Hibs Players You Liked Whose Career Was Hampered By Injury

[CropleyWasGod]

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Not sure Brownlie could ever have been a mainstay for Scotland, while Greig and then McGrain were available.

Not sure about Cropley either.

That's a measure of how blessed we were with players then. That's even before the (actual or perceived?) bias towards OF players, which is maybe your point.

[DIXIHIBS]

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Not sure Brownlie could ever have been a mainstay for Scotland, while Greig and then McGrain were available.

Brownlie was arguably a better player than Mcgrain but OF players will always get priority. Was Greig not a left back...

[CropleyWasGod]

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Brownlie was arguably a better player than Mcgrain but OF players will always get priority. Was Greig not a left back...

Greig was RB.

But IIRC McGrain played LB for Scotland, particularly when Jardine was RB.

[BILLYHIBS]

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Not sure Brownlie could ever have been a mainstay for Scotland, while Greig and then McGrain were available.

Before his injury Brownlie was widely touted as the best right back in Europe and looked it anaw certainly looked better than Sandy Jardine who was his closest rival IIRC for the right back berth but yes was never really the same post injury

Always thought of Greig as a #4 midfield ?

If another poster reckons Brownlie was better than McGrain shows you how good the young John Brownlie was marauding up the wing was awesome

[ancient hibee]

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Greig was RB.

But IIRC McGrain played LB for Scotland, particularly when Jardine was RB.

The classic case of playing the best player out of position because you’re not willing to make a difficult choice.

[ancient hibee]

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Before his injury Brownlie was widely touted as the best right back in Europe and looked it anaw certainly looked better than Sandy Jardine who was his closest rival IIRC for the right back berth but yes was never really the same post injury

Always thought of Greig as a #4 midfield ?

Greig played different positions for Scotland. Obviously the captain of Rangers had to be fitted in. First saw him playing for Eric Gardiner’s Crossroads. He was a wee star at inside forward.

[BILLYHIBS]

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Greig played different positions for Scotland. Obviously the captain of Rangers had to be fitted in. First saw him playing for Eric Gardiner’s Crossroads. He was a wee star at inside forward.

Think he was right back #2 when he scored that stoater versus Italy at Hampden

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Youan

[Lago]

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Youan

Brilliant 👍

[ancient hibee]

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Think he was right back #2 when he scored that stoater versus Italy at Hampden

That’s right.

[may 21/05/2016]

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Not sure Brownlie could ever have been a mainstay for Scotland, while Greig and then McGrain were available.

Brownlie was better than both of them

[3pm]

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Brownlie was better than both of them

My Dad says this.

[ancient hibee]

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My Dad says this.

Your Dad is right.

[J-C]

McGeouch is one for me but I think if he was fit all the time we may never have signed him, cracking wee player.

[BILLYHIBS]

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Brownlie was better than both of them

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[Colr]

Barry Lavety

[McD]

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My Dad says this.

My Dad as well, always says that Brownlie was an incredible player, superb going forward and his leg break was the main reason in Hibs not winning a league in those days

[Greenbeard]

Joe Harper. Played every game with a swollen belly.

[BS44]

Did Gordon Hunter get a bad injury, either a broken leg or ankle?

[Corstorphine Hibby]

Andy Aitken

[Ray_]

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Brownlie was arguably a better player than Mcgrain but OF players will always get priority. Was Greig not a left back...

Before the leg break, Brownlie was Scotland's first choice right back. Docherty moved Jardine into midfield to accommodate what was then widely recognised as the best fullback in Britain. Danny McGrain played left back to Sandy Jardine, following Onion's injury. All were terrific players.

Greig regularly played left-back.

[MacGruber]

Brian Welsh. I doubt he'll get another shout just remember he was coming on to a game before injury. He sued for the treatment he got claiming it ended his career and won a payout

[Ray_]

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Not sure Brownlie could ever have been a mainstay for Scotland, while Greig and then McGrain were available.

He made his debut at 19, in Moscow, 1971 and by 1972, the Scotland right-back spot was his. It was the injury that changed that.

[Ray_]

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Not sure about Cropley either.

That's a measure of how blessed we were with players then. That's even before the (actual or perceived?) bias towards OF players, which is maybe your point.

When Alex Cropley, suddenly, became available to play for Scotland, due to the parentage rule coming in, he was immediately selected for the European championship win against Portugal, in 1972. John Brownlie was the right-back and Pat Stanton partnered Eddie Calhoun in the middle of the back four. By this game, Alex Cropley had been the "hottest property" in Scottish football for over a year, after he started by taking the league cup section games by storm, playing on the left wing, at the start of Eddie Turnbull's reign.

Cropley remained in the team for the final game against Belgium, where he was injured and replaced by Kenny Dalglish, who came on to make his debut.

It was tragic the injuries deprived Scotland of the dynamic midfield player, with the goal-scoring threat we missed in 1974, he would also have complimented the 1978 team.

[B.H.F.C]

Boozy. He was an unbelievable player and ended up winning a cup.

But without his injuries he’d have got a proper move. And we might have won a cup quicker, he missed the semi final of the Scottish in his first couple of years.

[Paul1642]

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Almost forgot young Alec Harris, even if we did get Boyle for him he looked the real deal until his injury and then further mis-management by Butcher and his side kick Malpas.

I remember thinking he was the next big thing prior to his injury. His career has been so much less than most of us would have predicted.

[J-C]

Browlie was a thoroughbred RB, such a joy to watch, the leg break certainly changed him, IIRC he was spoken about as the best RB in Europe at one point.

[s2hart]

For me Billy Findley in the late 80s maybe early 90s, looked a decent youngster at the time, not sure if he came through our ranks or not I think he went to Kilmarnock after.

[Not In The Know]

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Zemmama. Bojang was also very poor after his head caught fire.

it’s terrible, but this is hilarious

[Northernhibee]

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I remember thinking he was the next big thing prior to his injury. His career has been so much less than most of us would have predicted.

My partner knows a friend of Alex - a certain thug of a manager didn’t help his career at all either.