Alan Stubbs

[ivan03]

I said before Heckys appointment I wanted Stubbs and I stand by it. I know there’s fans out there that said no chance but let’s be honest here. Stubbs built the majority of our team that won the cup, got promoted and had a record breaking season in the premier league under Lennon. McGinn Gray McGeouch Fyvie Allan Boyle Bartley to name a few. Yes he didn’t get us promoted, which Lennon did without Rangers or hearts in the league BUT he had us playing the Hibs way, the feel good factor was there, he changed the mentality against hearts, he actually went to tyncastle and played football, played hearts off the park at times. We struggled to win games when teams sat in against us, yes, we also struggled with this under Lennon. I would love to have Stubbs back in the premier league, even losing games he’d have us playing the Hibs way, an attacking and exciting brand of football with no fear.

[Hibbyradge]

Maybe bookmark this and we can discuss this when we've got a managerial vacancy.

[Heisenberg]

Not this again!!

He’s had his time at Hibs. He won’t get back in at any top level club after the shambles at St Mirren.

Also, we currently have a manager.

[Viva_Palmeiras]

What’s he done since to suggest he’d be a success?
I don’t fink it’s this simple...

[chrisski33]

Been here done. He didnt get us promotion. As mentioned whats he done since he made the mistake of jumping ship?

[easty]

No thanks

[Viva_Palmeiras]

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I said before Heckys appointment I wanted Stubbs and I stand by it. I know there’s fans out there that said no chance but let’s be honest here. Stubbs built the majority of our team that won the cup, got promoted and had a record breaking season in the premier league under Lennon. McGinn Gray McGeouch Fyvie Allan Boyle Bartley to name a few. Yes he didn’t get us promoted, which Lennon did without Rangers or hearts in the league BUT he had us playing the Hibs way, the feel good factor was there, he changed the mentality against hearts, he actually went to tyncastle and played football, played hearts off the park at times. We struggled to win games when teams sat in against us, yes, we also struggled with this under Lennon. I would love to have Stubbs back in the premier league, even losing games he’d have us playing the Hibs way, an attacking and exciting brand of football with no fear.

That’s some linguistical gymnastics to avoid tripping up over your contradictions there :)

“I would love to have Stubbs back in the premier league, even losing games he’d have us playing the Hibs way, an attacking and exciting brand of football with no fear.” I can just imagine a Jambo rubbing his chinny-chin-chin taking the p155 with that statement.

[ivan03]

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That’s some linguistical gymnastics to avoid tripping up over your contradictions there :)

“I would love to have Stubbs back in the premier league, even losing games he’d have us playing the Hibs way, an attacking and exciting brand of football with no fear.” I can just imagine a Jambo rubbing his chinny-chin-chin taking the p155 with that statement.

Meaning if we lost games it wouldn’t be cos we are playing boring football with half hearted players and no game plan. Likeyesterfah.

[ivan03]

I don’t understand why people wouldn’t want him. Would Lennon have built such a squad and got us promoted? I’m not so sure.

Stubbs has us playing great football, especially against the better sides who didn’t sit in against us, we would open them up, Aberdeen, St J, hearts in the cup etc.

[Allant1981]

How many times will this be discussed, he failed in what was probably his main job, get us promoted, the cup win was great and I loved that day but he was employed to get us out the league, he then failed at rotherham and st mirren so there is nothing to suggest he has progressed as a manager but actually went backwards

[My_Wife_Camille]

SOS Stubbsy

[Hibeesmad]

Still don’t understand why he left to go to Rotherham

[DH1875]

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Still don’t understand why he left to go to Rotherham

Exactly. His reasons for leaving are the reasons he should be nowhere near the job.

[Barman Stanton]

I wanted Stubbs at the time. For some reason loads on here had turned against him. Hasnt worked for him elsewhere but sometimes managers and clubs just work together. I thought that was us and Stubbs.

