The Liverpool at Murrayfield thread has got me thinking about the “Edinburgh Select” matches that used to happen fairly regularly in the 50’s and 60’s. They must have been fun matches to watch in a time when there was very little bitterness between supporters of Hibs and Hearts. Can any of the old guard remember what colour strip the team wore ?
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09-06-2019 07:44 AM #1
Edinburgh Select
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09-06-2019 08:23 AM #2This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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09-06-2019 08:51 AM #3
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09-06-2019 09:32 AM #4
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09-06-2019 09:47 AM #5
Some good reading about this here
http://www.hibshistoricaltrust.org.u...inburgh-select
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09-06-2019 09:53 AM #7
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So what Hearts players would make a current Edinburgh select, green tinted specs off??
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09-06-2019 10:08 AM #9
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You'd struggle to have any Hearts players included imo. Maybe Naismith if fit
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Marciano
Gray
Souttar
Hanlon
Stevenson
Boyle
S. Allan
Haring
Horgan
Naismith if fit, if not Mallan
Kamberi
Hard on Ikpeazu as he is a handful, he just misses out due to the select team playing in the Hibs total football way.
Genuinely trying to think of any other Hearts players of note but coming up short.
Team would need adjusted in 6 months to accomodate Porteous
Halkett could be decent though will be new signings on both sides. However there is a set trend of Hibs signing good players and Hearts/Levein signing a lot of guff - see last couple of league placings 😁
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09-06-2019 10:30 AM #12
It used to be 6 players from one side 5 from the other depending on which ground it was played at. I personally would LOVE to see this start up again..all the matches were for Charity.
We should invite a top team from a different country each year and play it alternatively at ER or Castle View stadium
Proceeds split 50/50 between Edinburgh Homeless charities and a charity of the visiting teams choice.
Edinburgh Select should play in an all white kit with green trim when played at ER and maroon trim when played at Castle View.. replica Shirts should be sold with money also going to charity.
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09-06-2019 11:10 AM #14
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Why would we want it though ? Doesn’t help either team prepare for the season ? And do we really need a friendly event ?
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09-06-2019 11:46 AM #16
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Cheer for a hearts player scoring beside they scarf twirling flumps? I’ll pass.
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I don’t think Haring will be coming near Daz anytime soon 😂
Young Cochrane looked the part but tired badly after about twenty minutes in the recent 1-1 game
Ikpeazu was a handful but looked as though he was unfit and struggling to run and breathing through his arse but still managed to get on the end of a lucky deflection in the box
I would have Hanlon on his A game before Soapy Soutar every day of the weekLast edited by BILLYHIBS; 09-06-2019 at 12:21 PM.
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Also in fairness it would be better for the Edinburgh public to potentially get more people along with it having a bigger capacity than Tynecastle.
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13-06-2019 10:49 AM #22
It would be a good idea to revive the custom and might go some way to smoothing the hatred that's crept in and is so stupid.
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13-06-2019 11:31 AM #23
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That article mentions the select side wearing white shirts with black shorts.
The city council coat of arms (the shield with the castle on it) is black, red and white which I think are loosely recognised as Edinburgh's 'colours' when it comes to such events. Pretty sure the Edinburgh rugby team used to play in something approximating to that colour format.
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