Chris Hoy

[ekhibee]

With the Commonwealth Games coming to Glasgow, it reminded me of a rumour I heard that Sir Hoy is of the Yammish persuasion, is this true? Still a great representative for Scotland either way of course.

[CapitalGreen]

Chris Hoy isn't really a football fan, but his family are of a Jambo persuasion.

[lord bunberry]

I do remember him saying he was a bit embarrassed to be called a jambo, I would as well.

[Bostonhibby]

100% of the yammish persuasion. But in a talking about it in the snug sort of way rather than an attender of games. Source? A guy I met on the train on the way back from the Aberdeen semi a few years ago who claimed to work for his sponsors. Hed been at the yam celtc game.

[GlasgowHibee]

Was he not paraded at one of their games after he'd won his Olympic medals?

[Turkish Green]

Was he not paraded at one of their games after he'd won his Olympic medals?
He was. He also attended George Watson's whose colours are maroon.

[Michael]

I heard that he watched a DVD of some long forgotten derby before he competed for his gold medal at the London Olympics...

But, he's such a legend that the fact he's a jambo is irrelevant.

[Northernhibee]

I mind when Andy Murray had won something big (his first major I think) he had to make sure that he was pictured doing a 5-1 at the airport for the corner of the same page of the papers.

The jambo fud can GIRFUH.

[Forza Fred]

He was. He also attended George Watson's whose colours are maroon.

I attended Leith Academy but I don't support Rangers....:greengrin

[Sir David Gray]

I do remember him saying he was a bit embarrassed to be called a jambo, I would as well.

Embarrassed? I would sue for slander if I was called that in public!

[Iggy Pope]

I attended Leith Academy but I don't support Rangers....:greengrin

Saint Thomas of Aquins and neither do I. Got Royal High pals that never went near East End Park.

[Mon Dieu4]

Saint Thomas of Aquins and neither do I. Got Royal High pals that never went near East End Park.

I went to Trinity Academy and don't like bees

[givescotlandfreedom]

Was he not paraded at one of their games after he'd won his Olympic medals?

I'm sure he was paraded halftime at an Edinburgh Derby at the PBS. I don't think most folk had heard of him but he got a nice boo from the away end regardless :)

[CallumLaidlaw]

http://m.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/is-jambo-chris-hoy-taunting-hibs-fans-with-5-1-gesture-1-2521211

[easty]

I went to Trinity Academy and don't like bees

I went to Forrester, and I hate trees.

[DarrenSQH]

I find it sad when Jambos dont like Andy Murray as he is a Hibee, So I dont care who Hoy supports. What he has acheived is amazing.

[Jay]

I find it sad when Jambos dont like Andy Murray as he is a Hibee, So I dont care who Hoy supports. What he has acheived is amazing.

This :)

[s.a.m]

http://m.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/is-jambo-chris-hoy-taunting-hibs-fans-with-5-1-gesture-1-2521211

My other half met Chris Hoy in a professional context, not long after that happened. His colleague, who is a jambo, asked him if he would do the 5-1 gesture for a photo, and he politely refused, point-blank to have anything to do with it. Can't remember exactly what he said, but along the lines, I think, of not wanting to get suckered into that again, and not wanting it to be used to wind people up, or something like that.

I think he has described himself as a luke-warm kind of fan, and I don't get the impression that Hearts or football are high up his list of priorities.

Anyway, I'm in the 'he's a superb sportsman, seems like a decent chap, and he can support who he likes' camp.