Did you pretend to be any particular Hibs player when you were a kid?

[G B Young]

http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2016/11/...s-chicago-cubs

I've posted this link on the Hibs/Cubs thread. I can't find a similar football video but the principle is the same. Many of us will have kicked or hit a ball as kids while pretending to be our sporting heroes. I recall my dad telling me that in his day boys playing football would want to be Gordon Smith while I myself recall others pretending to be Pat Stanton.

[BenjiOscar]

Went between Gordon Rae and Gary Murray. Big Gordon especially was a real hero when I was a youngster.

[Keith_M]

Sorry to be boring but, I was always Pat Stanton during kickabouts in primary school.

Unfortunately, so was Hibrandenburg, and IIRC his cousin Joe was as well, so there were always at least three Stantons on the pitch.

[O'Rourke3]

Stanton

[Radium]

Arthur Duncan

[Vini1875]

Eric Stevenson because I thought we looked alike and Jimmy O'Rourke although there was no similarity in looks or ability.

[GreenNWhiteArmy]

Aaaaaah great thread and a throwback. I'm not as old as many on here so it's more modern players.

Me and my brother would always want set up for a "Justin skinner" probably more referred to as a "scholesy" I can't even remember if he done it often or where it came from but from a set piece situation we'd cross it from the edge of the box and volley it in.

Then there was the usual Crunchie/O'Neil and Mixu latterly

[Jack]

Alan Gordon.

Being a tall blonde centre forward and intelligent it was the natural choice lol.

At the time I was in the Edinburgh Gang Show. There was a bit in one show that was about Hibs and Hearts and the club's supplied the strips. They were used strips. Only one I was interested in, number 9. I WAS Alan Gordon, it could very well have been a top he'd worn as he graced the hallowed turf at Easter Road. Pleased as punch, proud as any Hibby could be as I strutted my stuff on the Kings Theatre stage.

[Jones28]

Stevie Crawford...yeah I'm not football player now either

[wookie70]

Ally MacLeod as I liked his skill and we had the same BMI. If I was tackling then Gordon Rae. Always liked delaying the tackle a wee bit so you got the man too

[Scottie]

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Went between Gordon Rae and Gary Murray. Big Gordon especially was a real hero when I was a youngster.

Big Gordon Rae for me . I was fortunate that when he came down to Selkirk to visit his in laws he'd take me golfing as a kid. Didn't realise how lucky I was. Couldn't meet a nicer man or role model.

Lately though I have been know to run round the garden shouting and screaming as David Gray. The neighbours think I'm mad but I'm only 44 years young

[Northernhibee]

Colin Nish. Always stood a yard offside and fell over a lot.

[Pedantic_Hibee]

I was Kevin McAllister.

Not the jinking winger from the 90s though. My mum and dad just went on lots of holidays without me.

[biotech]

Scotland's George Best - Peter Marinello!

[Danderhall Hibs]

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I was Kevin McAllister.

Not the jinking winger from the 90s though. My mum and dad just went on lots of holidays without me.

[Bostonhibby]

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Scotland's George Best - Peter Marinello!

Me too, then Alex Cropley as he used to live near us for a bit. Problem was I was more of a cross between Ally Scott's ball control and the now legendary Conrad Logan's fitness before he joined us

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[Hiber-nation]

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Scotland's George Best - Peter Marinello!

Yep me too!

[Kojock]

Pat Stanton.

[Keith_M]

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I was Kevin McAllister.

Not the jinking winger from the 90s though. My mum and dad just went on lots of holidays without me.

That took me a while but I finally got that.

[AltheHibby]

Pat Stanton as we're both Niddrie boys. Now that I'm an accountant I really should have pretended to be Alan Gordon.

If I was to pick a recent player it would be Conrad Login as we are both keepers and a similar shape.

[Tom Hart RIP]

The great Jimmy Orourke.

[Scouse Hibee]

No hardly knew of Hibs never mind any of their players as a kid. I was Steve Heighway and Kenny Dalglish :-)

[Bostonhibby]

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No hardly knew of Hibs never mind any of their players as a kid. I was Steve Heighway and Kenny Dalglish :-)

Not a bad shout! I thought Steve Heighway was a terrific player.

[HIBERNIAN-0762]

Peter Cormack

[Ray_]

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Peter Cormack

Did that include his running style If so, me too, as well as "his majesty" King Pat.

[Leith's finest]

I was shades on the pitch, feared nobody, but I got sent off at least once a month

[My_Wife_Camille]

I used to be Kevin Harper until I got slagged off and bullied for pretending to be a black player

Thankfully I don't think that would be much of a problem for kids these days!

[matty_f]

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I was Kevin McAllister.

Not the jinking winger from the 90s though. My mum and dad just went on lots of holidays without me.

[Topographic Hibby]

Alex Edwards or Alan Gordon.

[Deansy]

In my mind, I was John Blackley, wearing my shorts the way he did, sort of pulled down at the front and pulled up at the back - I even tried to copy his legendary 'Sliding-tackle' but, being crap at football, I only ever managed it once - and even that was only in a practice-match !