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Post by usahibee on Apr 13, 2007 11:21:37 GMT -5
The great Eddie Turnbull  ?? OK he was a good manager but he had flaws. Drinking heavily for 1. Gordon Strachan & his Dad were at ER to sign papers when Turnbull walks in room PISHED. Strachans dad upped and offed right there and then. Other mistakes : splitting up Gordon & O` Rourke, when they were bursting nets all over the place. Gordon was sold because he had a brain and Turnbull didnae like the fact that a footballer was a educated man. Turnbull`s Tornadoes was the best HIBS side i have seen and i can go back further cause am auld  So my point is Turnbull was a good manager but GREAT ... sorry can`t agree to that. Other opinions please as a know there are some other auld Hibees ;D
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Post by mick50 on Apr 14, 2007 10:20:15 GMT -5
Hi usahibbee, a guessed ma Turnbull comments would get a response . am ages wae yersel and the points you rightly put have been debated fur years, by those that saw T/Tornadoes. Your point about Strachan. Its well documented tha Turnbull had a row wi Gordons Dad over the cost of boots etc .Drunk or no,it was a bad call . . On O'Rourke & Gordon he has publicly stated the timing of their transfers was a mistake.(Jimmy was given free transfer! he tried to re-sign Jimmy from Motherwell).Long after Eddie retired I met him.He said at the time he needed to"refresh the team"( Hence Joe Harper - bad move some might say!)to mount bigger challenge to Celtic. Yes he had flaws, but by your own admission T/Tornadoes was the best HIBS team you have seen. Incidently, as you probably know, both Jimmy & Alan are regulars at ER. Both hold Eddie in high esteem. Enjoy the semi buddy,cheers GLORY GLORY
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Post by dixie on Apr 14, 2007 10:42:58 GMT -5
Btw the Brellier rumour is only that. A mate of mine in Scotland called Wee Al made it up to scunner the Jambos and it was picked up from the Bounce by the meeja.
Brian Kerr looks to be signing for us though, handy player.
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Post by usahibee on Apr 14, 2007 12:11:34 GMT -5
Hi Mick50. Joe Harper eh  or no comment as they say  Still the only guy to score a hat-trick(in final) and be humped Ah wisnae meaning there was bad blood between Gordon/ O`rourke and Eddie just pointing out why split the dynamic duo when i think 1 or maybe both were in the running for the Golden Boot. Anyway its good to hear from another AULD yin ;D
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Post by usahibee on Apr 14, 2007 12:14:36 GMT -5
Wish it wasn`t a rumour Dixie.
I think he would have been a good signing for us.
Can`t comment on Brian Kerr no really seen him much but i will trust your judgement ;D
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Post by mick50 on Apr 17, 2007 7:08:11 GMT -5
Rob Jones publicly apologised yesterday for "Distress!" players caused to both management and fans. Collins says he now knows who he can and cannot trust.(expect big changes in personnel, cum summer) The suppporters ,with very few exceptions, back Collins,Hope thats an end tae it .
Dont know if its appropriate in this forum, however saddened by terrible news from Virginia.
GOD BLESS THEM .
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Post by vahibbie on Apr 17, 2007 7:27:38 GMT -5
League form may take another dip this weekend up in Sheepshagland. Thoughts straying to another Hamden game.
Might no be a bad thing tho.....at least it will keep daylight between the Sheep and our good friends from Gorgie.
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Post by ianfaeclerrie on Apr 17, 2007 19:41:02 GMT -5
Turnbull was right to try to change the team when he did. I hated him at the time for it - I loved these players.
He thought bigger than us. As Mick said, he wanted to mount a more serious and sustained challenge to Celtic. We've never done that, ever.
If we are going to get out of this role of entertaining but good losers, we need to be buying Scott Browns, not selling them.
Turnbull thought 'I've given them three years and we've not won the league, let's change things'. I'd like us to have a manager who thought like that.
Loads of people have drink problems and hold down jobs. If he did, well done.
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Post by vahibbie on Apr 18, 2007 7:32:28 GMT -5
Turnbull thought 'I've given them three years and we've not won the league, let's change things'. I'd like us to have a manager who thought like that. Aye, but unfortunately it was pretty much the opposite....we went steadily down hill from there. If you watch the TT dvd there's a few conflicting opinions about bringing Joe Harper in. Joe thought he was coming in to play with the guys who where already there but shortly after that the squad started getting sold off. We're not lucky enough to be in a Rangers/Celtic situation. They can afford to waste a few million now and again on players that don't fit in. If Hibs splash the cash it has to make it better or it takes years for us to recover. BTW....I think in JC we DO have a manager with ambition  |
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Post by usahibee on Apr 18, 2007 7:55:08 GMT -5
Yes i agree with you VAhibbie... Its all good and well to be a forward thinker, and try to improve the team but to split Gordon/O`Rourke was (in my opinion) a bad move. Also as you rightly pointed out ... we have never been able to compete with the Bigot boys.. i mean how far back can we go to when we produce players only for them to come along with there cash and take them. I have Colin Stein in my head at the moment . Same rings true today. If any club in the SPL is being a pain and taking points from them... they can kiss the player(s) goodbye. So as far as i`m concerned to go back to TT`s team if it ain`t broke don`t effing fix it. The weegies want to play in the English league well hey cheerio and don`t come back... But the topic should be discussed on a new thread ;D... i`m off now cause am startin to ramble a bit.
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Post by mick50 on Apr 18, 2007 9:37:18 GMT -5
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Post by mick50 on Apr 21, 2007 8:33:23 GMT -5
 oops! tech. problem. Aye,Stewarts away, anybody surprised? Might say ,I said so in a previous chat. Team selection to-day shows Collins means business regards backstabbing .He winnae wear any dissent. Decent performance fae the laddies, could huv stole it at the finish . Re. Semi-Final..... Naebody in Scotland ootside the SFA thinks the game should be at Hampden.What a shower of " BALLOONS"(!!)and am being charitable . Nae concession tickets ,no price reductions, Clashing with Champions League games. The "BAMS" are oan another planet!! Ah See the Pagans thru it away.. ye cannae go thru there ,score early, then shut up shope. We used tae... no now. See ye Tuesday !! Glory! Glory! 
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Post by officeshirly on Jun 17, 2011 20:24:08 GMT -5
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oops! tech. problem. Aye,Stewarts away, anybody surprised? Might say ,I said so in a previous chat.