Favourite ever player

[hibees 7062]

As it says . Who was your favourite all time Hibs player ?

[HoboHarry]

Old enough to remember the Tornadoes but still my favorite is Le God....

[Wilson]

Tough one. When I was young I remember being absolutely gutted when Kevin Harper left. We've had some decent players since. Latapy a contender for me but I've got to go for SJM.

[OldEast]

My favourite all time player happened to play for Hibs...George Best.

Favourite "proper Hibby" Eric Stevenson.

[ErinGoBraghHFC]

David Murphy was one classy *******, and a good guy too.


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[Greenio]

Michael O'Neill

[hibeg]

Pat Stanton for me, closely followed by Cropley and Brownlie

[Northernhibee]

Lewis Stevenson. He just personifies Hibs. Scottish and League cup winner. Plays like a fan. Incredibly under rated player outside Hibs. Cool as ****. Modest as well.

[NASAHIBS]

Le God for me, different class. Even named our pup Franck after him.

[makaveli1875]

Super John

[lyonhibs]

Franck Sauzee every time

[BILLYHIBS]

Patrick Gordon Stanton

My avatar gives it away

Class in a glass

“ Better than Bobby Moore”

Tommy Docherty


:not worth

[One Day]

Pat Stanton (Mr Hibs)

[Nicho87]

Latapy for me

Absolute genius must have been about 13 at the time he signed and first real quality player who was just a cut above the rest at the time

Still amazes me we had him and sauzee in the same team

[donno]

Grew up with Pat Stanton being the man.

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[h185forever]

Pat Stanton, no ifs no buts. ….I was fascinated at first by the way he ran …he seemed to glide about the park.

Ma maw used to say he was hen toed …and that that was a sign of a great footballer.

There can be only one …..


GGTTH

[cameronw-hfc]

Sir David Gray for that day in May. Nobody will ever come remotely close, possibly the most significant contribution (on the pitch) in the clubs history with that goal.

Lewis Stevenson in second.

[Mcbizz1998]

David Gray.

[BILLYHIBS]

Pat Stanton, no ifs no buts. ….I was fascinated at first by the way he ran …he seemed to glide about the park.

Ma maw used to say he was hen toed …and that that was a sign of a great footballer.

There can be only one …..


GGTTH

Aye Pat used to float over the grass wi the ba at his feet pointing to his team mates ….sublime !

Now Peter Cormack was hen toed had a distinctive running style

[The Spaceman]

John McGinn.

He was the embodiment of our spirit that led to the 2016 Scottish Cup. He was a big game player, a huge personality, hugely talented from Day 1, and left us in raptures in Tripolis/treated us with a lot of respect when moving to Villa. Since then, he tore up the Championship, is strolling it in the Premier League and has been class for Scotland.

[Hibernian Verse]

John McGinn.

He was the embodiment of our spirit that led to the 2016 Scottish Cup. He was a big game player, a huge personality, hugely talented from Day 1, and left us in raptures in Tripolis/treated us with a lot of respect when moving to Villa. Since then, he tore up the Championship, is strolling it in the Premier League and has been class for Scotland.

Hi John hope you're enjoying your new Captain's role at Villa.

[supermcginn]

Franck Sauzee by a country mile!

[The Spaceman]

Hi John hope you're enjoy your new Captain's role at Villa.

Hope you enjoyed my 90 card on FIFA 22! Best, John.

[marinello59]

My favourite all time player happened to play for Hibs...George Best.

Favourite "proper Hibby" Eric Stevenson.

I get that about Best. An all time great, just not with us.

Peter Marinello for me for reasons that transcend his short time with us. I still haven’t got over him leaving. :greengrin

[scoopyboy]

Was Pat Stanton for about 50 years but now Super John McGinn.

[Crunchie]

Growing up it was always The King, hurt like hell when he moved to that shower in the west.

It has to be SJM for me, a very special player and a wonderful human being.

[Yorkshire HFC]

Ally McLeod

[Allant1981]

Darren jackson for me, loved him as a laddie growing up, thats not to say he is the best player ive seen but definitely my favourite

[jeffers]

Ally McLeod

:agree: Same for me.

[bigwheel]

Lewis Stevenson. He just personifies Hibs. Scottish and League cup winner. Plays like a fan. Incredibly under rated player outside Hibs. Cool as ****. Modest as well.

