David Wotherspoon

[Highland_Hibee]

Just been watching some goal reels on YouTube and one with Sparky seem to particularly highlight a lot of great passes played in by Wotherspoon.

Despite reaching two Scottish Cup finals Wotherspoon lost his place in our side and ultimately left us a tad bitter perhaps after his contract expired heading towards a dark time we would all like to forget.

I always thought at the time he was a great talent but I never see many Hibees hold him in any sort of regard so it might have just been me.

Just wondering what folks opinions of Wotherspoon are for both his time with us and beyond?


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[Andy74]

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Just been watching some goal reels on YouTube and one with Sparky seem to particularly highlight a lot of great passes played in by Wotherspoon.

Despite reaching two Scottish Cup finals Wotherspoon lost his place in our side and ultimately left us a tad bitter perhaps after his contract expired heading towards a dark time we would all like to forget.

I always thought at the time he was a great talent but I never see many Hibees hold him in any sort of regard so it might have just been me.

Just wondering what folks opinions of Wotherspoon are for both his time with us and beyond?


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One of these guys who plays well once every four or five weeks.

[matty_f]

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Just been watching some goal reels on YouTube and one with Sparky seem to particularly highlight a lot of great passes played in by Wotherspoon.

Despite reaching two Scottish Cup finals Wotherspoon lost his place in our side and ultimately left us a tad bitter perhaps after his contract expired heading towards a dark time we would all like to forget.

I always thought at the time he was a great talent but I never see many Hibees hold him in any sort of regard so it might have just been me.

Just wondering what folks opinions of Wotherspoon are for both his time with us and beyond?


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I thought Wotherspoon was a good player with us who suffered from a drop in confidence when things weren't going our way. As a result, it appeared to me that he often hid in games, and a move was probably the best thing for him and for us.

[Northernhibee]

One of the boo boys targets. A very solid player.

[The_Horde]

Was always and still is a one step forward, two steps back type of player. Would pull off the most amazing piece of skill and then balloon the cross. That said, he'd do well in this team.

[Hibs Class]

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One of the boo boys targets. A very solid player.

[Billy Whizz]

David could get in our team/squad just now
Hung out to dry by Yogi by playing him at right back.
Treated shabbily by Fenlon by not even putting him on the bench in the 2 Scottish cup finals, at the expense of a few mercenaries.
Glad he's made a good career for himself since leaving Hibs

[calumhibee1]

Would take him back as a squad player. Our style now would suit him.

[JDHibs]

Was a scapegoat for the fans.

Has been a consistently good player for a very decent St Js outfit these past few seasons. Unfortunately these fans who look for a scapegoat always find out, Oxley was one and now theyve reverted back to Stevenson, although fyvie gets it alot aswell.

Spoony was a good player, was down on confidence, same with the rest of the team at that time!

[Frazerbob]

I know he's a boyhood Saitees fan but he didn't appear to be holding any grudges against us on 21-05-16.......he was very much enjoying the celebrations in Leith, sporting a Hibs scarf.

[McSwanky]

Thought he looked the part when he first broke into the team, but faded badly after a while.

Still remember this though!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBQv...=youtube_gdata

[SunshineOnLeith]

The very definition of a confidence player. When he got on top of his full back early in a game he could have a stormer, remember him ripping up Kevin McHattie all day in the Scottish Cup derby when he scored the winner.

Unfortunately he played for us during a period when the atmosphere at Easter Road wasn't exactly patient and supportive of Hibs players, and if he didn't start games well he let the boo boys get to him and wouldn't recover.

He's also ridiculously slow for a wide player, even when he did skin someone they'd just catch up with him and he'd have to try and beat the same player 2 or 3 times.

[Danderhall Hibs]

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One of these guys who plays well once every four or five weeks.

He’d chuck in a good performance just as you were thinking maybe we should drop him.

