Preston Jambo Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 1 hour ago, PortyBeach said: Yes, it’s strange that for many their love for Hibernian FC seems to necessarily also require a dislike of all things HMFC. I can’t remember what Lugton says about Hearts’ support for Hibs’ inclusion in Scottish football - do tell! Lugtons mention of Hearts support is brief "... finally, of all teams, Heart of Midlothian agreed to play Hibernian on Christmas Day 1875." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PortyBeach Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 4 minutes ago, Preston Jambo said: Lugtons mention of Hearts support is brief "... finally, of all teams, Heart of Midlothian agreed to play Hibernian on Christmas Day 1875." Thanks, PJ. I recall that now because I remember at the time being taken aback by the phrase “of all teams”. Remember this was 1875 - the year Hibs were founded. So there was no history between the clubs, no animosity. Hearts wouldn’t have given Hibs their support otherwise, surely? And yet, Lugton can’t resist implying Hearts - the pantomime villains - were the surprise source of this support. Damned by faint praise, indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannymack Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 1 hour ago, Smithee said: This got me thinking, do we actually have any good reason for the six yard box to still exist? Goal kicks are the only time I can think they'd be useful, and even then, only slightly That's it sole purpose, goalkeepers using the 6 yard line for goal kicks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannymack Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 3 hours ago, PortyBeach said: Yes, it’s strange that for many their love for Hibernian FC seems to necessarily also require a dislike of all things HMFC. I can’t remember what Lugton says about Hearts’ support for Hibs’ inclusion in Scottish football - do tell! Unfortunately I cannot recall what was put into print, im sure what ever credit was given was limited and written through gritted teeth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannymack Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 (edited) One review for The Making of Hibernian, "Malevolent influences are Hearts and Glasgow Rangers" Come on Alan J Martin it's Heart of Midlothian. Not quite getting the malevolent influences though. Edited June 7, 2022 by dannymack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martoon Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 1 hour ago, PortyBeach said: Thanks, PJ. I recall that now because I remember at the time being taken aback by the phrase “of all teams”. Remember this was 1875 - the year Hibs were founded. So there was no history between the clubs, no animosity. Hearts wouldn’t have given Hibs their support otherwise, surely? And yet, Lugton can’t resist implying Hearts - the pantomime villains - were the surprise source of this support. Damned by faint praise, indeed. Spot on. It was the first game Hibernian ever played. How could Hearts have been anything other than neighbours. Good neighbours at that. Everybody needs them. 😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PortyBeach Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 1 hour ago, martoon said: Spot on. It was the first game Hibernian ever played. How could Hearts have been anything other than neighbours. Good neighbours at that. Everybody needs them. 😄 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PortyBeach Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, dannymack said: One review for The Making of Hibernian, "Malevolent influences are Hearts and Glasgow Rangers" Come on Alan J Martin it's Heart of Midlothian. Not quite getting the malevolent influences though. Good spot, Danny. The second reviewer is conceding that the narrative is biased - but that it might have been more so “considering the post-Mercer era”! Oh, well - that’s OK then. Like most Hibbies, I suspect Lugton would have ignored the fact that David Rowland approached Mercer to buy Hibs shares, not the other way round. Edited June 7, 2022 by PortyBeach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PortyBeach Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 5 hours ago, dannymack said: Unfortunately I cannot recall what was put into print, im sure what ever credit was given was limited and written through gritted teeth. See PJ’s comment. Seems like your prediction was spot on 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannymack Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 50 minutes ago, PortyBeach said: See PJ’s comment. Seems like your prediction was spot on 😊 👌🏻 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cory McNamara Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 Nice set of photographs. Once we had a very strong team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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