Many idols ..Alan Gordon was my first. But THIS for me …absolute credit to our football club. Top quality [emoji119]

[Billy Whizz]

It’s a really difficult one. When we moved through to Edinburgh in the late 70’s, my favourite player was Jackie McNamara, as he was magic

I’ll probably have one for each era though

[DIXIHIBS]

There has been better players over the years but its Alex Cropley for me. Michael o'Neill ran him a close second.

[adam middlemass]

Pat Stanton for me, with super John McGinn running him close.

[The Harp]

One of the few advantages of being an auld yin is you have so many favourites over the years to choose from, in my case from Gordon Smith to Martin Boyle.
My favourite among many contenders is Mr Hibs - Pat Stanton.

[PeeJay]

Pat Stanton for me - an extremely gifted footballer, Mr Hibs through-and-through and the perfect ambassador for our club.

[Bostonhibby]

Pat Stanton, closely followed by Erich Schaedler.

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[Frazerbob]

John Collins, closely followed by SJM & SDG.

[HibbyDave]

Wee shout for mickey Edwards

[Bostonhibby]

Wee shout for mickey EdwardsWhat would we give for a modern day version , exactly what we need.

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[thebakerboy]

My Avater says it all grew up idolising The Baker boy

[wookie70]

It’s a really difficult one. When we moved through to Edinburgh in the late 70’s, my favourite player was Jackie McNamara, as he was magic

I’ll probably have one for each era though

When I first watched Hibs Jackie McNamara was my favourite player. I agree that there tends to be one for each era and currently it is Lewis Stevenson by a country mile for me. I suppose what constitutes favourite is different for each of us but I would tend to choose players who always gave 100%, never bottle a challenge and are annoyed when they make a mistake and work to rectify it. They would also need to have been at the club for a while and show some loyalty. SJM would come a close second in this era

[eastmainsmsh]

Franck Sauzee

When we went down he inspired And gave teammates and club a massive lift some of the football was brilliant when we came back up
Close call between him and Latapy

[Wull]

Pat Stanton, the pro’s pro.

[Pagan Hibernia]

Franck Sauzee

When we went down he inspired And gave teammates and club a massive lift some of the football was brilliant when we came back up
Close call between him and Latapy

legend. Icon. Never lost a derby, but lost teeth in the act of winning them. The stuff dreams are made of.

[SHODAN]

Got to be Lewis Stevenson really. Only player that's still at the club since I first became a supporter.

[Since452]

John McGinn. Fantactic player and loved his attitude. Maybe controversial but Scott Brown in his last season for us was just majestic.

[hibee_girl]

Lewis Stevenson with John McGinn a close second.

[lucky]

Sauzee followed by Ally McLeod

[Daydreamer]

John McGinn quite easily and I see 40 plus games a season from the 68/69 season. The reason not Pat Stanton was I always felt that the team then on the majority of times going to play Celtic at Parkhead or Hampden got hammered too many times and when we went behind in these games the captain should be uplifting the rest of the team. Pat just was'nt a shouter at the rest of the players.

[J-C]

Jimmy O'Rourke, all action goal scoring inside forward/midfielder.

[brog]

As it says . Who was your favourite all time Hibs player ?

The man in your avatar for me. The fact that Jimmy O and King Pat would vote the same way sums up just how great The Baker Boy was!

[CockneyRebel]

Pat Stanton, the pro’s pro.

:aok: :top marks

[Shrekko]

Lewis Stevenson with John McGinn a close second.

Same for me!

[JeMeSouviens]

:agree: Same for me.

... and me. Giving our age away I suspect. :greengrin

[MartinfaePorty]

I have 2 or 3 that I flit between, but today I'll say John Collins. What a midfielder.

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[Jim_in_Canada]

:aok: :top marks

Agreed !

[sleeping giant]

Sir David aside...

Keith.

[WhileTheChief..]

Mickey Weir and Keith Wright in my younger days.

Darren McGregor for modern times. Exactly what I want from a Hibs player.

[Moulin Yarns]

Nijinsky.

Others in different eras, but the first hero.

[Euan_Hibees1875]

Derek Riordan or Merouane Zemmama for me. But if Boyle can be as good in the next few years as he was in the 2/3 years before he went to Saudi that might become my new answer.


