Skippy Doodle Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 On This Day 24 years ago we signed Colin Cameron from Raith Rovers - Please share your memories of him on the thread - New video containing 43 of his strikes for us is on this link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1971fozzy Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 An outstanding signing . Superb player who’s right up there with the best we’ve had since I started watching us 35 years ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everybody Loves Baz! Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 If I told you we signed him by mistake, would you believe me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 4 minutes ago, Everybody Loves Baz! said: If I told you we signed him by mistake, would you believe me? Not heard that one??????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everybody Loves Baz! Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Just now, Marvin said: Not heard that one??????? We were meant to sign Stevie Crawford and mixed up the paperwork. A story Les Porteous told me years ago in his Boozer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allystrachan Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 24 years later & were still saying we could do with a box to box midfielder like Cameron (and Hartley) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzyonthefence Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 22 minutes ago, Everybody Loves Baz! said: If I told you we signed him by mistake, would you believe me? No Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzyonthefence Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 17 minutes ago, Everybody Loves Baz! said: We were meant to sign Stevie Crawford and mixed up the paperwork. A story Les Porteous told me years ago in his Boozer. And you believed him?😂😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GavK1012 Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 What a signing....an absolute 1st class footballer... Did we end up stealing him for 250K plus John Millar if memory serves me? Was worth his weight in gold for us and criminally under used by Scotland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debut 4 Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 A player that can run with the ball from midfield? Don’t make them like they used to! Definitely one of my all time favourites. CC was for any situation, good times and bad. Hugely instrumental in digging us out our 1998-99 hole. Everything rolled into one. Quality, bottle, warrior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Cameron was one of the best, instrumental in the 97/98 cup winning season and deadly from 12 yards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ribble Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 1 hour ago, Everybody Loves Baz! said: We were meant to sign Stevie Crawford and mixed up the paperwork. A story Les Porteous told me years ago in his Boozer. Correct, initially bid for both but money Raith were asking meant it was one or the other and JJ mixed up the names and said 'get me the striker, Cameron'. JJ only realised when he was called down to the pitch to do the scarf above the head pic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everybody Loves Baz! Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 1 hour ago, Fozzyonthefence said: And you believed him?😂😂 I know a lot more than you know that's for sure. Now toodlepip your way back to slagging the clubs finances off on other threads please, there's a good boy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everybody Loves Baz! Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 28 minutes ago, Ribble said: Correct, initially bid for both but money Raith were asking meant it was one or the other and JJ mixed up the names and said 'get me the striker, Cameron'. JJ only realised when he was called down to the pitch to do the scarf above the head pic Thanks for the backing mate. Like I said, we've been told stories not many would believe on here. Especially when we worked at Tynie lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ribble Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 2 minutes ago, Everybody Loves Baz! said: Thanks for the backing mate. Like I said, we've been told stories not many would believe on here. Especially when we worked at Tynie lol. Yeah not sure whether half of them are funny or just downright scary tbh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everybody Loves Baz! Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Just now, Ribble said: Yeah not sure whether half of them are funny or just downright scary tbh Both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy Doodle Posted March 31, 2020 Author Share Posted March 31, 2020 2 minutes ago, Everybody Loves Baz! said: Thanks for the backing mate. Like I said, we've been told stories not many would believe on here. Especially when we worked at Tynie lol. That’s a crazy but fun story. Maybe one day I will put a video together of the greatest hearts stories told through anonymous sources haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ribble Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 1 minute ago, Skippy Doodle said: That’s a crazy but fun story. Maybe one day I will put a video together of the greatest hearts stories told through anonymous sources haha It'd be a full length feature film just from what me and Baz have heard over the years haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everybody Loves Baz! Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 1 minute ago, Skippy Doodle said: That’s a crazy but fun story. Maybe one day I will put a video together of the greatest hearts stories told through anonymous sources haha That's not anonymous though. I told you who told me. I can also tell you when we first started a Fitbaw team from Les's pub, after a few weeks of working at Tynie, one Sunday playing a match, it took Les most of the pre-match warm up fo him to realise that we were wearing players warm up gear we had managed to borrow from the Tynie laundry room. Our wee midfield dynamo was quite happily fannying about in Zico's number 2 clobber. And I'm sure someone had taken set of boots too?