Great finals and the rebirth of Scottish football

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I am sure you have many great Scottish Cup final memories.  For me the best was Airdrieonians, twice.  My earliest memory of attending a final was the 1975 win, Kenny Dalglish, Paul Wilson and Pat McCluskey.  Watched big Billy and Jinky emerge from Hampden with the trophy after the game.

Then, of course, there was that huge final in 1995.  Six years without a trophy, Celtic were at their lowest point in decades and had already lost a final to Raith Rovers that season.  Beating Airdrieonians in that final is one of the most important victories in Celtic history.

By any measure, apart from Scottish Cups, Hibs are the fifth biggest team in Scotland, yet they haven’t won the Cup in 110 years.  Since then the Wright brothers headed to Kitty Hawk and tried to get ‘Flyer’ off the ground for the first time in history and Teddy Rosevelt made history by becoming the first US president to ride in a motor car.

If they can pull a good 90 minutes together today, Hibs might become the first club in Scottish footballs’ rebirth.  They have reclaimed thousands of fans in recent weeks and are proof that there is life outside Glasgow.

Good luck to them.

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  1. garcia lorca on

    TheBarcaMole@14.31pm

     

    My brothers are indeed Gordon ( the memory man of this site )and Jim C ( spends much of his time living in Turkey and reading CQN ). We are all St Luke’s / Holyrood/ Sarsfield CSC boys.

     

    If Jock’s time delivered unimagined success we are living through almost equally unimaginable times with the demise of Rangers Football Club. How good does that sound?

  2. Enjoying the Blackpool game, as wee Derryghirl and I settled down to watch the game the wife noticed wee Barry fergushun in the Blackpool lineup, she’s Naw that bothered noo :>)

  3. Green Lantern (((((0))))) on

    I’m afraid it’s sunshine on keech as far as Hibs are concerned.

     

    A poor advert for Scoddish fitba.

  4. Sloppy pass in midfield – poor marking – gift of a goal.

     

     

    Can Hibs coming back from this and save my 40/1 bet?

  5. i think its unfolding as to why brother norris made sure it was hearts in

     

    the final and not celtic,

  6. Lennon n Mc....Mjallby on

    I have to laugh at putting any hope in Hibs,true to their name,cabbages and cabbages you can’t trust.

  7. If it wasn’t for McPake, Hearts would be 5-0 in front, still 2-0 tho, c’mon Hibernian

  8. Stairheedrammy on

    Ralphwaldoetc- I worked with a Brian McKenna until recently- He taught at UWS before moving to Engerland.

     

     

    On a sadder note I just picked up a stonechip in my windscreen- does anyone know a reliable repair/ replace service near Greenock?

     

    Cheers in advance

  9. borderlandbhoy on

    MON THE HIBBIES !!!

     

    feckin jam farts gie me the bowk

     

    vile set of fans and a vile little club

     

    a breeder club of hate and filth

     

     

    hh

  10. Green Lantern (((((0))))) on

    The best miler since the Brigadier. Saucy minx Emma just asks Tom Queally ” How was it for you?” ;)))

  11. tommytwiststommyturns on

    Hmmm put a tenner on the Hibees winning 3-2 before k-o….40/1 !

     

    Can see the Minis scoring again though.

     

     

    TTTT

  12. Stairheedrammy on 19 May, 2012 at 15:36 said:

     

     

    Ralphwaldoetc- I worked with a Brian McKenna until recently- He taught at UWS before moving to Engerland.

     

     

    On a sadder note I just picked up a stonechip in my windscreen- does anyone know a reliable repair/ replace service near Greenock?

     

    Cheers in advane

     

     

    Phone autoglass they will come to you and fix it. If it only needs resin it will not cost you as your insurance will cover it if your fully comp.

     

     

    HH

  13. borderlandbhoy on

    more like it hibs

     

     

    hope that wee sh*te black gets his due’s second half

     

    horrible little jobbie of a player

     

     

    speakin of jobbie, mr.verbal diarrhoea himself (shat nevin)

  14. Bada.

     

     

    Sorry mate.I was on a break:O

     

    Fixed the telly with £30 part ,see me see fixing n paintin,

     

    No problemo.

  15. TTTT

     

     

    My 40/1 is lose HT – win FT……….. looks like we both need 2 goals!

  16. Green Lantern (((((0))))) on

    Just switched back from the racing and first thing I hear is wee snivelling runt Nevin. Grrrrrr!

  17. RalphWaldoEllison-is Neil Lennon Season 2011-12 on

    Stairheedrammy

     

     

    Thanks for the update on Brian at UWS.

     

     

    What did he teach and any idea where he went in England?

     

     

    Hope the windscreen is just a resin job.

     

    Can’t help you much as I live in the States now.

     

     

    HH

  18. RalphWaldoEllison-is Neil Lennon Season 2011-12 on

    archdeaconsbench

     

     

    He thinks he’s an intellectual.

     

     

    He’s just as prejudiced as the next man but he’s in denial.

     

     

    Some intellectual where personal insight and critical thinking are missing.

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