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[Dunbar Hibee]

Derek Riordan.

[GreenNWhiteArmy]

Only got from mid 90s onwards to select from

Le God
Latapy
SJM
Riordan

Special place at top table for SDG and Darren Mcgregor. Both came in at our lowest point and typified that team from 2014-2019. Absolute warriors

[hibbie02]

Nijinsky.

Others in different eras, but the first hero.

The same here. Used to love watching him back in the day. Loved all of the Tornadoes but he was the one I watched most (as he was usually the closest) when I was wee.

[EastThomasSTboy]

:aok: :top marks

Has to be Pat....and it helped that he played alongside some great Hibby players at that time.

For all the youngsters looking in, try and watch the League Cup Final from 1972 when he strolled through the game,

absolutely MAGNIFICENT.:flag:

[hibsbollah]

Amadou.
Whatever the problem on the pitch, the big man could sort it.
In fact, Brexit, coronavirus and all the misery the last 15 years has brought us would probably never have happened if he'd have stayed in the country.

[cammy1969]

John Collins,Stevie Archibald, Franck, wee russell,Deeks, the list is endless


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[marinello59]

John Collins,Stevie Archibald, Franck, wee russell,Deeks, the list is endless


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You have to pick one though. It’s like choosing your favourite child. :greengrin

[HibbyAndy]

Riordan

[Hibiza]

Erich & Jackie Mac.

[HendoDelivered]

Sjm.

[MKHIBEE]

Alex Edwards was sublime.

[SickBoy32]

Derek Riordan

Honourable mentions for Lewis Stevenson and Anthony Stokes

[MM19]

It was big John McNamee until he got transferred then Pat Stanton liked Russel Latapy as well

[hibees 7062]

Shades for me

[ben johnson]

Cropley but mention for Darren Jackson
Without him we would have been relegated in the Airdrie play off
Lex Gold sold him and we were relegated the season he left

[Hiber-nation]

Has to be Pat....and it helped that he played alongside some great Hibby players at that time.

For all the youngsters looking in, try and watch the League Cup Final from 1972 when he strolled through the game,

absolutely MAGNIFICENT.:flag:

Yep absolutely majestic in that game and he is my choice too

[Jones28]

I genuinely don’t think I could pick a favourite from the team from the 07 League Cup winning side - my favourite team ever. . Regret that O’Connor and Riordan weren’t amongst them, but otherwise I didn’t dislike a single player.

[nairn hibee]

:agree: Same for me.
Me as well

[Bishop Hibee]

Favourite Hibs player - Ivan Sproule

Favourite ever - Kenny Dalglish

Dalglish in a Hibs strip at Alan Sneddon’s testimonial v Aston Villa was unforgettable. Ran the game and fed Keith Wright who bagged all four goals in a 4-2 win.

[Steve20]

Latapy.

[JammyDoidger]

Derek Riordan growing up.

[hibees 7062]

Favourite Hibs player - Ivan Sproule

Favourite ever - Kenny Dalglish

Dalglish in a Hibs strip at Alan Sneddon’s testimonial v Aston Villa was unforgettable. Ran the game and fed Keith Wright who bagged all four goals in a 4-2 win.
Yep . He told Keith to stay in the box and he would find him

[Liam978]

The man in your avatar for me. The fact that Jimmy O and King Pat would vote the same way sums up just how great The Baker Boy was!

Spot on Brian, Dad used to drum into me how good he was. To think we lost him for the sake of a fiver increase. Seems that things haven't changed much. His goal scoring ratio per games played was phenomenal.

[jacomo]

Franck Sauzee for me. Although David Gray gets a very honourable mention!

[Neily1982]

Sauzee

[Drummer]

Gordon Smith

[stu in nottingham]

Joe Baker (who I saw at his best outwith Hibs)

Peter Cormack

Alex Cropley

[Eyrie]

I only started going to games in the 90s, when I'd have said McGinlay.

Of the current squad, it would be Stevenson.

But of all players I've seen for Hibs, it can only be the sublime Latapy.

[allezsauzee]

Sir David. With honourable mentions for Shades, Geebsie and Le God.

