gordon simpson Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 I have 2 first is Jimmy O'rourke who I was friends with , and his 3 brothers who were all great guys and hibs daft second was George Stewart who I lived beside when he was at Dundee and then signed for hibs a great guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Idle Talk Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Never knew any. Met Paul Kane and Mickey Weir at an Emlyn Hughes soccer day at Meadowbank Stadium when I was wee. Paul Kane was a knob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lost in space Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 This should be a short thread...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sub4TiddlerMurray Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 10 minutes ago, gordon simpson said: I have 2 first is Jimmy O'rourke who I was friends with , and his 3 brothers who were all great guys and hibs daft second was George Stewart who I lived beside when he was at Dundee and then signed for hibs a great guy Totally agree. I used to DJ and do the pub quiz for Jimmy when he had the Corstorphine Inn. Brilliant guy....and a top top player in his day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordon simpson Posted March 29 Author Share Posted March 29 5 minutes ago, No Idle Talk said: Never knew any. Met Paul Kane and Mickey Weir at an Emlyn Hughes soccer day at Meadowbank Stadium when I was wee. Paul Kane was a knob. I have heard he still is I sat in main stand when he got bad injury at Tynie was giving it large when his mother and girl friend gave me it tight lol they were sat next to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBigO Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Darren Jackson. The end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finlay James Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 I used to live next to Nick Colgan and socialised with him and his wife a fair bit. Really good lad and his wife was fit. He was very good mates with Antti Niemi and had huge respect for him. I once met Mickey Weir in biddy mulligans and he was a good lad and happy to chat. Ive met John Collins several times, he is the pricks prick. Derek Riordan tried to pick a fight with me in a bar next to the omni centre when he saw my Hearts tattoo. He wasn’t so game when I asked him outside 😅 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Jason Cummins Keith wright ( I know him and his wife ) Scott Brown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XB52 Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Pat Stanton. Hated him after he scored a late equaliser back in the 70s but he later ran my works local and was really sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bull's-eye Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 None. All rabid Shitehawks and best avoided at all costs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Fredrickson Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Not a player but Grant Stott is ok. He went to school with a workmate of mine and he takes banter well, as well as dishing it out. Cant think of any player I have met that I thought was a decent lad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ93 Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 11 minutes ago, JudyJudyJudy said: Jason Cummins Keith wright ( I know him and his wife ) Scott Brown Interesting re Scott Brown. What changed your mind there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shooter McGavin Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Heard a few accounts that despite being a player you love to hate, off the park, Scott Brown is a top lad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arry Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 George Stewart was a good guy back in the day. Pat Stanton was a great player and a gentleman … Jimmy ORourke was sound. I think a lot of them from 70s were ok tbh even although they regularly beat us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ93 Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 4 minutes ago, Shooter McGavin said: Heard a few accounts that despite being a player you love to hate, off the park, Scott Brown is a top lad. Interesting what he said recently about why he shaved his head as a player (to look like a thug) and now he’s growing his hair like normal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
been here before Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Awwwww man we've taken to nicking thread ideas from .nugget Anyhow Ill say John Leslie. Used to think he was a lothesome creepy sleazeball. Turns out he isnt. Turns out he's a weird, sleezy, creep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GinRummy Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 24 minutes ago, TheBigO said: Darren Jackson. The end. Brian Hamilton as well 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soonbe110 Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Scott Brown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticJambo Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Used to see Goram and Mickey Weir in Busters on occasions. Sat there like a ventriloquist with his dummy. Never spoke to either, probably sound IRL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Alex Cropley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debut 4 Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 30 minutes ago, TheBigO said: Darren Jackson. The end. Not a Hibby by birth though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 6 minutes ago, been here before said: Awwwww man we've taken to nicking thread ideas from .nugget Anyhow Ill say John Leslie. Used to think he was a lothesome creepy sleazeball. Turns out he isnt. Turns out he's a weird, sleezy, creep. Agreed. I’ve seen him ‘in action’ twice. Weird, sleepy creep isn’t strong enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticJambo Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Only