Hibs Talismen through the years…

[Viva_Palmeiras]

Article in the Hootsman banging on about Boyler being are Talisman and it’s housed to disagree.

I suppose the usage of the words is perhaps open to debate in football terms. But here’s three that spring to mind…

SJM
Sauzee
Darren Jackson

id also add an on form Scotty Allan to that list.

[SaulGoodman]

Griffiths that season under Fenlon where he pretty much carried the whole club on his back

[Viva_Palmeiras]

Griffiths that season under Fenlon where he pretty much carried the whole club on his back

spot on he and Jackson respectively carried Hibs for massive parts of seasons when we were up against it.

[Iggy Pope]

Sauzee. Unbeaten in Derbies.

[Viva_Palmeiras]

Sauzee. Unbeaten in Derbies.

he’s up at the top vying for number 1. Just the confidence his mere presence gave the team and support - it was a shame he was not fully fit for the final V Celtic - further compounded by Russell’s indiscretion it was a exercise in hope more than expectation.

[Sammy7nil]

Roy Barry 😁

[Viva_Palmeiras]

Roy Barry 😁

I see what you did there :). Clever!

[Allez Hibs]

I'd have to say Leigh Griffiths would be considered a talisman when he played for us. Given how many important goals he scored for us.

One thing we'd all love in this current side is a true out and out talisman.

For me I'd love a Brewster type experienced hold up man who could score goals that had a rapport with the fans. That would help bring on and develop our younger forward players.

[McSwanky]

We were lucky to have 2 at the same time, Sauzee and Latapy.

[Ralphy C]

Sauzee. Unbeaten in Derbies.
As was Marvin apparently.

[loanheadhibby]

I'd include Jim Leighton alongside Darren Jackson. Both stars in a sometimes average team.

[heretoday]

My own talisman Chambers Dictionary has the word talisman as "an object indued with magical powers". I can only think of George Best in this regard.

[blackpoolhibs]

I'd have to say Leigh Griffiths would be considered a talisman when he played for us. Given how many important goals he scored for us.

One thing we'd all love in this current side is a true out and out talisman.

For me I'd love a Brewster type experienced hold up man who could score goals that had a rapport with the fans. That would help bring on and develop our younger forward players.

We should sign that guy Christian Doidge, he brings players into the game with good hold up play, and has a better goalscoring record too.

[Peevemor]

My own talisman Chambers Dictionary has the word talisman as "an object indued with magical powers". I can only think of George Best in this regard.

And Brian Kerr.

[McSwanky]

And Brian Kerr.

:top marks:greengrin

[heretoday]

And Brian Kerr.

......and Brian Kerr.

[Wilson]

My own talisman Chambers Dictionary has the word talisman as "an object indued with magical powers". I can only think of George Best in this regard.

"A person regarded as representing or inspiring a particular group".

Jackson
Sauzee
J. McGinn
Boyle

[Allez Hibs]

We should sign that guy Christian Doidge, he brings players into the game with good hold up play, and has a better goalscoring record too.

Boyle is more of a talisman than Doidge currently.

[blackpoolhibs]

Boyle is more of a talisman than Doidge currently.
So we have at least 2 talismen at the club, how lucky are we to have so many good players at Hibs?

[vercol36]

Article in the Hootsman banging on about Boyler being are Talisman and it’s housed to disagree.

I suppose the usage of the words is perhaps open to debate in football terms. But here’s three that spring to mind…

SJM
Sauzee
Darren Jackson

id also add an on form Scotty Allan to that list.

I know this sounds like sacrilege now, given what he did for us and what he has done since leaving. But I wouldn't describe SJM as a talisman. From that period, the talismen for me would have been SDG or Daz. SJM was a hard-working, creative player but never struck me as the epicentre of the team.

Very happy to be told otherwise though - still one of my fav ever players.

[Wilson]

I know this sounds like sacrilege now, given what he did for us and what he has done since leaving. But I wouldn't describe SJM as a talisman. From that period, the talismen for me would have been SDG or Daz. SJM was a hard-working, creative player but never struck me as the epicentre of the team.

