Kevin Thomson is one of Us again...

[hibs0666]

From today's Scotsman interview with Aidan Smith...

Does he feel free to be a Hibby again? "Aye, I think so. Rangers fans don't want to hear the Hibby shout, justifiably so. But, you know, my fiancee Calley and I have just become parents and I'm the proudest of dads to wee Jackson. Football's great but family really is the best and yet for me the the moment that could have matched becoming a father would have been lifting that League Cup with Hibs back in 2007. I would have loved to have left Hibs a hero.

John Collins knew that, everybody knew that to have been captain of a winning Hibees team would have been the greatest moment, no matter what I can still go on and achieve."


Just like that.

[Steve-O]

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From today's Scotsman interview with Aidan Smith...

Does he feel free to be a Hibby again? "Aye, I think so. Rangers fans don't want to hear the Hibby shout, justifiably so. But, you know, my fiancee Calley and I have just become parents and I'm the proudest of dads to wee Jackson. Football's great but family really is the best and yet for me the the moment that could have matched becoming a father would have been lifting that League Cup with Hibs back in 2007. I would have loved to have left Hibs a hero.

John Collins knew that, everybody knew that to have been captain of a winning Hibees team would have been the greatest moment, no matter what I can still go on and achieve."


Just like that.

All he had to do was not be a greedy wee dickhead and he could've had his moment

[Saorsa]

Kevin Thomson can go and throw at himself

[hibsbollah]

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All he had to do was not be a greedy wee dickhead and he could've had his moment

I hate him and his little media sycophants.

[Hibbyradge]

You may not like him now, nor forgive him for the way he left, but he's a Hibs supporter.

Nothing said on here will change that.

How long till the "KT on the way back to ER" stories?

[Bostonhibby]

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You may not like him now, nor forgive him for the way he left, but he's a Hibs supporter.

Nothing said on here will change that.

How long till the "KT on the way back to ER" stories?

It's an awkward one becasue I thought it was compulsory to like every single Hibs supporter personally, in Katies case, I am happy he seems to be a Hibby, don't see why his dad should get a hard time, however as far as Katie is concerned I think the best I will ever achieve in the liking stakes is 99.99% of all hibs supporters.

[PaulSmith]

Well done Kevin Thomson and I hope that one day soon he'll feel comfortable enough to come back to Easter Road with his family.

The posters that are spouting the rants at Thomson are probably the same ones who ran Iain Murray out of the bar the night that he was celebrating Hibs winning the League Cup.

I'd like to think that we're bigger than that and one day we'll see Thomson back in a Hibs shirt as by christ we certainly miss that type of player now.

[col02]

The way he engineered his move is in the distant past now and his transfer fee along with many of his previous team mates has helped Hibs build an infrastructure that may see the next decent young players staying at Hibs that wee bit longer than he did. Frankly do not see why so many people are still bitter as Riordan and Murray both let their contracts run down as was their right before Hibs got a paltry sum for Riordan and nothing for Murray. Time to move on and stop living in the past perhaps!

[Hibbyradge]

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Frankly do not see why so many people are still bitter

It's easy and makes us feel self righteous.

[bighairyfaeleith]

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The way he engineered his move is in the distant past now and his transfer fee along with many of his previous team mates has helped Hibs build an infrastructure that may see the next decent young players staying at Hibs that wee bit longer than he did. Frankly do not see why so many people are still bitter as Riordan and Murray both let their contracts run down as was their right before Hibs got a paltry sum for Riordan and nothing for Murray. Time to move on and stop living in the past perhaps!

ah but they have came back and made amends for there wrongs in the past.

I'm sure there will be KT coming back threads before long, especially if middlesborough get into the premiership and he falls out of favour, however given his injury problems I'm not sure he ever would be fit enough to come back.

I'm not saying he could never be forgiven, however I think it unlikely that it would happen any time soon. If however he was ever to appear at Easter road, I think a back turning exercise may be far more effective than shouting abuse at him. Be great to see him walking up towards his seat in the stand and all the fans turning there backs to him.

[Postman]

I really don't think everyone would react in exactly the way they say they would on here if another employer offered to increase their salary by 8 to 10 times! Yes he went about it in the wrong way but he's a young guy who was badly advised. He got what he wanted in the end and Hibs got good cash and now have the best set up outside of the Old Firm. KT is part of the reason we have that! Would be happy to see any ex player back supporting the team in the future if that is what they want to do, we have a big stadium to fill after all

[RoxburghHibs]

My first (real) job was over 15 years ago working for a well known cable company. I have worked there ever since.

If Sky came to me tomorrow and doubled my wages I would jump without thought.

However I still think cable TV is better than Sky

KT is a Hibs fan but playing football is his job

[(((Fergus)))]

"wee Jackson"?

....as in Keith Jackson?

[Diclonius]

Piss off, Thomson.

[oldbutdim]

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"wee Jackson"?

....as in Keith Jackson?

That was the bit that I noticed most too.


I remember Katie saying privately that when he was being given headlines for his whingeng in the Daily Record he said it wasn't really his column, Keith Jackson did all the work and just stuck it in for him.

Stupid me - I thought he was talking about the articles in the Record.

D'oh!