[Andy74]

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David could get in our team/squad just now
Hung out to dry by Yogi by playing him at right back.
Treated shabbily by Fenlon by not even putting him on the bench in the 2 Scottish cup finals, at the expense of a few mercenaries.
Glad he's made a good career for himself since leaving Hibs

I don't think that stands up to much scrutiny.

Hughes introduced him to the first team, at right back, and he arguably played his best football there and contributed to what was a very decent defence at that time.

Fenlon then had him as an integral part of his team in what was meant to be a more preferred position wide right. He started well and we were a good team to watch at that point when you had him on one side and Cairney on the other.

The problem was that neither could keep it up, they would play well and then disappear for a few weeks. He missed out on the cup finals because he wasn't consistent enough to be there - by May he had been more than found out. Soares for example might not have been fit when he arrived but he scored at a better rate in his ten games or so as Wotherspoon did in his whole time with us.

He'd done okay at St Johnstone, not much more that that, with the same sort of comments from their fans that he can be good but he only does something of note once every few weeks.

[AndyB_70]

I always find it funny that players the boo boys didn't think were good enough for Hibs went onto play at a higher level than Hibs. We cut them loose and off they go and become integral parts of their new team. Rankin, Craig and Wotherspoon for example. I thought he was good enough and would have developed into a better player when he was here but suffered from a poor manager and the Hibs boo boys who liked nothing more than for him to make a mistake.
Wotherspoon was outside the stadium waiting, with his mates, for the team bus to return from Hampden and was chatting away with a few of the players. Then he wandered off to the pub with his mates.

[Andy74]

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I always find it funny that players the boo boys didn't think were good enough for Hibs went onto play at a higher level than Hibs. We cut them loose and off they go and become integral parts of their new team. Rankin, Craig and Wotherspoon for example. I thought he was good enough and would have developed into a better player when he was here but suffered from a poor manager and the Hibs boo boys who liked nothing more than for him to make a mistake.
Wotherspoon was outside the stadium waiting, with his mates, for the team bus to return from Hampden and was chatting away with a few of the players. Then he wandered off to the pub with his mates.

There are countless players in the top league that wouldn't get a game for Hibs so its not really much of an argument.

[Ultrabee1-0]

I thought wotherspoon was class as a right back bombing up the wing under yogi, then Calderwood had him at right mid,centre mid and even in a number 10 roll, his goal against hearts in the Scottish cup at ER will always give me joy!! Also the time he ripped the piss out of nade right at the dugout at ER was spectacular!!

[Craigmount Hibs]

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I know he's a boyhood Saitees fan but he didn't appear to be holding any grudges against us on 21-05-16.......he was very much enjoying the celebrations in Leith, sporting a Hibs scarf.

He was sitting behind us in the east stand at the cup final and went absolutely buns like everyone else did.

[easty]

I'd far rather have Wotherspoon in our squad now than Harris just now.

Though, I'd prefer someone better, and more consistent, than both of them.

[Viva_Palmeiras]

Sounds like a few folks are of the opinion that the boo boys yet a again should take a bow... And I'm swayed by that argument.

It must be great to be without flaw. Maybe one of them would like to do a [squashed] fly-on-the-wall documentary - maybe it's a project for our Irish rover interviewer chappie? A week in the life of a boo-boy.

But maybe the same level of scrutiny doesn't apply?

[Smartie]

I really liked him.

Was capable of great moments of skill, could beat a man and scored some memorable goals.

If he did that more consistently then he'd be playing in one of Europe's top leagues - players in Scotland who are like that are a bit hit or miss by nature.

I always think you need to have one of these players around, although not too many - at the moment we have Jason who flits in and out of games, misses chances and cracks goals in from 25 yards.

I think he'd be brilliant in our current team, although I'd probably have him playing in an advanced central midfield role rather than out wide. We want goals from midfield, he'd get into the right positions and be able to execute once he got into them.

[Andy74]

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I really liked him.

Was capable of great moments of skill, could beat a man and scored some memorable goals.

If he did that more consistently then he'd be playing in one of Europe's top leagues - players in Scotland who are like that are a bit hit or miss by nature.