[weecounty hibby]

Super John McGinn followed by Super Ally McLeod.
Honourable mentions to Jackie Mac, Ralphie, John Collins, Mickley Weir, Keith Keith Keith, Pat McGinlay, Riordan, Sauzee, Latapy, Sir David, Lewis, Steve Archibald

[Libby Hibby]

Pat McGinlay

[HibbyAndy]

Pat McGinlay

Good shout !! Proper box to box player he was ! Loved Mcginlay and he scored loads for us , Wonder what he does now , Seems like he's slipped of the face of the earth

[Allant1981]

Good shout !! Proper box to box player he was ! Loved Mcginlay and he scored loads for us , Wonder what he does now , Seems like he's slipped of the face of the earth

Sure he has a cleaning business now

[HibbyAndy]

Sure he has a cleaning business now

:aok:


Hope that business is thriving ! He was superb for us Mcginlay

[Colr]

As it says . Who was your favourite all time Hibs player ?

Arthur Duncan

[West Upper]

John McGinn but David Murphy a very close second

[Trinity Hibee]

Latapy for me

Absolute genius must have been about 13 at the time he signed and first real quality player who was just a cut above the rest at the time

Still amazes me we had him and sauzee in the same team

Same here. Was just an absolute genius who always had an assist or goal in him. Also scored my favourite ever derby goal

[Stokesy's on fire]

Derek Riordan. But i loved David Zitelli as well.

[andrew70]

Franck Sauzee
John O’Neil
and for some reason Willie Miller from my youth.

[Hillsidehibby]

I'm old enough to have watched the Tornadoes.

Anthony Stokes for me.

[ClermistonGreen]

John Madsen !

[bordergreen]

Mickey Weir and Keith Wright in my younger days.

Darren McGregor for modern times. Exactly what I want from a Hibs player.

Definitely, loved the enthusiasm and joy when they played, that both Mickey Weir and Keith Wright showed. If you are too young, watch some old videos on you tube. Loved Hibs through and through.

Darren McGregor too. These boys all lived our childhood dreams, you could see it on their faces. Also got to mention Riordan. He scored some great goals, and against them. Imagine scoring one of Riordan's screamers against them, then running over to your mates in the terracing to celebrate.

[B.H.F.C]

John McGinn.

Had loads of good players around him but he was the absolute heartbeat of that team for me.

Sauzee and Latapy very close behind. They were incredible players.

[Since452]

Strange one but Chick Charnley was a huge favourite. Ability was frightening. Just wonder how good he could have been if he'd screwed then nut in his younger days. Remember him scoring from the half way line.

[O'Rourke3]

PG Stanton. Special mention to Jimmy O & SDG

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[Squealing pig]

Latapy 🙏

[uwxm07]

Nijinsky.

Others in different eras, but the first hero.

👍🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬

[phoenixfire]

Got too many ! FAMOUS FIVE,MICKY WEIR,ALAN GORDAN,CONRAD LOGAN ,STANTON, WRIGHT More than that ! Isn't it great we have had such class players! O TO BE A:flag::flag::flag:

[happiehibbie]

Pat Stanton

[Austinho]

Top 5 over the years:
Kevin Harper
Franck Sauzee
Sir David Gray
John McGinn
Efe Ambrose (was a baller for us)

[Roxyhibee]

King Paddy Stanton

[heidtheba]

My season ticket years were 93-97, which explains my choices.

1 - Crunchie - always loved to see him in the team and on the wing and always felt he gave his all.
2 - Kevin Harper - ditto
3 - Leighton - safest pair of hands in goal in my Hibs years.

Special mentions to;

4 - David Farrell, just felt he had a 'never give up' approach.
5 - Danny Lennon - watched him v Aberdeen once and thought we'd unearthed another Crunchie.

[Scorrie]

I really liked Michael O’Neill. A really classy player who I loved watching play

[Mick O'Rourke]

Sure he has a cleaning business now

From midfield to sweeper :greengrin

[makaveli1875]

Strange one but Chick Charnley was a huge favourite. Ability was frightening. Just wonder how good he could have been if he'd screwed then nut in his younger days. Remember him scoring from the half way line.

Yeah I was at that game , no cameras saw it either if I recall . Alloa in the cup wasn’t it

[Alfred E Newman]

Pat Stanton will always be a legend to me but the player I idolised as a teenager in the mid 60s was " The Rebel" Eric Stevenson.

