Hi lads, new on here

**Schumi** · 19/01/2004, 12:49 PM

Originally posted by greenteam
Its said they [Hearts] might have to move to Murryfield which would be a nightmare for them.

I heard something about that but surely Murrayfield would be far too big! It has a capacity of something like 70,000 doesn't it?!

**Beavis** · 19/01/2004, 2:27 PM

Don't Queens Park play in front of an empty Hampden every week?Quite demoralising for the team I'm sure

**Mukadua** · 19/01/2004, 3:34 PM

Originally posted by DruggyDrog
Hibs were set up by Irish businessmen, who then tried to restrict the numbers of irish joining (basically because most Irish were toopoor!).

Celtic were set up for the poor. Big difference in terms of becoming part of a community. The links between Ireland and the east end of glasgow go back way before any football club was founded, so the links existed befoer 1888. As has already been said, people aren't going to change their minds on this issue, so I'll just leave it at that!!

What a load of misconstrued madey up pish. If anything, it was the other way around. Hibernian were found by Catholic Priests, under the auspices of the CYMS, Celtic were formed by Catholic Businessmen who saw a good idea and copied it, signing Hibs players and even the Hibs supporting Brother Walfrid in their first 'season'.

Did you know, Brother Walfrid and his charitable arm lasted only a very short time at Celtic?

'Restrict the Irish membership', that is a laughable and totally ridiculous stsatement. Go on, tell me where you got that one. The founders of my club were, to a man, Irish Catholics living in Scotland. Can Celtic say the same?

**SlovSam** · 19/01/2004, 6:17 PM

Originally posted by DruggyDrog
Hibs were set up by Irish businessmen, who then tried to restrict the numbers of irish joining (basically because most Irish were toopoor!).

Celtic were set up for the poor. Big difference in terms of becoming part of a community. The links between Ireland and the east end of glasgow go back way before any football club was founded, so the links existed befoer 1888. As has already been said, people aren't going to change their minds on this issue, so I'll just leave it at that!!

http://www.foot.ie/t11886.htm

I'm sorry to destroy you're rather confused version of history but there is a brief description of Hibs origins on this other thread.
The thought that Hibs were set up by Irish businessman, who then decided to restrict the numbers of 'poor Irish' is quite laughable

I'd agree Celtic were indeed set up in 1888 for the noble reason of feeding the hungry poor of the East End of Glasgow, though by the time Scottish football went professional in 1890, Celtic were a limited liability company where profit and loss was the dominant factor.

I see nothing inherently wrong in that, as by the time Hibs were re-established in 1893, they were also a limited liabilty company.

Neither club, as I can see can claim any right to some 'moral high ground', they both just adapted to professional football and the change in society in late Victorian Britain.

**liam88** · 19/01/2004, 8:11 PM

Originally posted by A face
[B]

Burn the Wolfetones .... god no .... they are a great band. Legends even ..... great stuff the tones like !!

So you're not going to burn all Celtic fans then

**greenteam** · 20/01/2004, 5:28 AM

REf murryfield.
Yea far too big, but gives us Hibs fans a laugh at the thought of it.
Serves them right. They took the pish when we were told we might have to move ground and go to Straiton.

**Beavis** · 20/01/2004, 12:04 PM

Just remembered something to be thankful to Hibs for:

They gave us GARY MACKAY!(who sent us to our first major tournament,Euro 88, with his injury time goal for Scotland against Bulgaria in Sofia)

**Mukadua** · 21/01/2004, 12:26 AM

Originally posted by Beavis
Just remembered something to be thankful to Hibs for:

They gave us GARY MACKAY!(who sent us to our first major tournament,Euro 88, with his injury time goal for Scotland against Bulgaria in Sofia)

He was a Hearts ******* mate, what part of England are you from?

Thank us for Nick Colgan, Fish, Dougray Scott, the Proclaimers, John Leslie, Findlay Quaye or Irvine Welsh and many many more. All are Hibs Men.

**greenteam** · 21/01/2004, 7:16 AM

Aint Fish a Hearts fan? Im sure he is!!!

**Mukadua** · 21/01/2004, 8:13 AM

Originally posted by greenteam
Aint Fish a Hearts fan? Im sure he is!!!

Derek Dick is very much a Hibby and can be seen at Hibs games whenever he is home in Scotland. He would batter you for a comment like that!!

**Jim Smith** · 21/01/2004, 11:25 AM

Originally posted by Mukadua
He would batter you for a comment like that!!

And here was me thinking that it would be fish getting battered

Aren't you forgetting your two most famous ex-players in the shape of Andy Goram?

Maybe you could help settle an argument? Did George Best ever actually play a game for Hibs? A mate of mine claims that he played for you against Ayr United but I think he's talking sh*&te because, young as I was, I'm sure I'd remember.

**greenteam** · 21/01/2004, 4:17 PM

OOOOOPPPPPPSSSSSSSSSSS.
I ve got a CD that says hes a Hearts fan.........Throw that in the bin then

By the end of the week I�m sure I�ll say something right.

I�m a Marillion fan by the way. (not a good one by the looks of it.)

I know this one.......yes George Best played a few games for Hibs and scored against St Mirren in a 2-1 win . Or have I got it wrong again. I think he scored more though.

**nooshty** · 21/01/2004, 5:01 PM

Originally posted by Jim Smith
Did George Best ever actually play a game for Hibs? A mate of mine claims that he played for you against Ayr United but I think he's talking sh*&te because, young as I was, I'm sure I'd remember. [/B]

Best played about 25 games for Hibs, 1979-80.

**nooshty** · 21/01/2004, 5:02 PM

Originally posted by DruggyDrog
Hibs were set up by Irish businessmen,

Celtic were set up for the poor. Big difference in terms of becoming part of a community.

Other way round.

**SlovSam** · 21/01/2004, 5:59 PM

Originally posted by Jim Smith
And here was me thinking that it would be fish getting battered

Aren't you forgetting your two most famous ex-players in the shape of Andy Goram?

Maybe you could help settle an argument? Did George Best ever actually play a game for Hibs? A mate of mine claims that he played for you against Ayr United but I think he's talking sh*&te because, young as I was, I'm sure I'd remember.

George's Best home debut was against Partick Thistle and he put between 10,000 - 15,000 on the gate.

I can vividly still remember this wee long haired man with a bit of a belly(by then I'm afraid it's true), trapping a ball that had just dropped 60 yards out of the Sky and in the same movement spraying the ball out to the wing with 100% accuracy.

25 games from my Hibs friend is right so why don't you bet your pal �50.