Players that you enjoyed watching but dont get mentioned enough

[gloryglory1875]

I was watching the 6 -2 game against them the other day and I was thinking about that team where we had Sauzee, Latapy and Mixu. Everbody remembers these as great players for the club and rightly so. However there are some players that I think were standouts not just in this team but other teams over the years that don't get mentioned as often as they should. For me I thought John O'Neil was every bit as important and a great wee player that doesn't get the credit he maybe deserves. Anyway who was player that you absolutely enjoyed watching but hardly gets mentioned or is long forgotten?

[nonshinyfinish]

John O'Neil is a good example. I suppose it will always happen with a team like that with so many great players.

I don't think David Zitelli gets as much love as he should.

[matty_f]

Ulrik Laursen from that side, he was a cracking player.

[calumhibee1]

Ulrik Laursen from that side, he was a cracking player.

One of my favourite players at the time. David Murphy doesn't get a mention as often as he should, the best full back I've seen at ER.

[Beefster]

Davie Farrell.

[Peevemor]

Davie Farrell.

That's a joke - yeah?

[Viva_Palmeiras]

Davie Farrell.

The original "tenacious D"

[Treadstone]

One of my favourite players at the time. David Murphy doesn't get a mention as often as he should, the best full back I've seen at ER.

Never met a Hibby that didn't think he was absolute class. In fact that should be the 'LTYF' from now on "What did you think of David Murphy ? ". Any answer that doesn't reference his brilliance get them emptied.

[LeithBoozy]

Stuart Lovell, had a good engine on him. Did a lot of work that he never was credited for, I thought he was a very good player.

[calumhibee1]

Never met a Hibby that didn't think he was absolute class. In fact that should be the 'LTYF' from now on "What did you think of David Murphy ? ". Any answer that doesn't reference his brilliance get them emptied.

Not so much from us, more from the media etc when that team is mentioned. It's always Whittaker, Riordan etc.

[clerriehibs]

One of my favourite players at the time. David Murphy doesn't get a mention as often as he should, the best full back I've seen at ER.

Apart from murphy's weekly mentions on here, you mean???

[dangermouse]

Daniel Andersson. Top keeper and should have been given a new deal despite the fact we were manager-less at the time.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Paul Fenwick.

[Off the bar]

Stuart Lovell, had a good engine on him. Did a lot of work that he never was credited for, I thought he was a very good player.

agree 100%, worked really hard, always put in a shift and he got nothing but abuse, one of those we missed after he left.

[higgy0418]

Name a player that has played at Easter road with a better first touch than David Murphy? I can't think of any. He could take any ball down with ease. Classy footballer

[alan1875]

Boozy, for me, was absolute class and up there with the absolute best we've had in my lifetime (on his day) :-)

[Saorsa]

John O'Neil was a great wee player, also thought Michael O'Neill was a very good player.

[clerriehibs]

Name a player that has played at Easter road with a better first touch than David Murphy? I can't think of any. He could take any ball down with ease. Classy footballer

George best.

To be fair, Murphy was one of my favorites, and there may not have been a better first touch since, but there'll be many predecessors.

[spike220]

Mickey Weir

[Viva_Palmeiras]

Boozy, for me, was absolute class and up there with the absolute best we've had in my lifetime (on his day) :-)

Is he still coaching with the club? His avatar for twitter confuses the issue for me...

[blaikie]

Denes Rosa for the short time he was here.

[brian6-2]

Willie Miller
Stuart Lovell
John O'neill
Matty Jack
Gary Caldwell
Gordon Hunter

[Viva_Palmeiras]

Gary Smith
Pat McGinlay
Graham Mitchell
Murdo
Willie Miller
and Leighton (gutted he left to go back to Aberdeen - we really were blessed with keepers for a while and then....)

[HibeeDave]

Joe McBride
Joe Tortolano
Paul Kane
Neil Orr
Tam MacIntyre

[SkintHibby]

Pat McGinlay.


Great player.