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzyonthefence Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 1 hour ago, Marvin said: Cameron was one of the best, instrumental in the 97/98 cup winning season and deadly from 12 yards. And his return from long term injury the following season may well have saved us from relegation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzyonthefence Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 18 minutes ago, Everybody Loves Baz! said: I know a lot more than you know that's for sure. Now toodlepip your way back to slagging the clubs finances off on other threads please, there's a good boy. Where have I slagged off our finances? I still don’t believe it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamhammer Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 3 hours ago, 1971fozzy said: An outstanding signing . Superb player who’s right up there with the best we’ve had since I started watching us 35 years ago This. Never gave less than 100%. Would be the first name on my favourite Hearts players list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasAndy Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 An exciting signing at an exciting time. You could see JJ building a team supplementing the young players coming through with signings like Weir, Fulton, McCann, Hamilton, Adam, Flogel, Salvatori..... A great team rewarded with Scottish Cup and who weren't a million miles from winning the league. Sadly the team broke up almost as quickly as it came together. But Mickey, yeah a proper signing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Maroonblood Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 What a phenomenal player. His penalties were something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusk_Till_Dawn Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 What a player. What a signing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackal Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Brilliant player for us. Oh to have another player like him in the team now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martoon Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Chuffed when we signed Colin. Even more so when we added Weir and McCann a few months later. As Brian Clough said: "There's no secret to success, just buy good players". JJ certainly did. Adam and Flogel the year after completed the jigsaw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Findlay Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Never scored against me in the very last game in front of the old main stand😁😁😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordiegords Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Loved him as a player and nearly cried when he left 😢 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pants Shaton Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Incredible player. 97/98 was the best Hearts team in my 40+ year lifetime - if we could have beaten Rangers and Celtic just once each in that league!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruyff Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Fantastic player, one of the best to ever wear the Maroon Jersey. A Hearts legend. Saved us from relegation as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Maroonblood Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 29 minutes ago, Pants Shaton said: Incredible player. 97/98 was the best Hearts team in my 40+ year lifetime - if we could have beaten Rangers and Celtic just once each in that league!! I'm sure about Xmas time we started picking up a few injuries to key players. This probably cost us winning the league as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 I think I've made my feelings clear on Mickey many a time on here. I'd rather not creep everyone out again but, suffice to say, I'd have his babies. Hunners o' them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Lothian Jambo Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Probably my favourite player watching Hearts Just brilliant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ford donald Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 7 hours ago, 1971fozzy said: An outstanding signing . Superb player who’s right up there with the best we’ve had since I started watching us 35 years ago Remeber his manager at the time saying you are getting a top top player,cheaply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Was his first game a midweek against Rangers? Gazza didn't like Mickey biting his ankles. What a player Mickey was for us. And with Salvatori and Fulton an incredible blend in midfield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milky_26 Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 my favourite hearts player of all time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Gin Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 What a player he was. The difference he made when he came back from a lengthy injury at the tail end of the 98/99 season was remarkable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debut 4 Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, martoon said: Chuffed when we signed Colin. Even more so when we added Weir and McCann a few months later. As Brian Clough said: "There's no secret to success, just buy good players". JJ certainly did. Adam and Flogel the year after completed the jigsaw. You can be accused of being misty eyed or wearing the nostalgic specs when looking back but football really is average nowadays isn’t it? ( the SPL). I’m not just talking about Hearts either. But you look at some of the old footage (ffs I’m calling it old from 20-25 years ago😁) and the slick play, technique , just general play was better. Football is so one paced at times