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The two that come to mind for me are
1. Conrad Logan
8 appearances yet played a pivotal role in winning the Scottish Cup, especially the semi where he saved two penalties
2. George Best
17 appearances that lit up Scottish football
He may have still been on the bevvy sadly but he was still capable of an exquisite touch and a pinpoint pass
Any others?
Albert Kidd.
0 appearances for the Hibs, but what an impact.
:top marks:faf: Didn't he pick up a player of the year award from our supporters too or is my memory shot to hell?Quote:
Originally Posted by Pagan Hibernia
Maloida last season was short but impactful.
Nicky Cadden this season could be in the mix.
It would take something extraordinary to beat what Conrad Logan done for us :thumbsup:
Seeing the highlights of the semi come up the other day was a reminder. Dragged us into the final, won the cup, and just like that he disappeared just as mysteriously as he arrived.
Didier Agathe 6 games 4 goals :rolleyes:
Logan without a shadow.
Marc Libbra, think it was only around a dozen games or so? Scored a good number of goals in that time too, 7 or 8 if memory serves.
Alan OBrien the polarity. How he got 40+ appearances i have no idea.
God I thought he played a lot more than that. Just googled it and it looks like 5 goals in 10 games!Quote:
Originally Posted by The_Exile
Stokes 2016.
I'm trying to think about the circumstaces around him. I'm sure he was a late signing in the season, probably even before transfer windows were a thing? He might've been injured for a wee bit but then got chucked in and couldn't stop scoring, think he even got one at Celtic Park and there were the usual Daily Record headlines of Celtic taking him at the end of his Toulouse contract form under our noses. He went to Norwich after us and was a bit of a let down from memory.Quote:
Originally Posted by stokesmessiah
He was outstanding! I’m sure Martin O’Neil wanted him at Celtic.Quote:
Originally Posted by The_Exile
A late equaliser at Celtic Park, and he also scored 2 late consolation goals in a 2-5 hammering from Celtic at ER, so 3 of his 5 goals were against them - and he was the one player who performed quite well in the cup final against them. Not really a shock that they were interested as he was potentially available for free.Quote:
Originally Posted by The_Exile
It was actually 5 goals in 13 games in total, but he was pretty memorable.
Kris Commons done us a turn in the championship.
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Isak Refvik & Sven Mathisen played 7 and 3 games respectively with Refvik scoring twice, on his debut, against Morton in the League Cup.
The two Norwegians, who arrived from Viking Stavanger and I K Start, briefly lit up the cold winter of the 1978/79 season before issues with their playing visas saw their Hibernian careers sadly cut short.
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Originally Posted by hibsbollah
Thorsten Schmugge. Played once for us in a 2-0 win at Pittodrie (when we didn't often win there). Never to be seen again. I think his dog wasn't allowed into the UK or something.
Scott Bain
Klaus Dietrich hugely impacted my understanding of how that much of a huddy could become a professional footballer. Played for us once I think before Marlene told him to get back home.
The big man would normally cast a considerable shadow. Have to be a very cloudy day. :hmmm:Quote:
Originally Posted by hibsbollah
Or the middle of the night.Quote:
Originally Posted by JeMeSouviens
Floodlights! He'd cast 4.Quote:
Originally Posted by HoboHarry
Chris Killen goals per game ratio must be up there.
That game was the game Stubbs came back from his cancer lay off.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shrekko
We were also building the west stand so ER was reduced capacity.
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It begins and ends with Conrad Logan.
Some folk spend years at a club and are forgotten months after they leave, including at this club. Conrad Logan played 8 ( eight ) games for Hibs and became a never to be forgotten legend.
It's like some sort of fantasy story .... a giant emerges from the mists of Ireland, a wobbly mysterious figure nobody knows about. He looks as suited to the role of hero as fly in the air, but in the space of 130 plus minutes he changes everything and then sticks around for another 90 + 4 to cement his legend, before wandering back into the mists never to be seen again.
Did Conrad Logan ever even really exist :greengrin
You've all missed the biggie
Dave Beaumont.
Iirc by the time of his third game he was unbeaten.
Game 1 I can't recall... but...
Game 2 he won the league cup v dunfy
Game 3 was 1-1 in the Derby where we paradëd the cup
So in 3 games he had played vs Medals Mackay & Levein, been unbeaten in his Derby AND won more medals than those jambos would win in their entire career
He has had a massive impact since he came in, his mentality is spot on, got the players up for things with his crunching tackles tireless work and in players faces, he was just what we needed and obviously his goals and assists.Quote:
Originally Posted by Danderhall Hibs
Great thread. Mainly because we get to mention Conrad Logan.
Why did we sign him on such a short contract?Quote:
Originally Posted by BILLYHIBS
Beaumont played 80 times for the club before leaving to join the Police, so he played a reasonable amount of games.Quote:
Originally Posted by Springbank
He won a League Cup medal without having kicked a ball for the club yet after being an unused sub in the final.
His first goal came against Anderlecht at Easter Road.