[Pete]

Gary Smith

[fat freddy]

Dougie Bell...went past opponents effortlessly

Stuart Beadie...top 5 hibs goal ever at hamilton in a cup tie

Tom Smith ?...solid right back in our promotion season

Peter Gucci...outstanding for a very short spell in 1999...cup tie v dons stands out when we were a div 1 club and knocked them out of the cup

Des Bremner..another european cup winning hibby who deserves a mention

[bigwheel]

Dougie Bell...went past opponents effortlessly

Stuart Beadie...top 5 hibs goal ever at hamilton in a cup tie

Tom Smith ?...solid right back in our promotion season

Peter Gucci...outstanding for a very short spell in 1999...cup tie v dons stands out when we were a div 1 club and knocked them out of the cup

Des Bremner..another european cup winning hibby who deserves a mention

Was he not left back?? played both I think....now a glasgow taxi driver, dropped us off at a game at Ibrox a few years back...nice guy

[Smartie]

On his day Kevin McAllister was unplayable. And for a winger he was pretty consistent too.

Some team that - no shortage of attacking threat with McAllister, Weir, O'Neill, McGinlay, Wright, Jackson and Harper around!

[fat freddy]

Was he not left back?? played both I think....now a glasgow taxi driver, dropped us off at a game at Ibrox a few years back...nice guy


lovering played left back that season


why is everyone mentioning the obvious players...i thought this thread was aimed at the more obscure players?

[bigwheel]

lovering played left back that season


why is everyone mentioning the obvious players...i thought this thread was aimed at the more obscure players?

good shout...thx

[bigwheel]

perhaps a little more obscure...I always liked Bobby Hutchinson....

[Franck Stanton]

John Connolly, great left winger, played for St Johnston and then went down South [Everton I think] Ormond capped him for Scotland, we only had him at E/R for around half a season but , great entertainer went past players as if they weren't even there, Zouby has same ability and comes closest to the skill level Connolly had.

[Billychaotic182]

It may be my age as I was young at the time but Gary Smith was always a player I liked.

[Smartie]

If we're talking fairly obscure, I always enjoyed watching Zambernardi.

We always refer to the hopeful 70 yard diagonal punt from the left hand side that looks great but produces nothing as the "Zambernardi".

Although I reckon it can't be long until it's renamed the "Hanlon".

[Saorsa]

lovering played left back that season


why is everyone mentioning the obvious players...i thought this thread was aimed at the more obscure players?Where does it say they have tae be obscure? It's about players people enjoyed watching but who hardly rate a mention, disnae say they have tae be obscure. We've had some good players who rarely rate a mention because they just happened tae be in a team with a couple of exceptional players so they are hardly given a thought most of the time.

[Pedantic_Hibee]

Crunchie.

Very rarely mentioned on this site compared to many former players but watching on as a young lad in the cowshed, I was convinced he was the best player in the world :aok:

[Mark79]

Brian Kerr done a lot of unseen work.

[PatHead]

Fat Ally McLeod one of the most skilful players I have ever seen at Easter Road

[fat freddy]

Where does it say they have tae be obscure? It's about players people enjoyed watching but who hardly rate a mention, disnae say they have tae be obscure. We've had some good players who rarely rate a mention because they just happened tae be in a team with a couple of exceptional players so they are hardly given a thought most of the time.


i never said they had to be obscure...i said i thought the thread was aimed at the more obscure players...the key is in the title, 'players...that dont get mentioned enough'...i took that to mean obscure as opposed to the players who were getting mentioned such as mcginlay, crunchie, leighton ect..these players careers at hibs have been well documented so inclusion in this thread seems a bit pointless.

oh, greig miller...i liked his haircut

[MrRobot]

Laursen.

Always liked Yannick Zambernardi and Freddy Arpinon too.

[Saorsa]

i never said they had to be obscure...i said i thought the thread was aimed at the more obscure players...the key is in the title, 'players...that dont get mentioned enough'...i took that to mean obscure as opposed to the players who were getting mentioned such as mcginlay, crunchie, leighton ect..these players careers at hibs have been well documented so inclusion in this thread seems a bit pointless.

oh, greig miller...i liked his haircutSo that's how you took it, others took it differently and posted accordingly.

