Class Players that we just missed out on.

[Wellbankhibby]

Im just reading the Biography of Billy Bremner and in the first few chapters he states that he wanted to leave leeds to sign for Hibs as he was home sick. Hibs offerred a fee i think 25000 Leeds wanted 30000 so for 5000 a great player slipped through our fingers AGAIN.

[Pretty Boy]

I blame Petrie personally.

[matty_f]

Think Miller wanted to sign David Platt, IIRC.

[EuanH78]

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Think Miller wanted to sign David Platt, IIRC.

Apparently Hibs wouldnt stretch to a Big Mac and a fillet o' fish Some things never change eh?

[Pretty Boy]

We had a pretty good chance of signing Allan McGreggor just after he was brought back from a loan spell at Dunfermilne then dumped on the bench by Paul Le Guen. Apparently Tony Mowbray preferred Zibi.

Obviously using McGreggor and class in the same sentence is ridiculous but he is a very good keeper.

[Stevie Reid]

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Think Miller wanted to sign David Platt, IIRC.

Went to Villa instead. Think we had a real interest in Ronny Rosenthal before he signed for Liverpool too.

[.Sean.]

Bob Malcolm and Cillian Sheridan.

[Hibee87]

Were we not offered a young David Trezeguet on loan but we preffered lee power

and althogh not for us, I do beleive that St mirren only missed out on a 6 month loan for Ronaldinhio due to a irregularity with his work permit/visa/password (cant remember which it was) the story I THINK i read was along the lines of he had signed for PSG but wouldnt be playing for them for another 6 months, Ron/Ron's agent wanted to get him used to playing in europe before he officially went to PSG. Don't know how St Mirren got involved but they were offered him for that 6 month, accepted it but fell through at the last minute

[Thecat23]

Sadly I don't know the players name but Sauzee had lined up a French player who was in his words "A Legend and would put Hibs on the map over Europe" just before he was sacked. Always wondered to this day who it was. anyone know?

[Part/Time Supporter]

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Bob Malcolm and Cillian Sheridan.

[Thecat23]

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Were we not offered a young David Trezeguet on loan but we preffered lee power

and althogh not for us, I do beleive that St mirren only missed out on a 6 month loan for Ronaldinhio due to a irregularity with his work permit/visa/password (cant remember which it was) the story I THINK i read was along the lines of he had signed for PSG but wouldnt be playing for them for another 6 months, Ron/Ron's agent wanted to get him used to playing in europe before he officially went to PSG. Don't know how St Mirren got involved but they were offered him for that 6 month, accepted it but fell through at the last minute

If that's true that's possibly the funniest thing i've read on here in years

Imagine going with Power over him!!!

[Sweet Left Peg]

Heard we just missed out on Lambert cos Miller was on holiday. Then he went on to sign for Dortmund.

[Bishop Hibee]

Missed out on John Robertson and we could have had Keith Wright much earlier than we did.

Every club has those they missed out on though. I've not long finished reading Steve McManaman's account of his time at Real Madrid but he says at the start of the book that he didn't sign for his childhood heroes Everton because he was "too slight". Went on to be arguably the most successful English player to ever play outside England.

[Peevemor]

Gordon Strachan, over the price of a pair of football boots.

[HoboHarry]

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Missed out on John Robertson and we could have had Keith Wright much earlier than we did.

Every club has those they missed out on though. I've not long finished reading Steve McManaman's account of his time at Real Madrid but he says at the start of the book that he didn't sign for his childhood heroes Everton because he was "too slight". Went on to be arguably the most successful English player to ever play outside England.

Like this when Sheffield United turned down Maradona. Nothing else even comes close to that.
http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/opin...cle135275.html

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Like this when Sheffield United turned down Maradona. Nothing else even comes close to that.
http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/opin...cle135275.html

Did David Duff or Jim Gray not come out with a statement at one point along the lines of "'If Diego Maradona became available and somehow wanted to sign for Hibs, we could afford to fund that transfer'?

[Skanko79]

did blobby williamson not try and swap riordan and whittaker for some also ran from killie as well?

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did blobby williamson not try and swap riordan and whittaker for some also ran from killie as well?

Wanted to swap both with ICT for Bobby Mann.

[ScottB]

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Sadly I don't know the players name but Sauzee had lined up a French player who was in his words "A Legend and would put Hibs on the map over Europe" just before he was sacked. Always wondered to this day who it was. anyone know?

It was Didier Deschamps wasn't it?

[Robinho08]

Chris Hackett. ;-)

[Wembley67]

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It was Didier Deschamps wasn't it?

[zlatan]

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If that's true that's possibly the funniest thing i've read on here in years

Imagine going with Power over him!!!

Think the story that went about a couple of years ago was Jim Duffy was offered a 17 year old Trezeguet on loan from Monaco but he declined because he had just signed Lee Power and Paul Tosh. Frightening.

[LeighLoyal]

Jackie MacNamra Jnr, should have signed him in the 90's before Celtic did. I think they paid 500k, but that was after he'd been at Dunfermline several years and proved his worth.

[Stevie Reid]

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Think the story that went about a couple of years ago was Jim Duffy was offered a 17 year old Trezeguet on loan from Monaco but he declined because he had just signed Lee Power and Paul Tosh. Frightening.

I'm sure I read around about 1997 that Duffy wanted to sign Jimmy Debbah who, IIRC, was available for £700K: -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Debbah

[Mark79]

Cruyff and reyes spring to mind. If only they had got off the 26 at the right stop.

[CabbageFan]

I remember David Ginola was one.

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Jackie MacNamra Jnr, should have signed him in the 90's before Celtic did. I think they paid 500k, but that was after he'd been at Dunfermline several years and proved his worth.

We had a chance to get him way before he went to The Pars then once again, towards the end of his career, when JC was in charge.

[Thecat23]

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It was Didier Deschamps wasn't it?

Imagine if we had got him. I'd give him 3 passes before he was booed

[Hibbyradge]

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Think Miller wanted to sign David Platt, IIRC.

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Apparently Hibs wouldnt stretch to a Big Mac and a fillet o' fish Some things never change eh?

Miller said he wasn't fast enough for the Premier League.

[Ryan69]

Im pretty sure we tried signing Jean Pierre Papin....at end of his career. Wages were problem I believe.