big-mo
01-11-2010, 01:22 PM
If you think Hibs have had a bad start to this season, well look back 50years.
The last week in October saw Hibs in a deperate state, here is an extract from the programme for the game against St Mirren on the 29th October 1960 -
Manager Hugh Shaw says …….
Concern For The Club
Much has quite rightly been written about the precarious position occupied at the present moment by this old and cherished club of ours. And in much of the printed words by the responsible members of the fourth estate, there could be detected a little of the concern felt by everyone at Easter Road. Our efforts at the present time are solely concentrated on the task of restoring the club to its wonted prominent position in Scottish football.
Prior to this game, Hibs had played 9 and lost 9 league games, in the League Cup they played six, won 2, lost 3 and drew 1. The only sign of hope was a win in the Fairs Cup against Lausanne Sports but that was only because Lausanne withdrew before the game and Hibs were awarded at 2-0 win.
Things could only get better and they did.
Hibs went on to beat St Mirren 4-3, out on the next 23 games they won 15, drew 4 and only lost 4 and scored 70 goals along the way. Included in these wins was the 3-2 victory over Barcelona and the 15-1 win in the Scottish Cup against Peebles Rovers. Two of the loses were against Rangers and Celtic. One of the other wins was 3-0 win over Bayern Munich.
The team against Saints was: Simpson, Fraser, McClelland, Hughes, Easton, Baird, McLeod, Kinloch, Baker, Preston and Ormond.
In the Saint’s team were John Frye who played for Hibs and Gerry Baker who played aginst his brother and who would join Hibs a later.
Ten days before the Saints game, Hibs had lost a friendly against a Middlesbrough team that included Brain Clough. Willie Ormond was injured in the game – ‘That was a nasty kick Willie suffered against Middlesbrough. A boot caught him on the throat and Willie was chocking and gasping for breath as he stumbled to the sideline.’ (Friendly match?)
Whats the chances of the current team making such a recovery?http://www.hibs.net/images/smilies/thumbs%20up.gif
The last week in October saw Hibs in a deperate state, here is an extract from the programme for the game against St Mirren on the 29th October 1960 -
Manager Hugh Shaw says …….
Concern For The Club
Much has quite rightly been written about the precarious position occupied at the present moment by this old and cherished club of ours. And in much of the printed words by the responsible members of the fourth estate, there could be detected a little of the concern felt by everyone at Easter Road. Our efforts at the present time are solely concentrated on the task of restoring the club to its wonted prominent position in Scottish football.
Prior to this game, Hibs had played 9 and lost 9 league games, in the League Cup they played six, won 2, lost 3 and drew 1. The only sign of hope was a win in the Fairs Cup against Lausanne Sports but that was only because Lausanne withdrew before the game and Hibs were awarded at 2-0 win.
Things could only get better and they did.
Hibs went on to beat St Mirren 4-3, out on the next 23 games they won 15, drew 4 and only lost 4 and scored 70 goals along the way. Included in these wins was the 3-2 victory over Barcelona and the 15-1 win in the Scottish Cup against Peebles Rovers. Two of the loses were against Rangers and Celtic. One of the other wins was 3-0 win over Bayern Munich.
The team against Saints was: Simpson, Fraser, McClelland, Hughes, Easton, Baird, McLeod, Kinloch, Baker, Preston and Ormond.
In the Saint’s team were John Frye who played for Hibs and Gerry Baker who played aginst his brother and who would join Hibs a later.
Ten days before the Saints game, Hibs had lost a friendly against a Middlesbrough team that included Brain Clough. Willie Ormond was injured in the game – ‘That was a nasty kick Willie suffered against Middlesbrough. A boot caught him on the throat and Willie was chocking and gasping for breath as he stumbled to the sideline.’ (Friendly match?)
Whats the chances of the current team making such a recovery?http://www.hibs.net/images/smilies/thumbs%20up.gif