Players that were underrated at hibs

[al bundy]

Always thought tony rougier was very special on his day another who I think never got the credit he deserved was gary smith, seldom put a foot wrong imo

[edinburghhibee]

I thought John O'Neil was underrated at us, he was a great player for us however he had players such as sauzee, latapy, zittelli, and Laursen in the team and they seemed to be the players who got all the lime light.

[WellingtonHibby]

Hkt

[cocopops1875]

Archie lovell, you don't know what you got till its gone

[Brooster]

I dont think Lovell and Oneill were particularly underatted, both were very much appreciated by the fans and both got capped whilst at Hibs so somebody mustve rated them. I think brian hamilton was underated, pat mcginlay got all the credit but hamilton played a very important part in that midfield......until he chose to lick stamps for a living.

[Peevemor]

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I dont think Lovell and Oneill were particularly underatted, both were very much appreciated by the fans and both got capped whilst at Hibs so somebody mustve rated them. I think brian hamilton was underated, pat mcginlay got all the credit but hamilton played a very important part in that midfield......until he chose to lick stamps for a living.

Lovell was only widely accepted in his final season at ER (and not by all even then), before that the majoity gave him pelters.

[cocopops1875]

The thing with Archie in my opinion was, he was popular and considered a good player but it wasn't till he was allowed to leave that we truely saw what he brought to the team, hard work, effort and a true team player we certainly missed him.

[cocopops1875]

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Lovell was only widely accepted in his final season at ER (and not by all even then), before that the majoity gave him pelters.

I also agree with this there wasn't a mass outpouring of "oh we can't let Archie go" when he was moved on to livi

[vanNISHtelroy]

Colin Nish :)

Underrated at hibs and Killie.

[Mon Dieu4]

Pat Mcginlay, i think we all took for granted a box to box goal scoring midfielder capable of getting double figures

oh to have him now

[greenlex]

John Rankin. MAC DVZ just recently

[NatureBoy]

Chic Charnley for the first six games of THAT season he awesome in every way!!

[Kaiser1962]

Derek Collins

[Hibrandenburg]

Alex Edwards. He was always out of sync with the rest of the team. But only because he was one step ahead of them.

[Stevie Reid]

I thought we let Justin Skinner go too early.

[danhibees1875]

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Colin Nish :)

Underrated at hibs and Killie.

I've classed this Saturdays fixture as the 'Nish regret derby'

[Pretty Boy]

Stuart Lovell, Tom Smith, Justin Skinner are 3 that spring to mind.

Also think Clayton Donaldson might have offered more had he had a bit longer.

[PatHead]

Stephen Fletcher. The amount of folk who didn't rate him compared to the rest of the golden generation was incredible. To be fair never had him down as a £14m player myself.

[Pretty Boy]

Liam Miller as well.

Was very neat and tidy but because he didn't fly into tackles he was heartless and a coward.

[Lester B]

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Stuart Lovell, Tom Smith, Justin Skinner are 3 that spring to mind.

Also think Clayton Donaldson might have offered more had he had a bit longer.

Think Tom Smith wasn't let go but had to retire through injury?

Anyone remember Hartley's first game for Hibs? Came on as a sub and his first ever touch was amazing. And then he did nothing for two years...

The only noteworthy thing he did afterwards was to get booked once despite not actually playing at the time.

[sahib]

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Liam Miller as well.

Was very neat and tidy but because he didn't fly into tackles he was heartless and a coward.

I was not the biggest fan of Liam's, but he is a classic case of people not seeing what a player brings to the team because they can't get past what they think he should be doing. ( In my humble opinion which is no more valid than any other. )

[andrew70]

Isaiah Osbourne. Quality football player and will do well in the championship

[Stevie Reid]

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Think Tom Smith wasn't let go but had to retire through injury?

Anyone remember Hartley's first game for Hibs? Came on as a sub and his first ever touch was amazing. And then he did nothing for two years...

The only noteworthy thing he did afterwards was to get booked once despite not actually playing at the time.

Hartley scored a number of important goals in his half season for us in the First Division.

[Peevemor]

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Hartley scored a number of important goals in his half season for us in the First Division.

I liked Hartley at Hibs, he should plenty of fight and skill but was far to lightweight/naive and was too easily pushed off the ball.

[Lester B]

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I liked Hartley at Hibs, he should plenty of fight and skill but was far to lightweight/naive and was too easily pushed off the ball.

Fair points I suppose. Still think he seriously under achieved and was nothing like the player he eventually became. We got a huge amount of goals in SFL year and he chipped in with a few but always thought he was uninspiring and lacked fight.

[StevieC]

Stephen Dobie

Whilst his fitness and girth may have been questioned at times, he was a natural born striker.

[Stevie Reid]

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Stephen Dobie

Whilst his fitness and girth may have been questioned at times, he was a natural born striker.

Agree, although he wouldn't be where he is now without first falling down as far as Dumbarton.

[hibees 7062]

Ricardo Jorge Vaz Tê and Shelton Martis

[Stevie Reid]

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I liked Hartley at Hibs, he should plenty of fight and skill but was far to lightweight/naive and was too easily pushed off the ball.

Yeah, I find it strange (though perhaps not in respect of how much he hurt us in later years) that people have such negative memories of him - he was an important signing with regards to getting us back in the SPL, and then didn't make much of an impression when we got there. It was always apparent that he was pacey and skillful, he just seemed as hot and cold as many wingers are, and didn't ever get a run/cement his place in the team. I wasn't unhappy when we sold him, especially given that St. Johnstone gave us £200K for him, just as we got their best player (O'Neil) for no fee - but I wouldn't have been unhappy had he stayed either.

Regardless, it was his move to St. Johnstone and Stark changing his position that turned him into the player that he became.

[justlikebrazil]

Brian Hamilton did a power of graft in the middle of the park!