jamcow1 Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 disgraceful if this is true the guy was a great servant to the club...all he did was go to anotrher job cuz he felt his bosses were mucking him about..wich every single person on this forum would do in the same situation. was he great footballer....no was he a great leader.....yes the man wanted to end his career at tynie but given the things happening round him decided not to do that... i for one dont hold t against him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucky Thompson Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 Great if this is true... Well done HMFC..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudi must stay Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 The Elvis bashing on here is pathetic. Get over it. Elvis was a great Hearts captain. well said. We get rid of it 2 years later as well. TBH i even forgot we had a banner of him on it, so it wasn't doing us any harm having it up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor FinnBarr Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 Get the banner back up! Thats all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack-Bauer Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 The Elvis bashing on here is pathetic. Get over it. Elvis was a great Hearts captain. I agree, and I also believe the man is a Hearts legend. Hopefully in a few years the Pressley hatred will have died down and he'll be viewed this way, but until then, the banner really did have no place in Tynecastle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroonman Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 Imo it was the wrong decision to put up his picture while he was still playing but since they put it up i think they should have left it. I'll never think of Pressley in the same way as pre-his chest thumping antics, but he was still a brilliant captain and i'd buy him a pint if i ever met him. Totally agree with you're comments. IMHO its time to move on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk Diggler Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 Good. They sure took their sweet time about it, should have been removed in January 2007. Hell yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunny Munro Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 It should be kept down. And put back up the day he hangs up his boots. A Hearts legend he is, and will always be, but I still think we should have waited until he stopped playing to put up the poster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tx-jambo Posted August 10, 2008 Author Share Posted August 10, 2008 It should be kept down. And put back up the day he hangs up his boots. A Hearts legend he is, and will always be, but I still think we should have waited until he stopped playing to put up the poster. I agree but was it not us the fans that voted for him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBones Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 It's a real shame that probably our best captain ever disgraced himself on that day. I still feel that he was a brilliant captain for us and surely must still hold our club in high regard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbogoal Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 I'd like to say congratulations and well done to the management of Heart of Midlothian FC for listening to the wishes of the vast majority of our fans and removing the banner commemorating that horrible slimy rheptile Presslehy. :) :) Elvis is my hero, and someone to look up to. He's a professional footballer who looked after his families interests, like you wouldnt? Elvis is a legend- how many of you have captained our club to Scottish Cup success? These threads are rediculus. Hes a Jambo Great Forever. Kenny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbogoal Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 disgraceful if this is true the guy was a great servant to the club...all he did was go to anotrher job cuz he felt his bosses were mucking him about..wich every single person on this forum would do in the same situation. was he great footballer....no was he a great leader.....yes the man wanted to end his career at tynie but given the things happening round him decided not to do that... i for one dont hold t against him well said, a jambo hero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikoliunas Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 the banner should have been removed after the Sparta Prague game at Murryfeild. The club is 100% to blame here. They know how we feel about ********* and should have took it down before somebody had to take the matter into their own hands. Now its gone I am glad :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin_T Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 the banner should have been removed after the Sparta Prague game at Murryfeild.The club is 100% to blame here. They know how we feel about ********* and should have took it down before somebody had to take the matter into their own hands. Now its gone I am glad :) It's certainly good that the club is taking into account the feelings of 20 or so knuckledraggers from Robbo's bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pants Shaton Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 It's certainly good that the club is taking into account the feelings of 20 or so knuckledraggers from Robbo's bar. They're the real fans, don't you know? Many of whom returned to Robbo's bar at half-time and their 'spiritual leader' followed shortly afterwards at 16:20 - real fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDonald Jardine Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 It's certainly good that the club is taking into account the feelings of 20 or so knuckledraggers from Robbo's bar. Nothing like an exaggerated generalisation eh? If you don't like watching a blatant mark of disrespect you're a knuckledragger? I take it you leave your door unlocked to help thieves too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjh1874 Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 Legend is an over used word when it comes to football players and one that definately should not be used to describe Steven Pressley. Great leader/captain in his day and a good servant. Banner up or down I couldn't care less, time to move on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corrie Jambo Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 Elvis is my hero, and someone to look up to. He's a professional footballer who looked after his families interests, like you wouldnt? Elvis is a legend- how many of you have captained our club to Scottish Cup