Flying wingers: Nijinsky or starman?

[BILLYHIBS]

Bit of a quiet day today had me thinking who is the fastest winger ever to wear the green jersey?

Was it a young Arthur Duncan freshly out of his shower hair dripping wet flying down the slope full turbo on ?

Is it the Rocket Man Martin Boyle in the mood fully fit and flying?

Is it the Ibrox hatrick hero Ivan Sproule?

Or is it Ivan Sproule on a motorbike the enigma that was Alan OBrien?
( Who can forget his jet propelled debut at Stirling Albion that turned into a damp squib)

My early memories are of Alex Scott burning up the grass down the right wing but I suppose his better days were behind him by the time he joined our great club

Eric Stevenson ( The Rebel )?

Probably between Nijinsky and Starman

Any other candidates I might have missed out?

[PercyHibs]

Didier Agathe was rapido

[BILLYHIBS]

[QUOTE=PercyHibs;6084181]Didier Agathe was rapido[/QUOTE

[ancient hibee]

Any other candidates? I realise that they were before your time but I think our two all-time highest scoring wingers deserve a shout.

For pace you can’t compare different eras but Arthur was the most consistently good over a long period and was still pretty quick when he moved to full-back.

[BILLYHIBS]

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Any other candidates? I realise that they were before your time but I think our two all-time highest scoring wingers deserve a shout.

For pace you can’t compare different eras but Arthur was the most consistently good over a long period and was still pretty quick when he moved to full-back.

I must admit never saw Baker Smith Reilly Ormond and I heard that the original Ally Macleod was no slouch either

I watch Boyle closely at games but I still keep going back to Arthur for sheer speed pretty sure he entered himself in the Powderhall Sprint on New Years Day

Wait one cotton picking minute I think I have just answered my own question:

George McNeill

[Ray_]

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I must admit never saw Baker Smith Reilly Ormond and I heard that the original Ally Macleod was no slouch either

I watch Boyle closely at games but I still keep going back to Arthur for sheer speed pretty sure he entered himself in the Powderhall Sprint on New Years Day

Wait one cotton picking minute I think I have just answered my own question:

George McNeill

Peter Marinello was no slouch either, ran clear through the middle for those two goals at Ibrox October 69, which put us top [all too briefly].

[Cat Stanton]

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Didier Agathe was rapido

He was only there for three weeks - doesn't count.

[Diclonius]

Alan O'Brien.

Sadly, running was the only thing he could do.

[Keith_M]

Sproule would be my choice.


Head down, scoot up the wing... sometimes had to pay at the Turnstyle to get back into the ground.


What a guy!



EDIT: Just found THIS tribute on YouTube

[surreyhibbie]

Arthur Duncan for me, he was lightning fast.

[Bostonhibby]

Arthur Duncan by some distance, pace, trickery, entertainment and goals, a very effective player who was a nightmare to play against as he didn't know what he was going to do himself sometimes.

I loved Sproule and am a huge fan of Boyle as well.

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[gramskiwood]

I remember Arthur Duncan running so fast down the right wing, he couldn't stop and went over the wall.

[Bobo]

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I remember Arthur Duncan running so fast down the right wing, he couldn't stop and went over the wall.

I remember that .... I'm sure they thought about leaving one of the gates open for him 🤣😉

[Malthibby]

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I remember Arthur Duncan running so fast down the right wing, he couldn't stop and went over the wall.

Wonderful player & fast as a very fast thing but stopping was a regular problem from memory. He just needed a longer pitch.
GG

[Alfiembra]

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I remember Arthur Duncan running so fast down the right wing, he couldn't stop and went over the wall.

I can confirm this fact as it was me that he landed on top of think I was about 15 at the time, I was up against the wall to the left of the cow shed when Arthur and I think the defender he’d just beaten ended up in the crowd.

[Fanforlife]

George McNeill by far the fastest to ever play for Hibs!

[Gloucester Hibs]

Can only really comment on 'fast' players I've actually seen so from around 1989-ish. Sproule is the fastest of the lot IMO. One player (along with SJM and SDG) I really wish had managed a goal v Hearts, he'd have loved that. Had a great finish on him too but maybe lacking the awareness, passing, and close control of Martin Boyle. O'Brien was a complete dud and was playing at several levels higher than he ever should have been; amazing he was pretty much a guaranteed starter for 2 successive seasons. One assist and zero goals his total contribution IIRC. Notable mentions also to Agathe and Rougier.

[Paisley Hibby]

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George McNeill by far the fastest to ever play for Hibs!

Indeed. Did he not become world professional sprint champion?

[Fanforlife]

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Indeed. Did he not become world professional sprint champion?

He did m8,now a cracking after dinner speaker,well he was last time i seen him🤣

[Viva_Palmeiras]

We need a Bryan Jacks Superstar challenge at the beginning of the season.
60 yard dash
800 metres
Cycling
Swimming
Squats
Chin ups
Bench presses

[NorthNorfolkHFC]

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We need a Bryan Jacks Superstar challenge at the beginning of the season.
60 yard dash
800 metres
Cycling
Swimming
Squats
Chin ups
Bench presses

Surely there is some legs in this?

The Hibs media should be creating some retro content here, it’d be great to see the players facing off.


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[Jack]

There was a point on Wednesday when the Squirrel ran down the wing and the move didn't quite come off I turned to my old school friend of 50 or so years and said "Open the gates" we laughed.

If it had been almost 50 years ago and we were in our usual place on the terrace of the East instead of sitting in the West I would have probably shouted it!

[Anthony Soprano]

Sproule, no question.

[The 90+2]

Alan O’Brien.

[Weegreenman]

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Alan O’Brien.

Not with the ball at his feet though. Terrible excuse for a footballer.

[Vault Boy]

Michael Nelson.




Boyle from my memory but I didn't see as much of Sproule in his first spell for us, so it's bound to be a close one. Both great to watch, but Boyler is the better player IMO.

[franck sauzee]

Between Sproule and Agathe for the players I've seen for Hibs. With Agathe it maybe wasn't until he went to Celtic that I realised just how ridiculously quick he was. The game against Juventus it seemed like the never knew who he was. Constantly bombing down their right. There was a point where the left winger. Presume it was Nedved and their left back doubled up on him so he just knocked it way past both and ran onto it.

[The Spaceman]

Ivan Sproule one of the fastest players I have ever seen full stop, never mind for us. Loved it when he used to get his head down and have a go.

[.Sean.]

Sproule for me no question

[mjhibby]

Those of a certain age will know Duncan was by far the quickest seen at er. His turn of pace from a standing start was unrivalled. Boyler second and Ivan just behind