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OK, 5 questions today & 5 tomorrow covering 12 EPL teams. All you have to do is name the current EPL team(s) from the statement & the specific Hibs connection from the statement/question/answer. An easy one to get you started then some more thinking required! I should say all the answers are post war & only Q2 makes reference to an earlier period. Try to name both the team & the connection before answering.
1. This team has had 2 Scottish knights as Manager.
2. This team paid the 1st 5 figure transfer fee.
3. These 2 teams came out to the same theme music for over 50 years
4. This team returned to the Premiership this century for the 1st time in 33 years & immediately got relegated.
5. This team made their European Cup/Champions League debut 44 years late!
Good luck!!
Tomsk
22-04-2020, 11:27 AM
1 Man Utd Matt Busby - played for Hibs. Alex Ferguson - brother Martin coached at Hibs.
2 Arsenal - first two teams to wear white sleeves?
3 No idea.
4 Fulham? - can't think of a connection.
5 Chelsea - Hibs played in EC when they knocked it back and thus became the first British side to play in European football - huzzah!
Bobby Moore
22-04-2020, 11:33 AM
Number 4, Hibs signed George Best from Fulham?
Gloucester Hibs
22-04-2020, 11:36 AM
3. Watford and Everton - ‘Z Cars’.... er, Dave Beaumont became a copper after leaving Hibs? 👀
3. Watford and Everton - ‘Z Cars’.... er, Dave Beaumont became a copper after leaving Hibs? [emoji102]Johnny Keating from Edinburgh wrote the Z Cars theme. A mate of my Dad and as Hibs Daft as they came.
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ancient hibee
22-04-2020, 12:03 PM
This quiz is far too easy------------I got number 1 right.
Ok, #1 is obviously correct re Busby & Fergie.
#2 It is Arsenal but remember the connection is in the statement.
#3 It is Everton & Watford coming out to Z cars, written by Hibby Johnny Keating but i need a wee bit more than that.
#4 Fulham are not a current EPL team.
#5 Chelsea, Tomsk essentially has it correct. The FA did not allow Chelsea to participate so Hibs were only UK reps in 1st FA cup. Ironically Chelsea's eventual 1st entry into Champions League was not as champions!
So we still need the connection for #2, a little more for #3 & all of #4
This quiz is far too easy------------I got number 1 right.
😂
GloryGlory
22-04-2020, 01:23 PM
1 Man Utd Matt Busby - played for Hibs. Alex Ferguson - brother Martin coached at Hibs.
2 Arsenal - first two teams to wear white sleeves?
3 No idea.
4 Fulham? - can't think of a connection.
5 Chelsea - Hibs played in EC when they knocked it back and thus became the first British side to play in European football - huzzah!
2 Willie Harper?
Bostonhibby
22-04-2020, 01:27 PM
Hibs connection to number 2. Peter Marinello?
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vincipernoi
22-04-2020, 01:29 PM
marinello is the hibs link for 2 presumably
Hibs connection to number 2. Peter Marinello?
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Yes, but why?
Bostonhibby
22-04-2020, 01:38 PM
Yes, but why?Transferred from Hibs to Arsenal for a then cross border record transfer fee.
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Bostonhibby
22-04-2020, 01:44 PM
Is number 4 Fulham and John Collins who also played for and managed Hibs?
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Transferred from Hibs to Arsenal for a then cross border record transfer fee.
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Ok, close enough. Arsenal were the 1st team to pay a 5 figure fee for a player. Peter M was their 1st 6 figure signing. The clues are in the question, its like Hibs Only Connect! ::wink:
Bostonhibby
22-04-2020, 01:46 PM
Number 4 Newport County & Christian Doidge
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Is number 4 Fulham and John Collins who also played for and managed Hibs?
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See above, Fulham are not a current EPL team.
Caversham Green
22-04-2020, 01:47 PM
I confess I had Liverpool for Q1 - managed by Bill Shankly whose brother managed Hibs and also by Kenny Dalglish whose son played for Hibs - just one flaw in my reasoning.
For Q4 I can only think of Blackpool and Huddersfield who kind of fit the bill, but Huddersfield stayed up for two seasons so that leaves Blackpool. No idea what the Hibs connection is though.