I enjoyed watching John O'Neil, so I posted that (because that was the question asked). When was the last time he was mentioned apart from this thread.

[truehibernian]

Fat Ally McLeod one of the most skilful players I have ever seen at Easter Road

Totally agree - wonderful footballer.

[Hibstrooper]

Tony Rougier was an entertainer

[fat freddy]

So that's how you took it, others took it differently and posted accordingly.

I enjoyed watching John O'Neil, so I posted that (because that was the question asked). When was the last time he was mentioned apart from this thread.


i was talking about him at work yesterday.

[Hibernian Retro]

You might find some of images of said mentioned players over on the Hibernian Retro page. www.facebook.com/hibernianretro

GGTTH

The Hibernian Retro Tam

[lyonhibs]

If we're talking fairly obscure, I always enjoyed watching Zambernardi.

We always refer to the hopeful 70 yard diagonal punt from the left hand side that looks great but produces nothing as the "Zambernardi".

Although I reckon it can't be long until it's renamed the "Hanlon".

Zambernardi was quality. I mean, pish obviously, but that hair, those crossfield punts to where he thought Tam McManus was, those ludicrous sliding tackles from fully 15 yards away.

Great name though.

[500miles]

Liam Miller. Few players are capable of a flawless 90 minutes. He was.

[Saorsa]

[/B]i was talking about him at work yesterday.:aok: :rolleyes:

[TheFamous1875]

Tam McManus and Steven Dobbie. Never see them mentioned on here really, but I thought Dobbie was great, and saw McManus as what Riordan and O'Connor could end up being as good as! Must've been my age!


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[Chump]

Paul Fenwick.

Sauzee made him look good!

[Glory Lurker]

Tom Smith, as above, deffo. Derek Collins on the other side was also great.

Justin Skinner was always solid.

Not sure why my mind is drawn to three players from that particular era, as there's been plenty more over the years.

[madabouthibs]

The combination of Caldwell and Murphy.
Caldwell had a fantastic long diagonal ball, and Murphy could pull these balls down to his feet and be looking up for the next pass at the same time! A great example of a "head up" type player.
being a left back myself, I loved Murph's game. :agree:

[GavinHarris 10]

Tried to make an xi of them
Szamatolski/makalambay
Callum booth
Sol bamba
Rob jones
Francis dicoh
Ivan sproule
Dean shiels
Denes rosa
Liam miller
Colin nish
Steven fletcher

[AgentDaleCooper]

Daniel Andersson. Top keeper and should have been given a new deal despite the fact we were manager-less at the time.

IMO, it's an utter crying shame that we didn't keep him and doumbe for mowbray's first season. imagine this team:

andersson

whitty doumbe smith murphy

riodan boozy broony thommo glass

o'connor

with a bench including caldwell (who i never rated, and don't get why he keeps getting signed by decent teams. bombscare), glass, sproule, a young fletcher...we'd hopefully have never heard of simon brown, and colin murdock would have been nothing but a memory. i honestly reckon that team could have split the OF.

[AgentDaleCooper]

Name a player that has played at Easter road with a better first touch than David Murphy? I can't think of any. He could take any ball down with ease. Classy footballer

did chris killen not have a pretty amazing first touch?

[Hibbyradge]

Stuart Lovell, had a good engine on him. Did a lot of work that he never was credited for, I thought he was a very good player.

Are you my soul mate?

[blackpoolhibs]

George Stewart, i loved that man when he played for Hibs. He absolutely hated the gimps, and never tired of telling anyone who'd listen. :top marks

[weecounty hibby]

Fat Ally McLeod one of the most skilful players I have ever seen at Easter Road

My hero as a kid. Class act who scored 99 goals in a pretty poor Hibs team.
Graham Mitchell, great sevant to Hibs.
Alan Sneddon the same, cant be too many players who win two league winners medals in the same season.
What about Brian Hamilton, I had many arguments with my mates about him but I liked the way he played.
Isaac Refvik was a greatt wee player and we were shafted by the authorities on that one.
Arthur Duncan - legend.
Steve Cowan for one season was amazing

[itslegaltender]

Didier Agathe for that brief wonderfull spell.

