Sir Alex loved 21/05/16

[Monts]

"I don't think there's been a better football celebration ever"

:thumbsup:

[Billy Whizz]

"I don't think there's been a better football celebration ever"

:thumbsup:

Where is this quote from

[Northernhibee]

Saw that. Now the media furore has died down we're seeing the real story.

[Monts]

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1602904716475250&id=549820158450383

Hibs Facebook and Twitter

[Billy Whizz]

Hibs Facebook and Twitter

I meant when did he say this, saw it on Hibs twitter

[Scott Allan Key]

"I don't think there's been a better football celebration ever"

:thumbsup:

Link? His soon to be Euro Cup Winners’ Cup Aberdeen side were the opponents in first game I saw Hibs play. Given his success at smaller and bigger clubs then us, just goes to show the passion of our support that unforgettable day.

[Monts]

I meant when did he say this, saw it on Hibs twitter

I'm not sure

[Earlydelivery]

A think he could be talking about league cup final SOL vs Kilmarnock

[Sir David Gray]

He was interviewed recently about his opposition to Hampden being no longer used as the national stadium and used several examples through the years about the good memories of Hampden and 21/05/16 was one such example.

[Future17]

"Hibs are the greatest force for good this world has ever seen."

Gandhi

[Heisenberg]

https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/2434550/sir-alex-ferguson-scotland-memory-hampden-scottish-football/

[Austinho]

“Hibs won a Cup Final and that celebration at Hampden, Sunshine on Leith, well, I don’t think there’s been a better football celebration ever in the game. It was unbelievable.” Sir Alex Ferguson.

It doesn’t get much higher praise than that - straight from the mouth of footballing royalty. Take a bow lads and lassies!

[Steven79]

It's all very well saying that but he's not the one sitting miles from the pitch behind the goal.

The choices are either rebuild Hampden behind the goals or move to Murrayfield.

[RossScott1991]

Might be controversial, but does anyone else reckon league cup final in 2007 was better ? I always felt 21/05/16 everyone was more disbelief and too busy greeting. League cup final was my first cup final win as a hibs fan was 15 years old and remember being in awe at end. Added with the players walking round the pitch and JC crying in middle looking around him.

Obviously 2016 was soo much better in many many other ways.

[Scott Allan Key]

"Hibs are the greatest force for good this world has ever seen."

Gandhi

Gandhi was a bigot who may have slept with his relatives. More of a diet Hun. Not Hibs ‘caste’. Ahem.

[SirDavidsNapper]

Might be controversial, but does anyone else reckon league cup final in 2007 was better ? I always felt 21/05/16 everyone was more disbelief and too busy greeting. League cup final was my first cup final win as a hibs fan was 15 years old and remember being in awe at end. Added with the players walking round the pitch and JC crying in middle looking around him.

Obviously 2016 was soo much better in many many other ways.

That rendition of SOL has never been bettered IMO

[Diclonius]

I think he may be referring to 18/03/07.

[One Day Soon]

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1602904716475250&id=549820158450383

Hibs Facebook and Twitter


Green or white t-shirts, print the quote and perhaps even a pic of Sir Alec onto it, into the Hibs shop and job done.

I'd buy one.

I think you could put that quote onto a lot of things. Maybe even a derby banner...

[One Day Soon]

Might be controversial, but does anyone else reckon league cup final in 2007 was better ? I always felt 21/05/16 everyone was more disbelief and too busy greeting. League cup final was my first cup final win as a hibs fan was 15 years old and remember being in awe at end. Added with the players walking round the pitch and JC crying in middle looking around him.

Obviously 2016 was soo much better in many many other ways.


No, I think 2007 was something special to you because of your age. And it was very special. But 21/05/16 was unparalleled. I'm convinced the whole 114 year story and eventual redemption will be a film one day.

[SirDavidsNapper]

Green or white t-shirts, print the quote and perhaps even a pic of Sir Alec onto it, into the Hibs shop and job done.

I'd buy one.

I think you could put that quote onto a lot of things. Maybe even a derby banner...

Not going to lie i'd cringe if we did that

[OxoHibby]

No, I think 2007 was something special to you because of your age. And it was very special. But 21/05/16 was unparalleled. I'm convinced the whole 114 year story and eventual redemption will be a film one day.

What a brilliant idea for a film. Who would play stokes?

[southern hibby]

Cried that day and get a lump in my throat every time I think of it since.

GGTTH

[dchibs]

“Hibs won a Cup Final and that celebration at Hampden, Sunshine on Leith, well, I don’t think there’s been a better football celebration ever in the game. It was unbelievable.” Sir Alex Ferguson.

It doesn’t get much higher praise than that - straight from the mouth of footballing royalty. Take a bow lads and lassies!

This quote had me welling up again, from a true Legend who knows a lot about the game, thanks SAF.

[green leaves]

read the full article it's the league cup from 2007

[stoneyburn hibs]

The singing of SOL was definitely better in 2007. I'll put that down to the emotional day that was 21/05/2016.