Edit: Hang on Brog - you didn't say anything about the club in Q4 being a current EPL team....
I confess I had Liverpool for Q1 - managed by Bill Shankly whose brother managed Hibs and also by Kenny Dalglish whose son played for Hibs - just one flaw in my reasoning.
For Q4 I can only think of Blackpool and Huddersfield who kind of fit the bill, but Huddersfield stayed up for two seasons so that leaves Blackpool. No idea what the Hibs connection is though.
All answers are current EPL teams
Bostonhibby
22-04-2020, 01:49 PM
All answers are current EPL teams[emoji106] not Newport then[emoji16]
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Caversham Green
22-04-2020, 01:50 PM
All answers are current EPL teams
Oh, yes, you did say that - 'pologies.
Bournemouth or Brighton?
I confess I had Liverpool for Q1 - managed by Bill Shankly whose brother managed Hibs and also by Kenny Dalglish whose son played for Hibs - just one flaw in my reasoning.
For Q4 I can only think of Blackpool and Huddersfield who kind of fit the bill, but Huddersfield stayed up for two seasons so that leaves Blackpool. No idea what the Hibs connection is though.
Edit: Hang on Brog - you didn't say anything about the club in Q4 being a current EPL team....
Read sentence 2 in the intro. Come on, pretend its a set of accounts!! ::wink:
Caversham Green
22-04-2020, 01:51 PM
Read sentence 2 in the intro. Come on, pretend its a set of accounts!! ::wink:
Nah, that's buggered me up completely - I'm on furlough.
Iain G
22-04-2020, 01:52 PM
4) Blackpool and we signed Pat McGinlay from them.
Oh wait I should have re-read the thread!
Oh, yes, you did say that - 'pologies.
Bournemouth or Brighton?
Afraid not. I actually thought this would be easiest as it's most current.
Pretty Boy
22-04-2020, 01:58 PM
Number 4 is Burnley and Steven Fletcher is the connection. He signed for them for a season in the EPL and was in the team that was relegated.
ancient hibee
22-04-2020, 02:00 PM
If it had been Bournemouth I would have said that I was on holiday there around 1968 and saw them being knocked out of the league cup by Wrexham who had Lawrie Leslie in goals.Not a lot of people know that.
Number 4 is Burnley and Steven Fletcher is the connection. He signed for them for a season in the EPL and was in the team that was relegated.
Correct! To add to it he was Burnley's POTY for that season in the Prem.
If it had been Bournemouth I would have said that I was on holiday there around 1968 and saw them being knocked out of the league cup by Wrexham who had Lawrie Leslie in goals.Not a lot of people know that.
I reffed a game in the Kent league many years ago & Lawrie's boy was striker for the home team. We had a drink after the game then he took me to his home to meet Lawrie & i sat for hours looking at his scrap books! Great guy Lawrie!
ancient hibee
22-04-2020, 02:20 PM
I reffed a game in the Kent league many years ago & Lawrie's boy was striker for the home team. We had a drink after the game then he took me to his home to meet Lawrie & i sat for hours looking at his scrap books! Great guy Lawrie!
Against Bournemouth,who were at least one league above Wrexham he was superb and when some guys near asked who he was they had never heard of him,needless to say.When I said he’d played for Scotland they were very surprised because he was so good.
OK, to close it off. #3 as discussed. Both Watford & Everton came out to the Z cars theme for over 50 years. Z cars was recorded by Johnny Keating & reached #2 in the UK charts. Johnny also recorded Hibernian, Give Us A Goal/Turnbull's Tornadoes which reached #1 in the Leith charts!! Another 5 to follow.
Tomsk
22-04-2020, 05:29 PM
OK, to close it off. #3 as discussed. Both Watford & Everton came out to the Z cars theme for over 50 years. Z cars was recorded by Johnny Keating & reached #2 in the UK charts. Johnny also recorded Hibernian, Give Us A Goal/Turnbull's Tornadoes which reached #1 in the Leith charts!! Another 5 to follow.
Cheers. Good quiz.