[easty]

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I wanted Stubbs at the time. For some reason loads on here had turned against him. Hasnt worked for him elsewhere but sometimes managers and clubs just work together. I thought that was us and Stubbs.

I didn't want him back, but I certainly haven't turned against him, I don't think anyone has. I love Alan Stubbs. Hibs Legend. He's had his time though. He left, he moved on, he's not done well, and there's nothing that would suggest he'd be the right person for us now.

[Barman Stanton]

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I didn't want him back, but I certainly haven't turned against him, I don't think anyone has. I love Alan Stubbs. Hibs Legend. He's had his time though. He left, he moved on, he's not done well, and there's nothing that would suggest he'd be the right person for us now.

Plenty had. Some of the stuff said on here about him after Lennon left was unreal.

[basehibby]

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I wanted Stubbs at the time. For some reason loads on here had turned against him. Hasnt worked for him elsewhere but sometimes managers and clubs just work together. I thought that was us and Stubbs.

I'm of this opinion too - often works like that with players too (eg. Scott Allan). I thought Stubbs succeeded at Hibs for two main reasons - he got to build his team more or less from scratch (which he seems to like doing) and played a style which we all lapped up.

At St Mirren and Rotherham he seemed once more to want to rip it all up and start again - big difference was that these were two promoted teams who probably didn't need much rebuilding - result was that Stubbs pulled apart teams used to winning, stalled their momentum and lost the fans in the process - result:failure.

It's true that Stubbs' record since leaving Hibs has been pretty awful, but against that, he made a series of excellent signings for Hibs - seeming to instinctively know what was required - and that easy on the eye style had us all purring. Would love to give him another go if Hecky doesn't cut the mustard - or even if, as McNulty has suggested, he ends up being a sensation and is lured away to some stinking rich club down south before the season's out.

[HIBERNIAN-0762]

Thanks but no thanks.

Will be ever grateful for winning us the cup but with respects to him I really think we should be setting the bar a bit higher.

[Togs91]

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Exactly. His reasons for leaving are the reasons he should be nowhere near the job.

He said he didnt believe he could top the SC final. He couldnt get us out of the championship, and obviously thought he couldnt do it the next year. He moved on to rotheram and st mirren and flopped. He is a legend for bringing the cup home, but please put him to bed.

[Barman Stanton]

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Still don’t understand why he left to go to Rotherham

Rumour's at the time is it was because of non football reasons...

[Hibeesmad]

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Rumour's at the time is it was because of non football reasons...

Whatever the reasons were, I don’t think Dempster would re-hire someone who jumps ship at the first opportunity. He was probably a cup final defeat away from the sack at time too.

[jacomo]

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Whatever the reasons were, I don’t think Dempster would re-hire someone who jumps ship at the first opportunity. He was probably a cup final defeat away from the sack at time too.

Alan touted himself for the job in January and LD ignored him. So that’s that: if he was going to return, it would have happened.

[Speedy]

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Whatever the reasons were, I don’t think Dempster would re-hire someone who jumps ship at the first opportunity. He was probably a cup final defeat away from the sack at time too.

I agree he was very close to the sack. Perfect time to go the way it worked out

[J-C]

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I agree he was very close to the sack. Perfect time to go the way it worked out

He left due to non football related issues which we are not allowed to discuss on this forum.

[bigwheel]

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I agree he was very close to the sack. Perfect time to go the way it worked out

He wasn’t though...Dempster said in a recent interview that, after he said he was taking the Rotherham job, she travelled down south to persuade him to stay..but his mind was made up

[hibbyfraelibby]

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Still don’t understand why he left to go to Rotherham

A lot of people do...

[GreenCastle]

Doolan...

Where is he now ?!

[I_Love_Latapy]

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Doolan...

Where is he now ?!

Accrington Stanley?

[Allant1981]

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Accrington Stanley?

Who are they

[Smartie]

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Who are they

Exactly.