[Dashing Bob S]

“Hibs won a Cup Final and that celebration at Hampden, Sunshine on Leith, well, I don’t think there’s been a better football celebration ever in the game. It was unbelievable.” Sir Alex Ferguson.

It doesn’t get much higher praise than that - straight from the mouth of footballing royalty. Take a bow lads and lassies!


He recognized the exhuberant siege mentality

[Liberal Hibby]

What a brilliant idea for a film. Who would play stokes?

Colin Farrell obviously.

[GreenLake]

What a brilliant idea for a film. Who would play stokes?

They could call it 'The Legend of Gray Stokes'

[Allant1981]

read the full article it's the league cup from 2007

he doesnt say what game it was

edit - just seen another article

[Pretty Boy]

Colin Farrell obviously.

Matt Lucas would make an excellent Conrad Logan, wig obviously required.

Rupert Grint as Fraser Fyvie.

[.Sean.]

Where does it say he’s talking about 2007?

[SirDavidsNapper]

Matt Lucas would make an excellent Conrad Logan, wig obviously required.

Rupert Grint as Fraser Fyvie.

Jason Statham for the winning goal

[calumhibee1]

Where does it say he’s talking about 2007?

In the one I read he specifically said the Scottish Cup win I’m sure.

[NAE NOOKIE]

They could call it 'The Legend of Gray Stokes'

:top marks

[NAE NOOKIE]

What a brilliant idea for a film. Who would play stokes?

Was pondering the cast list for a cup final film after it came up on another thread, but in all honesty I got stuck at Denzel Washington playing Marvin Bartley :greengrin

[Pretty Boy]

Was pondering the cast list for a cup final film after it came up on another thread, but in all honesty I got stuck at Denzel Washington playing Marvin Bartley :greengrin

Jesse Williams as Liam Fontaine
Scott Adkins as Darren McGreggor
Tom Felton as Jason Cummings

[Green&White]

Jesse Williams as Liam Fontaine
Scott Adkins as Darren McGreggor
Tom Felton as Jason CummingsReckon cummings could just play himsel

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[Waxy]

Tears at 2007 and 2016. Never cry for much else ever.seems pretty daft considering footballs not really meant to be that important in the scheme of things.

[snooky]

They could call it 'The Legend of Gray Stokes'

20496

[Famous Fiver]

Ah but......

Who could possibly play Tam McCourt??????????

[WeeRussell]

Ah but......

Who could possibly play Tam McCourt??????????

Ill give it a bash

[Allant1981]

Where does it say he’s talking about 2007?

the daily record

[Sir David Gray]

the daily record

"A couple of years ago, when Hibs won the Scottish Cup final and that celebration, Sunshine on Leith? I don’t think there’s a better football celebration ever in the game.”

https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/teams/hibernian/alex-ferguson-no-better-celebration-than-hibs-sunshine-on-leith-1-4715669

[WoreTheGreen]

Record had it as the LC changing quotes know deary me lower and lower

[chinaman]

the daily record

it'll be lies then.

[Sir David Gray]

Record had it as the LC changing quotes know deary me lower and lower

The interview was with the Daily Record so maybe it was the League Cup he was talking about if that's what they've printed.

I couldn't tell you as I refuse to access the Daily Record website or read the paper so I was just going on what other news outlets had reported and they had all mentioned the Scottish Cup.

[WoreTheGreen]

The interview was with the Daily Record so maybe it was the League Cup he was talking about if that's what they've printed.

I couldn't tell you as I refuse to access the Daily Record website or read the paper so I was just going on what other news outlets had reported and they had all mentioned the Scottish Cup.

Read it in a shop would not dream of paying fot that gutter trash

[Allant1981]

"A couple of years ago, when Hibs won the Scottish Cup final and that celebration, Sunshine on Leith? I don’t think there’s a better football celebration ever in the game.”

https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/teams/hibernian/alex-ferguson-no-better-celebration-than-hibs-sunshine-on-leith-1-4715669

the original story said the league cup

[RoYO!]

Ah but......

Who could possibly play Tam McCourt??????????

Bob Duval. Clearly.

[WoreTheGreen]

Bob Duval. Clearly.

i love the smell of deap heat in the morning

[Barman Stanton]

If he did say League Cup it's probably slip of the tongue. Doubt he would be talking about a game 11 years ago.

I think the 114 would make a great documentary film. A bit like Forests 'I believe in miracles'.

[Carheenlea]

Has anyone’s opinion of the celebrations changed through time since 21.5.16?
I was one who expressed disappointment that we never got to see us parade the cup round the Hampden pitch following the pitch invasion, but looking back now I wouldn’t change one part of it.
It was pure spite and nothing else in the decision to forbid a lap of honour, and I’m sure if they could have, they would have pulled the plug on SOL given half a chance.

