Willie MacFarlane, Willie Ormond and Paul Heckingbottom

***Jamesie*** · 20-11-2019 12:28 PM

Wednesday trivia - what do the above duo uniquely have in common?

EDIT: Original reference to Willie Mcfarlane now requires to be removed

**~~Cataplana~~** · 20-11-2019 12:38 PM

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Wednesday trivia - what do the above trio uniquely have in common?

Less than 30 games in charge?

**~~Peevemor~~** · 20-11-2019 12:39 PM

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Wednesday trivia - what do the above trio uniquely have in common?

Nearly all of them were called Willie?

**Aim Here** · 20-11-2019 12:47 PM

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Wednesday trivia - what do the above trio uniquely have in common?

Is it that these are the only three Hibs managers with a 100% winning record at Tynecastle? I mean Ormond gets through on a technicality, because he didn't oversee a game there and 100% of 0 is 0. I wouldn't be able to tell you if that's unique, though.

***cabbageandribs1875*** · 20-11-2019 01:02 PM

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Nearly all of them were called Willie?

arguably the 3rd one could be described as a willie as well, indeed he was quite often

***BILLYHIBS*** · 20-11-2019 01:08 PM

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Wednesday trivia - what do the above trio uniquely have in common?

Is it that they all had a ten game unbeaten run in the league?

***oneone73*** · 20-11-2019 01:09 PM

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Is it that they all had a ten game unbeaten run in the league?

That can't be unique, surely?

***BILLYHIBS*** · 20-11-2019 01:10 PM

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That can't be unique, surely?

It is for HIBS and don’t call me Shirley 😎

**Aim Here** · 20-11-2019 01:14 PM

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That can't be unique, surely?

Isn't unique, and AFAICT, Ormond's league streak was only eight games long.

***BILLYHIBS*** · 20-11-2019 01:21 PM

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Isn't unique, and AFAICT, Ormond's league streak was only eight games long.

Eight in the Premier and 17 in the old first division I never said what League 😎

He never managed us against Hearts

**Aim Here** · 20-11-2019 01:29 PM

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Eight in the Premier and 17 in the old first division I never said what League ��

He never managed us against Hearts

That total is 25 - the total number of league games he played.

His longest league streak (i.e. run of games without losing) was 8 games long, in division one.

***BILLYHIBS*** · 20-11-2019 01:44 PM

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That total is 25 - the total number of league games he played.

His longest league streak (i.e. run of games without losing) was 8 games long, in division one.

Cool!

It was only a guess

**Aim Here** · 20-11-2019 01:46 PM

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Cool!

It was only a guess

Yeah, not a bad one either. Shame that the facts had to shoot it down!

***Bostonhibby*** · 20-11-2019 01:46 PM

Did they all play the now legendary high pressing game?

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***BILLYHIBS*** · 20-11-2019 01:46 PM

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Yeah, not a bad one either. Shame that the facts had to shoot it down!

What is the answer then smarty pants?

**~~The 90+2~~** · 20-11-2019 01:47 PM

They all have male neither regions in their name? Boaby Williamson would be included if that was the answer though as would the Ginger Judas Prick.

***NORTHERNHIBBY*** · 20-11-2019 01:58 PM

Is it that they all have associations to a Famous Five and Heckingbottom's was a midfield line up?

***Keith_M*** · 20-11-2019 01:58 PM

They were all punted in November?

***BILLYHIBS*** · 20-11-2019 02:00 PM

All three hold the club record for consecutive wins

***Keith_M*** · 20-11-2019 02:10 PM

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All three hold the club record for consecutive wins

I think McFarlane's would count as the most impressive.

Long before my time but his record at Hibs was pretty decent.

**Hibs07p** · 20-11-2019 02:32 PM

Is it, the game after their sacking, we won without having a permanent manager? I'm sure we beat Celtic? 2-0 after WMc's sacking, not sure about WO though. Long time ago so I'm probably slavering.

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Scottish Cup Winners 2016.

**~~Cataplana~~** · 20-11-2019 02:34 PM

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Is it, the game after their sacking, we won without having a permanent manager? I'm sure we beat Celtic? 2-0 after WMc's sacking, not sure about WO though. Long time ago so I'm probably slavering.

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Ormond was not sacked, he retired on health grounds.

***BILLYHIBS*** · 20-11-2019 02:44 PM

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I think McFarlane's would count as the most impressive.

Long before my time but his record at Hibs was pretty decent.

Sacked because he refused to follow the drunken orders of a dictator a man of principle brought Shades and Nijinsky to the club and built an excellent HIBS side playing attractive football and scoring loads of goals 😎

***Jamesie*** · 20-11-2019 02:53 PM

Some great possible answers in here but the one I'm looking for is that they are the three permanent (i.e. non caretaker) custodians of the managerial role who, after taking the job, did not manage to remain in place to spend a Christmas and New Year in the hot seat - MacFarlane through a fall out at or around the time of our Fairs Cup game v Liverpool and Ormond through ill health. Not sure whether there was a calendar in the 1960s or 1980s in which they failed to feature though!

**Aim Here** · 20-11-2019 02:56 PM

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What is the answer then smarty pants?

I've no idea. I'm making guesses, same as you!

**heretoday** · 20-11-2019 03:12 PM

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Sacked because he refused to follow the drunken orders of a dictator a man of principle brought Shades and Nijinsky to the club and built an excellent HIBS side playing attractive football and scoring loads of goals 😎

He was a big loss to Hibs.

***BILLYHIBS*** · 20-11-2019 03:16 PM

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Some great possible answers in here but the one I'm looking for is that they are the three permanent (i.e. non caretaker) custodians of the managerial role who, after taking the job, did not manage to remain in place to spend a Christmas and New Year in the hot seat - MacFarlane through a fall out at or around the time of our Fairs Cup game v Liverpool and Ormond through ill health. Not sure whether there was a calendar in the 1960s or 1980s in which they failed to feature though!

Willie Macfarlane was Manager Christmas period 1969/70

Still got the Christmas Card it had the full squad on the front

***Jamesie*** · 20-11-2019 03:42 PM

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Willie Macfarlane was Manager Christmas period 1969/70

Still got the Christmas Card it had the full squad on the front

You're spot on Billy - he was in post from September 1979 to December 1970. The original source data I looked at was incorrect. The question therefore needs to be changed to what Willie Ormond and Paul Heckingbottom have in common!

***BILLYHIBS*** · 20-11-2019 03:45 PM

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You're spot on Billy - he was in post from September 1979 to December 1970. The original source data I looked at was I correct. The question therefore needs to be changed to what Willie Ormond and Paul Heckingbottom have in common!

They both never saw Christmas? 😂

What do I win?