[BILLYHIBS]

Pat Stanton will always be a legend to me but the player I idolised as a teenager in the mid 60s was " The Rebel" Eric Stevenson.

Stevie was a wonderful player brilliant winger more tricks than a bag full of monkeys would hug the touchline always beat his full back and nine times out of ten ended up getting hauled down inside the box for the Penalty King Joe Davis to convert the award

Took an unofficial day off from Ayr United to nip away and watch Hibs win the League Cup in 1972

A Hibee through and through

[heretoday]

Pat Stanton head and shoulders above the rest.
Peter Cormack whose mannerisms we all copied in the playground.

[Mick O'Rourke]

Pat Stanton will always be a legend to me but the player I idolised as a teenager in the mid 60s was " The Rebel" Eric Stevenson.

Along with Gerry Baker,the Rebel was my hero as well.
When Ian Brennan ran the Bonnyrigg Hibs bus,they use to pick up some of us Clerry boys at the Rainbow pub for away games.
I sat beside Eric on the bus one time.
Now i can talk a glass eye to sleep, but i was speechless with Eric.:lips seal

Gerry Baker would sometimes give Jimmy O a lift home after training.
So that was me, a 10/11 yr old offering Gerry a bourbon biscuit to go with his cuppa our ma poured for him:greengrin
Gerry of course arrived at Hibs after having won a Scottish Cup medal with St Mirren.
Now Turnbull was Hibs trainer then.
He must have been jealous of Gerry's medal !!

A pal in Clerry back then was a very good artist/drawer. Ran in the family
We made a banner and he painted a big Bumble Bee on the cloth.
Our Gerry Bee Flag !!

[ronaldo7]

Alex Cropley. The best pound for pound tackler in the business.

[Key West]

Pat Stanton.

[Lee]

Sauzee for me. It hit different when he had to retire as a player, he just had an aura about him.

[ToulouseHibs]

Such a difficult question but Andy Goram stood out for me as did Pat.

Don’t see anyone mention Broony. His attitude and self confidence were a total inspiration when I was wee and crap at football. Still crap at football now mind….. should choose more inspiring role models perhaps :rolleyes:

[Roxyhibee]

Alex Cropley. The best pound for pound tackler in the business.

Absolutely no dispute about that. Ferocious and fearless.

[zitelli62]

Only one patrick gordon stanton
Question should be after Mr hibs who was your favourite player as no one can touch Mr hibs should name a stand after him

[brog]

Absolutely no dispute about that. Ferocious and fearless.
The fav Tornado of both Messrs O'Rourke and Stanton. Mine too!

[ancient hibee]

Gordon Smith because he was Gordon Smith and I was a kid.

Then Joe Baker. The first in my age group playing in the first team. When you're 15/16 guys of 25/26 are ancient.

[loanheadhibby]

Only one patrick gordon stanton
Question should be after Mr hibs who was your favourite player as no one can touch Mr hibs should name a stand after him

Gordon Smith could most certainly touch him.
Obviously you have to be of a certain age but there's doesn't seem to be any doubt that he was our greatest player. 5 league championship medals.
Lawrie Reilly always reckoned that he was the best player he played with or against.
Only Sir Tom Finney was on a par according to Reilly.
That said I know the thread is a about your favourite player and for the record Pat Stanton is my favourite player.

[yerauldda]

McGinn, followed by Gray, Murphy, Boyle and Beuzelin.

[hibees 7062]

Gordon Smith because he was Gordon Smith and I was a kid.

Then Joe Baker. The first in my age group playing in the first team. When you're 15/16 guys of 25/26 are ancient.

My ex father in law told me GS was the best football player he’s ever seen

[Sir David Gray]

David Gray - the only choice for me.

[Carheenlea]

My ex father in law told me GS was the best football player he’s ever seen

I remember a debate on Sportsound many years ago where a panel of pundits were debating whether or not Brian Laudrop was the greatest player to have played in Scotland. General consensus was yes, but the late Bob Crampsey, who was on the panel dismissed this notion and said that in his opinion Gordon Smith was by far the greatest footballer he had seen play in Scotland.

[BILLYHIBS]

Absolutely no dispute about that. Ferocious and fearless.

