hereford_hearts Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 (edited) After Craig's - 'I love it' at the end of yesterday's post match interview. I think we can all agree that he was, is and will always be a PHM. Give us your best Levein moments. Edited April 7 by hereford_hearts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjcc Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 “The grass has been cut Monday...Tuesday… Wednesday, and I think the lawnmower might be broken for Thursday and Friday.“ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hansel Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 "It's a good laugh isn't it?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Treasurer Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 His final months as manager were terrible, no question about that. But no one can question his love of our club and, equally, his love of getting it right up the wee team. PHM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubyruby Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 Natural order has to be the top quote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trotter Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 "Ach, it's just a laugh isn't it?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS86 Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 2 minutes ago, rubyruby said: Natural order has to be the top quote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Better call Saul Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 Love Craig I do ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudi must stay Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 Not fussed about Levein. Ditched us when we needed him called us a provincial club and he wanted to leave for many years. For me Jefferies is a Hearts legend, had to sit through some terrible matches under Levein too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hughesie27 Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 (edited) 6 minutes ago, rudi must stay said: Not fussed about Levein. Ditched us when we needed him called us a provincial club and he wanted to leave for many years. For me Jefferies is a Hearts legend, had to sit through some terrible matches under Levein too Not had a league winner outside the OF for 4 decades. Every team other than them are provincial clubs. Edited April 7 by hughesie27 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Striker Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 1 minute ago, hughesie27 said: Not had a league winner outside the OF for 4 decades. Every team other than them are provincial clubs. Edinburgh - the capital city - is provincial, aye ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costanza Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 Out of interest, does anyone know what his overall record against Hibs as player and manager is? Must be ridiculous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzyonthefence Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 1 minute ago, Costanza said: Out of interest, does anyone know what his overall record against Hibs as player and manager is? Must be ridiculous No but it must be ridiculously good. Think he played in 22 in a row and 17 in a row too (although not sure if he was injured for chunks of them). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hughesie27 Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 3 minutes ago, Lone Striker said: Edinburgh - the capital city - is provincial, aye ? Pretty sure his point was that we are outwith the main two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go for it 1308 Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 18 minutes ago, rudi must stay said: Not fussed about Levein. Ditched us when we needed him called us a provincial club and he wanted to leave for many years. For me Jefferies is a Hearts legend, had to sit through some terrible matches under Levein too Ffs 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey1874 Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 He hates the Hibs. Actually he doesn't hate them. Just finds them pathetic and funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingantti1874 Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 (edited) 7 minutes ago, hughesie27 said: Pretty sure his point was that we are outwith the main two. Playing in the capital city, and not a Provence means we are in a very small list of non provincial clubs . Mental how educated people don’t know this. still. I’m back on the levein love train so couldn’t give a shiny Edited April 7 by kingantti1874 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey1874 Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 To be fair, it was a pretty special era. Going 17 then 22 games undefeated. No wonder those that did it have the biggest ever superiority complex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooks Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 1 hour ago, RS86 said: Made even better by their stupidity in understanding what natural order means Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubo Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 ….great defender won nothing for us though , but for me bottled it in may 1986 at Dens told him that to his face one night then he went for me , truth hurt ,I said I would have played with a broken leg ….no response …..PHM yes not a legend ……eye bleeding football as a manager he took us down not stendel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Striker Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 1 minute ago, hughesie27 said: Pretty sure his point was that we are outwith the main two. I very much doubt Levein would ever have called us provincial. If he ever did. he was incorrect - poor use of language to describe Hearts. Rudi Must Stay is also wrong to say CL "ditched us" (in 2004-05) - a combination of sensing how the Romanov era was likely to turn out + a rumoured "personal issue" were the most likely reasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hughesie27 Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 1 minute ago, kingantti1874 said: Playing in the capital city, and not a Provence means we are in a very small list of non provincial clubs Maybe the concept of being 'provincial' can be applied to other areas of life. Like a collection of Football Teams that hold Membership to an Association. