Steven whittaker retires from playing

[BILLYHIBS]

STEVEN WHITTAKER RETIRES FROM PLAYING

Steven Whittaker takes up a First Team Coaching role at Dunfermline Athletic along side Greg Shields under new Manager Peter Grant

All the best for the future Steven thanks for the memories maybe see you back at Easter Road one day

SSN

[Bostonhibby]

Model pro and an outstanding player for us, made us money along the way, respected the club. Wish him all the best.

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[The Count]

Wish him all the best played for the anti christ but never fawned over them like another well known ex Hibby.

[Jonnyboy]

Good luck Steven :thumbsup:

[HibbyAndy]

Model pro and an outstanding player for us, made us money along the way, respected the club. Wish him all the best.

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:agree:


All the best Whitts , Wish you nothing but success

[Just_Jimmy]

top player, used to glide past people. good luck in the future.

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[Unseen work]

Fantastic player and career.

Sometimes the ‘model pro’s’ don’t get enough recognition but he really was good.

Think he’ll be a fantastic coach and wouldn’t be surprised to see him back at ER one day.

[JohnM1875]

Some player! Even his last spell at Hibs I thought he was brilliant.

Wish the guy all the best and hopefully see him back at Hibs in some capacity in the future.

[Billy Whizz]

I thought he’d have played another season, but the opportunity is too good to turn down

[CraigHibee]

He was a great player and has the right attitude, I'm sure he will do well and wish him all the best

[Jim44]

Looking at the thread title, I can’t resist the tongue in cheek comment, ‘ he could fit in well with us, then’ after our awful cup final display. On a more serious note, I wish the guy well, a very good professional.

[Billy Whizz]

That’s all 3 of Mowbray’s young team, now in coaching roles

[h1bs4life]

[QUOTE=Bostonhibby;6586506]Model pro and an outstanding player for us, made us money along the way, respected the club. Wish him all the best.

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Agree good luck in the coaching role

[Hibernia&Alba]

All the very best to him.

[Crab apple]

Good player and he’s also a really nice guy off the pitch. I’m sure he’ll end up as a manager at some point.

[JimBHibees]

Model pro and an outstanding player for us, made us money along the way, respected the club. Wish him all the best.

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Agree totally fantastic professional and probably one of the best technical players we have produced. Hope it works out at Dubfermline as think I might as think Grant is a decent manager. Would be good to get Pars back where they belong in the top league.

[blackpoolhibs]

Well done Steven on a fantastic career. :top marks

[JimBHibees]

Well done Steven on a fantastic career. :top marks

Totally agree.

[The Harp]

Great player who's had an outstanding career. A great role model for the young players at Dunfermline.
All the best Steven, and thanks for your years of service to Hibs.

[HibbyAndy]

Met him in a chippy in Bonnyrigg one evening it was after Leeds beat us in a friendly at Easter road circa 2004- 05 ? Still in his hibs gear , I was getting a scran before heading next door to the Calderwood ( pub ) And i asked for his autograph and had a blether about the game , He was bran new and chatted to me outside for 5 minutes as we ate our chippy then he said have a good night i'm away home ..Always remember what an easy going laid back guy he was , Pretty sure he said his family were Jambos

Folk through the years i know that know him say he was/is the ultimate professional all through out his career and gave everything for the cause

Always liked Whitts , That game at Easter rd against Hearts when he hit the post at the FF end and it bounced along the line and went out for a goal kick was ridiculous and sums up our brutal unlucky(ness) against Hearts

[jacomo]

He’s had a great career. I didn’t begrudge him leaving although I wish he hadn’t gone to Rangers of course.

[Jones28]

Super player, great lad and a wonderful career to reflect and build on. In his last spell we should have used him more as a CDM, imo.

All the best Whitty, future Hibs manager?

[Since452]

Good luck to him. The treatment he got by a section of our support last time still sticks in my throat.

[Lago]

A role model & a really nice guy, wish him all the best in his new career.

[One Day]

Good luck to him.

