This is how it felt (Napoli 29 11 1967)

[The Count]

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Napoli made the big mistake of leaving the brilliant Brazilian Altafini at home not sure if he was injured rested or just the fact they were over confident

Big mistake

Did he play for Juventus (only Italian team to have there name curved onto an Edinburgh schoolstonel wall by the way) a couple of years later against us?

[BILLYHIBS]

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Did he play for Juventus (only Italian team to have there name curved onto an Edinburgh schoolstonel wall by the way) a couple of years later against us?

Scored two in the first leg at Easter Road and one in the second leg in Turin

Alan Gordon told me the story that in the second leg at the Stadio Del Alpi they had a big stadium clock and as the clock ticked towards 65 minutes the crowd were getting more and more restless you could see the great man warming up and the chant went up Altafini Alfafini and you just knew you were in for a torrid time and were already knackered

[ACLeith]

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Did he play for Juventus (only Italian team to have there name curved onto an Edinburgh schoolstonel wall by the way) a couple of years later against us?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Altafini

According to that link, Napoli finished 2nd in Serie A that season

[weecounty hibby]

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Scored two in the first leg at Easter Road and one in the second leg in Turin

Alan Gordon told me the story that in the second leg at the Stadio Del Alpi they had a big stadium clock and as the clock ticked towards 65 minutes the crowd were getting more and more restless you could see the great man warming up and the chant went up Altafini Alfafini and you just knew you were in for a torrid time and were already knackered

Wouldn't have been the Studio Delle Alpi as it was only built for Italia 90. Can't remember what the original stadium was called but definitely not that

[BILLYHIBS]

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Wouldn't have been the Studio Delle Alpi as it was only built for Italia 90. Can't remember what the original stadium was called but definitely not that

Oh my bad!

Stadio Communale

Replaced by Stadio Del Alpe 1990 World Cup was there for Scotland v Brazil got a soaking a horrible big barn of a Stadium full of Italian fans IiRC

Never let the facts interfere with a good story

When the legend becomes fact print the legend

[weecounty hibby]

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Oh my bad!

Stadio Communale

Replaced by Stadio Del Alpe 1990 World Cup was there for Scotland v Brazil got a soaking a horrible barn of a Stadium full of Italian fans IiRC

Never let the facts interfere with a good story

When the legend becomes fact print the legend

I was there too. Kilt weighed about 20 stone due to the amount of water it took in. Won the sweep on our bus that night. Muller No.9.

[BILLYHIBS]

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I was there too. Kilt weighed about 20 stone due to the amount of water it took in. Won the sweep on our bus that night. Muller No.9.

Yip scored from an impossible angle

Spent the match sitting beside a cockney wearing a Scotland top a Chelsea fan going on about Gordon Juke Box Durie all the time I kept asking him “ What part of Scotland did you say you were from again?” just to wind him up

[ancient hibee]

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I believe he scored 2.
The other was 1970 in the away match in Malmo when Hibs won 3-2.
A European specialist

I know that in one book a scorer is listed as R.Duncan but it was actually Arthur.Bobby was no longer a regular by then and may have been at East Fife.

[BILLYHIBS]

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I know that in one book a scorer is listed as R.Duncan but it was actually Arthur.Bobby was no longer a regular by then and may have been at East Fife.

It was Bobby Duncan

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[brog]

Genius idea John!! I was in Dunbar end so had a superb view of Bobby's goal as it rocketed in to top corner. Bobby was our guest at a London Hibs Burns Night a few years back & he was great fun. The shot got further away with each pint! My memory is of Bobby picking ball up close to right touchline just inside Napoli half. He cut inside & advanced until I would say about 35 yards out when he let loose. It was 100% a shot but I doubt he could ever do it again!! The most important goal for me though was the 2nd from Pat Quinn. We were flagging a bit having expended so much energy up the slope so Pat's scrambled 2nd really changed the game. I know it sounds crazy with a 21,000 crowd but I must have changed ends at h/t because I have clear memories of our last 2 goals from behind that goal. Before that season Wee Pat hadn't scored for 2 years until he hit a hat trick at PBS & then he scored against Napoli! Amazing!

[greenpaper55]

Napoli went on to win series A that year, they were full of international players including Zoff and the winger Barison, i remember looking at the Napoli side before kick off and they all looked like sun-tanned athletes compared to our mixed bag ! Never did them any good though.

[Seveno]

Brings back wonderful memories. Thanks JB.

