Had this sent to me earlier, maybe all common knowledge but still a good wee read.
http://www.scotsman.com/news/george-...nius-1-1214192
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Thread: George Best: Hibs flawed genius
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08-09-2017 02:12 PM #1
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George Best: Hibs flawed genius
"You opened the box....and your soul belongs to me...."
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08-09-2017 03:05 PM #2
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Its all new Manager structures that everyone goes on about:
The wayward star's arrival at Easter Road was also just as much of a shock to club manager at the time, Eddie Turnbull.
"I knew absolutely nothing about it. The deal was done behind my back," he declared in his autobiography, Having a Ball.
Funny, but maybe we were the first club to do this as well?????
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08-09-2017 03:56 PM #4
How the hell did Hibs go from being one of the top sides in Britain to being relegated within 7 seasons? By the end of the decade the club was on it's knees.
The sale of every footballing asset didn't help, but it still seems one of the more bizarre chapters in our history. Also pretty sad that a man of Turnbull's managerial talents was pretty much lost to the game after he left ( I think Stein utilised him at Scotland for a spell, but given what he achieved at Aberdeen and Hibs, it seems like such a waste).
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08-09-2017 09:05 PM #5
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Turnbull had made Aberdeen an excellent side, bringing through guys like Tommy Craig, Martin Buchan, Wilie Young and Jim Smith. They won a Scottish Cup final, lost another one and competed well at the top of the League.
When the demise at Hibs began, no doubt Turnbull made some strange decisions. Swapping Isin Munro for Fyfe and Scott, ffs. Signing Harper when we could have done with a quality goalie and centre half was also strange. But ultimately it was surely the owner who decided that Bobby Smith, Des Bremner, John Brownlie and John Blackley should all be sold off? The departure of thise guys pretty much ensured that Hibs wre gojng to be in trouble and season 79-80 brought the inevitable in a ten team league that was very cut throat. I doubt Turnbull had any say in those transfers, just like he never with the signing of Best.
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09-09-2017 08:44 AM #7
I'd say as well about the 78-79 team. League wise they were average and got some strange results & didn't score enough goals but they were not a bad side. Hart selling Des Bremner was crippling. But the killer blow was losing the Cup Final after being robbed blind by a shameful refereeing decision on a penalty in the first game. The team went into a tailspin as soon as 79-80 started, their confidence shattered and the likes of Smith & Bremner never replaced.
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