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  1. 28-07-2021 04:30 PM #1
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    Players Hibs Missed Out On

    The David Platt post on the transfer thread got me thinking about players we've had the chance to sign but passed up over the years. John Robertson immediately springs to mind. Any others?
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  2. 28-07-2021 04:38 PM #2
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    Andy McLaren in 2003. Played a few pre-season games that year.

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...an/3158779.stm
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    Ronnie Rosenthal.....

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    Cantona. The younger brother.
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  5. 28-07-2021 04:47 PM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mikey View Post
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    Its a joke. Talking about us raising 500k for his transfer. 5 months later, Mercer and we were almost gone.
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  6. 28-07-2021 04:51 PM #6
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    Gordon Strachan and Alan Hansen. Both trained with Hibs as boys and ended up signing elsewhere.
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  7. 28-07-2021 04:51 PM #7
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    Gordon Strachan

    Eddie Turnbull refused to buy him a pair of Adidas
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    Gordon Strachan, a childhood Hibs supporter rejected by Eddie Turnbull for being too small.
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    Billy Bremner, Hibs offered 25k, Leeds wanted 30K.

    Peter Lorimer, Leeds offered him and 150k for Peter Cormack, he eventually left for 80k to Forest.

    John Toshack, he joined Swansea instead as player manager, moved Swansea from the bottom division [forth] to the top [first, where they hit top spot briefly] in successive seasons, before resigning when they started to go in the other direction.
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  10. 28-07-2021 04:58 PM #10
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    Leigh Griffiths for£150k
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  11. 28-07-2021 04:59 PM #11
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    Didier Agathe to an extent
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  12. 28-07-2021 05:00 PM #12
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    Did a young Darren Fletcher not have links with Hibs?
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    Naw that was St Mirren

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  14. 28-07-2021 05:02 PM #14
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    Quote Originally Posted by HibbyAndy View Post
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    Didier Agathe to an extent
    Still rankles with me that one.
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  15. 28-07-2021 05:03 PM #15
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    Quote Originally Posted by tamig View Post
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    Still rankles with me that one.
    It does, but did we not just offer him a short term deal?
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  16. 28-07-2021 05:04 PM #16
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    Quote Originally Posted by Billy Whizz View Post
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    Did a young Darren Fletcher not have links with Hibs?
    Trained with us , but was never signing despite some attempts from McLeish (I think) at the time ….was always just using us as a local training option as he prepared for life at Man U
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  17. 28-07-2021 05:05 PM #17
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    Way back in the day, I was a member of Club 86.
    During the Duff and Gray years, Jim Gray told me at a function that a very young Emilio Butragueño had been over to us for a trial when Eddie Turnbull was our manager. According to Jim, ET had said Butragueno was too thin and not likely to make it with us.

    I've often wondered if Jim Gray was havering or has anyone else ever heard this story.

    GGTTH
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  18. 28-07-2021 05:06 PM #18
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    Quote Originally Posted by Billy Whizz View Post
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    It does, but did we not just offer him a short term deal?
    3 months. Left ourselves totally exposed. The boy started on fire and the rest is history.
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  19. 28-07-2021 05:07 PM #19
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    Quote Originally Posted by tamig View Post
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    3 months. Left ourselves totally exposed. The boy started on fire and the rest is history.
    That Dundee game, one of the best ever at Easter Rd
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    Quote Originally Posted by Eaststand View Post
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    Way back in the day, I was a member of Club 86.
    During the Duff and Gray years, Jim Gray told me at a function that a very young Emilio Butragueño had been over to us for a trial when Eddie Turnbull was our manager. According to Jim, ET had said Butragueno was too thin and not likely to make it with us.

    I've often wondered if Jim Gray was havering or has anyone else ever heard this story.

    GGTTH
    Sure it wasn’t Emilio Bottiglieri? 😁
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  21. 28-07-2021 05:10 PM #21
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    Can think of quite a few players who chose Hearts over us. We dodged a lot of bullets
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  22. 28-07-2021 05:14 PM #22
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  23. 28-07-2021 05:15 PM #23
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    Pretty sure Didier Agathe missed an absolute sitter on his debut at Tiny in a 0-0

    After that he was oan fire

    Defo one that got away
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    Stephane Adam?

    I’ve heard he had trials at both Hibs and Hearts before signing for that lot?
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  26. 28-07-2021 05:26 PM #26
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    Quote Originally Posted by Eaststand View Post
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    Way back in the day, I was a member of Club 86.
    During the Duff and Gray years, Jim Gray told me at a function that a very young Emilio Butragueño had been over to us for a trial when Eddie Turnbull was our manager. According to Jim, ET had said Butragueno was too thin and not likely to make it with us.

    I've often wondered if Jim Gray was havering or has anyone else ever heard this story.

    GGTTH
    The thought of those 2 charlatans - Duff & Gray - running our club still makes me shiver...
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  27. 28-07-2021 05:31 PM #27
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    Leigh Griffiths for£150k
    I love the old urban myths!

    Or should I sat Hibs-net facts?
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