The score was all the more remarkable considering that we put 5 passed the great Dino Zoff.

[eastterrace]

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Genius idea John!! I was in Dunbar end so had a superb view of Bobby's goal as it rocketed in to top corner. Bobby was our guest at a London Hibs Burns Night a few years back & he was great fun. The shot got further away with each pint! My memory is of Bobby picking ball up close to right touchline just inside Napoli half. He cut inside & advanced until I would say about 35 yards out when he let loose. It was 100% a shot but I doubt he could ever do it again!! The most important goal for me though was the 2nd from Pat Quinn. We were flagging a bit having expended so much energy up the slope so Pat's scrambled 2nd really changed the game. I know it sounds crazy with a 21,000 crowd but I must have changed ends at h/t because I have clear memories of our last 2 goals from behind that goal. Before that season Wee Pat hadn't scored for 2 years until he hit a hat trick at PBS & then he scored against Napoli! Amazing!

Your right about changing ends as I was behind the goals for the first half and in the shed for the second half.

[Feed McGraw]

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Genius idea John!! I was in Dunbar end so had a superb view of Bobby's goal as it rocketed in to top corner. Bobby was our guest at a London Hibs Burns Night a few years back & he was great fun. The shot got further away with each pint! My memory is of Bobby picking ball up close to right touchline just inside Napoli half. He cut inside & advanced until I would say about 35 yards out when he let loose. It was 100% a shot but I doubt he could ever do it again!! The most important goal for me though was the 2nd from Pat Quinn. We were flagging a bit having expended so much energy up the slope so Pat's scrambled 2nd really changed the game. I know it sounds crazy with a 21,000 crowd but I must have changed ends at h/t because I have clear memories of our last 2 goals from behind that goal. Before that season Wee Pat hadn't scored for 2 years until he hit a hat trick at PBS & then he scored against Napoli! Amazing!

One of the greatest nights in our great clubs history. 21,000 was a good crowd brog, but not huge for the size the ground was then. In a normal league match ( not old firm or hertz) you could wend your way around folk on the main terracing and change ends. In the bigger games you could use the path that separated " Shaw`s heights" from the main terracing. Bobby`s goal is the only one that I can clearly remember, we were about level with the 18 yard line on the main terracing at the cave end and remember the goals going in at that end just can`t remember exactly how they happened but do remember Alex Scott putting in great crosses as he flew down the wing in front of us. Lovely memories.

[HiBremian]

Definitely a thread for the oldies here. Yes, I was there too, one of my first floodlight games as a teenager. Seem to remember being able to watch the first half from the Dunbar end and moving round to the shed at half time. Anyway, here's something I collected the next day and still have in my precious Hibs archive!
Hibs Napoli.jpg

[Feed McGraw]

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Definitely a thread for the oldies here. Yes, I was there too, one of my first floodlight games as a teenager. Seem to remember being able to watch the first half from the Dunbar end and moving round to the shed at half time. Anyway, here's something I collected the next day and still have in my precious Hibs archive!
Hibs Napoli.jpg

Amazing night ! Great to see the match report too

[thebakerboy]

I remember that game well and Bobby Duncans rocket , was sitting in North Stand with the old man so was right behind it. My best memry of that game was getting up in the morning and saying to my dad what a game last night. He called me a daftie and said games no till the night , and I said but we won 5 0 , just wish I had more dreams like that could be rich by now.

[Alfred E Newman]

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I was 14 when I went to that game

It was Quite unbelievable, still don't think you can get a video of this game anywhere

If this happened now you wouldn't get it off every sport channel showing it

What a night

There were highlights shown on STV. I think that they were lost many years ago after a fire at the STV film archives. It's sad how few recordings there are of these halcyon days but maybe it's better that way. Maybe Bobby Duncans shot was closer than I remember!!

[BalkanSuperBro]

Many thanks Jonnyboy for all your reports but now even more welcome during this time of self-isolation especially as the withdrawal symptoms start to kick in. Like you, I was 15 at the time and unusually for me spent the whole game watching from the Cave. Like others, my memories are pretty fuzzy except for the overriding blurry haze of absolute ecstatic mayhem as we pulled each goal back and finally overhauled such a massive deficit. Without doubt, one of the most astonishing games ever and I do hope that this will be the start of more "This is how it felt".

[660]

Is there any footage of this game available? Napoli are one of my favourite non-hibs clubs - would love to see a video of this game

[JohnMcM]

15 and a half years old, in the Shed end that night, wearing the scarf in my avatar which was already nearly two years old. Fantastic night, atmosphere, and memories that are relived almost every time we get together now for our pre-match pints now.