BILLYHIBS
22-04-2020, 05:44 PM
Anyone know who wrote Hibernian Give us a Goal and Turnbulls Tornadoes?
Billy Whizz
22-04-2020, 05:58 PM
Anyone know who wrote Hibernian Give us a Goal and Turnbulls Tornadoes?
Someone call Sheila Hart, is credited with Give us a goal
Someone call Sheila Hart, is credited with Tunbulls Tornadoes
Sheila, Mrs Tom Hart, wrote Hibernian Give Us A Goal. Johnny tweaked it a bit. Johnny wrote The lyrics to TT but it's an old tune.
BILLYHIBS
22-04-2020, 06:01 PM
Someone call Sheila Hart, is credited with Give us a goal
Not someone Billy that was the late Tom Harts wife written from the heart
BILLYHIBS
22-04-2020, 06:07 PM
Sheila, Mrs Tom Hart, wrote Hibernian Give Us A Goal. Johnny tweaked it a bit. Johnny wrote The lyrics to TT but it's an old tune.
Apologies for hijacking your thread Brog it was not my intention just all this chat of HIBS songs got me thinking of Sheila Hart
According to an old Turnbulls Tornadoes thread the lyrics to TT were written by James McPherson a HIBS fan who resided in Saughton Mains back in 72
Its a dotnet fact so must it must be true
Billy Whizz
22-04-2020, 06:30 PM
Not someone Billy that was the late Tom Harts wife written from the heart
I didn’t mean it that way, I know of Tom, just didn’t think his wife was writing songs
BILLYHIBS
22-04-2020, 06:33 PM
I didn’t mean it that way, I know of Tom, just didn’t think his wife was writing songs
:agree:
Stuck in my mind for some reason
No prizes for guessing her favourite colour was also purple
First worn Sporting Lisbon away
Apologies for hijacking your thread Brog it was not my intention just all this chat of HIBS songs got me thinking of Sheila Hart
According to an old Turnbulls Tornadoes thread the lyrics to TT were written by James McPherson a HIBS fan who resided in Saughton Mains back in 72
Its a dotnet fact so must it must be true
No probs mate. That's probably correct though again Im sure Johnny tweaked it. I'm trying to remember the original tune for TT.
BILLYHIBS
22-04-2020, 08:20 PM
No probs mate. That's probably correct though again Im sure Johnny tweaked it. I'm trying to remember the original tune for TT.
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Brilliant quiz by the way
Looking forward to round 2
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Brilliant quiz by the way
Looking forward to round 2
Cheers! I found a link to a Hibs Net thread from 2010 on the same subject.
Tune was Stewball or Skewball about a racehorse in 18th century IIRC. Was a really popular song, sure I remember all sorts of folky people singing it.
Tomsk
22-04-2020, 08:36 PM
No probs mate. That's probably correct though again Im sure Johnny tweaked it. I'm trying to remember the original tune for TT.
It's Happy Christmas, War is Over by John Lennon.
It's Happy Christmas, War is Over by John Lennon.
It sure is, but it's also taken from Stewball.
All right, here's the final 5. Remember the clue is in the statement & all teams are current EPL. Find the specific Hibs connection, i've even told you it in #2! Just need the name.
1. One of England's best supported teams even though their last major trophy (non domestic) was over 50 years ago.
2. These 2 teams are fierce rivals even though they're over 40 miles apart. Despite the rivalry many players have played for both clubs including an ex Hibs internationalist.
3. Two left sided Scottish internationalists, born in the same Southern English town, played for this club in the 70's.
4. This team has won a Premiership but has never won the FA Cup. They played in the Tartan Final where 32% of the players, 75% of the goalscorers & 100% of the managers were Scottish.
5. This team has won 11 major domestic trophies in the last decade but they last played back to back FA cup finals in the 50's.
Good luck!
Bostonhibby
23-04-2020, 10:19 AM
Number 2 portsmouth and Southampton Alex Cropley Hibs connection?
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Bostonhibby
23-04-2020, 10:23 AM
Number 4 Leicester City, Bobby Smith who was captain under Jock Wallace is Hibs connection?
