Full Backs Who Initially Looked The Part Them Faded Out The Picture

[Dashing Bob S]

Paul Lovering and Jay Shields spring to mind. Had high hopes for both those chaps.

[Bishop Hibee]

Jimmy Boco

[loanheadhibby]

Kevin McCann

[Jones28]

Loved Jay Sheilds. He had Dada Prso on toast a game we lost narrowly to them.

[BILLYHIBS]

Kevin McCann

Never the same after being attacked by a Hun hooligan at Ibroke

[BILLYHIBS]

Scott Smith made debut second half in a 5-0 win against Berwick Rangers looked the part never to be seen again

Rab Kilgour

[BILLYHIBS]

Pa

I’ll get ma coat !

[JimBHibees]

Graham Love probably looked an excellent prospect when he started in the first team.

[LongJohnBanger]

Never the same after being attacked by a Hun hooligan at Ibroke

Didn't know that.

If I remember right he had a knee injury he struggled to recover from. Scored an absolute screamer against Rangers.

[Wheat Hound]

Never the same after being attacked by a Hun hooligan at Ibroke

That was Kevin McKee in the early 80's.

[Northernhibee]

Callum Booth

[brog]

Scott Smith made debut second half in a 5-0 win against Berwick Rangers looked the part never to be seen again

Rab Kilgour


Didn't Scott get a bad injury and retired early?

[BILLYHIBS]

That was Kevin McKee in the early 80's.

My bad

Correct !

Losing it

[BILLYHIBS]

Didn't Scott get a bad injury and retired early?

Tom Smith

[Pretty Boy]

Tom Smith

A really good player. Such a shame he got that injury.

[HibbyAndy]

Graeme love

[SHODAN]

Richie Towell

[1875Sean]

Richie Towell

Sure he played midfield with us

[Broken Gnome]

Pa Kujabi.

Didn't so much fade, more imploded.

[zitelli62]

Scott Smith made debut second half in a 5-0 win against Berwick Rangers looked the part never to be seen again

Rab Kilgour
Very good friend of mine now playing amateur.

[Paulie Walnuts]

Very good friend of mine now playing amateur.

I was just about to post that - last I heard I’m sure he was playing for Barca Milton or something?

[weecounty hibby]

I honestly thought that Paul Lovering would go on to play for Scotland!!

[MWHIBBIES]

Richie Towell

This is a good shout, totally forgot about him. Started off brilliantly at right back, but struggled after.

I'll add Ryan Mcgivern to this list. Great on loan.

[bingo70]

Did Graeme Donald not start as a promising full back but then sort of get shifted between full back and forward without really excelling as either?

[Centre Hawf]

Callum Booth

Always had a soft spot for Boothy, he was an absolute revelation when he came back from his loan and got put into the side around January or so. Thought we had found the equivalent of what KT etc would be today for those few months.

Think Fenlon didn't fancy him and never really recovered in a Hibs jersey after that. Was delighted to see him get back to the Premiership and, despite it being at our expense, was happy to see him win the double with St Johnstone.

[BILLYHIBS]

Mervyn Jones

[hibsbollah]

I think Gattheussi had a decent couple of games before fading into obscurity.

[G15 Hibs]

Did Graeme Donald not start as a promising full back but then sort of get shifted between full back and forward without really excelling as either?

My first memory of him is him scoring a few goals towards the end of the 1991/92 season (I think) as a very young player, disappearing off the scene for a bit then re-emerging as a full back but never really looking comfortable there. Scored against the huns though in the first game after Miller was sacked from full back. Maybe even the winner?

Edit: actually first memory might be from the BP Youth Cup winning team of the early 90s.

[ancient hibee]

Mervyn Jones


Played a lovely cross for Joe Baker’s first goal back at Easter Road.

[BILLYHIBS]

Played a lovely cross for Joe Baker’s first goal back at Easter Road.

Nephew of John Greig

[MartinfaePorty]

Michael Renwick

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[weecounty hibby]

Did Graeme Donald not start as a promising full back but then sort of get shifted between full back and forward without really excelling as either?
My memory is that it was the other way round. He was a striker who for some reason Alex Miller tuned into a full back

[KeithTheHibby]

Never the same after being attacked by a Hun hooligan at Ibroke

Never the same after John Collins played him centre half at Pittodrie.

[KeithTheHibby]

I honestly thought that Paul Lovering would go on to play for Scotland!!

Very good for us in the championship, was out his depth in the premier league. Once big Laursen joined Loverings time was up.

[KeithTheHibby]

I think Gattheussi had a decent couple of games before fading into obscurity.

Hong Kong Thierry!!

[BILLYHIBS]

Never the same after John Collins played him centre half at Pittodrie.

Remember that

Nuts!

I also remember Lewis playing centre half in a victory at Ibrox

[tamig]

My memory is that it was the other way round. He was a striker who for some reason Alex Miller tuned into a full back

Thats right. Think he scored loads for the youth team that won a league and cup double and suddenly appeared in the first team as a right back.

