For anyone interested there's a newspaper cutting on ebay under the title of "1967-68 inter-cities fair cup Leeds United v Hibernians news paper cli" If you zoom the clipping you can read the full report. Sorry I couldn't get a link to work (not sure if anyone on here could do the honours) and it is a report about us playing Leeds not our Maltese friends!
Im presuming its from the Leeds local rag as it has that local bias in the report.
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Thread: Leeds United v Hibs 67/68
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18-02-2021 12:18 PM #1
Leeds United v Hibs 67/68
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18-02-2021 12:33 PM #3This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
There a few versions of this on ebay it would seem, same report though from what I can make out.
I'm guessing from that report any Hibs fans present that night might care to differ.
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18-02-2021 12:38 PM #4
The fellah selling this is a serious Leeds United collector. I bought a pricey Leeds v Hibs 1953 floodlights opening programme from him. When I picked it up he showed me some of his collection, quite incredible.
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18-02-2021 03:07 PM #5This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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18-02-2021 03:35 PM #6
My first game at Easter Road
Pretty sure Willie Wilson was impeded in his run by Peter Lorimer
Gary Sprake in the Leeds United goal had been taking more than 4 steps the whole game
There was always only going to be be star of the show Referee Clive Thomas
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18-02-2021 03:46 PM #7This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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18-02-2021 03:53 PM #8
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Was there at 9 year old and only really recall the real anger from my Dad and uncles after the ref gave that free kick. And I can then pretty clearly see Jack Charltons head under the floodlights popping it in and the uproar that ensued.
Much later in life learned of that attention seeking **** Clive Thomas being pals with the Leeds players and obviously wanted to be one of the first to use the ridiculous new 4 steps rule.
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18-02-2021 04:15 PM #11
A good few years back I was over in Dublin staying at Jury’s hotel and having a drink in the hotel bar and Jack Charlton comes up to the bar beside me to order a drink . We got into a conversation and he told me he was over to do a supermarket opening which was good pocket money for him after his spell as the National team manager.
I told him I was a big Hibby and asked if he remember that game at Easter Road. He remembered it very well, the early Hibs goal and the strange award of an indirect free kick at the end when he scored.
I said I thought we had been robbed that night and he , being the gent he was, said he agreed.
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18-02-2021 04:17 PM #12
My initial post was about the away game. Hopefully have a bit more luck with link.
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1967-68-INTER-CITIES-FAIRS-CUP-LEEDS-UNITED-v-HIBERNIAN-NEWS-PAPER-CLI/393133361152?hash=item5b88930800:g:wsoAAOSw1qtgKlq O
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18-02-2021 04:54 PM #13
In the next round Leeds played Rangers then Dundee in the Semi. I am sure there were battles at the Leeds v Rangers game.
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18-02-2021 04:56 PM #14
It's was the first and only time I saw a keeper penalised for taking 5 steps. Hibs were great that night and you only have to look at the Leeds line up to appreciate how good the performance was.
I can remember joining the queue for the terracing outside the Albion Bar!
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18-02-2021 05:03 PM #15This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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18-02-2021 10:05 PM #17
That's both the old firm and both Dundee teams and Hibs been in the Semi final or better in European Cup & UEFA (Fairs cup). Hearts once again let Edinburgh down.
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19-02-2021 01:52 PM #18
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I was there that night.
Clive Thomas was arrogant always had to be centre of attention. The Hibs' players were angry at his appointment as he continually joked with all the Leeds players calling by their first name. Thomas was the ref that disallowed a Brazil goal in the World Cup by blowing when the ball was in the air at a corner.
Alan McGraw told me that he had been delegated by the manager to mark Charlton at corners. Charlton used to stand in front of goalkeepers and put them off but Alan had him in his back pocket all night.
When the indirect free-kick was awarded, there was understandable confusion and he went into the wall leaving someone else to mark big Jack.
What annoyed everyone was that Peter Lorimer fouled Willie Wilson as he was about to kick the ball causing him to take the extra step but even worse, Gary Sprake had forgotten about the recently adopted 4-step rule and had regularly taken 9-10 steps holding the ball but Thomas had ignored that.
I later read Thomas's book and he recalled the game. Before hand he had been given a guided tour of Edinburgh by a Hibs' director. In the High Street he admired a tartan rug in a shop window and told the director that he was going to buy it for his wife. The Hibs director told him that the club would get him one. He's still waiting ha ha
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19-02-2021 03:48 PM #21
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Was humiliating enough for them whilst I was at secondary school when we totally dominated them in derbies, played regularly at Hampden, actually won silverware, came 2nd and 3rd in the league - but the fact we played Leeds, Liverpool, Sporting, Juventus etc whilst they were in something called the Texaco Cup really was the hilarious icing on the cake. Think there was more winding up about that than anything else.
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19-02-2021 03:51 PM #22This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
But, as you say, more importantly, the Jambos have still to reach those dizzy heights!
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20-02-2021 07:12 PM #23This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
0-0 draw and they lost the second leg but it gave Airdrie something to shout about.
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