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ionahibby
17-06-2010, 08:09 PM
Whatever happened to the that festival cup?

Was speaking to one of mates today about that stupid festival cup years back , rememeber the first year it happened with hibs v hearts but then what happened it just seemed to disappear, was it just a one off?

stokesmessiah
17-06-2010, 08:20 PM
Whatever happened to the that festival cup?

Was speaking to one of mates today about that stupid festival cup years back , rememeber the first year it happened with hibs v hearts but then what happened it just seemed to disappear, was it just a one off?

My family sponsored that game in honour of my grandad a lifelong hibs fan who had died a month or so before. Glad it disappeared after that one off game.

Fantic
17-06-2010, 08:23 PM
My family sponsored that game in honour of my grandad a lifelong hibs fan who had died a month or so before. Glad it disappeared after that one off game.

Why

stokesmessiah
17-06-2010, 08:25 PM
Why

Just quite an emotional day and i think if it was every year as the original plan was it would an annual reminder !

Banter
17-06-2010, 08:29 PM
My family sponsored that game in honour of my grandad a lifelong hibs fan who had died a month or so before. Glad it disappeared after that one off game.

Its been won twice by Hearts.:grr:

First year it ran I seam to remember it was quite competitive and near full strenth sides played - fast forward a year and it was just a run out for the young uns.

Last I heard of it they were looking to expand it beyond Hibs and Hearts and well that was that really.

Fantic
17-06-2010, 08:32 PM
Just quite an emotional day and i think if it was every year as the original plan was it would an annual reminder !

Fair enough mate.

lucky
17-06-2010, 08:47 PM
Last time it was played the yams put out their first team whilst hibs put out the laddies. We got gubbed.

iwasthere1972
17-06-2010, 09:20 PM
Last time it was played the yams put out their first team whilst hibs put out the laddies. We got gubbed.

I recall that there was a "******y home support" and Dobbie scored with a penalty.

Banter
17-06-2010, 09:35 PM
Last time it was played the yams put out their first team whilst hibs put out the laddies. We got gubbed.

3-1 hardly a gubbing. Settle Pettle

ionahibby
17-06-2010, 10:35 PM
always remember the organisers (whoever that was) hoping to bring european teams to it as well like bayern munich etc etc then as i said it disappeared without trace :confused:

Banter
17-06-2010, 10:53 PM
More info here From the wiki so it could all be made up (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festival_Cup)

Also the 2004 fixture was played after the start of he season. I mean why bother?:dunno:

seanraff07
18-06-2010, 06:40 PM
The only one i can remember was a 1-0 win to Hearts at ER, Andy Kirk scored, or am i dreaming?:rolleyes:

iwasthere1972
18-06-2010, 08:46 PM
The only one i can remember was a 1-0 win to Hearts at ER, Andy Kirk scored, or am i dreaming?:rolleyes:

Webster by all accounts so you must have been dreaming.

Viva_Palmeiras
19-06-2010, 07:07 AM
with the rising costs of football I think part of it was that we already play each other 4 times (unless yams fail top 6) earlier intertwatto and qualifiers for Euro messed things up too.

I think the idea of having Edinburghs twinned cities in a cup is a grand idea. Take yer pick...
Source: http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/internet/city_living/CEC_twin_and_partner_cities

Munich Germany 1954

Nice France 1958

Florence Italy 1964

Dunedin New Zealand 1974

Vancouver Canada 1977

San Diego USA 1977

Xi ' an China 1985

Kiev Ukraine 1989

Aalborg Denmark 1991
Partner Cities

Krakow Poland 1995

seanraff07
19-06-2010, 07:11 AM
Webster by all accounts so you must have been dreaming.

Not sure what made me think it was Kirk, at least i got the score right.:agree:

.Sean.
19-06-2010, 09:36 AM
My dad has a programme in the loft from the early 80's, a tournament was held, sure it was in Edinburgh between Hibs, Hearts, Coventry and maybe even Man City?


Any .netters older than my 19 years shed any light on this?

bod
19-06-2010, 06:48 PM
correct with all 4 teams

CropleyWasGod
19-06-2010, 06:53 PM
My dad has a programme in the loft from the early 80's, a tournament was held, sure it was in Edinburgh between Hibs, Hearts, Coventry and maybe even Man City?


Any .netters older than my 19 years shed any light on this?

Yup.

IIRC, the games were double headers. So, when H**rts played Man City, for example, City had a decent (green) support :greengrin

I also remember Coventry wearing a horrendous chocolate brown strip.

And Joe Corrigan almost killing Colin Campbell.

And my old mate Jim Brown scoring for us against Man City.... at Tynie.