[wookie70]

Good luck Steven, excellent player and fantastic pro who is also a really nice guy

[Kaff]

Everything's been said but he was my favourite of that generation simply because he moved so easily with the ball and very exciting when he went on his slalom runs!
Lovely man by all accounts and possibly will suit the modern role of manager, hope so and would be good to get Dunfy up in Premier league.
Good luck to him and if he steps up to management I would love him to be a success at Hibs doing it.

[northstandhibby]

Hope Steven does very well in the future. An excellent player during his time at Hibs and it was a pleasure watching him play.

[jacomo]

Good luck to him. The treatment he got by a section of our support last time still sticks in my throat.


Some Hibs fans just can’t cope when a player leaves.

If that same player has the temerity to come back, they get to hear all the abuse first hand.

[BILLYHIBS]

Some Hibs fans just can’t cope when a player leaves.

If that same player has the temerity to come back, they get to hear all the abuse first hand.

Remember it well Whitt’s just stopped and stared at the guy

Absolute disgrace

Especially to a player wearing the famous green and white sleeves and always gave 100%

Legend


:not worth

[hibbysam]

Some Hibs fans just can’t cope when a player leaves.

If that same player has the temerity to come back, they get to hear all the abuse first hand.

With Whittaker there were no excuses. He never once bad mouthed the club when he left, the time was right and he made us a wad of cash which set us up well. Came back and performed well for us after having an outstanding career both along the M8 and down south. Very quiet down to earth guy who never even played in the Rangers’ hands when he was there, just got on with his job.

Would love for his coaching career to take off and Hibs to find a place for him.

[Crunchie]

STEVEN WHITTAKER RETIRES FROM PLAYING

Steven Whittaker takes up a First Team Coaching role at Dunfermline Athletic along side Greg Shields under new Manager Peter Grant

All the best for the future Steven thanks for the memories maybe see you back at Easter Road one day

SSN
I doubt we'll ever see a group of youngsters the likes of Whittaker, Brown, Thomson, Riordan etc ever again, the mind boggles at the talent we had back then

He put in one of the finest displays from any Hibs player at Hampden I've ever witnessed when you had a hand in every goal in that 5-1 mauling of Killie.

All the best Whitty I hope you have a long and fruitful career and one day make it back to ER :aok:

[eastterrace]

Met him in a chippy in Bonnyrigg one evening it was after Leeds beat us in a friendly at Easter road circa 2004- 05 ? Still in his hibs gear , I was getting a scran before heading next door to the Calderwood ( pub ) And i asked for his autograph and had a blether about the game , He was bran new and chatted to me outside for 5 minutes as we ate our chippy then he said have a good night i'm away home ..Always remember what an easy going laid back guy he was , Pretty sure he said his family were Jambos

Folk through the years i know that know him say he was/is the ultimate professional all through out his career and gave everything for the cause

Always liked Whitts , That game at Easter rd against Hearts when he hit the post at the FF end and it bounced along the line and went out for a goal kick was ridiculous and sums up our brutal unlucky(ness) against Heartshe also done the same against hearts at tynecastle when he hit both posts in the 3-2 pub team game .

[Smartie]

I think it speaks volumes for the man that he was able to leave us for Rangers yet still have us hold him in the highest regard.

Brilliant player for us (hugely under appreciated during his second spell imo) and always conducted himself with dignity.

He's one of the people you always want to see return one day.

[Just Alf]

Some Hibs fans just can’t cope when a player leaves.

If that same player has the temerity to come back, they get to hear all the abuse first hand.There's threads on here where they dont seem to be able to cope when players stay with us for years and 100s of games either :agree:

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[theonlywayisup]

Good luck to him. The treatment he got by a section of our support last time still sticks in my throat.

I know there are those who say "I pay my money, I can shout what I want" fans, but they are not supporters in my eyes.

I did think there was a spell when he could have played better, but I'm pretty sure that was down to not being fully fit. I'm pretty sure the match below came after this spell of not playing as well. Unfortunately, the clip misses his skill in stopping a Celtic attack and then creating space to start the move that eventually results in a Hibs goal.

Hibernian 2-0 Celtic | Champions Celtic Suffer Third Loss of the Season | Ladbrokes Premiership - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIQKtFkQPsA)

He will always be remembered at a great player in my eyes, one of the few who have won a cup whilst at Hibs.

