Famous Five Documentary

[Fife-Hibee]

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Pass the hankie time, that was brilliant.

What a great watch !!

[GreenCastle]

Will be on IPlayer soon for anyone who missed it

[lapsedhibee]

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It never ceases to amaze me that Alba can produce such quality productions, including their half time features, on what must be a fraction of the budget given to BBC Scotland who produce utter garbage with regards to Scottish football.

[Thecat23]

That was absolutely fantastic. Well done to all involved and Alba for bringing this to our tv's.

I had tears in my eyes at the end, what a fantastic team we had no wonder my grandad raved about them!

GGTTH. 💚

[Scorrie]

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Makes you proud to be a Hibee

That sums it up perfectly.

[lucky]

Love that. Quite emotional at the end.

[HH81]

A great watch

[iwasthere1972]

A brilliant watch. The days when it wasn't all about money and was more about wanting to play football week in week out.

Can you imagine the number of goals the Famous Five would have scored if they were playing with the ball used nowadays, and not a leather football that weighed a ton.

[Stuarty27]

Great watch, love listening to our historian, he was great on stadium tour.

[Sir David Gray]

Magnificent programme.

Hearing the intro to Sunshine On Leith never fails to get the hairs on the back of my neck to stand up.

[Pretty Boy]

As said above a great watch.

Really makes you appreciate how special the club is and how protective of it we should be.

[FranckSuzy]

Wonderful Nice to see a shot of the East Stand Stone fellow .netters clubbed together to buy also - "I was born a Hibby and I'll die a Hibby, Lawrie Reilly - Legend"

[superfurryhibby]

Very well done to BBC Alba. A fine tribute to our club legends. Great to hear JOhn Oglivie's recollections too. I wonder if there are any other from that team still alive?

[Stantons Angel]

A lovely tribute to great players whose memories will be passed from one generation to another.

This wee film got it just right by showing that footballers of that time played for the team with no other thought than to win for their team

Makes you proud to support our great club. Well done BBC Alba!

OH.......and wasnt Pat Stanton brilliant!

[Stuarty27]

Leanne Dempster is the Harry Swan of our era

[PatHead]

Great programme. Made me so proud to be a Hibby.

Oh to have a team like that again.

[GreenCastle]

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Leanne Dempster is the Harry Swan of our era

Easy now....still lots to achieve.

[Iceman1875]

As a 33 year old who didn't fully appreciate the history of the famous five I certainly do now. Emotional documentary and very well shared by all involved!

Top marks.


At Easter Road we play...

[Jones28]

Those opening bars of Sunshine on Leith are instant greetin material! A very interesting watch.

[norhfc]

Some great old footage I hadn't seen before, excellent tribute to an amazing team.

[NadeAteMyLunch!]

That was superb! Emotional stuff at the end. If there's a more emotive song in the world than SOL then I sure as heck ain't heard it. So sad that they never managed to win the Scottish, incredible really.
Back when players played for the love of the game and not the money. Must have been incredible times to be a fan

[Waxy]

Lots of footage of the old old east terrace as it was being developed into the huge terracing that alot of us remember.

[Peanut Shaz]

A great watch. I just missed out on that team but my Dad always spoke about them and how great they were. My memories of games start around the early 70's - not a bad time either!! Well done Alba.

[Cheshire Hibby]

Well done Alba. A fine tribute indeed to great players and management. GGTTH.

[ancient hibee]

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A brilliant watch. The days when it wasn't all about money and was more about wanting to play football week in week out.

Can you imagine the number of goals the Famous Five would have scored if they were playing with the ball used nowadays, and not a leather football that weighed a ton.

Re the money-don't kid yourself.The players often had a job getting their boots on because of the folding stuff inside

Gordon Smith once came out of training to find a sports car waiting for him as a "present".

[Jack Hackett]

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Will be on IPlayer soon for anyone who missed it

Main event for me tomorrow. Also hoping someone uploads to newsgroups/usenet so I can get a copy to keep for posterity

[Velma Dinkley]

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It never ceases to amaze me that Alba can produce such quality productions, including their half time features, on what must be a fraction of the budget given to BBC Scotland who produce utter garbage with regards to Scottish football.

The budget for BBC Alba is actually far greater than BBC Scotland's

[hibsmum]

Brilliant watch makes you proud

[Carheenlea]

A most enjoyable and engaging watch. Will be watching that again for sure.

[tinnyhibby]

Wonder if current players are made fully aware of the Club's history when they sign. It would be good to know that they sense just how privileged they are to pull on the jersey.

A very fitting tribute and lovely to hear from family members.