footballer I ever spent any time with, my mate's dad's friend, where we would often go out for a meal after home games, was Johnny Haynes. I was about 12/13 so never really appreciated his stature as a player in the game at the time. Absolute gent, however, that was very apparent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordon simpson Posted March 29 Author Share Posted March 29 11 minutes ago, been here before said: Awwwww man we've taken to nicking thread ideas from .nugget Anyhow Ill say John Leslie. Used to think he was a lothesome creepy sleazeball. Turns out he isnt. Turns out he's a weird, sleezy, creep. you are spot on stole from .net as thought it was a good thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 24 minutes ago, JJ93 said: Interesting re Scott Brown. What changed your mind there? Met him a few times in pubs . Always been very pleasant . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 10 minutes ago, ArcticJambo said: Used to see Goram and Mickey Weir in Busters on occasions. Sat there like a ventriloquist with his dummy. Never spoke to either, probably sound IRL. Goram was pished in a pub one night “ fingers “ and looked at me and said the classic line “ what the **** u looking at “ ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasbottle2 Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Me and my mates ( all Jambos ) were in a pub in Rose St last year and Riordan was in with a couple of his mates. He came over and blethered with us most of the afternoon. We spoke about the Rudi game and singing incident. Basically said he was a daft laddie and wished he hadn’t done it. We actually all had a good afternoon and my mates and I all agreed that we were surprised he was actually a decent lad 🤷🏼♂️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticJambo Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 1 minute ago, JudyJudyJudy said: Goram was pished in a pub one night “ fingers “ and looked at me and said the classic line “ what the **** u looking at “ ? tbf can't be easy being out on the Ran and being famous, no doubt you'd let it slip occasionally. Maybe he was a bit of a dick, dunno really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
db211833 Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 8 minutes ago, JudyJudyJudy said: Goram was pished in a pub one night “ fingers “ and looked at me and said the classic line “ what the **** u looking at “ ? Met Goram at a party once when I was a lot younger. A total bellend of a man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May98 Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 John Hughes was a nice guy in person, chatted football for ages. The rest of them are all bitter welts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTJ Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Jim McArthur was training to be a PE Teacher when part time with Cowdenbeath but went full time with Hibs. Our school's Staff v Pupils game saw Jim (plus a couple more ringers) playing for the staff team. Due to the weather we had to use a hockey pitch with their small goals but I enjoyed putting three past him 😁. I saw him a few times after that and he always took the slagging well! Lawrie Reilly always came to the Willie Bauld Dinner and all players of that era were quite pally together. I guess they weren't paid much, compared to nowadays....... Jimmy O'Rourke was a great guy, unlucky to never play for Scotland. Despite singing about "Send the Hibees to Vietnam" I quite liked Peter Cormack and the one time I met him he was quite quiet and unassuming for a Scottish International. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 8 minutes ago, ArcticJambo said: tbf can't be easy being out on the Ran and being famous, no doubt you'd let it slip occasionally. Maybe he was a bit of a dick, dunno really. 4 minutes ago, db211833 said: Met Goram at a party once when I was a lot younger. A total bellend of a man. Yep . Very unpleasant character . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyBatistuta Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 1 hour ago, No Idle Talk said: Never knew any. Met Paul Kane and Mickey Weir at an Emlyn Hughes soccer day at Meadowbank Stadium when I was wee. Paul Kane was a knob. He still is, in fact an even bigger knob now 48 minutes ago, Finlay James said: I used to live next to Nick Colgan and socialised with him and his wife a fair bit. Really good lad and his wife was fit. He was very good mates with Antti Niemi and had huge respect for him. I once met Mickey Weir in biddy mulligans and he was a good lad and happy to chat. Ive met John Collins several times, he is the pricks prick. Derek Riordan tried to pick a fight with me in a bar next to the omni centre when he saw my Hearts tattoo. He wasn’t so game when I asked him outside 😅 Tried to pick a fight with me in the taxi too. Was all nice and friendly chat and then someone flicked the switch. 44 minutes ago, Carl Fredrickson said: Not a player but Grant Stott is ok. He went to school with a workmate of mine and he takes banter well, as well as dishing it out. Cant think of any player I have met that I thought was a decent lad. Grant Stott is a great lad. 25 minutes ago, been here before said: Awwwww man we've taken to nicking thread ideas from .nugget Anyhow Ill say John Leslie. Used to think he was a lothesome creepy sleazeball. Turns out he isnt. Turns out he's a weird, sleezy, creep. His brother not so much, I’ll leave it there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kila Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Met Scott Brown when he came into where I was working many years ago. Was surprisingly polite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyBatistuta Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 4 minutes ago, May98 said: John Hughes was a nice guy in person, chatted football for ages. The rest of them are all bitter welts. Forgot about him. Spent a night in his company along with Levein, he’s a really nice guy and a great laugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