[Pretty Boy]

Has anyone’s opinion of the celebrations changed through time since 21.5.16?
I was one who expressed disappointment that we never got to see us parade the cup round the Hampden pitch following the pitch invasion, but looking back now I wouldn’t change one part of it.
It was pure spite and nothing else in the decision to forbid a lap of honour, and I’m sure if they could have, they would have pulled the plug on SOL given half a chance.

I was disappointed at not seeing a lap of honour at the time. However I would have been on the park as well had my legs not been total jelly. You can't take that raw emotion and spontaneous reaction out of football and still have the game we all love.

As time passes that celebration will be spoken about in increasingly posutive terms and the actions of a few eejits in the Hibs support and a lot in the Rangers one will be forgotten. I agree the decision not to let the players back on the park was pure spite, the Police had organised themselves and no other pitch invasion eould have happened.

[Sir David Gray]

Has anyone’s opinion of the celebrations changed through time since 21.5.16?
I was one who expressed disappointment that we never got to see us parade the cup round the Hampden pitch following the pitch invasion, but looking back now I wouldn’t change one part of it.
It was pure spite and nothing else in the decision to forbid a lap of honour, and I’m sure if they could have, they would have pulled the plug on SOL given half a chance.

There was no justifiable reason to prevent the players from coming onto the pitch to parade the cup.

With the amount of police, stewards and horses on the pitch, there was never any danger of any further pitch invasion, plus the Rangers fans had all left by then so there was also no potential for trouble in that sense either. The scenes at full time were caused by pure impulsive reactions to what was a dramatic ending to a game that meant so much. Once people had calmed down, we all just wanted to enjoy the moment.

The decision to keep the players off the pitch was totally needless.

[scm70nyd1973]

Colin Farrell obviously.

You need a baddy in these films - mibbies Danny Goffey from the 90s band Supergrass to play Lee Wallace - couple of photos from t’internet show a decent resemblance - name of band a total coincidence of course !

[Steve-O]

That rendition of SOL has never been bettered IMO

There were more Hibs fans there.

[Is It On....]

You need a baddy in these films - mibbies Danny Goffey from the 90s band Supergrass to play Lee Wallace - couple of photos from t’internet show a decent resemblance - name of band a total coincidence of course !

The Daily Ranger and Chick Dung certainly wanted us to get "Caught By The Fuzz"..

[Mantis Toboggan]

Has anyone’s opinion of the celebrations changed through time since 21.5.16?
I was one who expressed disappointment that we never got to see us parade the cup round the Hampden pitch following the pitch invasion, but looking back now I wouldn’t change one part of it.
It was pure spite and nothing else in the decision to forbid a lap of honour, and I’m sure if they could have, they would have pulled the plug on SOL given half a chance.

A pitch invasion was always going to happen if we ever won the cup.
But we had the temerity to do it against the subservient corrupt yet hugely incompetent pricks from Govan.
Any other team and this wouldn't even be a conversation.

[Lancs Harp]

It might not be the correct thing to say but for me the post match exuberance was part of the day, a lifetime memory. Friends down here remember that, talk of the passion and thats what it was. Yes it was a tad disappointing to miss out on the players parade the cup after the game but personally I wouldnt change a thing. It was purely magical. Ive been a football fanatic almost since birth and Ive never experienced anything like that.

Football and passion. Hibernian FC

[GreenNWhiteArmy]

You can't continuously kick a club when they're down. Ridicule. Mock. Even make up phrases for them then be surprised that when the hoodoo IS eventually broken, their is an outbreak of emotion

That's all it was. Harmless exuberation! A few idiots over stepped the mark with their behaviour but there's not a pitch invasion on the planet where a player/fans are not goaded.

I just hope i see another rendition in a Scottish cup final. For me that version always wins. The words. My tears are trying. THANK YOU! Genuinely that song could not be more apt

Glory glory afterwards was surreal too.

Either way praise from Sir Alex is always a good thing

[AltheHibby]

Can we have Scarlett Johansson (in Agent Romanov guise) as Leeann?

[calumhibee1]

Did sunshine on leith become adopted by us around the attempted mercer takeover? Don’t remember it being sung much in the late 90s

[Northernhibee]

You can't continuously kick a club when they're down. Ridicule. Mock. Even make up phrases for them then be surprised that when the hoodoo IS eventually broken, their is an outbreak of emotion

That's all it was. Harmless exuberation! A few idiots over stepped the mark with their behaviour but there's not a pitch invasion on the planet where a player/fans are not goaded.

I just hope i see another rendition in a Scottish cup final. For me that version always wins. The words. My tears are trying. THANK YOU! Genuinely that song could not be more apt

Glory glory afterwards was surreal too.

Either way praise from Sir Alex is always a good thing
2007 was the best SoL, 2016 the best GGTTH.

[Austinho]

2007 was the best SoL, 2016 the best GGTTH.AEK Athens at home was up there too.

[Waxy]

The 1-0 replay win against them in our cup year was the best sol ever at Easter road.