[vercol36]

This is a good shout, totally forgot about him. Started off brilliantly at right back, but struggled after.

I'll add Ryan Mcgivern to this list. Great on loan.

Funnily enough, now one of Shamrock Rovers’ best players

[Stevie Reid]

Thats right. Think he scored loads for the youth team that won a league and cup double and suddenly appeared in the first team as a right back.

Donald’s first appearances in the first team were as a striker - think he scored in his first two appearances IIRC. Think he was only 17 at the time.

Did eventually play mostly as a full back, but came in as a striker.

[bingo70]

Donald’s first appearances in the first team were as a striker - think he scored in his first two appearances IIRC. Think he was only 17 at the time.

Did eventually play mostly as a full back, but came in as a striker.

Cheers for that (and to the other replies), I knew there was something about him being highly rated, a full back and a striker at times, think I just got the order mixed up.

[tamig]

Donald’s first appearances in the first team were as a striker - think he scored in his first two appearances IIRC. Think he was only 17 at the time.

Did eventually play mostly as a full back, but came in as a striker.

Yes I think when he became a more regular feature in the team it was at full-back. Pretty sure he got a serious knee injury not too long after making his debut and he was never quite the same after that.

[Iain G]

Roland Edge 😁

[Stevie Reid]

Yes I think when he became a more regular feature in the team it was at full-back. Pretty sure he got a serious knee injury not too long after making his debut and he was never quite the same after that.

Yeah that’s right about him being a regular at RB. Injury sounds familiar as well.

[Stevie Reid]

Cheers for that (and to the other replies), I knew there was something about him being highly rated, a full back and a striker at times, think I just got the order mixed up.

Yeah think there was a lot of excitement when he came in and scored at such a young age.

Think Christian Dailly was similar at Dundee Utd, started off in the first team as a striker, scored in his first few games at only 16. Goals dried up and he eventually converted into a defender. Obviously went into have a better career than GD.

[loanheadhibby]

Never the same after being attacked by a Hun hooligan at Ibroke

Kevin McCann played a stormer up at Pittodrie but was quite injury prone. He looked very decent as well.

[McGruber]

Yannick Zambernardi

Abderraouf Zarabi (big Algerian bald monster had a storming debut.. then was rubbish)

[hibeg]

Donald’s first appearances in the first team were as a striker - think he scored in his first two appearances IIRC. Think he was only 17 at the time.

Did eventually play mostly as a full back, but came in as a striker.

Correct.
Think his first game was away at St Johnstone, played as a striker, and he scored.
Only remember it because I took my niece to her first ever away game

[JDT]

I remember Kevin McCann scoring a peach against Rangers, shame he was injury prone. I also remember when we signed Van Zanten there was a bit of fan fare around him.....god he was brutal

[BoomtownHibees]

Yannick Zambernardi


Was he no a centre half?

[McGruber]

Was he no a centre half?

My memory of him and Zarabi were playing left back - might be wrong, wasn't yesterday 🤔

[Stevie Reid]

Pretty sure Zambernardi was signed as a CH and made a few appearances at LB. Think he played there when we beat Hearts with ten men at ER thanks to O’Connor’s late winner.

A far less happy memory of him is when he just lumped the ball up the park from kick off in the 4-4 draw at Tynie, which gave the ball straight to them and got them up the park for the equaliser.

[Walter]

Scott Smith made debut second half in a 5-0 win against Berwick Rangers looked the part never to be seen again

Rab Kilgour

What happened with Scott? I recall him being highly rated and he just seemed to vanish

[BILLYHIBS]

What happened with Scott? I recall him being highly rated and he just seemed to vanish

Looked a real prospect

3 Scotland Under 19 caps went out on loan then Brechin City Dumbarton and East Fife

According to a poster above aged 30 currently playing Amateur

[Since452]

Derek Collins. Hugely underrated player and brilliant pro. Think we signed him from Morton?

[MartinfaePorty]

Derek Collins. Hugely underrated player and brilliant pro. Think we signed him from Morton?

I remember Craig Brown saying he almost selected him in the squad for a friendly v France in 2000, when all of the regular Scotland right-backs were out. Ended up giving Paul Telfer his one and only cap.

[Just_Jimmy]

This is a good shout, totally forgot about him. Started off brilliantly at right back, but struggled after.

I'll add Ryan Mcgivern to this list. Great on loan.That always gets forgotten on here.

After that loan almost everyone was dying for Hibs to sign him full time.

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[FilipinoHibs]

Calum Milne

[JimBHibees]

Pretty sure Zambernardi was signed as a CH and made a few appearances at LB. Think he played there when we beat Hearts with ten men at ER thanks to O’Connor’s late winner.

A far less happy memory of him is when he just lumped the ball up the park from kick off in the 4-4 draw at Tynie, which gave the ball straight to them and got them up the park for the equaliser.

Thanks for the second paragraph :greengrin not just that completely dived in out wide allowing the cross to be played in for the equaliser atrocious play.

[horseflesh]

Janos Matyus - remember thinking he’d be great. He wasn’t

[Clarence]

Andy Dow