Mon Dieu

Post any old photos of your club; images of fans, players, matches, etc. Include some relevant information about each photo, if you can. Hibernian’s Lawrie Reilly striking/scoring at Easter Road. Going by Fitbastats.com, this could be from 28 April 1951; Hibernian beat Rangers 4-1 in front of a crowd of >40000. Hibs went on to win the league by ten points. 4-1 Vs Rangers in Scottish League (28/04/1951) Competition Scottish League (Division One (old) / 29) Date 28/04/1951 (Saturday) (Season: 1950/1951) Attendance 40000 Manager Shaw, Hugh Venue Home Lineup Player Goals Cards Younger, Tommy Howie, Hugh Cairns, Jimmy Gallacher, Michael Paterson, Jock Buchanan, Archie Smith, Gordon http://www.fitbastats.com/images/ball.jpghttp://www.fitbastats.com/images/ball.jpg Johnstone, Bobby http://www.fitbastats.com/images/ball.jpg Reilly, Lawrie http://www.fitbastats.com/images/ball.jpg Turnbull, Eddie Combe, Bobby Average age of Starting Lineup is 24 Years 344 Days. (From 7 players). Starting Lineup has made 1602 starts and 0 sub appearances between them. (Before this match) Starting Lineup contains 3 changes from the previous game. Hibs fielded four of ‘The Famous Five’, with Bobby Combe in place of Willie Ormond.

There’s nothing ‘allegedly’ about it: Hibs & Dundee always share their lineup and tactics in advance. #HiDees #BainTheBaneOfOurSpecialRelationship #BetterBackupThanLaidlaw #BainIsGoodButMarcianoIsraeliGood

3:00 on the second video: Willie Miller spluttering a salty soliloquy only to be drowned out by the delirious Hampden Hibbies singing 'Glory Glory To The Hibees'. 'I would like(AT) to(EAST-) con(-ER)grat(ROAD)ul(THEY)ate (PLAY)Hibs – for (WHEN) their(HIBS) perfor(WENT)mance(UP) and(TO) their (LIFT)resil(THE)ience (SCOT-) in(-TISH) – (CUP) fight(WE)ing(WERE) back(THERE) to(WE) lift (WERE)the tro(THERE)phy – BUT (WHEN)since (HIBS)the (WENT)final (UP) - whis(TO)tle I(LIFT) didn't(THE) think (SCOT-)we(-TISH) would (CUP) see(WE) scenes like(THERE) this (WE)ever (WERE)again (THERE)in my lifetime – I(AS) think(HIBS) it's (GO)depr(MARCH-)ess(-ING)ing for(OOOOO-) the(-OOOO-) game(-OONNNNN) – I think, eh... it's (GLO-) some(-RY)thing that(GLO-) we (-RY)don't (TO)want(THE) to(HIIIII-) see (-IIIIIIIIII-)I'm(-IIIIIIII-) sure(BEEEEE-) they'll(-EEEEEEE-) be (-EEEEEEES)flashed 'round the world...' There was a lot of 'set us back decades' chat when the Scottish media described the Hibees' celebrations... The only decade reminiscent of 'The Gray Day At Hampden' is the 1900s, when the Hibees celebrated another Scottish Cup win by invading the Celtic Park pitch. (Before Hibernian hammered Hibernia's hernias (Celtc) in the 1902 final, Hibs were victorious against a former Victori*** side in the semi-final at Ibrox. One-hundred-and-fourteen years later, with Elizabeth II on the throne, Rangers II set us back decades by freely singing sectarian songs and roaming in the goading.) edited to add: 'GGTTH' was the most rousing rendition of all the hymns chanted that day: 'I ONLY WANT TO SAY THE SCOTTISH CUP IS IN THE BAG!' The roar of that line was the moment that reality returned; Hibs had won the Scottish Cup – albeit the runners-up medals were 'in the bag', bestowed on the brave Rangers players after they walked away with their heads held in their hands.