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooks Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 Just now, hughesie27 said: Maybe the concept of being 'provincial' can be applied to other areas of life. Like a collection of Football Teams that hold Membership to an Association. Nah , provincial was not the right word . Glasgow is not a capital city and the success of their football teams does not change the meaning of the word Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Striker Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 23 minutes ago, Costanza said: Out of interest, does anyone know what his overall record against Hibs as player and manager is? Must be ridiculous Per London Hearts - As manager (both spells) - played 22 games, won 9, drew 8, lost 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 31 minutes ago, rudi must stay said: Not fussed about Levein. Ditched us when we needed him called us a provincial club and he wanted to leave for many years. For me Jefferies is a Hearts legend, had to sit through some terrible matches under Levein too Having met Craig on many occasions, I’ll say that he was more than slightly arrogant in his younger days. However, your post stinks. Craig loved/loves Hearts and, believe it or not, did his utmost to exemplify that. If you have nothing to back up your post, then don’t post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Jambo Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 14 minutes ago, stubo said: ….great defender won nothing for us though , but for me bottled it in may 1986 at Dens told him that to his face one night then he went for me , truth hurt ,I said I would have played with a broken leg ….no response …..PHM yes not a legend ……eye bleeding football as a manager he took us down not stendel Jesus football fans can be obnoxious sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peakybunnet Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 19 minutes ago, Lone Striker said: I very much doubt Levein would ever have called us provincial. If he ever did. he was incorrect - poor use of language to describe Hearts. Rudi Must Stay is also wrong to say CL "ditched us" (in 2004-05) - a combination of sensing how the Romanov era was likely to turn out + a rumoured "personal issue" were the most likely reasons. 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehcaley Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 18 minutes ago, stubo said: ….great defender won nothing for us though , but for me bottled it in may 1986 at Dens told him that to his face one night then he went for me , truth hurt ,I said I would have played with a broken leg ….no response …..PHM yes not a legend ……eye bleeding football as a manager he took us down not stendel Back to sister fister,run along now muppet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 21 minutes ago, stubo said: ….great defender won nothing for us though , but for me bottled it in may 1986 at Dens told him that to his face one night then he went for me , truth hurt ,I said I would have played with a broken leg ….no response …..PHM yes not a legend ……eye bleeding football as a manager he took us down not stendel That post belongs on Vermin.net. As do you. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costanza Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 11 minutes ago, Lone Striker said: Per London Hearts - As manager (both spells) - played 22 games, won 9, drew 8, lost 5 Good stuff. Think I'm going to try and add up this to his playing career and management at Dundee Utd and St Johnstone, it's going to be even more one sided than that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 12 minutes ago, Saint Jambo said: Jesus football fans can be obnoxious sometimes. He’s not a ‘football’ fan - he’s Hibs. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AC Mallin_51 Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 “Natural Order has been restored” after the cup game in 2018 is the best. It’s almost iconic. In my lifetime that was definitely the ropiest period I’ve seen v Hibs, it all felt so incredibly unnatural. Levein knew that, he knew the natural run of things in the fixture is that more often than not Hearts end up on top. It got so unbelievably under their skin aswell to make it even better. He’s been proven right though, fast forward a couple years and the 2020s began and it’s been a pretty one sided fixture since Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 His quote about if he’d signed Mikey Stewart for £2 it would be the worst £2 he’d ever spent. ‘And the one about the average IQ in the dressing room went up when Kyle Lafferty went to Rangers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1971fozzy Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 When he rattled Lennon with the natural order interview it was an utter classic. He gets under their skin and they hate it. despite how it ended here for him , he’s always a PHM and the way he rattles them is joyous. Dhanda - Levein and next week Spittal will see their top 6 hopes wrecked. guaranteed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Tazio said: His quote about if he’d signed Mikey Stewart for £2 it would be the worst £2 he’d ever spent. ‘And the one about the average IQ in the dressing room went up when Kyle Lafferty went to Rangers. Actually on second thoughts that 2nd one might have been Mikey Stewart that said that. Edited April 7 by Tazio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambo mark Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 What was the quote where he said Mowbray had been spanked and sent home? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costanza Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 14 minutes ago, Tazio said: His quote about if he’d signed Mikey Stewart for £2 it would be the worst £2 he’d ever spent. ‘And the one about the average IQ in the dressing room went up when Kyle Lafferty went to Rangers. I think you've overvalued Michael Stewart there; I'm sure it was £1 per week and per value he said he was the worst signing he had ever made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Reekin' Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 13 minutes ago, Tazio said: Actually on second thoughts that 2nd one might have been Mikey Stewart that said that. Pretty sure it was Levein. