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We are all entitled to our opinion Doddie so here are a couple of mine on your post.
1) Names Edwards, Gordon, Herriot and Black spring to mind.
2) Willie McFarlane never got another job in senior football management.
3)Hart retired from the building trade in 1973 although his Firm still prospers.
4) I don't know what you mean by "at it"but I think you are talking bull****.His firm never tendered for any Government Contracts, I should know, I worked for the company !
5)Hibs finished 12th in the league in 1969. When Tom Hart died in 1982 the Club owed him over £200,000, that's about £2 million today.

Tom Hart was Club owner for over 10 years and as chairman/managing director did'nt take a penny in wages for the roll nor did any of the other directors in his time as chairman. Bit different today is'nt it Doddie ?
Just to clarify a few points:

1 - Jim Black was signed by Willie Mac

Willie's team had - Baines, Brownlie, Schaedler, Blackley, Black, Stanton, Graham, O'Rourke, McBride, Cropley & Duncan.

Willie resigned due to Tom Hart insisting on selecting two of the fowards against Liverpool http://www.hibsprogrammes.co.uk/williemacfarlane.html

2 - Tom Hart replaced Willie with Dave Ewing http://www.hibsprogrammes.co.uk/dave%20ewing.html

5 - Hibs indeed finished 12th in the League in 1969 - under Bob Shankley - the next season, Willie's only complete season in charge, and with William Harrower as Chairman, Hibs finished 3rd, 1 point behind Rangers. Hibs finished 12th in the following season under Dave Ewing.

I certainly don't dispute Tom Hart's desire to get Hibs back to the top, however I don't accept that all his decisions were good ones