If carlsberg did rivals... Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 31 minutes ago, been here before said: Awwwww man we've taken to nicking thread ideas from .nugget Anyhow Ill say John Leslie. Used to think he was a lothesome creepy sleazeball. Turns out he isnt. Turns out he's a weird, sleezy, creep. He was on the same flight as me about 10 years ago, his creepy attempts to flirt with the stewardess failed miserably, she was about 20 and was completely oblivious to who he was! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GinRummy Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 (edited) 10 minutes ago, May98 said: John Hughes was a nice guy in person, chatted football for ages. The rest of them are all bitter welts. Similar experience. My brother is a spark and done some work for Hughes . Ended up meeting my bro in The Ferret and Bootlace which John owned. Quite an entertaining guy, good laugh and loves the game. Edited March 29 by GinRummy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locky Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Not a bona fide Hibby as such but once met Pat Nevin. Stood and gabbed a good 10-15 minutes about football. Really nice fella. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Idle Talk Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 1 hour ago, gordon simpson said: I have heard he still is I sat in main stand when he got bad injury at Tynie was giving it large when his mother and girl friend gave me it tight lol they were sat next to me To be fair his girlfriend probably wasn't accustomed to seeing a man giving it large. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
been here before Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 13 minutes ago, Rick James said: Not a bona fide Hibby as such but once met Pat Nevin. Stood and gabbed a good 10-15 minutes about football. Really nice fella. Bumped into him a couple of times, nice dude. Keep meaning to buy his book. 21 minutes ago, kila said: Met Scott Brown when he came into where I was working many years ago. Was surprisingly polite. Only ever met him through the laddies football. He's presented medals and such like and couldnt have been nicer posing for dozens and dozens of pictures, signing autographs, getting ripped by the laddies and spending time with them all afterward Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paolo Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Can’t say I have met that many. If my memory serves me correct though, Gareth Evans used to own/run the West End Hotel in Palmerston Place. I used to go there with my mates in the 90s. He was happy for us to spend our cash, but as soon as we won a couple of jackpots in the fruit machines one night, he chucked us out. The jackpot wasn’t even that big in those days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazzas right boot Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 My wife. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highlandjambo3 Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 2 hours ago, lost in space said: This should be a short thread...... Third post in 😂😂👏 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheatfieldtosheffield Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 1 hour ago, TheBigO said: Darren Jackson. The end. Agree, a good sound Jambo. Remember seeing him and Davie Bowman outside the main stand in their smart coats before a game (when they were Dundee Utd players but didn't have a match that day) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benny Klack Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 (edited) Anthony Stokes seems nice 😊 Just kidding. Met Stott a couple of times - he’s no bad. Edited March 29 by Benny Klack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martoon Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 There's very few Hibs players I've loathed as very few have done Hearts any harm since my mid-teens (1983 on). 😊 Erich Schaedler, the personality for the evening, came up from his pub to crack open the charity bottle in Dizzy Lizzy's in late 1984. He cut his hand quite badly but stayed for a while and was a sound bloke. I got a wee dig in about his part in Robbo's equaliser the year before and he took it in great stead. Nice man. PS: I was still only 16 at the time but I was already a Dizzy's regular. 😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDK2020 Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 2 hours ago, lost in space said: This should be a short thread...... 🤩 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrT Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Mcginn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTT Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 (edited) I'm sure I bumped into McGinn & Boyle in Storries not long after their cup win. TBH both seemed like decent guys Remember being a bit surprised at how small Boyle is Edited March 29 by OTT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWL Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 1 hour ago, Morgan said: Alex Cropley. He was sound and had no love for Hibs. Drank in his pub for years. Despite it being a Drybrough pub, he used to sell pint bottles of Tennents on the sly as it was pretty shitty lager on draught (even shittier than Tennents). Obviously, he ended up getting caught out by the brewery and as a few Hibbies drank in the place he had the Hibs song on the jukey. Anyway, on his last night, he swapped the Hibs song for the Hearts song (45 vinyl discs back then). Cue around 8.00 and one of the Hibs guys puts the Hibs song on the jukey and seconds later Away up in Gorge is blasting out. Cropley was pissing himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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