Dunno absolutely nuts from the ginger Hun but let’s enjoy this againQuote:
Originally Posted by Hibernian Verse
https://youtu.be/QetdkEYQ-0A?si=VLoayeNUOl-riJb1
Humphrey Rudge. Outstanding in the "you're not unbeatable" derby. No memory of him whatsoever besides that match. And what a name...
He was a better drummer than Copeland. And got on with the weird geordie lead singer better n’awQuote:
Originally Posted by Bobo
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Originally Posted by hibsbollah
Henri Anier must have player about 25 minutes of football for us in the first half of 2015/16 but I remember him setting up two important goals that kept the title hunt alive then was sent back.
If memory serves his legs were believed to be falling apart. He had no cartilage in one of his knees and even failed medicals because of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hibernian Verse
He was on triall or naybe 3 month contract. He was still recovering from a (knee?) injury. Putting him on a long contract was a risk. When he destroyed Dundee we tried to sign him but Celtic had already waved their knickers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hibernian Verse
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Marc Libbra
Sublime assist from Latapy 😂Quote:
Originally Posted by BILLYHIBS
Dwight Gayle.
For the limited amount of time he's been on the park, he's had an incredible impact.
As a team I think Turnbull's Tornadoes didn't play an awful lot of games together as the full team, maybe 30-40 due to injuries and suspension, Joe Harper signing and ET making changes. Is there anyone that can confirm that one way or other.
Pretty sure the Tornadoes only played 22 games together as Brownlie was out injured for a few months and Edwards got a hefty suspension?Quote:
Originally Posted by PatHead
Might be wrong
P 22 W 19 L 2
A wee bit less than I thought but I knew it wasn't Sure Jim Herriot got dropped after the Hadjuk Split game and they never collectively started a match again.Quote:
Originally Posted by BILLYHIBS
What an impact they made though. Over 50 years later and we still talk about them. I was so lucky to grow up with them on the park.
Were a joy to behold was never a question of will Hibs win but by how many ?Quote:
Originally Posted by PatHead
Lyndon Andrews. Came on as sub early in the 6-2 game for one of his few appearances.
Nikklas Gunnarson perhaps falls into an underrated category. He came on as a sub. Looked the part against huns when he scored into the in a game we beat the league 3-2 at easter road.
And many others from Celtic Supporters Clubs 🤣Quote:
Originally Posted by HoboHarry
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Originally Posted by Pagan Hibernia
Liam Henderson deserves a mention
"Henderson to deliveeeeer"
Jonathan Spector
Played 16 times was he no Wee Russell’s pal ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Alfred E Newman
He was quite useful IIRC
A bit like when we signed Hurtado The Tank to keep Useless De La Cruz company ?
Some debut De La Cruz had a double against the Hearts
Worth every penny :greengrin
Was De la Cruz debut the derby?Quote:
Originally Posted by BILLYHIBS
Nah was his twelfth game but don’t let the facts interfere with a good story 😀Quote:
Originally Posted by JimBHibees
Grant Holt was great for us in that 1 season in Championship. Derby goal too.
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Originally Posted by BILLYHIBS
Kenny Dalglish against Aston Villa . Laid on all Keith Wrights 4 goals in the Alan Sneddon testimonial game
All for a white pudding supper and boatil of American Cream SodaQuote:
Originally Posted by Ringothedog
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From a personal point of view growing up as a schoolboy in the sixties I was totally devastated when Colin Colin Stein left us to join the dark side for the then Queen’s ransom of £100k
I need not have worried we signed Joe McBride Snr a natural goalscorer from Celtic who made us forget all about Stein scoring a hat-trick against Lokomotiv Leipzig in his home debut and scoring all types of goals for us but was always in the right place at the right time with a true strikers instinct and could also score goals out of nothing the highlight being a half volley on the edge of the box against Celtic at ER in a 2-0 win after previously opening the scoring
He would go on to score 58:91 and left when he refused Tom Hart’s request to relocate to Edinburgh from Glasgow
Brian Kerr.
Played for 90 seconds against Hearts, scored the winner and I don't recall ever seeing him in a Hibs shirt again.
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Originally Posted by Pretty Boy
Gordon Strachan also made his mark in a testimonial (think it might have been Gordon Hunter's) when he was Coventry player/manager. My memory's a bit hazy but I think he played the first half for Coventry and the second half for Hibs, scoring a penalty to win us the game. Might be wrong about that though. Whatever, it was nice to finally see him in a Hibs shirt after so many years of wondering what might have been.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ringothedog
Played boys club football with him for half a season. Big, quiet guy. Joined the Police.Quote:
Originally Posted by Springbank
Joe Tortalano left a mark too IIRC.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hibspur
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Originally Posted by HoboHarry
Yeah that was bizarre sent off after 6 minutes for a horrendous mistimed tackle on Gordon Strachan versus Man United in Big Gogs Rae’s Testimonial in a 0-3 loss in front of 14000
Spoiled the game as a spectacle
Ref might have had a word with Alex Miller and told him to sub him off but actions have consequences
Prematch Strachan had asked the Hibs players to go easy on him as he was a Hibby
Loved Big Gordon Rae and Super Joe