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homme Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 (edited) Hearts had to offer something for Mikey Stewart. So the transaction for the deal reads £1. Levein said it was the worst £1 he had ever spent. That's how ive been led to believe that story went. Edited April 7 by Homme Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horatio Caine Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 During his first spell as manager, after a particularly inept performance at Pittodrie he labelled some of his players as 'wage thieves'. That was the first time I had heard that expression and he was right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey1874 Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 6 minutes ago, Homme said: Hearts had to offer something for Mikey Stewart. So the transaction for the deal reads £1. Levein said it was the worst £1 he had ever spent. That's how ive been led to believe that story went. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobNox Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 1 hour ago, Costanza said: Out of interest, does anyone know what his overall record against Hibs as player and manager is? Must be ridiculous His stats were posted on another thread by @martoon To save you looking, here's the numbers: Hearts player: Pld 37 W 20 D 13 L 4 Hearts manager: Pld 22 W 9 D 8 L 5 Hearts total: Pld 59 W 29 D 21 L 9 Dundee Utd manager: Pld 11 W 2 D 7 L 2 St. Johnstone manager: Pld 2 W 2 D 0 L 0 Total: Pld 72 W 31 D 28 L 11 At Easter Road: Hearts player: 10 -3 wins Hearts manager: 4 -4 Dundee Utd manager: 1 -2 St. Johnstone manager 1 -0 Total: 16 -9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobNox Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 1 hour ago, Sooks said: Nah , provincial was not the right word . Glasgow is not a capital city and the success of their football teams does not change the meaning of the word Correct. It would be the same as calling Roma and Lazio provincial clubs because Milan and Turin dominate Italian football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooks Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 4 minutes ago, RobNox said: Correct. It would be the same as calling Roma and Lazio provincial clubs because Milan and Turin dominate Italian football. Exactly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott herbertson Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 Not a quote but I remember laughing at this "It was a club rule at Hearts that players were not allowed on the golf course 72 hours before games and striker Graham Weir broke that understanding when he went for a round with his pal. "Craig found out about it and asked him to report to Tynecastle the following day with his golf clubs - and he ran him up and down the steps of the stand with his bag on his back." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobNox Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 46 minutes ago, AC Mallin_51 said: “Natural Order has been restored” after the cup game in 2018 is the best. It’s almost iconic. In my lifetime that was definitely the ropiest period I’ve seen v Hibs, it all felt so incredibly unnatural. Levein knew that, he knew the natural run of things in the fixture is that more often than not Hearts end up on top. It got so unbelievably under their skin aswell to make it even better. He’s been proven right though, fast forward a couple years and the 2020s began and it’s been a pretty one sided fixture since I agree. Bear in mind he played for us during the 17 and 22 game unbeaten runs when we didn't always have the better team (though mostly we did), but always had the better attitude. I've heard ex-Hibs players from those days saying that Hearts always seemed to be much more up for the derbies and I think that attitude has persisted with Levein into his managerial career. Even when he's not managing Hearts, he takes great joy in pumping them, he can't help it, it's part of his psyche. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 13 minutes ago, scott herbertson said: Not a quote but I remember laughing at this "It was a club rule at Hearts that players were not allowed on the golf course 72 hours before games and striker Graham Weir broke that understanding when he went for a round with his pal. "Craig found out about it and asked him to report to Tynecastle the following day with his golf clubs - and he ran him up and down the steps of the stand with his bag on his back." Neil Janczk (sp) as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homme Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 43 minutes ago, Mikey1874 said: Thanks. Almost correct! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SectionDJambo Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 The term “provincial clubs” is a west of Scotland football “journalist” term that I first read or heard when I was a wee boy many moons ago. It was their way of referring to any club outside of their bigoted Glasgow bubble. Their arrogance and ignorance knows no bounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martoon Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 4 hours ago, RobNox said: His stats were posted on another thread by @martoon To save you looking, here's the numbers: Hearts player: Pld 37 W 20 D 13 L 4 Hearts manager: Pld 22 W 9 D 8 L 5 Hearts total: Pld 59 W 29 D 21 L 9 Dundee Utd manager: Pld 11 W 2 D 7 L 2 St. Johnstone manager: Pld 2 W 2 D 0 L 0 Total: Pld 72 W 31 D 28 L 11 At Easter Road: Hearts player: 10 -3 wins Hearts manager: 4 -4 Dundee Utd manager: 1 -2 St. Johnstone manager 1 -0 Total: 16 -9 Nice one, Rob. 👍 CL's record vs. the emailing scuttlers, like Henry, Robbo, Gary Mac and many, many others, is superb and cannot be repeated enough. FTHIBS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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