[Andy74]

Paul Holsgrove. The best volleyer of a ball in the UK.

[jacomo]

IMO, it's an utter crying shame that we didn't keep him and doumbe for mowbray's first season. imagine this team:

andersson

whitty doumbe smith murphy

riodan boozy broony thommo glass

o'connor

with a bench including caldwell (who i never rated, and don't get why he keeps getting signed by decent teams. bombscare), glass, sproule, a young fletcher...we'd hopefully have never heard of simon brown, and colin murdock would have been nothing but a memory. i honestly reckon that team could have split the OF.

:agree:

Some good unsung players in there. Andersson and Doumbe were both good (I liked Doumbe a lot, more composure than most centre backs we've 'enjoyed' since) and Glass was tidy on the ball and useful in midfield or left back.

Edit: wasn't Colin Murder a Fat Bobby signing though? He was away before Mowbray?

[Miguel]

Neil Martin was a criminally under-rated striker, who never got the recognition his abilities deserved.

[LeithBoozy]

Stewart, Rae and big John McNamee, Three GREAT defenders who took no prisoners. :wink:

[KeithTheHibby]

Gary Smith, one of McLeish's best signings.

[Franck Stanton]

My hero as a kid. Class act who scored 99 goals in a pretty poor Hibs team.
Graham Mitchell, great sevant to Hibs.
Alan Sneddon the same, cant be too many players who win two league winners medals in the same season.
What about Brian Hamilton, I had many arguments with my mates about him but I liked the way he played.
Isaac Refvik was a greatt wee player and we were shafted by the authorities on that one.
Arthur Duncan - legend.
Steve Cowan for one season was amazing

You only included him as a joke now didn't you ? Surely can't be serious. What a waste of a jersey he was. Remember his comments when he was emptied - "Thank god I am out of Easter Road, I would never consider going back there, in fact I would rather lick stamps in my sisters post office than return". Joined the muppets from Saviledome and even they emptied him. He then asked us to take him back- aye okay ya muppet , just stop begging and give me two first class and three second.

[Hibbyradge]

He's a mate so...Roy Barry.

[Frogga]

Gary Smith, one of McLeish's best signings.

Totally agree!

Paco Luna was also a decent player but rarely gets mentioned.

[1987kev]

Laursen
martin macintosh
oneill
kevin harper
luna
libra

[truehibernian]

Totally agree!

Paco Luna was also a decent player but rarely gets mentioned.

Paco was a good player however his command of English was really poor which I think affected his overall game in Scotland - cracking wee player but at times I genuinely think he didn't know what was going on around him due to language barriers. Saying that you could argue that some of the management team back then hadn't mastered English too :greengrin

[Aldo]

Craig Brewster

[1987kev]

Roland edge
dirk Lehman

[1987kev]

Stephen glass

[truehibernian]

Craig Brewster

Superb player mate but Dunfy got the best of old Clooney..........good choice though. One of the best link up and hold up strikers I've seen for years at Hibs.

[Aldo]

Superb player mate but Dunfy got the best of old Clooney..........good choice though. One of the best link up and hold up strikers I've seen for years at Hibs.

Couldn't agree more. Brewster was superb. Was probably the fittest player at the club during his time..., considering he was an auld dude. mind you so was Mixu when we signed him for 75,000 from Wolves the first time round.

[LeithBoozy]

Stan Vincent, Yogi, Peter Marinello, Graham Mitchell. :wink:

[snooky]

Like many on here, watching David Murphy kill a ball out of the air was worth the admission alone.
I also liked Ivan & Kenny Miller. They generated excitement.
And for the aulder yins,I'll pull Kenny Davidson out of the hat.
I always thought he was better than he was ever given credit for.

[davieh]

Steven Thicot, Joe keenan, Rocastle

[Itsnoteasy]

Beasty Mccluskey. 2 moves ahead of anyone on the field

[monktonharp]

Totally agree!

Paco Luna was also a decent player but rarely gets mentioned.was leading up to that, as I'D not seen him mentioned. Paco Luna, best header of a ba' (striker) since the great Alan Gordon.

