I started with Celtic at 7 but when I was 8 a new lad started at my small country school and he was Hibs. I liked the strip and they won the Dryburgh Cup ( 1972 ?)and i was hooked. My son , who lives in Australia now , is a massive Hibbie and flew back in 2016 for our cup final win. My user name is based on my car registration plate and never once regretted following Hibs. Delighted that my son got hooked on us and he was a season ticket holder for a few years travelling up from Carlisle before he moved to Leeds and then Sydney
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Thread: Converted (understanding please)
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05-07-2020 11:49 AM #31
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05-07-2020 11:54 AM #32
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My Celtic mate started coming with us 2015/16/17 season and really enjoyed it. Ended up ditching his season ticket and comes to ER/away games maybe 12-16 matches a season. I think under Ronny Delia a lot of them became disillusioned.
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05-07-2020 11:56 AM #33
My mate changed from Rangers to Hibs when he was about 18, got fed up with the sectarian pish and hated watching long ball, cheat, dive and kick everything that moves football.
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05-07-2020 11:58 AM #34This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Welcome aboard the roller coaster. As long as you're not Rod Stewart obviously.
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"I did not need any persuasion to play for such a great club, the Hibs result is still one of the first I look for"
Sir Matt Busby
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05-07-2020 12:04 PM #35This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Takes his kids to games and does not want them involved in any of the sectarian crap that goes on there. Needless to say his kids are now on the right path.
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"I did not need any persuasion to play for such a great club, the Hibs result is still one of the first I look for"
Sir Matt Busby
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05-07-2020 12:07 PM #36
Second year so you are probably not writing a book. Welcome to the family.
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05-07-2020 12:07 PM #37
Used to work with a jambo who decided to change and support the hun.
Oh how the true jambos and I slagged him off 😄
Could not take any football chat from him after that seriously.No Eternal Reward Shall Forgive Us Now For Wasting The Dawn
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05-07-2020 12:11 PM #38
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Back when I was a university, I had Hertz-supporting flatmate called Gary from Hawick, and a scouser called Dave who followed Liverpool.
Gary and I both set to work claiming Dave for our own, Gary took him to a midweek game at Tiny, and he was starting to waver, but I got him a ticket for the last game of the 98-99 season against Falkirk when we came back up from the 1st division.
After a wee dance on the pitch with the rest of us at full time he said to me there was no danger he'd be back at another Hertz game after that.
Mission accomplished
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05-07-2020 12:13 PM #39
I've always been a Hibs fan (despite growing up in London) but I remember using the threat 'I'll support Rangers!' against my old man when I was in a mood with him once.
I was probably 6 so didn't fully understand the gravity of what I'd said, the look on his face still stays with me.
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05-07-2020 12:15 PM #40This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote"We know the people who have invested so far are simple fans." Vladimir Romanov - Scotsman 10th December 2012
"Romanov was like a breath of fresh air - laced with cyanide." Me.
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05-07-2020 12:29 PM #41
Whilst I have been a Hibs fan for as long as I can remember I sometimes shudder at what could have happened if my folks hadn't moved back to Edinburgh when I was 1.
Was born in Kirkintilloch, dad was from Perth and had no interest in football whilst my mum was from Edinburgh, her family were Hearts fans. Fortunately my dad got a job in Edinburgh which necessitated the move back east.
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05-07-2020 03:41 PM #42
To be honest I think this 'teams are unchangeable/dont trust anyone who does' stuff belongs in a different time where geography was the key factor determining who you support.
Back in the day if you were born in Naples you supported Napoli because you're from Naples, your family are from Naples and anything else is just wierd...almost like being Italian and choosing to support the French national team.
We now live in an age where its totally acceptable for some geezer from Motherwell to support a team in a city hundreds of miles away that he has never had anything to do with in a different country...yet he is treated as some sort of freak should he change this decision.😆
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05-07-2020 04:05 PM #43
I’m surprised to see so many folk chopping and changing between Hibs & Celtic. But then again, when you see how the two clubs have dominated the silverware in Scotland over the last 4 years it maybe shouldn’t be a shock.
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05-07-2020 04:25 PM #44This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show QuoteThe difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits
The trouble with referees is that they know the rules, but they do not know the game
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05-07-2020 04:26 PM #45
I changed my local team here.
When I 1st moved I followed Sparta, I suppose mainly as they were the most known and were competing in champions league etc.
But after a year or so, I changed to support Bohemians 1905, and have been a ST holder/regular for 15 years..
I think I missed seeing a team in green and white struggle 😂
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05-07-2020 04:31 PM #46
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05-07-2020 06:10 PM #47EK-HIBEELeft by mutual consent!This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Used to find it embarrassing outnumbering home fans in away days, beating a team with 10% of Celtics budget then singing stuff like “we’re Glasgow Celtic and we won’t be stopped (until European away games).
Regrading being unable to change your team I get the idea of changing is mad to some people. I can best summarise it as ‘if you love a team you can’t change. If you just like a team then you can. Based on chats with my friends it’s safe to say I liked Celtic but never loved them.
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05-07-2020 06:27 PM #48
A pals little brother announced on boxing day 1972 that he was changing from Hibs to Hearts because of pressure from schoolmates. His brother was raging. Saying that we took him to the next Hearts game. After the third goal went in he sat down and did not watch the rest of the game.
I have always been a hibby but have a few mates that saw the light and changed from celtic to Hibs
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05-07-2020 06:29 PM #49EK-HIBEELeft by mutual consent!
Additionally I can confirm that Celtic fans don’t even remember cup final games they’ve been at unless it’s Rangers or something significant like a last minute goal to win a treble. By the time my friends are back in the pub after leaving Hampden they aren’t even talking about the game.
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05-07-2020 06:40 PM #50
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After the 2013 final, me and my mate were overtaken on the walk back to our bus by a couple of Celtc fans who hadn't bothered waiting for the trophy presentation.
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05-07-2020 06:41 PM #51
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Good thread always nice to hear people’s stories..
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Said I may as well support Rangers then....... took me to Ibrox Aug 77. 2-0 Hibs. Bit of reverse psychology in a 10yr old.
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06-07-2020 04:36 PM #54
Glory hunter. Only started following the Hibees after we won the Cup 🏆 in 2016! 😛👌💚
Welcome.
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06-07-2020 04:40 PM #55
A mate who I’d describe as a die hard Celtic fan now goes to watch the Hibs regularly. Living in Leith changed him.
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The only two tournament wins in my lifetime that I can think would have matched/came close to matching our cup win for the fans of their clubs would be Man City winning the league and Liverpool in Istanbul. Other than that, I can’t think of anyone winning anything where all the scenarios combined would have lead to anything like our cup win.
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07-07-2020 07:48 AM #59
A man's football team is like his underwear... he'll never change it without a fight.
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