Cult Heroes XI

[Lester B]

Following on from the under rated players thread:-

Every now and then we get discussion of best ever players and that leads to a best ever team. Less often it's worst ever XI.

But we are missing a trick here people.

What about a cult heroes XI of Hibs players. Players who made an impact as much for their bizarreness as much as anything else and we loved or were just scoobied by.

I'm thinking Budgie in goal. Jimmy Boco. Chic Charnley.... who else would make that team?

And then we can move to the Moustache XI

[PatHead]

Joe Tortolano at full back, John Hughes (as a player).

edit add Colin Murdock for that penalty against Rangers

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Following on from the under rated players thread:-

Every now and then we get discussion of best ever players and that leads to a best ever team. Less often it's worst ever XI.

But we are missing a trick here people.

What about a cult heroes XI of Hibs players. Players who made an impact as much for their bizarreness as much as anything else and we loved or were just scoobied by.

I'm thinking Budgie in goal. Jimmy Boco. Chic Charnley.... who else would make that team?

And then we can move to the Moustache XI

[Chuck Rhoades]

Konte
'The Tank'

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Benny Brazil.

And the guy in your avatar - Arfur was a cult hero if ever there was.

[PatHead]

Take it the side would be captained by St Albert Kidd

[Billychaotic182]

Matty jack

[Allant1981]

Dirk lehmann has to be in there surely

[Lester B]

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Benny Brazil.

And the guy in your avatar - Arfur was a cult hero if ever there was.

He was indeed. My childhood hero! I never knew what he was going to do next but then neither did he!

[Lester B]

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Take it the side would be captained by St Albert Kidd

He's no cult hero. He's a legend!

[NatureBoy]

Ole Gottskalksson has to be a contender for the keeper position but he does have some serious competition with Budgie and Maka!!

[Lester B]

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Ole Gottskalksson has to be a contender for the keeper position but he does have some serious competition with Budgie and Maka!!

True we have seen some erm 'characters' in goal but after the interview in that BBC programme about the whole Mercer takeover bid and the League cup win it would have to be Budgie. Truly mental individual!

[Golden Bear]

Stevie Archibald - difficult to explain why, but he definitely had some sort of aura surrounding him.

Shaun Dennis - who dare mess with big bad Shaun!

[Pretty Boy]

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Ole Gottskalksson has to be a contender for the keeper position but he does have some serious competition with Budgie and Maka!!

Has to be Budgie, for threatening to break Mark Hateleys back if nothing else.

[easty]

I just googled "Peter Guggi Hibs", this site was on the first page of results.

http://patmcginlay.weebly.com/

I don't really know how I want to describe Pats big adventure. Odd maybe.

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True we have seen some erm 'characters' in goal but after the interview in that BBC programme about the whole Mercer takeover bid and the League cup win it would have to be Budgie. Truly mental individual!

Yup. Budgie was a true, genuine, 100% bampot.

And on that basis, I would have to nominate the late, great, Willie Hamilton. Who else would be caught by Jock Stein boozing with the supporters less than 2 hours before kick-off? And being allowed to play, because Willie drunk was at least 75% better than any other inside-right in the Scottish League sober.

Or turning up stone-cold sober for the the match against Real Madrid and telling Stein he wanted to be on hid very best form that night, "because I want to show them what they're missing not having me in their team." Pat Stanton told that story.

IIRC Willie played in the number 8 shirt that night. The number 8 was Puskas' shirt. Go figure.

And then there was the Adventure of the Canadian Tour Match ....

[Walter]

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I just googled "Peter Guggi Hibs", this site was on the first page of results.

http://patmcginlay.weebly.com/

I don't really know how I want to describe Pats big adventure. Odd maybe.

What was the Peter Guggi story?

[Cocaine&Caviar]

Torben Jonelit?

[Golden Bear]

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Torben Jonelit?

I think he only played about 3 games, so nah ----------- he's oot.

[James70]

Surely Arthur Duncan would be in there as a cult hero? If there hadn't been a boundary fence he would have finished up halfway up the old terracing on one of his runs down the wing!

Can't forget the great Ivan either. Past his best now and was never brilliant but his goals at Ipox will stay in the memory forever!

[Jim44]

Willie Hamilton and George Best ......... Two of the biggest boozers to grace the Easter Road slope and both oustanding players.

[gringojoe]

Robin Rae for Goalie, got drunk stole a bus and had to get bailed to play.

[Rivers Cuomo]

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What was the Peter Guggi story?

Always wondered this too?

[Mon Dieu4]

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Always wondered this too?

Got grabbed playing around with a nurse if i remember correctly

[hibsbollah]

There Can Be Only One.

Introducing on my left, The Mali Magician

[Mon Dieu4]

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There Can Be Only One.

Introducing on my left, The Mali Magician

We just weren't ready for someone of his ability :(

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Surely Arthur Duncan would be in there as a cult hero? If there hadn't been a boundary fence he would have finished up halfway up the old terracing on one of his runs down the wing!

Can't forget the great Ivan either. Past his best now and was never brilliant but his goals at Ipox will stay in the memory forever!

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Willie Hamilton and George Best ......... Two of the biggest boozers to grace the Easter Road slope and both oustanding players.

Am I just Scotch Mist, guys? Keep up!

Posts 4 and 15.


BIG BAD JOHN, anyone?????????????

[superfurryhibby]

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I just googled "Peter Guggi Hibs", this site was on the first page of results.

http://patmcginlay.weebly.com/

I don't really know how I want to describe Pats big adventure. Odd maybe.

The work of a very disturbed individual.

Incidentally, I saw Pat in Tesco in Bruntsfield recently. He was looking in good fettle.

What about Gordon Rae for a cult hero? Played for Hibs for many years, scored some fantastic goals in his early career, generally took no prisoners and looked totally bizarre in the era of tiny shorts ( man mountain stature, massive body & thighs-micro shorts)

[NORTHERNHIBBY]

Bobby Thomson.
What kind of ban would he get nowadays when you get ten games for giving a player a chinese burn.

[Twa Cairpets]

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I just googled "Peter Guggi Hibs", this site was on the first page of results.

http://patmcginlay.weebly.com/

I don't really know how I want to describe Pats big adventure. Odd maybe.

W. T. F. ?????

Although it does mention Rab Shannon, a good call for the team.

[hibsbollah]

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We just weren't ready for someone of his ability :(

Quite true He always seemed about two or three moves ahead of his teammates. A different dimension of space and time.