[Itsnoteasy]

Forgot about Joe Mcbride. I remember the free kick he scored at *********** many moons ago.




Joe McBride
Joe Tortolano
Paul Kane
Neil Orr
Tam MacIntyre

[Ryan91]

Steven Thicot, Joe keenan, Rocastle

I really rated Rocastle, was absolutely gutted when we didn't bring him back.

Also really rated Sam Morrow, really thought that he and Fletcher would be the new Riordan and O'Connor

[Bostonhibby]

Gordon Rae. We haven't had one since.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Crunchie.

Very rarely mentioned on this site compared to many former players but watching on as a young lad in the cowshed, I was convinced he was the best player in the world :aok:

He had some good games for Hibs, but, most of the time he was too busy dreaming about playing for Falkirk again. Tin hat on!

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Oh aye, Willie Irvine, Cowan and Durie too, they seem to have been forgotten on this site, although someone mentioned Cowan in this thread, well done.

[Mango Man]

Stevie Crawford had his moments.

[weecounty hibby]

You only included him as a joke now didn't you ? Surely can't be serious. What a waste of a jersey he was. Remember his comments when he was emptied - "Thank god I am out of Easter Road, I would never consider going back there, in fact I would rather lick stamps in my sisters post office than return". Joined the muppets from Saviledome and even they emptied him. He then asked us to take him back- aye okay ya muppet , just stop begging and give me two first class and three second.
Maybe so but the question was about players you enjoyed watching. Nothing to do with things they said when they left. Remember he is one of only about 60 or so Hibs players to have a cup winners medal so that is what I'd rather remember him for

[HoboHarry]

My hero as a kid. Class act who scored 99 goals in a pretty poor Hibs team.
Graham Mitchell, great sevant to Hibs.
Alan Sneddon the same, cant be too many players who win two league winners medals in the same season.
What about Brian Hamilton, I had many arguments with my mates about him but I liked the way he played.
Isaac Refvik was a greatt wee player and we were shafted by the authorities on that one.
Arthur Duncan - legend.
Steve Cowan for one season was amazing
Wee Isaac's wee mate Sven Mathisen was no mug either....

[Speedway]

Wee Isaac's wee mate Sven Mathisen was no mug either....

I think we're now moving onto a forgotten Hibs players discussion. Boco will get named soon.

My two picks have already been mentioned several times which are Gordon Rae and Gary Smith but I'll throw in the first six months of Kevin McBrides time with us as I thought he was standout and the attention always goes to Stokes, Riordan et al in that side.

[bob12345]

For a season or two, I thought Nick Colgan was top class.

As mentioned, David Zitelli was brilliant on his day.

[Hibrandenburg]

Dodd Stewart, solid defender who also got in among the goals. Used to get well excited seeing him trundle forward for corners. Bit like Jones but with his teeth knocked out and all the more scary for it.

Alex Edwards, an absolute wizard with the ball. A guy so far ahead of the game that you could feel his frustration at his fellow players lack of ability to read the game as well as he could and one of very few from that time who could probably keep up with the pace of today's game.

[easty]

Justin Skinner was a decent player.

[LeithBoozy]

Ronnie Simpson, Jim Scott, Pat Quinn, Joe McClelland, Tony Higgins and the one and only JOE BAKER. :thumbsup:

[nonshinyfinish]

Ronnie Simpson, Jim Scott, Pat Quinn, Joe McClelland, Tony Higgins and the one and only JOE BAKER. :thumbsup:

I'd say Joe Baker struggles to fit into the category of 'not mentioned enough', especially since he's on the banner at the top of this and every hibs.net page...

[TheFamous1875]

Stevie Crawford had his moments.

Loved Stevie Crawford as a kid. Got capped whilst at Dunfermline too, I believe!


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[Spike Mandela]

Surprised nobody has mentioned Jimmy Boco, a decent player in a poor Hibs side but always enjoyed watching him.

[jacomo]

Loved Stevie Crawford as a kid. Got capped whilst at Dunfermline too, I believe!


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Typical anti-Hibs bias! Player gets capped only after he leaves us.