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BILLYHIBS
23-04-2020, 10:25 AM
OK without using google #1
Newcastle United 1969 Fair Cities Cup and Jim Scott
Big Bad John McNamee also in the squad ???
Bostonhibby
23-04-2020, 10:29 AM
Number 5 Chelsea and Gordon Durie as Hibs connection?
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berwickhibee
23-04-2020, 10:29 AM
No 5.
Man city and Bobby johnstone
BILLYHIBS
23-04-2020, 10:29 AM
#5
Manchester City and Bobby Johnstone
Bostonhibby
23-04-2020, 10:31 AM
No 5.
Man city and Bobby johnstone
Has to be.
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CropleyWasGod
23-04-2020, 10:34 AM
Number 2 portsmouth and Southampton Alex Cropley Hibs connection?
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Don't think Crops played for Southampton.
Ally Macleod did, and Kevin Harper for Portsmouth? Marinello played for Portsmouth.
Edit, and I don't think they're more than 40 miles apart.:greengrin
CropleyWasGod
23-04-2020, 10:36 AM
Number 3.
I'm going to guess Aldershot, which would be Cropley and AN Other.,
Iain Munro?
BILLYHIBS
23-04-2020, 10:38 AM
Number 3.
I'm going to guess Aldershot, which would be Cropley and AN Other.,
Ian Munro?
Bruce Rioch?
Both at Aston Villa
CropleyWasGod
23-04-2020, 10:41 AM
Bruce Rioch?
Both at Aston Villa
Good shout.
IIRC, Rioch came from an Army family.
BILLYHIBS
23-04-2020, 10:44 AM
Good shout.
IIRC, Rioch came from an Army family.
Not sure about the left sided bit though ?
But worth a shot
Bostonhibby
23-04-2020, 10:58 AM
Don't think Crops played for Southampton.
Ally Macleod did, and Kevin Harper for Portsmouth? Marinello played for Portsmouth.
Edit, and I don't think they're more than 40 miles apart.:greengrinSee, that's what I get for flying solo without Wiki or anything other than "knowledge"[emoji16]
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Not sure about the left sided bit though ?
But worth a shot
Correct, Villa. Both Crops & Rioch were left sided Scottish internationalists born in Aldershot.
No 5.
Man city and Bobby johnstone
Correct, can you take it a bit further?
CropleyWasGod
23-04-2020, 11:07 AM
Correct, can you take it a bit further?
He played in both finals in the 50's? 54 and 55?
(I have a photo of my old man with Bobby on my desk just now, so asking them for inspiration :greengrin)
BILLYHIBS
23-04-2020, 11:14 AM
Correct, Villa. Both Crops & Rioch were left sided Scottish internationalists born in Aldershot.
Yip Rioch Number 6 and Masson Number 8
He played in both finals in the 50's? 54 and 55?
(I have a photo of my old man with Bobby on my desk just now, so asking them for inspiration :greengrin)
Bobby set a record in those 2 finals, 55 & 56 IIRC.
Ok,
#1 Correctly identified as Newcastle winning Fairs Cup in late 60s with Jim Scott in the team.
#2 I thought this was easiest, possibly because I have close family connections to both, but no one has it correct yet. A current top striker has played for both.
#3 Correctly identified as Villa, the players being Rioch & Cropley.
#4 Correctly identified as Leicester but no connection yet. It was decade or so before Bobby Smith
#5 Correctly identified as Man C & Bobby Johnstone. The record Bobby set was he was 1st player in 20th century, & possibly the last, to score in successive cup finals.
So everything needed for 2 & connection for 4.
BILLYHIBS
23-04-2020, 01:35 PM
Ok,
#1 Correctly identified as Newcastle winning Fairs Cup in late 60s with Jim Scott in the team.
#2 I thought this was easiest, possibly because I have close family connections to both, but no one has it correct yet. A current top striker has played for both.
#3 Correctly identified as Villa, the players being Rioch & Cropley.
#4 Correctly identified as Leicester but no connection yet. It was decade or so before Bobby Smith
#5 Correctly identified as Man C & Bobby Johnstone. The record Bobby set was he was 1st player in 20th century, & possibly the last, to score in successive cup finals.
