Red tape block to honouring Hibs’ Lawrie Reilly

[Billy]

A BID to name a new street in the shadow of Easter Road Stadium after Hibernian legend Lawrie Reilly is being thwarted by council red tape.

http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/red-tape-block-to-honouring-hibs-lawrie-reilly-1-3253319

[Phil D. Rolls]

A BID to name a new street in the shadow of Easter Road Stadium after Hibernian legend Lawrie Reilly is being thwarted by council red tape.

http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/red-tape-block-to-honouring-hibs-lawrie-reilly-1-3253319

Perfectly sensible ruling by the council. Saves any embarrassments if the person honoured is later found out to have been unworthy. Lawrie will get his street, when the time is right.

[SaulGoodman]

If that's the rules, that's the rules. Seems fair enough to me.

[GodisaHibee]

What's magical about ten years? The person in question won't be anymore dead or any less worthy of the honour no matter who they are.

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[GoldenEagle]

http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/bid-to-rename-festival-square-after-nelson-mandela-1-3224233

I presume we'll wait 10 years for this to happen then?

Not disagreeing with the Council decision as if they are the rules then so be it but hope its consistent. For the pedants I'm no comparing Lawrie to Nelson Mandela!

[jodjam]

And yet they name West Savile Terrace after a nonce. PC gone mad ;)

[SanFranHibs]

As said above the Council should at least be consistent.

Otherwise we might be giving them grounds to bail out an historic City institution just the other side of the Haymarket :wink:

And hopefully they soon will be history !

:flag:

[MyJo]

Name a street Reilly Place and after 10 years we can add the Lawrie part to it. Job done

[lucky]

It's the correct decision. The great man will be honored in time.

[Weststandwanab]

Name a street Reilly Place and after 10 years we can add the Lawrie part to it. Job done That is far too sensible.

[Golden Bear]

There is already a fitting tribute to another member of the Famous Five with a street aptly named "Bobby Johnstone Green" in his home town of Selkirk.

:thumbsup:

[Phil D. Rolls]

What's magical about ten years? The person in question won't be anymore dead or any less worthy of the honour no matter who they are.

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Are you saying Jimmy Saville is not less worthy now, than when he died. Sometimes things come out about people.

[NORTHERNHIBBY]

Would have said that a bronze of The Famous Five from an iconic picture would be more fitting? I know that this is a sensitive subject but I remain to be convinced that the club has done all that it should have. Perhaps when they have, that may be the time to look at what others are or are not doing?

[joebakerforever]

Perfectly sensible ruling by the council. Saves any embarrassments if the person honoured is later found out to have been unworthy. Lawrie will get his street, when the time is right.

So long as they apply the same criteria to naming any location in honour of Nelson Mandela, who has less of a local connection with Edinburgh than Lawrie.

[givescotlandfreedom]

I always wonder if Leopold Place is named after Belgium's King Leopold. He wasn't the nicest of folk.

[Gettin' Auld]

I always wonder if Leopold Place is named after Belgium's King Leopold. He wasn't the nicest of folk.

Indeed it is - http://www.edinburgh.org.uk/STREETS/part1/l.htm

[givescotlandfreedom]

Indeed it is - http://www.edinburgh.org.uk/STREETS/part1/l.htm

Thanks for the link that's an interesting site. I think that must be the particularly brutal King Leopold's dad, the colonialist Leopold II wasn't born until 1835.

[Gettin' Auld]

Thanks for the link that's an interesting site. I think that must be the particularly brutal King Leopold's dad, the colonialist Leopold II wasn't born until 1835.

Aye it's a useful wee site and i must admit that my knowledge of Belgian royalty maybe isn't as strong as it could be. :greengrin

[jonty]

There is already a fitting tribute to another member of the Famous Five with a street aptly named "Bobby Johnstone Green" in his home town of Selkirk.

:thumbsup:

There is? Is it quite recent?

[Golden Bear]

There is? Is it quite recent?

I can't say for certain but I've passed it several times in the last 8/9 months.

[Golden Bear]

There is? Is it quite recent?


Looks like the street sign has been in place for at least 3 years.


http://www.selkirkweekendadvertiser.co.uk/news/local-news/from-hibs-green-to-his-own-1-90055