Anyhow, Crawford's a decent shout.

Has anyone mentioned Darren Jackson? Always liked the way he strutted about while wearing the green... won't dwell too much on any other aspect of his career. :wink:

[TheFamous1875]

Typical anti-Hibs bias! Player gets capped only after he leaves us.

Anyhow, Crawford's a decent shout.

Has anyone mentioned Darren Jackson? Always liked the way he strutted about while wearing the green... won't dwell too much on any other aspect of his career. :wink:

He was joint favourite player of mine with Kevin Harper when I was a kid. My first Hibs' heroes! My brother's favourite was Willie Miller.


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[Andy74]

Has Tony Rougier got a mention yet?

One of those rare players that could produce something entertaining from nothing.

[Bishop Hibee]

Graham Mitchell and Gary Smith are good shouts. Both would walk into the current team at full back or Centre half. Both comfortable on the ball, had a bit of pace and were good in the air.

Willie Irvine mk1 was enjoyable to watch in my teens.

[stokesmessiah]

Fenwick & Laursen anyone ?

[LeithBoozy]

I'd say Joe Baker struggles to fit into the category of 'not mentioned enough', especially since he's on the banner at the top of this and every hibs.net page...

Ok good point, lets say he can never be mentioned enough for me. :greengrin

[LeithBoozy]

Eric Stevenson, Jim McArthur, Barry Lavety. :wink:

[bighairyfaeleith]

eh hello, joe tortolano, come on people

[cabbageandribs1875]

eh hello, joe tortolano, come on people


the wee man certainly came back a better player after his 'toughening up' stint with broxburn(i think it was broxburn anyway) and some sweet crosses from that left foot of his



has anyone mentiond sloop john B (john blackley) Mr cool

[judas]

Davie Farrell.

He was single fish

[Beefster]

He was single fish

How ****ing dare you.

[The Gorf]

Grant Brebner

[Scouse Hibee]

Tommy McIntyre

[Hibercelona]

David Murphy doesn't seem to get that much of a mention these days. The best LB i've witnessed in a Hibs top by far.

[Scouse Hibee]

David Murphy doesn't seem to get that much of a mention these days. The best LB i've witnessed in a Hibs top by far.



Nah, his first touch was awful.

[TheFamous1875]

David Murphy doesn't seem to get that much of a mention these days. The best LB i've witnessed in a Hibs top by far.

Who was better; him or Shades?


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[nonshinyfinish]

David Murphy doesn't seem to get that much of a mention these days. The best LB i've witnessed in a Hibs top by far.

Indeed, you'd hardly know he ever played for us... :dizzy:

[FranckSuzy]

Roland edge
dirk Lehman


Good shout :aok: 'The Porn Star' :greengrin

[Hibrandenburg]

Good shout :aok: 'The Porn Star' :greengrin


Think there were a few liked watching Dirk but were embarrassed to mention it. ;0)

[heretoday]

I used to enjoy watching Tony Rougier. He was quite lazy but unpredictable and very skillful at times.

[HoboHarry]

Who was better; him or Shades?


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David Murphy was great for us but as good as Erich Schaedler? Not for me.....

[FitbaFolkKen]

Pat Mcginlay

[jodjam]

Always enjoyed watching Graham Mitchell, who very rarely had a bad game. Another who was fun to watch and signed on the same day as GM, was Dougie Bell. Some great mazy runs, usually always sideways, but was entertaining.

[PatHead]

I have often met Tam Preston who played over 200 times for Hibs over an 11 year period. Can any of you "aulder" yins tell me how good he was and if he merits a place on this thread? By the way lovely guy, a real gentleman.

[lyonhibs]

Good shout :aok: 'The Porn Star' :greengrin

Loved Dirk Lehman. Always used to be pissed off when he was on the bench. Tried his heart out, scored a few goals including an absolute boaby (dazzler) against the Jambos and had a great ability (or perhaps it was just more of a habit) of jumping for a long ball practically before the ball had left the defender's foot and hanging in the air like a sort of "Adult Entertainment" Yoda.

[Fife-Hibee]

Super Joe Tortolano, knew how to cross a ball