So everything needed for 2 & connection for 4.
Is #4 David Gibson getting to two FA Cup Finals just falling short in the League and scoring a goal in each leg of a winning League Cup Final?
ancient hibee
23-04-2020, 01:50 PM
Bobby set a record in those 2 finals, 55 & 56 IIRC.
Bobby was the first player to score in consecutive finals.
OOps-just catching up
Tomsk
23-04-2020, 01:55 PM
Is #4 David Gibson getting to two FA Cup Finals just falling short in the League and scoring a goal in each leg of a winning League Cup Final?
No 2 Brighton and Palace - couldn't think of a connection but it appears played for both.
Is #4 David Gibson getting to two FA Cup Finals just falling short in the League and scoring a goal in each leg of a winning League Cup Final?
Yes Davie played in the losing team in the Tartan final of 1963. Matt Gillies & Matt Busby were the managers, Denis Law & Davie Herd were the goalscorers & 7/22 players were Scots
Bobby was the first player to score in consecutive finals.
OOps-just catching up
Well done, I jumped the gun by posting answer early.
No 2 Brighton and Palace - couldn't think of a connection but it appears played for both.
It is Brighton & Palace but I need the Hibs player who played for both.
BILLYHIBS
23-04-2020, 02:40 PM
It is Brighton & Palace but I need the Hibs player who played for both.
Neil Martin ?
CropleyWasGod
23-04-2020, 03:20 PM
It is Brighton & Palace but I need the Hibs player who played for both.
Jim Scott?
Tomsk
23-04-2020, 04:07 PM
It is Brighton & Palace but I need the Hibs player who played for both.
I'm losing it. I thought I wrote Neil Martin. Alzheimer's kicking in, I think.
BILLYHIBS
23-04-2020, 04:13 PM
I'm losing it. I thought I wrote Neil Martin. Alzheimer's kicking in, I think.
What do I win ? :greengrin
I thought you probably thought you had! Yes, was Neil Martin, along with Jim Scott another London Hibs guest. Billy, your prize is you get to buy me a pint next time Im up after all this is over!
I'll leave you with a couple of teasers, Billy, try & avoid looking it up! 😁
1. What was the 1st post war FA Cup Final without Scottish representation? (Player or manager)
2. Two Hibs goalies played in back to back FA Cup finals, one of which is extremely famous. See if you can name them.
BILLYHIBS
23-04-2020, 05:12 PM
I thought you probably thought you had! Yes, was Neil Martin, along with Jim Scott another London Hibs guest. Billy, your prize is you get to buy me a pint next time Im up after all this is over!
I'll leave you with a couple of teasers, Billy, try & avoid looking it up! 😁
1. What was the 1st post war FA Cup Final without Scottish representation? (Player or manager)
2. Two Hibs goalies played in back to back FA Cup finals, one of which is extremely famous. See if you can name them.
2 George Farm Blackpool 1953
Ronnie Simpson Newcastle Utd 1954
Tomsk
23-04-2020, 05:33 PM
What do I win ? :greengrin
I can't remember.
BILLYHIBS
23-04-2020, 05:46 PM
I thought you probably thought you had! Yes, was Neil Martin, along with Jim Scott another London Hibs guest. Billy, your prize is you get to buy me a pint next time Im up after all this is over!
I'll leave you with a couple of teasers, Billy, try & avoid looking it up! ��
1. What was the 1st post war FA Cup Final without Scottish representation? (Player or manager)
2. Two Hibs goalies played in back to back FA Cup finals, one of which is extremely famous. See if you can name them.
1. 1975
I cannae tell a lie.........:greengrin
2 George Farm Blackpool 1953
Ronnie Simpson Newcastle Utd 1954
Correct players but Ronnie won it in 1952 & again in 1955, when Bobby Johnstone scored against him!
1. 1975
I cannae tell a lie.........:greengrin
Correct, The London final, West Ham - Fulham
BILLYHIBS
23-04-2020, 06:51 PM
Correct players but Ronnie won it in 1952 & again in 1955, when Bobby Johnstone scored against him!
My bad
Was working from memory you said no looking
Two out of three ain’t bad
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