During the hands off hibs campaign there was a massive rally up at Easter road, I’ve seen a few clips of it but would be great to see the full recording.
Would be great to hear some memories from the day
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Thread: Hands of hibs rally
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25-03-2024 01:49 AM #1
Hands of hibs rally
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25-03-2024 02:09 AM #2
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25-03-2024 05:56 AM #3
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25-03-2024 06:25 AM #4
I was only 20 at the time, remember it as a sunny day and seeing Joe Baker do his thing (though at 20 I probably didn't appreciate how special he was to the club at that time).
There are press photos kicking about of our group but I don't think I was in shot.
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25-03-2024 06:26 AM #5This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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25-03-2024 06:39 AM #6
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Not knocking the OP for the typo but for such an important moment in our history I feel that OFF needs to be properly spelt on this occasion. Is it possible for the admins to change the thread title to HANDS OFF HIBS as hands of Hibs does have a completely different meaning and sounds like the title of a B movie rather than a demand 😏
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25-03-2024 06:43 AM #7
Was also the date of the Stone Roses last gig before the broke up at Glasgow Green. I had to dash but wore my HoH tee shirt - just waved through security whilst everyone else was stopped.
Possibly a false memory but i seem to recall the MC joke “I see we have some Jambos over there - well kick the crap out them later”. Can anyone confirm?"We know the people who have invested so far are simple fans." Vladimir Romanov - Scotsman 10th December 2012
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25-03-2024 06:46 AM #8
I got accused of stealing a Hands Off Hibs t-shirt from one of the vendors inside the stadium which caused me to become a tad irate to say the least. 🤬
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25-03-2024 06:52 AM #9
Over Christmas I was clearing the loft and stuck amongst the Hibs programmes found… sorry thought I had figured out some time ago how to enlarge the picture on here. [update: managed!]
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"We know the people who have invested so far are simple fans." Vladimir Romanov - Scotsman 10th December 2012
"Romanov was like a breath of fresh air - laced with cyanide." Me.
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25-03-2024 06:53 AM #10This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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25-03-2024 06:55 AM #11This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I've still got mine framed on the wall at home. There's still a few Hibs collectors after them.
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25-03-2024 06:57 AM #12
Flew out to Italia ‘90 that day
Worrying times
I remember the plane landed in Pisa and the whole plane burst into Flower of Scotland
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25-03-2024 07:01 AM #13This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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25-03-2024 07:15 AM #14
My memory is of seeing the support from other Scottish clubs and my first knee jerk reaction was, **** em, but soon came to realise how great it was to feel that support and revulsion for mercer etc. made me realise that we are part of a family, a dysfunctional family with wayward parts, but in the end they were there for us.
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25-03-2024 07:39 AM #15This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I don't think as many Hearts fans were against the takeover as sometimes gets claimed. Plenty would have been OK with us disappearing.
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25-03-2024 07:39 AM #16This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I’d not long lost my dad - I’d be 19 - I’d started going to matches quite late and it was only at the moment I knew how deeply I felt for the club and I don’t want to over play or downplay human loss - that sense of loss and what it could mean was like a threat to the family."We know the people who have invested so far are simple fans." Vladimir Romanov - Scotsman 10th December 2012
"Romanov was like a breath of fresh air - laced with cyanide." Me.
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25-03-2024 08:12 AM #17
I was there but have vague memories of the day.
A 9k crowd was about right as I do remember being disappointed that there weren’t more in attendance. I at least recall Joe Baker on his knees kissing the turf.
It was a strange, emotional day, as it had a weird mix of sadness, helplessness and defiance.
Right now, thinking back and seeing that FTB’s face and hearing that voice, reminded me what a loathsome, empty vessel of a man he was.
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25-03-2024 08:18 AM #18
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I was there as a 5 year old. The one and only time i ever saw my old man in tears.
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25-03-2024 09:14 AM #19
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25-03-2024 09:14 AM #20
Still wear the t-shirt occasionally.
The Proclaimers singing Glory Glory....not a dry eye in the stadium.
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25-03-2024 09:19 AM #21
i remember a decent amount of Partick Thistle fans in the Dunbar end
can't remember much else to be honest
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25-03-2024 09:19 AM #22This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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25-03-2024 09:29 AM #23
I was in the East that day with my (one) jambo mate. He was dead against the FTB's plans.
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25-03-2024 10:17 AM #24
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Was there in the old Main Stand and think 9k sounds about right. Can actually remember seeing a few Hearts fans there wearing their colours and showing support for us.
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25-03-2024 10:23 AM #25
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There was a Jambo in the East terracing that day wearing a hearts scarf. I stood near him and not one person as I remember spoke out of line to him.
GGTTH
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25-03-2024 10:29 AM #26
I was going to games before I could even walk but the Hands of Hibs rally is the first time I can really remember being at ER. I was there with my mum, dad, grandad and it seemed that just about every family friend and acquaintance we had was there. I recall a decent sized group of Celtic fans stood near us.
It always sticks in my mind because my Grandad is a pretty stoic man, old school and until my granny died that was the only day I can ever recalling seeing him cry and really visually emotional.
The video of Joe Baker kissing the turf still gets me now, I don't remember it from the time but it's the enduring image for me because of how many times I have seen it since.Last edited by Pretty Boy; 25-03-2024 at 10:46 AM.
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25-03-2024 10:44 AM #27This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Robbo and Goram spoke too."We know the people who have invested so far are simple fans." Vladimir Romanov - Scotsman 10th December 2012
"Romanov was like a breath of fresh air - laced with cyanide." Me.
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25-03-2024 11:53 AM #28This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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25-03-2024 11:57 AM #29
Very emotional day followed by the legendary Stone Roses gig on Glasgow Green that night, still sporting our HoH t-shirts.
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25-03-2024 12:34 PM #30
Me and my brother were on the pitch that day, we were ball boys at ER and they got some of us to sit in the dugouts in the middle of the pitch with the Hands Off Hibs t-shirts on. Was absolutely scorching that day.
I remember the HoH buses that went down to the Leith Festival too.
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