in 14 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory House M.D. Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Nonsense. 13,000 Hearts fans gave him a standing ovation onto the pitch after singing his name from the minute he got stripped on his debut. Mainly because we had strikers who didn't score the season before and he did for Kilmarnock. He held up play well and linked up well but wasn't very technically gifted and only scored a couple from open play for us. Don't think he was a particularly good footballer but he was ideal for JJ's set up and led the young guys well. I liked him, as did everyone and he loved being at Hearts. Not sure what's "nonsense" about any of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayfield Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Running along the stand like that with everyone going mental - he'll never forget it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubyruby Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Him & beattie would have been good upfront together.But it wasnt to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
We_are_the_Hearts Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Would like to know what he whispered in Riordans ear after he got sent off for that tackle on Rudi :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debut 4 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Kevin Kyle (contrary to popular belief) tracked back, went wide, closed down, got back to defend and picked passes in the midfield. Years of playing at a high level down south made him a decent player... Three years up here had idiots branding him a huddie. correct. In addition, a player with a touch of aura and presence adds to a team greatly. Unfortunately some Hearts fans couldn`t see that, gladly most did though. KK didn`t always have to do those things you point out above, just urging the team on, encouraging and taking the knocks inspired his team mates and they had someone they knew that stood up for them on the park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory House M.D. Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Would like to know what he whispered in Riordans ear after he got sent off for that tackle on Rudi :-) Told him to try it on him next time allegedly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tartofmidlothian Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Told him to try it on him next time allegedly. I'd love it if that was true. I heard it was along the lines of "what the **** did you do that for?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bighusref Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Exactly the kind of player we needed at the time, in more ways than one. I remember an interview where he was in Riccarton and it was said he was quiet, he said "give it a few weeks and I'll be running this place", or words to that effect. Really bolstered the team at a pretty down time. Wasn't all that good, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kissthebadge Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Not only did we miss him up top when he got injured but his defending at set pieces was invaluable. It was no coincidence the team struggled when he got injured, he was more than just a target man. A great moment to add to many but the show must go on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavman33 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Not a coincidence that his injury coincIded with the horrible down turn in form from march onwards... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomaso Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 If he had been injury free big Kev would have made a huge contribution to our team. As it was, it was cut short however in the time he did play he became a bit of a cult hero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingantti1874 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 A cult hero.. He was so good in the air and holding the ball up and his touch was great.. Defenders hating facing him... Wish we could have for him 10 years earlier and injury free.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomaso Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 There was no messing with big Kev. Any time somebody played tough guy with one of our players I used to love him wandering over for a quiet word! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heisenberg86 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 A mate of mine told me Kev is working as a labourer up in the Shetlands now!. cult hero?! yes. still do a job lol?! na Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Plissken Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Was 1-0 going on 5, absolutely battered the shite that day, would have been a disgrace if we didn't win. I remember that was right when Templeton was in lethal form but it wasn't happening for him that day. On comes Novi, lays it on a plate for Glen who scuffs it wide when it was easier to score. It looked like Hibs were going to sneak a thoroughly undeserved point when Novikovas provided another moment of magic and Kyle made no mistake. Oh what a moment that was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomaso Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 I remember that was right when Templeton was in lethal form but it wasn't happening for him that day. On comes Novi, lays it on a plate for Glen who scuffs it wide when it was easier to score. It looked like Hibs were going to sneak a thoroughly undeserved point when Novikovas provided another moment of magic and Kyle made no mistake. Oh what a moment that was. Could not believe that miss from Glen. As was proved he was just not good enough for Hearts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craigieboy Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 The boy not putting a foot out as Novi ran down the wing. Good defending mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stranraer-jambo Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Met his brother on the golf course recently. I asked him if Kev was going to Killie in a playing/coaching role now that Gary Locke was back. He told me Kev was unlikely to be involved in football now and was pursuing other options. Agree with everyone else,we missed Kev both on and off the park when he was injured. He developed a fondness for Hearts, despite being a Celtic supporter. He was on his stag do in Magaluf on 19/5/12 and was wearing his Hearts strip while watching the match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killieman53 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 going to work on oil rigs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheatfield to sheffield Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Would like to know what he whispered in Riordans ear after he got sent off for that tackle on Rudi :-) Are you sure that you want to do this Derek? Is this what you really want? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaba Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Would like to know what he whispered in Riordans ear after he got sent off for that tackle on Rudi :-) I'm quite sure he answered this questiong, albeit a little cryptically, in an interview before a televised game. Could even have been a BBC Alba re-run game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i8hibsh Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Gives me a warm fuzzy feeling that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Gordons Gloves Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Their main front page story is about how Kevin Kyle is working in a ferry. What an absolute shiterag of a paper, how on earth is it news that a former footballer is working to provide for his family? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridge of Djoum Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 They sell the record in Minnesota? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GhostHunter Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 In what shape or form, is that worthy of column inches in any newspaper ? What a disgraceful piece of journalism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Gordons Gloves Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Brooklyn, fortunately not. One of my friends had tweeted the front page with their own comments that weren't as tame as mine. Dexter- exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Kilpatrick Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Man from Stranraer working on ferry shocker... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinger Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 for anybody who wants to read it. http://www.dailyreco...rs-star-3871174 He was reluctant to say much about his new job on the ship. He told us: ?Many footballers pick up jobs after football but I don?t see stories about them in the newspaper". he pretty much sums it up tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hansel Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Story lifted from JKB? Was mentioned on here a few days ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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