Story in today's Sun about Hibs cheating to win the SC in 1902.
Can't remember reading this in any Hibs books.
Can anyone shed any lite on this, funny if true but well out of order if not.
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21-05-2013 07:07 PM #1First Team Breakthrough
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Question re Bobby Atherton
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21-05-2013 07:22 PM #2First Team Regular
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Is it the 'speech play' thing? If so I think it's covered in lugton 2
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21-05-2013 07:39 PM #3First Team Breakthrough
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Cheers,
Can't remember reading about this but maybe a time for a re-read.
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21-05-2013 07:40 PM #4Old Codger Hibstorian
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Did the Sun mention Celtic cheating by paying the players they stole from Hibs? Thought not
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21-05-2013 07:43 PM #5Testimonial Due
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Now now john. That's not cheating...that's the "inthing" with the old firm
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21-05-2013 07:44 PM #6Old Codger Hibstorian
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Grrrrrrrrrrrrr naw, it's cheating Originally Posted by hibs4thecup1988
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21-05-2013 07:48 PM #7Testimonial Due
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OK then. Back in those days when you were 5 it was "cheating". Now its just accepted
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21-05-2013 07:52 PM #8Testimonial Due
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Is it the thing about putting on a Glaswegian accent and saying "leave it"?
In my opinion it's gamesmanship of the highest order and such quick-thinking should surely be admired rather than classified as cheating.Last edited by The Tubs; 21-05-2013 at 07:55 PM.
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22-05-2013 06:05 PM #9First Team Breakthrough
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There was a newspaper report of the time that Atherton, who was Welsh, put on a Glescae accent and shouted 'ma baw!' causing Celtic players to let a cross run through to McGeachan, who scored.
Bit of revenge for the previous cup win which prompted the founding of Celtic, ironically at the suggestion of a probably pissed Hibs director.
Triumph and tragedy...
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22-05-2013 06:12 PM #10Left by mutual consent!
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If that's true and it's proven to work, the players better be at it for the whole game on Sunday.
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22-05-2013 06:15 PM #11First Team Regular
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Hard to find a Scottish accent let alone a Weegie one in darkheid these days....... Originally Posted by Hibercelona
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