success? These threads are rediculus. Hes a Jambo Great Forever. Fully agree with robbogoal and we should be trying to recruit him as a defensive coach. I hated what he did when he came back with Celtic but as a former Hun he was trying to get their fans to accept him as most players would. He is a Hearts legend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin_T Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 Nothing like an exaggerated generalisation eh? If you don't like watching a blatant mark of disrespect you're a knuckledragger? I take it you leave your door unlocked to help thieves too? I think if you allow one incident to overwrite 8 and a half years of loyal and distinguished service you are very small minded indeed. No idea what the tosh about 'thieves' is in reference to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDonald Jardine Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 I think if you allow one incident to overwrite 8 and a half years of loyal and distinguished service you are very small minded indeed. No idea what the tosh about 'thieves' is in reference to. For the hard of thinking, it's bending over to allow people to abuse you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDonald Jardine Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 It's certainly good that the club is taking into account the feelings of 20 or so knuckledraggers from Robbo's bar. There are now 34 "No" votes on the poll. Are some knuckledraggers voting twice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel Kurtz Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 There are now 34 "No" votes on the poll.Are some knuckledraggers voting twice? they have 2 sets of knuckles The Gyle Volunteer Force are not to be trifled with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eckauskas Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 It's certainly good that the club is taking into account the feelings of 20 or so knuckledraggers from Robbo's bar. So everyone who has a problem with Presslhey is a knuckledragger from Robbo's? Thats pretty small minded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stupid Sexy Flanders Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 disgraceful if this is true the guy was a great servant to the club...all he did was go to anotrher job cuz he felt his bosses were mucking him about..wich every single person on this forum would do in the same situation. was he great footballer....no was he a great leader.....yes the man wanted to end his career at tynie but given the things happening round him decided not to do that... i for one dont hold t against him Neither do I. What I do hold against him, are his actions on his return to Tynie, and subsequent lack of apology for said actions. Apparently, holding this opinion means I hate Catholics and drink in Robbos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pants Shaton Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 Neither do I. What I do hold against him, are his actions on his return to Tynie, and subsequent lack of apology for said actions. Apparently, holding this opinion means I hate Catholics and drink in Robbos. He has apologised and explained his chest-thumping to numerous contributors to this website. His actions, however badly judged, were directed at Romanov and not the fans. Does he owe the Hearts fans a public apology? No more than many Hearts fans owe him an apology for the shameful lack of support the 'Riccarton 3' were given. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stupid Sexy Flanders Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 He has apologised and explained his chest-thumping to numerous contributors to this website. His actions, however badly judged, were directed at Romanov and not the fans. Does he owe the Hearts fans a public apology? No more than many Hearts fans owe him an apology for the shameful lack of support the 'Riccarton 3' were given. Yes, I believe he does, and it is in fact long overdue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboSean Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 He has apologised and explained his chest-thumping to numerous contributors to this website. His actions, however badly judged, were directed at Romanov and not the fans. Does he owe the Hearts fans a public apology? No more than many Hearts fans owe him an apology for the shameful lack of support the 'Riccarton 3' were given. Of course he did. If he came out and explained his actions publicly, he may gain an ounce of respect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Therapist Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 He's a professional footballer who looked after his families interests, like you wouldnt? I hate to be picky, but how do his chest thumping antics equate to "looking after his family's interests"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pants Shaton Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 I hate to be picky, but how do his chest thumping antics equate to "looking after his family's interests"? I'm surprised you saw his chest-thumping antics, coming as they did at the end of the match. Did a real fan tell you about it later on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin_T Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 I'm surprised you saw his chest-thumping antics, coming as they did at the end of the match. Did a real fan tell you about it later on? To be fair GMAN, the game was on the telly, he probably caught the last 25 minutes on Setanta:4_1_72: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Harris Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 I find it strange/interesting that the criteria for a "knuckledragger" seems to be a persons position on Pressley. seems a tad oversimplistic to me. anyway. Personally speaking, I was gutted when he left and supported his, and Gordon and Hartley's, actions. But on his return I was genuinely upset by the way he behaved. Regardless of who it was aimed at or the motivation behind those actions, it was insensitive, ill-judged and disrespectful to the Hearts support. I wish he would come out in public and explain and, dare I say, apologise for his actions. I'm willing to move on and remember Pressley the great Hearts Captain but if I'm being honest I'll find it difficult to forget his actions that day, although hearing some contrite words from him on the subject would help a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mighty Thor Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 they have 2 sets of knucklesThe Gyle Volunteer Force are not to be trifled with. :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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