Russell Latapy

[HappyHanlon]

Still gutting that we emptied him so early in his Hibs career - it was just a minor incident.

Anyway, aw the best ya wee legend!

[Skyegreen]

What a player this guy was. Unfortunately he let everyone down at the club just before the cup final. For that I can never forgive him I'm afraid.

[CropleyWasGod]

Still gutting that we emptied him so early in his Hibs career - it was just a minor incident.

Anyway, aw the best ya wee legend!

...unfortunately, the last in a long string of them.

[Dashing Bob S]

Happy birthday you wee tab-smoking genius

[Keyser Sauzee]

In Scottish footballing terms he was an absolute genius! Between him and Sauzee for my Hibs hero

[berwickhibee]

Still my all time favourite:thumbsup: loved the wee bugger,different class. What a player and always done it against hearts.

[MileHighBees]

Number Six (https://youtu.be/UFDeEKemCrM?t=4m34s)


https://youtu.be/UFDeEKemCrM?t=4m34s

[KWJ]

What a player this guy was. Unfortunately he let everyone down at the club just before the cup final. For that I can never forgive him I'm afraid.

It was just before a derby and at least a couple of weeks before the final. But the truth is that Latapy barely kicked a ball for us after February and it showed as we only won one game in the last ten in the league.

I mind him not playing in Aberdeen as he 'wasn't in the right frame of mind'. Same thing here v Dunfermline. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/1226599.stm

[CRAZYHIBBY]

He'd signed a pre contract with rangers before the final did he not?

[KWJ]

Fun story here with him and Aidan Smith that I hadn't read before. Some interesting bits too including a rift with Sauzee.

http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/teams/falkirk/interview-russell-latapy-sets-some-myths-straight-1-3746847

Folk holding it against him about his unprofessional attitude is just pointless in my view, that's just who he was and he more than made up for it on the pitch when he was in the mood.

[CropleyWasGod]

It was just before a derby and at least a couple of weeks before the final. But the truth is that Latapy barely kicked a ball for us after February and it showed as we only won one game in the last ten in the league.

I mind him not playing in Aberdeen as he 'wasn't in the right frame of mind'. Same thing here v Dunfermline. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/1226599.stm

There was also the classic when he was away for a WC qualifier against Canada.

Paul Fenwick made it back in plenty of time for our next match........ :greengrin

[KWJ]

He'd signed a pre contract with rangers before the final did he not?

No. They signed him on a free after we sacked him. According to the link in my previous post he was actually in talks with Celtic for a bosman while talking with Hibs too.

[KWJ]

There was also the classic when he was away for a WC qualifier against Canada.

Paul Fenwick made it back in plenty of time for our next match........ :greengrin

Yeah, he got dropped for an away night game at Cappielow IIRC as punishment IIRC, think he knew what he was doing :greengrin

[Sammy7nil]

Genius used far too often but Russell was a genius. Thanks for the 6-2 what a night that was only regret was it was not eight or nine

[Iceman1875]

Same situation now as what happened with RL, would we sack one of our best players ie Cummings or John McGinn?


At Easter Road we play...

[Smartie]

Same situation now as what happened with RL, would we sack one of our best players ie Cummings or John McGinn?


At Easter Road we play...

If it was the umpteenth incident after umpteen warnings and he was getting to the point when you just couldn't trust him to behave himself then yes.

I loved Russell too. Cracking wee player and a great lad. The last 6 months though were going badly off-course and a pattern was starting to emerge. It was the right call at the time.

I was surprised Russell played for as long as he did and that Falkirk got as much out of him as they did.

[Itsnoteasy]

Same situation now as what happened with RL, would we sack one of our best players ie Cummings or John McGinn?


At Easter Road we play...

Off course not. They are valuable assets.

[CropleyWasGod]

Off course not. They are valuable assets.

If their actions were upsetting the dressing-room, and had an effect on results, then it would have to be considered.

[sambajustice]

Age is he now??

Would score for fun in this league...

[Iceman1875]

Off course not. They are valuable assets.

I'm sure RL was valuable at that time, too.


At Easter Road we play...