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Was thinking after the thread on youngsters past and present who was the last player we picked up from the Scottish lower leagues that was a success?
Chump
18-12-2013, 05:42 PM
Was thinking after the thread on youngsters past and present who was the last player we picked up from the Scottish lower leagues that was a success?
Gordon Durie from East Fife for £65,000
Was thinking after the thread on youngsters past and present who was the last player we picked up from the Scottish lower leagues that was a success?Des Bremner ..Deveronvale..
Future17
18-12-2013, 05:45 PM
Were East Fife not in the First Division (as in the top league) at the time?
NORTHERNHIBBY
18-12-2013, 05:50 PM
Paul Fenwick on a freezer from Greenock Morton.
Iggy Pope
18-12-2013, 05:55 PM
Were East Fife not in the First Division (as in the top league) at the time?
No. A league or two below us when they emptied us out the cup in 84. Not a top league side since the early 70s I reckon.
FitbaFolkKen
18-12-2013, 06:11 PM
Sol Bamba
Nevi_SOL
18-12-2013, 06:18 PM
Paul cairney ;)
erin go bragh
18-12-2013, 06:25 PM
Jim Leighton ( Dundee ) , Crawford and Dennis ( Raith )
Hartley who imo was unlucky to get punted was another but i cant remember who we signed him from .
Ggtth
Although Leigh came to us on loan from Wolves most of his prior experience was in the Scottish lower leagues. Slightly off topic but Snodgrass, Dorrans, Hoolahan all went from Livi & are now in Premiership. Dundee Utd have probably been most successful club at identifying lower league talent with Andrew Robertson their latest star. Hurts to say it but Yams did ok with Webster, Weir & McCann. Perhaps Cairney will do it for us.
SHODAN
18-12-2013, 06:37 PM
Sol Bamba
Forgot all about him. What a player.
Jim Leighton ( Dundee ) , Crawford and Dennis ( Raith )
Hartley who imo was unlucky to get punted was another but i cant remember who we signed him from .
Ggtth
Iirc, hartley broke through at raith rovers, got a move to Coventry that didn't work out, then we signed him from there....although it's there to be corrected
Greentinted
18-12-2013, 06:50 PM
IIRC Hartley came direct from Raith after a year or so at Millwall. I mind him being mooted as the next big thing, and possibly could have been wi us. Sadly not to be.
down-the-slope
18-12-2013, 06:52 PM
Keith Keith Keith....Raith...skinny winger turner into No9 the like of which I dream of seeing again
Carheenlea
18-12-2013, 06:54 PM
Sol Bamba
Who did we sign Sol from again? Honestly can't remember.
Greentinted
18-12-2013, 06:56 PM
Who did we sign Sol from again? Honestly can't remember.
Dunfermline
Carheenlea
18-12-2013, 06:57 PM
Were Falkirk in the Premier League when we signed Kevin McAllister from them?
Jim Leighton ( Dundee ) , Crawford and Dennis ( Raith ) Hartley who imo was unlucky to get punted was another but i cant remember who we signed him from . Ggtth
We signed Crawford from Millwall for about £400,000 iirc.
We signed Hartley from Raith as well for £250,000.
Pretty Boy
18-12-2013, 07:00 PM
Am i right in thinking Hartley was on Hibs books as a youth a fair few years before we signed him from Raith?
Carheenlea
18-12-2013, 07:01 PM
Dunfermline
:aok:
Am i right in thinking Hartley was on Hibs books as a youth a fair few years before we signed him from Raith?
Don't think so. Thought he was at Hamilton and got a move down south before Raith (think Millwall) then us.
Could be wrong though.
Greentinted
18-12-2013, 07:03 PM
Am i right in thinking Hartley was on Hibs books as a youth a fair few years before we signed him from Raith?
Wiki has him as an 'S' Form aye.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Hartley
Phil D. Rolls
18-12-2013, 07:04 PM
Jim Leighton ( Dundee ) , Crawford and Dennis ( Raith )
Hartley who imo was unlucky to get punted was another but i cant remember who we signed him from .
Ggtth
Hartley was Raith. Crawford came to us from Millwall IIRC.
erin go bragh
18-12-2013, 07:06 PM
Keith Keith Keith....Raith...skinny winger turner into No9 the like of which I dream of seeing again
We signed Keith from Dundee, did we no , 400 grand
Ggtth
Golden Bear
18-12-2013, 08:10 PM
Didier Agathe - very briefly!
CapitalHibs
18-12-2013, 09:23 PM
Neil Martin - Queen of the South and /or some long distance lorry company:greengrin
Jonnyboy
18-12-2013, 09:26 PM
Neil Martin - Queen of the South and /or some long distance lorry company:greengrin
And what a signing he was. 114 games, 86 goals :thumbsup:
CapitalHibs
18-12-2013, 09:56 PM
And what a signing he was. 114 games, 86 goals :thumbsup:
Knew you were a big fan mate, so expected I would hear from you! :wink: It is true that Neil was at the point of giving up football and becoming a long distance lorry driver. Hibs went in for him and the rest is history.
Forza Fred
18-12-2013, 09:58 PM
Erik Schaedler from Stirling Albion.
Six weeks earlier he was playing amateur football with Melbourne Thistle
Jonnyboy
18-12-2013, 09:58 PM
Knew you were a big fan mate, so expected I would hear from you! :wink: It is true that Neil was at the point of giving up football and becoming a long distance lorry driver. Hibs went in for him and the rest is history.
Yep he came close to hanging up his boots :agree:
Signed by Douglas Fairbanks Jnr lookalike Walter Galbraith :greengrin
CapitalHibs
18-12-2013, 10:21 PM
Yep he came close to hanging up his boots :agree:
Signed by Douglas Fairbanks Jnr lookalike Walter Galbraith :greengrin
Walter was a real nice guy..stayed at my mum and dad's house while looking for a permanent residence in Edinburgh. Of, course I couldnae resist and kept asking him Hib's quiz questions and I never once got the wrong answer!... in fact he knew more than I did even though he had just joined the club. A total gent.
down-the-slope
18-12-2013, 10:44 PM
We signed Keith from Dundee, did we no , 400 grand
Ggtth
:blushie: eh correct - I think because I watched him at Raith for a couple of seasons when he was 17/18 I got mixed up :greengrin
WindyMiller
18-12-2013, 11:15 PM
Des Bremner ..Deveronvale..
:agree:
A big step up. To then go on to win a European Cup, unbelievable!
And a nice guy.
:not worth
stu in nottingham
19-12-2013, 12:13 AM
Signed by Douglas Fairbanks Jnr lookalike Walter Galbraith :greengrin
Yes, both dashing-looking chappies!
11536
Cameron1875
19-12-2013, 05:18 AM
I've still got hope for Paul Cairney yet. When he's on form I think he's a joy to watch, and been signs the last few weeks he's getting back to his old self.
ancient hibee
19-12-2013, 04:49 PM
Gordon Rae-Whitehill Welfare -scoring at Ibrox the following season.
Paperboy
19-12-2013, 06:31 PM
Slightly off tangent but I'd go for winger Blair Spittal from Queens Park, Livi striker Marc Mcnulty and Hamilton full back Ziggy Gordon from te lower leagues just now...
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