Very happy to be told otherwise though - still one of my fav ever players.

Disagree. John McGinn was the man. No surprise he was the one that moved for decent money. He had that belief and drive about him and I think it rubbed off on everyone. I'm sure Grealish even made a comment along those lines when he first moved to Villa. We had other good players at the time but John was class and he was on the rise. The talisman of that team for me. Boyle had come into his own since.

[vercol36]

Disagree. John McGinn was the man. No surprise he was the one that moved for decent money. He had that belief and drive about him and I think it rubbed off on everyone. I'm sure Grealish even made a comment along those lines when he first moved to Villa. We had other good players at the time but John was class and he was on the rise. The talisman of that team for me. Boyle had come into his own since.

Fair play, and very interesting to hear about Grealish's comments. I think he's only getting better, too!

[shamo9]

I remember Scott Allan getting close to talisman levels in Stubbs' first season (14/15). He got lots of assists and was the focal point of almost every forward thinking move. Opposition teams tried to man mark him because he was widely considered our best player. I think that's why Rangers tried so hard to pinch him in the summer of 2015. They saw him as the biggest threat to their promotion.

Boyle is probably the closest thing to one we have now. He's our out ball and sets the tone more often than not.

[Allez Hibs]

So we have at least 2 talismen at the club, how lucky are we to have so many good players at Hibs?

Wouldn't say Doidge is a talisman just because he holds the ball up and I mentioned that type previously. I was meaning a more experienced tough leader type that scores goals like Brewster or Mixu.

Boyle is the closest we have to a talisman just now.

[Wilson]

Fair play, and very interesting to hear about Grealish's comments. I think he's only getting better, too!

I was trying to find the quote. It was something bromantic about feeling like you can win when you've got John McGinn playing beside you. It seems to have been lost under all the recent Grealish / McGinn England and Scotland stuff.

Certainly we've had some very good representatives of our club over the last few years. Whether we call them talismen or not.

[Allez Hibs]

I remember Scott Allan getting close to talisman levels in Stubbs' first season (14/15). He got lots of assists and was the focal point of almost every forward thinking move. Opposition teams tried to man mark him because he was widely considered our best player. I think that's why Rangers tried so hard to pinch him in the summer of 2015. They saw him as the biggest threat to their promotion.

Boyle is probably the closest thing to one we have now. He's our out ball and sets the tone more often than not.

Fully agree with this.

[blackpoolhibs]

Wouldn't say Doidge is a talisman just because he holds the ball up and I mentioned that type previously. I was meaning a more experienced tough leader type that scores goals like Brewster or Mixu.

Boyle is the closest we have to a talisman just now.

You mean Craig Brewster who scored the grand total of 3 goals for Hibs?

[Allez Hibs]

You mean Craig Brewster who scored the grand total of 3 goals for Hibs?

Your at the wind up and you know what I mean. Give it a rest.

[blackpoolhibs]

Your at the wind up and you know what I mean. Give it a rest.

Honestly, i wish i did. :faf:

[Kato]

Jimmy O'Rourke when he used to come on with 2 minutes left, score the winner and walk off with not a spot on his strip while everyone else was splattered. . And just Jimmy O'Rourke in general. When he was on song you could see the opposition wilting as he was unstoppable.

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[AgentDaleCooper]

especially in his first spell, Deeks felt to me like a talisman - whenever he had the ball, you felt that something might happen. Although he didn't contribute as much as others to our general play, he somehow felt like the most important member of the team - his presence meant that the opposition could never afford to relax.

[jgl07]

Your at the wind up and you know what I mean. Give it a rest.
What? Change the habit of a lifetime?

[calumhibee1]

SJM and Griffiths for me.

Two of them carried the team quite often.

[Highwayman]

John Cuthbertson.

The Great Cubby.

[eastmainsmsh]

Not so much like Pat Stanton Franck Sauzee but Always liked Pat Mcginlay box to box runs link up play and decent scoring return