[hibbydog]

Brilliant player.

We made good money from him.

He returned and gave us 100%

Always acted with dignity and never been in any bother.

Hibs class

[Since452]

I know there are those who say "I pay my money, I can shout what I want" fans, but they are not supporters in my eyes.

I did think there was a spell when he could have played better, but I'm pretty sure that was down to not being fully fit. I'm pretty sure the match below came after this spell of not playing as well. Unfortunately, the clip misses his skill in stopping a Celtic attack and then creating space to start the move that eventually results in a Hibs goal.

Hibernian 2-0 Celtic | Champions Celtic Suffer Third Loss of the Season | Ladbrokes Premiership - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIQKtFkQPsA)

He will always be remembered at a great player in my eyes, one of the few who have won a cup whilst at Hibs.

Absolutely. Any players who wins silverware with us is a legend in my eyes as it happens so infrequently. Add in the money he made us and his status is secured. Always came across as a top guy too.

[Highwayman]

Top quality player who served Hibs well,and wish him all the best for the future.

Was impressed with his honesty when he was with the currant buns when they were on the brink of free fall down the leagues.

Instead of trying to ingratiate himself (like other players there at the time) with their knuckledragging fans,he said at his age (think he was 28 at the time) there was no way he was going down the lower leagues and he was going to take care of his future elsewhere.

This off course didn’t endear him to the knuckledaggers who of course as is there way still continue to resent him.

Well done Whitt’s.

[.Sean.]

Good luck to him. The treatment he got by a section of our support last time still sticks in my throat.
Yep, was disgraceful around me in S43 in the East at times

[EI255]

His only blight was pulling on a blue shirt. That aside, a good guy.

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[Mr. Wonderful]

He was excellent

[Iggy Pope]

A mate of mine knows him well, and we lost the son of a very good workmate of ours, well publicised at the time as the young lad, a very good Hibby, had suffered a long and terrible illness but battled through what he could on his bucket list with the help of crowdfunding.
Steven was very supportive and some of the contributions he made to the effort were inspiring.
A very good lad that I could wish nothing but well.

[Stuart93]

His only blight was pulling on a blue shirt. That aside, a good guy.

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Probably the highlight of his career for him on a personal level sadly

CIS cup win will be up there as well mind you

[bigwheel]

Probably the highlight of his career for him on a personal level sadly

CIS cup win will be up there as well mind you

Did really well there..played over 150 games - 3 league titles, 5 cups. Lots of European football..

Also walked away from them when they were liquidated..then played lots of EPL games ...I’m sure he enjoyed all of that - no reason why not too....

[Calmbegbie]

Wish him well. Was disappointed he went to the huns but he served us well and I hope his next role works out for him

[hibbysam]

Did really well there..played over 150 games - 3 league titles, 5 cups. Lots of European football..

Also walked away from them when they were liquidated..then played lots of EPL games ...I’m sure he enjoyed all of that - no reason why not too....

Played in a European final with the goal of his career in the quarter final as well.

[JohnM1875]

Did really well there..played over 150 games - 3 league titles, 5 cups. Lots of European football..

Also walked away from them when they were liquidated..then played lots of EPL games ...I’m sure he enjoyed all of that - no reason why not too....

I'm sure he'll look back at his time at The Ranges with great fondness, and rightly so. Was part of a really successful team.

Doesn't seem to have the same nauseating connection that KT seems to have with them either (not for a second suggesting KT isn't a Hibs man by the way)

[EI255]

Probably the highlight of his career for him on a personal level sadly

CIS cup win will be up there as well mind youHe spoke of Hibs before he spoke of the rancid institution. Good on ya son.

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[BILLYHIBS]

He spoke of Hibs before he spoke of the rancid institution. Good on ya son.

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Saw an interview on STV News ( I think) where he mentioned winning a cup with HIBS pulling on the blue of Scotland playing in a UEFA Cup Final and playing in the EPL

[heretoday]

He'll always have a blue asterisk next to his name.

[Calmbegbie]

He spoke of Hibs before he spoke of the rancid institution. Good on ya son.