Seen mair meat on a Butcher’s pencil

Heart of a lion

[hibees 7062]

Seen mair meat on a Butcher’s pencil

Heart of a lion

Yep , and the brain to match

[BILLYHIBS]

Yep , and the brain to match

Remember his cross field passing ?

A joy to behold

[Billy McKirdy]

So many to choose from but for that one moment at Hampden in 2016 that we all knew, finally, at long last, had just won us the holy grail, it can only be Sir David Gray.
The only Hibs player with more tattoos of him on Hibs fans than any other.

[hibees 7062]

Remember his cross field passing ?

A joy to behold

Frightening Billy . Hibs class

[Killiehibbie]

Pat Stanton

[H18S NX]

Willie Hamilton,followed by Joe baker n Pat Stanton.

[hhibs]

Joe Baker and,Shades.

[BILLYHIBS]

So many to choose from but for that one moment at Hampden in 2016 that we all knew, finally, at long last, had just won us the holy grail, it can only be Sir David Gray.
The only Hibs player with more tattoos of him on Hibs fans than any other.

Aye mine is starting to look like Auld Mother Reilly

[Hibrandenburg]

Ally McLeod




:agree: Same for me.


Same here, he was no where near the best, certainly wasn't the fastest but watching him dance past defenders like the unlikely result of a romance between Rudolf Nurejew and a hippopotamus was a thing of beauty.

[Hibrandenburg]

Wee shout for mickey Edwards

Good shout.

[A Hi-Bee]

So many of them, but early heroes would be Jim Scott & Neil Martin, then overall would have to be Pat Stanton

:flag::flag::flag:

[EdinMike]

Mickey Weir or Wee Lewey… hard choice !

[bournehibby]

So many of them, but early heroes would be Jim Scott & Neil Martin, then overall would have to be Pat Stanton

:flag::flag::flag:
The late great Willie Hamilton for me,a genius with the ball at his feet and amazing vision. Surprised nobody has mentioned him.
bh

[H18S NX]

The late great Willie Hamilton for me,a genius with the ball at his feet and amazing vision. Surprised nobody has mentioned him.
bh....Post #139 m8

[Neil4Hibs]

Peter Cormack was my childhood hero, devastated when he left. Closely followed by Pat Stanton.

I think childhood heroes remain favourites for life but SJM runs them close.

[erin go bragh]

Le God for me , Latapy a very close 2nd

[Mick O'Rourke]

Gordon Smith could most certainly touch him.
Obviously you have to be of a certain age but there's doesn't seem to be any doubt that he was our greatest player. 5 league championship medals.
Lawrie Reilly always reckoned that he was the best player he played with or against.
Only Sir Tom Finney was on a par according to Reilly.
That said I know the thread is a about your favourite player and for the record Pat Stanton is my favourite player.

I forgot who said it
It may have been Matt Busby,or another great footballer/manager who played here and down South just after the war and into 50s
The quote was something like
" Had Gordon Smith been English/played in England,he would most likely have been knighted as Tom Finney and Stanley Matthews were for services to the game"
He was on a par with those old greats of the game.
There is no doubt he was Hibs(and arguably Scotland's(not including non Scots) finest player,post ww2 ....
.Maybe ever in Hibs case.

The SFA of that era capped Gordon less than he should have been,in favour of rAngers winger Willie Waddell.
Not much changes !

[bournehibby]

....Post #139 m8

Sorry H18S, that one slipped past. :embarrass (great minds tho)

bh

[Mick O'Rourke]

Sorry H18S, that one slipped past. :embarrass (great minds tho)

bh

I suppose having both a favourite player/s and a best player you saw in a Hibs jersey is ok!
Gerry Baker and Eric Stevenson where my favourites as a schoolboy.
But Willie Hamilton was without doubt the best/ most gifted Hibs player of the 60s,and some!.
Football genius is not to strong a description for Willie.
Dont just ask me...... Jock Stein thought so too.
As did Jimmy O'Rourke and Pat Stanton,as they did of Joe Baker.
I can assure younger fans here who revere Boyle and SJM before ,Willie Hamilton would have excited you just like they do.. and some!

[ZitellZeTime]

Can only really pick from my life time, as a young kiddo was probably Pat McGinlay, mad he only ever got a Scotland B cap. Remember being at that game with my unle as well, was right here at Easter Road. Type of midielder that would be a perfect piece of the jigsaw for tenacity and driving forward etc that we need right now, Magennis is a good player but when he comes back I'm going to be scared anytime he starts limping slightly be panicking thats him out for ages again.