[Kaiser1962]

Jackson is, I believe, a family name. Nowt to do with a certain journalist. Sorry to spoil it guys.

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That was the bit that I noticed most too.


I remember Katie saying privately that when he was being given headlines for his whingeng in the Daily Record he said it wasn't really his column, Keith Jackson did all the work and just stuck it in for him.

Stupid me - I thought he was talking about the articles in the Record.

D'oh!

[BEEJ]

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Jackson is, I believe, a family name. Nowt to do with a certain journalist. Sorry to spoil it guys.

I just thought Darren Jackson had been KT's boyhood hero.

[ekhibee]

First of all, I was under the impression that both Brown and Thomson had just signed new contracts with Hibs, so at that time they were both perfectly happy to stay. Then McKay got involved, and it all went tits up, helped along by McKay's buddy in the Daily Record. For a long time I had absolutely no sympathy for Thomson whatsoever because of the comments attributed to him, and any interviews I've seen with him while at Rangers didn't change my opinion. It does seem however that there could be an element of truth in the suggestion that he wasn't saying all this stuff in the Daily Record. Think about it, Jackson seems to have much stronger connections with Rangers than he ever had at Celtic, and you never heard Scott Brown making comments like the ones attributed to Thomson, but that's just my opinion. I can say that I have never bought a Daily Record since, and would never buy any other paper that Keith Jackson writes for. The Real Radio phone-in has been an embarrassment for some time, a supposedly national radio station that is really just the audio equivalent of the Rangers News/Celtic View. Jackson always seemed to be on it in the past, don't know if he still is though, as I haven't listened to it for ages. I live and work in the west, even though I was born and raised in Edinburgh, and have a lot of friends in this neck of the woods, most of them support either half of the OF, but that doesn't stop me from critisizing the blatant bias that exists even today.

[greenlex]

He called his laddie Jackson!!!!! Is his middle name Keith???? Unbelieveable!!!!!!
Still think deep down he is a decent guy.:)

[James Connolly]

It isn't the fact that he sold his soul; it was the way he manufactured his way to Greyskull, that I despise the greetin' faced little ******wit!!!

[Oscar Lomax]

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It isn't the fact that he sold his soul; it was the way he manufactured his way to Greyskull, that I despise the greetin' faced little ******wit!!!

Get a life pal...... The thing that gets me is everyone would do the same !!! Its comical.

[bighairyfaeleith]

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Get a life pal...... The thing that gets me is everyone would do the same !!! Its comical.

I think your wrong there, not everyone would spend months engineering a move, causing disharmony in a squad which was good enough to win both cups that year, and openly slating hibs in the press just to get his move at a price which suited rangers.

Hibs have never stopped anyone moving on, providing the price is right. Thats fair for hibs and the player. KT tried to get round that so he could get the big bucks quicker, a hibs fan would not do that!!

I still have no sympathy for katie

[James Connolly]

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Get a life pal...... The thing that gets me is everyone would do the same !!! Its comical.

Maybe u would PAL; but don't speak for other people.

KT could have kept his mouth shut and still got his big money move; he chose to slag Hibs off at every opportunity in the Daily ******...or have u forgotten that?

[1two]

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Get a life pal...... The thing that gets me is everyone would do the same !!! Its comical.

What? Engineer a move in the way KT did?
I wouldn't, and not cos just cos it's hibs!

[IWasThere2016]

Just like us, KT will always be a Hibee.

He was simply not biting the hand that fed.

Parenthood also makes one wise up - not always when it comes to selection of the child's name though

[Kaiser1962]

Have to say I was a wee bit disappointed with some of the quotes attributed to KT at that time.

Knew he was a hibby though and his dad is a big hibby and always was. Think he found it difficult though with the abuse Kevin was getting.

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Just like us, KT will always be a Hibee.

He was simply not biting the hand that fed.

Parenthood also makes one wise up - not always when it comes to selection of the child's name though

[Baldy Foghorn]

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Just like us, KT will always be a Hibee.

He was simply not biting the hand that fed.

Parenthood also makes one wise up - not always when it comes to selection of the child's name though

Really, even when he quoted he would walk on broken glass along the M8 to leave us??

[Kaiser1962]

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Really, even when he quoted he would walk on broken glass along the M8 to leave us??

Thats the one I was disappointed in. Thought he was better than that.

[Beefster]

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Really, even when he quoted he would walk on broken glass along the M8 to leave us??

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Thats the one I was disappointed in. Thought he was better than that.

He denied in the interview ever saying that. Despite his misdemeanours, I'd still trust Thomson (and the Scotsman) over anything Jackson or the Daily Record wrote.

It was in Jackson's interest to whip up the hyperbole on the entire situation. Firstly, it plays to the Bigots' sensibilities, secondly it fitted into McKay's (along with Thomson/Brown) agenda and lastly it sells papers. I'd be surprised if Thomson actually said 25% of the stuff that he's hated for.

[PaulSmith]

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Really, even when he quoted he would walk on broken glass along the M8 to leave us??

I'd walk along the M8 on broken glass to earn £12k a week if I was on £1500 (even at that just moved on from c£600 PW).

Doesn't mean anything against where he was leaving and more to do with where he was going.