Players who split the Hibs camp

[IanM]

We've seen page after page over the years on Hibs.net on players who have literally split the fans

Can we get a starting XI ??

I'll start with

David Wotherspoon
Lewis Stevenson
Paul Hanlon

This isn't player bashing, just interested if we can get an XI of players the fans have been divided about

personally i'd also add De Graf to that cause i seen a player there but i'm in the minority

[Moncur10]

Liam Miller has to be in there.

[LancashireHibby]

Interesting to note that apart from De Graf, they're players that have come through the youth system. Certainly seems the way that these are types who split opinions. I'd even throw Steven Fletcher in to that. Many, including me, only really appreciated his quality once he'd gone elsewhere.

[JeMeSouviens]

Makalambay in goal and the one and only Jimmy Boco a shoo in at left back.

[Tollhouse Hibee]

Colin Nish and John Rankin must also be in that team the hammering some guys used to give them

[LancashireHibby]

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Colin Nish and John Rankin must also be in that team the hammering some guys used to give them

But did anyone ever rate them in the first place?!

[Barman Stanton]

Riordan up front. Always created debate. Doesn't work hard v Scores goals.

[Tollhouse Hibee]

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But did anyone ever rate them in the first place?!

Nish scored goals but was like bambi on ice

i think we missed rankin when he left

[ian cruise]

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But did anyone ever rate them in the first place?!

I think Rankin is a certainty. I, like others, rated him as a decent/good player who didn't suit the team but to some he was the antichrist!

[darwenhibby]

Barry Lavety used to make me and an old friend differ!
The one I thought was overrated was Kevin Harper!

Justin skinner springs to mind always thought if he had stayed on the park v DU we would not have got relegated.

[BH Hibs]

Daniel Andersson

[Broken Gnome]

Caldwell?

Fletcher definitely, good few were fed up with him. Townsley probably did at every club he was at. Boozy was either a genius or an overrated wimp to many. Tam McManus.

[sambajustice]

Ivan Sproule - gash!

[neilmartinrocks]

mcpake.

[Big_Franck]

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Interesting to note that apart from De Graf, they're players that have come through the youth system. Certainly seems the way that these are types who split opinions. I'd even throw Steven Fletcher in to that. Many, including me, only really appreciated his quality once he'd gone elsewhere.

Maybe that's because he only started showing that quality after he'd left us He was very average in his last season for us IMO, although you could always tell he had great technique.

Brian Kerr anyone?

[superfurryhibby]

Brian Hamilton-much maligned by many fans. Seen as a tidy foil to Pat Mcginlay by others .

Joe Tortolano-another who got a load of abuse, yet hindsight has made him a player who did a job and was played out of position. Still divides opinion now.

Manager wise: Yogi-achieved fourth place, yet presided over one of our worst home runs ever. Too working class for some tastes on here.

Alex Miller, won the league cup, signed some brilliant players yet never seemed to get a consistent blend. Brought stability back after the decline that set in towards the end of Turnbulls reign and the subsequent stagnation under Auld, Stanton and Blackley, played football that made you think you'd taken some, ahem, Mogadon.

Alan Sneddon is another. Tried hard and was a decent bloke all round. Took dogs abuse from the fans for much of his lengthy Hibs career. Bear in mind in thsoe days we has the auld terracing and very sparse crowds, Players were right in the firing line for any fans who want to make their point known, much worse then than now.

[Dashing Bob S]

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Caldwell?

Fletcher definitely, good few were fed up with him. Townsley probably did at every club he was at. Boozy was either a genius or an overrated wimp to many. Tam McManus.

Always though there was a consensus over Caldwell. Though not a good one.

[basehibby]

Morrais, Nish and Vaz Te all split the fans to varying degrees - three very different examples. Morrais for whatever reason never proved capable of turning it on for Hibs consistently. Nish, although always limited, turned it on and made the best of himself for a good while until his confidence was eroded by the moronic element booing him at every turn, Vaz Te was never really given a proper run in the side but was written off pretty promptly by many of our self appointed experts.

Three players who it's fair to say split the fan base - one probably not good enough, one a solid pro and decent squad player, and one who has gone on to comprehensively prove his naysayers wrong. So what can we draw from that? Probably that we shoud reserve our judgement and always do our best to support the guys wearing the Hibs jerseys - which should at least ensure we get the best out of 'em even if they DO turn out to be huddies.

[Billychaotic182]

AOB. There is a player in there just need time

[NOLA]

Rankin - why we couldnt play him in his favoured position ill never know, Makalamby - i still think theres a player in there only a young lad in goalie terms, plenty time to mature into a game

[Leishy1995]

Bamba

[NatureBoy]

At the risk of opening up this old debate Ricardo Vaz Te

[Leishy1995]

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At the risk of opening up this old debate Ricardo Vaz Te

I never seen anything like the talent he showed at West Ham

[NatureBoy]

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I never seen anything like the talent he showed at West Ham

True, I thought he seemed a decent player at the time but never saw him hitting his current heights!

[Broken Gnome]

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Always though there was a consensus over Caldwell. Though not a good one.

I thought that was a bit of revisonism once he signed the pre-contract.

[steviehibsleith]

Gary OConner father in law maintains worse striker ever seen at easter road despite goal record

[SteveHFC]

Cregg

McBride

Stack

Yantorno

Dickoh

Sodje

Palsson

[West hamBERNIAN]

grant brebner 2nd spell
tony rogier
mixu
stuart lovell

[StevieT]

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Brian Hamilton-much maligned by many fans. Seen as a tidy foil to Pat Mcginlay by others .

Joe Tortolano-another who got a load of abuse, yet hindsight has made him a player who did a job and was played out of position. Still divides opinion now.

Manager wise: Yogi-achieved fourth place, yet presided over one of our worst home runs ever. Too working class for some tastes on here.

Alex Miller, won the league cup, signed some brilliant players yet never seemed to get a consistent blend. Brought stability back after the decline that set in towards the end of Turnbulls reign and the subsequent stagnation under Auld, Stanton and Blackley, played football that made you think you'd taken some, ahem, Mogadon.

Alan Sneddon is another. Tried hard and was a decent bloke all round. Took dogs abuse from the fans for much of his lengthy Hibs career. Bear in mind in thsoe days we has the auld terracing and very sparse crowds, Players were right in the firing line for any fans who want to make their point known, much worse then than now.

That's my take on Brian Hamilton. He sat in and allowed Pat to get forward and score the goals.

[Time For Heroes]

Kevin Thomson by a mile!