I have never had an account on Jambos Kickback; I have never made an appearance on a Hearts forum, [whichever banned poster you are]. If I want Hearts content, I would use Hibs.net. - Speaking of appearances... Fyvie is out injured for the rest of the season. At times, I felt he was overrated and still believe that he is no better than what we already have. However, I would have liked the luxury of keeping him in storage — a luxury we couldn't afford, with him being fourth-choice (at best) under Lennon. He could have filled in for Bartley at various points and he may have offered a long-term replacement to Bartley or McGinn. His attitude looked rotten under Lennon but his ability has been apparent since he joined Dundee United. We have struggled without backup/options at defensive-midfield. Perhaps Fyvie wasn't & isn't the answer, but it's something that I would like us to address. Ambrose is a good option to have at right-back although I would prefer him at centre-back. We have been forced to utilise him at right-back due to the inevitable simultaneous injury absences of Gray & Whittaker. The three-year deal for Whittaker was hazardous; the signing of a right-back who is even more injury-prone than David Gray was a risk I never wanted us to take. Efe Ambrose has effectively sealed the gap left by our injuries to two centre-backs & two right-backs. Our Nigerian prince has remained an omnipresent presence in Hibs sides — only Lewis Stevenson has featured in as many games in defence, since Efe joined on loan. It'll be interesting to see where we look to in January. We have had to contend with an accumulating injury-list and should see some players come in to replace them. There are rumours that we have asked our Leithuanian target-man to find a new club — who should we target as a replacement? Matulevičius has barely been given a chance despite Hibs sorely missing one of his ilk upfront. I don't believe our issues lie solely with our injury problems; nevertheless, I quite like how half of our first-team have spent half of the season injured whilst the perennially prone McGeouch has only missed one game in all competitions. Here are some stats on McTickTock's appearances so far: - Started seven games in a row (twice). (three — 2016-17; five — 2015-16; seven — 2014-15.) - Currently on a run of sixteen games played (in a row). (six ; ten ; twelve.) - In the squad for 27 out of 28 games. (27 / 46 ; 30 / 50 ; 26 / 40.) - Played in 26 games. (23 ; 30 ; 26.) He has spent a lot of time injured, yet he slots back into the side and consistently has our play running like clockwork. Now that he's ticking along nicely, I'm worried that we're running out of time to extend his contract.

P&B's Top Trumper A simple premise really. I go to this thread. I post a 'Top Trumper'. The post-filled poster's product on P&B is marked on 4 criteria: Ability Special Ability Quotability Reputability Each poster gets a score out of 10 and their idiosyncrasies are also taken into consideration when delivering an overall score. Sound familiar? This was the prelude to a sweet seasonal symphony: a savoury season of pie reviews in the fabled 'A Season Of Pies' thread. Those were happier times, with @dundeebarry posting regularly. It is, of course, the work of none other than @Big Gus p.p.r.* *Published Pie Reviewer Insipid, lacking bite, lacklustre and rapidly heading for the bin — enough about Dundee's performance on the pitch. How the hell is the poster? Big Gus (Most Influential Poster In P&B History) posts on Pie & Bovril. Dundee FC supporter; P&Ber since 25/08/07 Let's look at his reputation first. 1000+ rep in under 4000 posts - most made before the rep system was even started. Yep - pure loved. His pie reviews may have been eaten by an infamous P&B update but their aftertaste remains; a delicious reminder of how football is more than just a game: it's a period where one particular person leisurely perused perfused pork for the pleasure of other posters. Thankfully, the trail of pie crumbs led me to a website where these reviews still remain: untouched, undisturbed & crusted in the accretion of matter of pie — like the hot plates your dry match day pie will lie before you buy it. Now let's look at the poster himself. Value For Money: A published pie reviewer and voted by his peers as the 'Most Influential Poster In P&B History'. 9/10 Presentation: Well-paragraphed and structured reviews in Myriad font. I'm a Myriad man myself. If a post is structured properly it shouldn't really matter though and his style is certainly a cut above anything else I've seen this season. His threads are fairly well-heated. They don't scald others but he loses 1 mark for still not being piping hot. Solid effort though. 6/10 Filling: This poster's high point. Posts are posts wherever you go but his are warm and succinct and you can taste the peppered metaphors and other spicy figures of speech that have gone into them. Once you munch further and the saucy sense of humour comes into play with the pastry-pondering, you know his posts are a tasty treat. 8/10 Consistency: Not much to say here as if a P&Ber has a wobbly post or, worse, a full-on collapsing greasy mess of a meaty post — you best get out of their thread or it's Heads Gone time. No worries here with the pie-pundit's posts. The tolerance test was easily passed as I devoured page after page of pie deliberation, the slightly soggier posts on the bottom were beginning to get sloppy but the threat of a collapsing thread tragedy was never a worry. 7/10 Overall: Excellent effort with only some slight problems on presentation, filling and consistency really letting him down. With clean conclusions, friendly posts, original source and the high possibility of a flash of wit, Big Gus is the early frontrunner in this series of Top Trumps. 7/10 P&B's Top Trumper Of course it isn't @Big Gus - he's a #onepointer. It would be doing the poster a disservice to solely refer to his experience of pie stalls and their services... He used the term 'minter' in most of his posts; his posts are primarily the term 'minter'; he reviewed his eyes tasting the filling of an adolescent's blouse; he was a 'white knight' to the Mumsnetters before his own misogyny rendered him mum; he took his reputation on an online Scottish football forum as seriously as he took his reputation on an online Scottish football forum: very seriously; he posted an acceptance speech when Big Gus, unbeknownst to him, wasn't voted the 'Most Influential Poster In P&B History'. Now let's look at the poster himself. Value For Money: A rare sight these days after crumbling during the Mumsnet saga. Presentation: Insipid grammar. 3.14/10 Filling: This poster's low point. Posts are posts wherever you go but his are filled with flabby fabrications and excessive exaggeration and you can taste the overcooked colloquialisms. Once you munch further and the dry sense of humour disintegrates with the puffy pastry posts, you know his posts are lacking bite. 3.14/10 Consistency: Wobbly posts and, worse, full-on collapsing greasy messes of meaty posts — it was for the best when 'A Season Of Pies' was culled in P&B's Threads Gone time. His threads went stale and his shining white armour was shown to be rusty with his historical histrionics about women. 3.14/10 Overall: Rapidly heading for the bin. 3.14/10