I always think you need to have one of these players around, although not too many - at the moment we have Jason who flits in and out of games, misses chances and cracks goals in from 25 yards.

I think he'd be brilliant in our current team, although I'd probably have him playing in an advanced central midfield role rather than out wide. We want goals from midfield, he'd get into the right positions and be able to execute once he got into them.

We want more than two goals a season from midfield which is pretty much what he averaged with us.

[lord bunberry]

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I always find it funny that players the boo boys didn't think were good enough for Hibs went onto play at a higher level than Hibs. We cut them loose and off they go and become integral parts of their new team. Rankin, Craig and Wotherspoon for example. I thought he was good enough and would have developed into a better player when he was here but suffered from a poor manager and the Hibs boo boys who liked nothing more than for him to make a mistake.
Wotherspoon was outside the stadium waiting, with his mates, for the team bus to return from Hampden and was chatting away with a few of the players. Then he wandered off to the pub with his mates.

All the players you mention have taken a step back in their career when leaving hibs. They may be playing at a higher level, but they're playing for smaller clubs. I really liked Wotherspoon he had a touch of class about him, but unfortunately he didn't show it often enough.

[Smartie]

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We want more than two goals a season from midfield which is pretty much what he averaged with us.

Playing in a crap team at a higher level.

I suspect he's improved as a player since he left us as well.

[HibbiesandtheBaddies]

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I thought wotherspoon was class as a right back bombing up the wing under yogi, then Calderwood had him at right mid,centre mid and even in a number 10 roll, his goal against hearts in the Scottish cup at ER will always give me joy!! Also the time he ripped the piss out of nade right at the dugout at ER was spectacular!!

I was hoping we'd persist with him at right back and work on his defending as he reminded me of Whittaker. Similar styles and had plenty energy.

Like some have said previously they weren't the best of times to be a young player coming through in Calderwoods time and what followed

[J-C]

He was on our bus going to the final and was telling me that Fenlon wanted him to resign and he was promised the number 10 role, he said he didn't trust him as he never played him there at any other time. Good player who was unfortunate to play through some poor managers and out of position a lot of the time, never a winger or wingbacks but a fairly clever no.10 who never got a chance to prove it, suffered from the fact he could play in various positions.

[Deansy]

Wothersppon IS a very good player, unfortunately, he's one of those players who needs support constantly and when fans have a go at him his game suffers. His time here wasn't helped by him being played constantly in different positions when, for me, his ideal position is as an attacking mid-fielder - he was NEVER going to be a success defensively !

[lucky]

Decent skill just no heart. He contributed to our downfall as a mediocre player.

[woodythehibee]

I was always pro-Spoony during his time. Thought his delivery and technique was excellent. I think his running style always made him look as if she was shattered after about 10 mins though which may not have helped. Shame how it ended for him.

By all accounts though, he still holds the Hibs in high regard. I'm sure he is married to a hibee and his father-in-law is a die hard hibee.

[brog]

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I don't think that stands up to much scrutiny.

Hughes introduced him to the first team, at right back, and he arguably played his best football there and contributed to what was a very decent defence at that time.

Fenlon then had him as an integral part of his team in what was meant to be a more preferred position wide right. He started well and we were a good team to watch at that point when you had him on one side and Cairney on the other.

The problem was that neither could keep it up, they would play well and then disappear for a few weeks. He missed out on the cup finals because he wasn't consistent enough to be there - by May he had been more than found out. Soares for example might not have been fit when he arrived but he scored at a better rate in his ten games or so as Wotherspoon did in his whole time with us.

He'd done okay at St Johnstone, not much more that that, with the same sort of comments from their fans that he can be good but he only does something of note once every few weeks.

Not really true, Hughes started him in midfield, he scored on his debut IIRC. He was moved to RB because, again IIRC of injury to Kevin McCann. As for a decent defence, I remember the 1st Yams game that season & our back 4 was Spoony, Hogg, Ian Murray & Lewis!! I think you may have rose tinted specs on when looking back at that time!