[lapsedhibee]

Was standing down very close to where the Napoli boy got sent off, and I'd never heard a crowd howl so loud for a ref to take action. As soon as he did (but not before that point), knew that we'd go through - Hibs weren't going to let things slip with a man advantage. Great night!

[Fritz]

Great thread. Being born in 1980, it goes without saying that I have no memories of this match! However, my dear old dad has talked about it so much that I feel as if I was there! Same goes for the greatest game in history. Oh to have been a Hibs fan in those days, and seen us play the giants of European football on a regular basis. Mind you, I have since got my own back as the old man was on holiday and missed a certain game in May 2016...

[confused]

Was just talking to a mate about this game today, a great night was it Jimmy SCOTT , ? Not Alex I think he came later ,

[BILLYHIBS]

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Was just talking to a mate about this game today, a great night was it Jimmy SCOTT , ? Not Alex I think he came later ,

Alex Scott ex Everton and Rangers

Jim Scott was his brother 1959-9/7/1967 Won the Fairs Cities Cup with Newcastle United 1969



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[stu in nottingham]

Thanks for that John, loved reading it. One game I wish I'd been at and reading your 'This is how it felt' made me feel like I was.

More please!

[Feed McGraw]

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Was just talking to a mate about this game today, a great night was it Jimmy SCOTT , ? Not Alex I think he came later ,

Definitely Alex.

[Jonnyboy]

First of all, thanks for all the positive feedback. It inspires me to keep going

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Excellent stuff.

Already looking forward to how you will write up a 0-0 draw under Bertie Auld 😁

Hibs got to lead the world with another first, Dave. With crowds around 4000 at times we invented social distancing as there was plenty of room to spread out

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Great read! If I'm being greedy I wouldn't mind one or two more of these Retro "This is how it felt" entries

More to come. Gotta keep myself busy somehow

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Sounds like there are more in the offing

out of interest why did you take your scarf off to jump the queue

So that when challenged with questions like "Where the fluff are you going" I said "Lochend

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Great read, cheers Johnny. I think that Napoli had left their star striker (Altafini?) at home as their manager thought that the tie was over after the first leg.

GGTTH

Yep, as others have said, Napoli didn't think they'd need him for the second leg. When he returned with Juve I felt his ability was such that he's probably the best individual talent to play against us.

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Brilliant read. What songs did the support song back then? For anyone round about my age it’s hard to imagine what a day at the football/ atmosphere was like back then, in what ways is it comparable to these days or was it different in any way?

Sean - this was the bad old days of Sean South etc so I'll leave it at that

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Genius idea John!! I was in Dunbar end so had a superb view of Bobby's goal as it rocketed in to top corner. Bobby was our guest at a London Hibs Burns Night a few years back & he was great fun. The shot got further away with each pint! My memory is of Bobby picking ball up close to right touchline just inside Napoli half. He cut inside & advanced until I would say about 35 yards out when he let loose. It was 100% a shot but I doubt he could ever do it again!! The most important goal for me though was the 2nd from Pat Quinn. We were flagging a bit having expended so much energy up the slope so Pat's scrambled 2nd really changed the game. I know it sounds crazy with a 21,000 crowd but I must have changed ends at h/t because I have clear memories of our last 2 goals from behind that goal. Before that season Wee Pat hadn't scored for 2 years until he hit a hat trick at PBS & then he scored against Napoli! Amazing!

Changing ends was a given back then, B. Imagine trying that these days

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Thanks for that John, loved reading it. One game I wish I'd been at and reading your 'This is how it felt' made me feel like I was.

More please!

Glad you enjoyed it pal. More on the way now that I've got the bug

[Paisley Hibby]

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Yip!

Pace to burn for one so old

I think we were 2-1 up and lost 4-2

That game was in between losing 5-0 to Celtic at Parkhead the previous Saturday and 6-3 in the League Cup Final the following Saturday. I remember being totally gutted.

[BILLYHIBS]

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That game was in between losing 5-0 to Celtic at Parkhead the previous Saturday and 6-3 in the League Cup Final the following Saturday. I remember being totally gutted.

As another poster pointed out on another thread the goalkeeper was Jim McArthur but I don’t think he can be held accountable besides Joe Harper scored a hatrick in a national cup final 🤔

We lost 15 goals in 7 days