now, lacking of intelligence or players too deliberate in possession with no confidence to play quicker. Some players lauded at Hearts now wouldn’t be near first pick in Hearts sides during the mid to late 90s. Edited March 31, 2020 by Debut 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Maroonblood Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 5 minutes ago, Debut 4 said: You can be accused of being misty eyed or wearing the nostalgic specs when looking back but football really is average nowadays isn’t it? ( the SPL). I’m not just talking about Hearts either. But you look at some of the old footage (ffs I’m calling it old from 20-25 years ago😁) and the slick play, technique , just general play was better. Football is so one paced at times now, lacking of intelligence or players too deliberate in possession with no confidence to play quicker. Some players lauded at Hearts now wouldn’t be near first pick in Hearts sides during the mid to late 90s. The game is made to complicated nowadays when in reality it's a simple game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Салатные палочки Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 An excellent wee player. Scored on his debut v. his old team IIRC. Players like that don't come cheap these days that's probably why we haven't signed one like him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debut 4 Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 17 minutes ago, The Real Maroonblood said: The game is made to complicated nowadays when in reality it's a simple game. Agree. You’ve got coaches too always wanting to look the genius. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martoon Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 (edited) 49 minutes ago, Debut 4 said: You can be accused of being misty eyed or wearing the nostalgic specs when looking back but football really is average nowadays isn’t it? ( the SPL). I’m not just talking about Hearts either. But you look at some of the old footage (ffs I’m calling it old from 20-25 years ago😁) and the slick play, technique , just general play was better. Football is so one paced at times now, lacking of intelligence or players too deliberate in possession with no confidence to play quicker. Some players lauded at Hearts now wouldn’t be near first pick in Hearts sides during the mid to late 90s. Aye. Feel the same, bud. Even stuff from just a few years ago looks like a different game altogether. Thoroughly enjoyed the recent rerun of 5-1 but, feck me, it also made me depressed about how slow paced, rigid and clueless we are now. @Skippy Doodlehunted down highlights of one of my favourite games a while back: Hearts 4 Dundee 2, 1987/88. It's different planet stuff. Two really good teams, attacking intent from start to finish, with simple aims: scoring goals and winning. Today's football, and the fearful approach to it, is soul destroying at times. Edited March 31, 2020 by martoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig_ Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 3 hours ago, milky_26 said: my favourite hearts player of all time Likewise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo78 Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 A class player no doubt a joy to watch. How we could do with a few of the players from the jefferies era now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ToqueJambo Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 I've never been sadder or more worried when a player left us than when Micky left, not even when Robbo left for Newcastle. He was so influential for us. Irreplaceable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debut 4 Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 4 hours ago, martoon said: Aye. Feel the same, bud. Even stuff from just a few years ago looks like a different game altogether. Thoroughly enjoyed the recent rerun of 5-1 but, feck me, it also made me depressed about how slow paced, rigid and clueless we are now. @Skippy Doodlehunted down highlights of one of my favourite games a while back: Hearts 4 Dundee 2, 1987/88. It's different planet stuff. Two really good teams, attacking intent from start to finish, with simple aims: scoring goals and winning. Today's football, and the fearful approach to it, is soul destroying at times. Spot on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazzas right boot Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 11 hours ago, Pants Shaton said: Incredible player. 97/98 was the best Hearts team in my 40+ year lifetime - if we could have beaten Rangers and Celtic just once each in that league!! Yeah. Best footballing side u seen as well. The transformation was incredible. Absolute shite to smashing teams home and away. Unfortunately celtic and rangers were miles ahead and iirc hammered us a good few times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazzas right boot Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 9 hours ago, Debut 4 said: You can be accused of being misty eyed or wearing the nostalgic specs when looking back but football really is average nowadays isn’t it? ( the SPL). I’m not just talking about Hearts either. But you look at some of the old footage (ffs I’m calling it old from 20-25 years ago😁) and the slick play, technique , just general play was better. Football is so one paced at times now, lacking of intelligence or players too deliberate in possession with no confidence to play quicker. Some players lauded at Hearts now wouldn’t be near first pick in Hearts sides during the mid to late 90s. To an extent. But tbh I remember some games in the mid nineties and they were horrible. God awful stuff from both sides on the park. The Tommy Maclean season... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazzas right boot Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 Got to shake the man's hand on stage at the Aberdeen game in hospitality, I was cheesing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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