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I might get a bit of stick for this but it’s easier for us as fans to be moralistic or judgemental but it’s different for a player. It’s their livelihood. I mean, I hate Rangers. I hate them so much that it might even transcend that of the tosspots from tynecastle. Rangers and their bigotry have been a stain on Scottish sport and society for decades. Celtic are little better but I find Rangers plumb even further depths. However, as a player with a family, if a club made you an offer where you would get a lot more money, probably more exposure to European football and more chance of winning trophies, it must be a hard thing to turn down. Like I said above, I was a bit disappointed when he left for them lot but he’s always seemed a decent guy and from what I’ve always seen of him, he’s done his best when pulling on a hibs jersey and served us well. I hate Rangers but I’m not going to say there is a permanent stain on Whittaker for having gone there. He did at the time what he felt was best for his career. Fair enough in my opinion, even if I might not like that *****hole he went to

[marinello59]

He'll always have a blue asterisk next to his name.

Not for me. He had a more than decent career both with us and elsewhere, no need for him to have any part of that questioned. .
He will always be one of my favourite Hibs players. Loved him first time around and thought he was treated unfairly by a section of our support the second time round. I hope he goes on to a successful career in management.

[JimBHibees]

Not for me. He had a more than decent career both with us and elsewhere, no need for him to have any part of that questioned. .
He will always be one of my favourite Hibs players. Loved him first time around and thought he was treated unfairly by a section of our support the second time round. I hope he goes on to a successful career in management.

Totally agree

[Since452]

Probably the highlight of his career for him on a personal level sadly

CIS cup win will be up there as well mind you

The goal he scored for the huns against Sporting Lisbon is one of the all time great European goals imo. For the importance of it and the actual goal itself. Incredible.

[Mr. Wonderful]

He'll always have a blue asterisk next to his name.

No different in my mind to joining celtic. So if Whitty has a blemish on his name even after delivering us a cup then do you agree that Stanton should too?

[Cardinal Hibernian]

No different in my mind to joining celtic. So if Whitty has a blemish on his name even after delivering us a cup then do you agree that Stanton should too?A valid and fair point.

However, Stanton was towards the end of his playing career. Plus a big factor was his exit itself from Easter Road. I don't think he explicitly asked for or indeed wanted a transfer but there was some bust up that saw him dropped for the 2nd leg tie at Anfield with Hibs holding a 1 nil lead. I don't think he even travelled to Liverpool and we shipped 3 goals to a Toshack hatrick.

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[Phil MaGlass]

Good luck and all the best with your future.:thumbsup:

[blackpoolhibs]

A valid and fair point.

However, Stanton was towards the end of his playing career. Plus a big factor was his exit itself from Easter Road. I don't think he explicitly asked for or indeed wanted a transfer but there was some bust up that saw him dropped for the 2nd leg tie at Anfield with Hibs holding a 1 nil lead. I don't think he even travelled to Liverpool and we shipped 3 goals to a Toshack hatrick.

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Yip, turnbull lost the plot.

[Feed McGraw]

A valid and fair point.

However, Stanton was towards the end of his playing career. Plus a big factor was his exit itself from Easter Road. I don't think he explicitly asked for or indeed wanted a transfer but there was some bust up that saw him dropped for the 2nd leg tie at Anfield with Hibs holding a 1 nil lead. I don't think he even travelled to Liverpool and we shipped 3 goals to a Toshack hatrick.

Sent from my SM-G975F using TapatalkPat didn't leave until a year or so after the Liverpool incident though but I suppose the writing was on the wall.

As for Steven Whittaker, the biggest compliment I can pay him is he reminded me of John Brownie the way he glided past opponents. Good luck in the future Steven.

[Centre Hawf]

I have zero issue with him playing for Rangers. In the 00's that was the done thing if you were a standout in a team in the SPL outside they two, he just so happened to go to Rangers. It's not like he went to Hearts or anything in a sideways move.

I thought some of the abuse he got in his final stages of the last spell was quite poor, and I say that while personally thinking he played too prominent a role in our starting XI for what he could deliver consistently at that time. But he was a professional who gave everything to the club and deserved more respect than from the usual moaners who like to abuse players before supporting them.