The Derek McInnes Saga Official Unveiling Ceremony 8 December 2017

' It is personal and he is just making a fool of himself. I don’t particularly like him and I hear he doesn’t like me. But somebody drew my attention to what he [Stewart] was saying after the game on Saturday, when we played well and had all those chances, and it got to the point where I thought, "listen, if he can’t accept that and is still trying to pick holes in it, for me, it comes back to the BBC allowing him to do that". ' ' I can take criticism if it’s fair and it’s based on something other than a grudge, but he’s going to self-combust one day! ' ' I’m actually not that bothered about Michael Stewart or what he says but I am annoyed at the BBC. For him to admit that he has an agenda and for them to still allow him that platform, for me, that is a nonsense. He is trying to whip up fans and as I say it is the BBC... they have allowed him that opportunity but I have had a conversation so we will see what happens. ' ' All I can say about Michael is that his agent at the time was George Wright, who used to play here (for Hearts). We didn't have any money at the time but George said that Man United would cover his salary... But we had to put something on the contract, so it was £1 a week and, without doubt, it was the worst value for money I have ever had from any player, and that is a fact. ' ' I can understand the pressure Craig is under but I am not going to respond to what he’s said, much of which is ironically extremely personal and very surprising to see it come from someone who holds such an important position within a prestigious club like Hearts. It also does not merit any kind of response in any case. My job is to say what I see and I will continue to do that without fear or favour. I sincerely hope Craig can turn things round at Hearts, but it’s certainly a very big job. '

@Lisa Cuddy What are the ethics behind administering fatal amounts of morphine into my retinas, to alleviate symptoms of @ayrmad’s eye-bleeding reading?

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Hibs fans had the same thoughts regarding McPake... Without McPake, we would have got relegated in 2011-12. Without McPake, we got relegated in 2013-14. Without McPake, we couldn't get out of the Championship. Learn from our mistake fellow HiDees. Thank You Thank You Thank You Thank You.

I agree with the first two points but The Flying Squirrel has been a different animal this season. You'd be nuts not to want him back. Thank f**k Boyle had quality around him so he could: come deep into central midfield and pick the ball up; breeze past one player before skipping past a swipe from a second player; strike from more than 18-yards out [across the goal & through the defenders legs] to score with a precisely drilled ball into the bottom-right corner. Decent effort shown by Boyle, thanks to the quality of those around him... A well-worked team goal.

And what a glorious day it was, is and will always b3 too.

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@Erin Go Bragh Whoever bans EGB deserves an honorary 8MileBU Award.

I have no idea. I'm just going to have a stab in the dark with this one and say: East End Park - Dundee Stobswell (1996) Feel three two try and guess m9...

^^^^ Alki with AIDSy spunk coming out of it No-one has attempted to access Mon Dieu's my account!! [animated .gif]

Whittaker hasn't merited a place ahead of Gray or Stevenson, the only 'place' for Whittaker is the homophonous kind in the sea. Even if he doesn't find a 'plaice', he will still find the right place in the sea. 
He has contributed towards goals, but he has offset that with his errors in defence. He is a luxury that the rest of the defence cannot afford — at least not in their current state. Lennon's direct style isn't helping Whittaker either. When the opposition break forward, Whittaker leaves half a pitch to run into and this pulls the rest of our backline out of position. When there is a winger ahead of him, he hesitates to cross the halfway line, thus negating his assets in attack (his only assets). Whittaker's injury issues rival Gray's and his defensive flaws have remained prevalent. He is undoubtedly past his sell-by date, but he may offer something as part of a back-five. Nonetheless, the three-year deal is a rotten piece of business unless he's on minimum-wage. 
 Another issue exacerbating our defensive frailty, is erratic ball retention. Without McGeouch bringing the ball forward, counter-attacks are happening more frequently and we're giving the ball away on the halfway line. We need more variation if we're going to play the ball forward quickly: McGinn cannot be relied upon as a playmaker and he cannot carry the ball a third of the pitch, riding several challenges in the process, for every attack. We cannot hinge attacks solely on McGinn's movement and steel-toe touch; McGeouch is our pivotal pivot and he should be used as such, alongside McGinn whenever possible — he's wasted out wide. Floating balls up to Murray and then threading through balls for Matulevičius is not the way to go about mixing things up either. If we're not going to play players in their strongest position, we should at least play to their strengths.

Who is @throbber? I could. I wouldn't.

The previous twenty(+) pages...

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If it's any consolation, I'm sure @The Tedi would have picked you.

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Hail! Hail! They'll ' - Never - Walk - ' Alone - - - - which is why I've put five of them together: 1 | @Alan Stubbs 2 | @The Grass Is Greener. 3 | @The Ginger Prince 4 | @Dudu Dahan pal 5 | @Fraser Fyvie