Modern times was hard between Sauzee, Latapy or Mcginn but was just something about Latapy, every time the he had the ball in the final third everyone would be on their feet and the skills he possessed techincal wise were immense. I heard stories about him being late for training a lot before us, we all no he liked a party and im sure I read he smoked too. Probably if he was more disciplined we would never have seen him here though !

Maybe not as complete as the others in terms of overall ability but Mowbray turned Ivan Sproule from a rough diamond with pace playing part time fitbaw in Ireland to being a cult hero who on his day was brilliant and totally got the club. Similar to Boyle in that sense kind of although, when we did that swap deal he looked alright but he has not just improved the way he pushes himself and has levelled up every single season since he came is mad, he's like a totally different player to the one we signed. Honestly thought it was just rumours and hope he was coming back, must have been a few teams interested in him apart from Aberdeen who were mentioned. He clearly loves the club and gets us too.

Both have to be a couple of our best ever bargain steal of singins like, sure we signed Sproule for like less than grand, and Boyle was a swap deal for Harris if I remember right? I remember seeing Harris in that cup game when we were 3-0 down and came back to win and keeping thinking after his injury he will get back to how he was that game against Falkirk look where both have ended up in their careers, was definitely a great deal for us.

Bit of a rant there sorry lol but aye I find it hard to pick one id pick McGinlay for when I was a kid and started liking football but since being a kid probably Latapy even though I was still just a late teen by time he got booted by Mcleish, mad he was still coming off the bench and changing games for Falkirk when he was about 40.

[hibees 7062]

I’ve a feeling my new favourite player is gonna be Arry . Very keen to be here and no the full dinky . Will certainly brighten the place up

[ekhibee]

Very hard for me, the 3 best players IMO were Willie Hamilton, Gordon Smith and Frank Sauzee, but it's difficult to split them although they were very different players in many way, all sublime though. Willie Hamilton would have been one of the all time Scottish greats if Stein had stayed at Hibs, but that was never going to happen unfortunately.

[Onion]

Pat Stanton.

[joebakerforever]

Joe Baker, with Willie Hamilton a closed second.

[Carheenlea]

Derek Riordan for me.

He isn’t the greatest to ever play for Hibs, but watching a local lad living the dream playing for his favourite club and banging in goals of the type those of us who could only fantasise about scoring for Hibs was just a joy to behold.

[Galahibby]

Sauzee for me, but loved Stevie Cowan and Goram back in the day, and Hibs era Scott Brown was up there as well.

[AgentDaleCooper]

SJM by miles. Did literally nothing but play and behave like an absolute legend, from the moment he walked through the door to the moment he left. I feel he was as important as anyone to us lifting the cup, just through his presence in the dressing room.

Very unfortunately, my interest in football dipped at a point that coincided with Sauzee and Latapy's presence here - I went to the odd game but I don't remember a huge amount.

In terms of just loving a player, Boozy and Sproule are certainly up there. Both incredibly endearing characters and, on their day, thrilling to watch.

I loved Broony when he was here, but his time at Celtic defines him, really.

O'Connor and Riordan in their first spell were brilliant, true fans on the pitch, but their second spells were a bit meh by comparison.

If Leigh had stayed, he would probably be up there with our greatest ever players...but he didn't. That one season he was on fire was fun though (even though we were a bit gash).

[GRA]

Got to be Sauzée. The guy just oozed class and even in his mid 30s strolled every game I saw him play. His footballing brain was seconds ahead of anyone else on the pitch. Plus he seemed to genuinely enjoy his time in Scotland & the affection he got from the fans.

[Gloucester Hibs]

SJM

Prior to him it was guys like Deeks, Latapy, Jackson, and Collins.

[Billy Whizz]

SJM

Prior to him it was guys like Deeks, Latapy, Jackson, and Collins.

Chris or Darren😀

[worcesterhibby]

I loved Mixu..gave his all every match, hat trick against the Hearts and such a nice guy

[Donegal Hibby]

Sauzee for me:flag:

[HoboHarry]

Chris or Darren😀

Could ask Derek or John also :greengrin