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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Great penalty, very difficult to hit a penalty like that
Jersey pull was outside the area too
DISGUSTING!
THAT IS A TERRIBLE TERRIBLE PIECE OF CHEATIN
definite penalty and red card
jeresey pull clearly outside the box – ref conned. Comentators are pathetic oooooof 4-1
Tainted Cup win. That was never a penalty. So the Embra huns get there with a non penalty and win the Cup with another non penalty.
Scoddish fitba is a joke.
4-1
Going to check ma daisey’s again!!
That was never a penalty or sending off, clipped his own heel in replay but not a mention from jambo bbc reporter…..update he has now conceded there was no touch but the pulling of the shirt outside the box was enough ehhhh …hibs are being done by the mibs
Jude 2005
Not what I seen! Jersey tugged outside the box. Hertz player looked to have clipped his own ankle and went down. We would NEVER have got that one.
No matter now 4-1
Bah!
Starryhope
Lenny’s been checking young Ince out, he’s a good player but our young players are better IMO
1-1 almost scored again B’pool
Mc Gowan comes from a big Celtic family in Coatbridge!!
4-1. This could be a right doing…. Never a penalty though. Both the jersey pull and clip of the heels were outside the box. Not even close.
Deary me
The Hearts player felt the jersey pull, made sure he took a couple of steps to get into the box and then went down.
HIBS BEING DONE BY THE MIBS but they are probably used to it and just accept it……they may be a poor team but they are up against the officials as well…sad
garcia lorca on 19 May, 2012 at 15:31………..
Aye, the very same, have known Jim for a long time.
He is great mates with my brother, Gerry (the lawyer), not Gerry B, although they are pals too along with Jim D…….The four Mary’s……….
Whenever I am back home and in his (and their) company, we spend many hours talking all things Celtica……..
Thanks.
Regards & Hail Hail
TBM
Disgraceful incompetence from Thomson..typical scottish refereeing.
Gordon_J agreed: he was fouled and then made the most of it
he’s been paid as a professional and did what he needed to do
Never a penalty! A hand on his arm and his feet buckle under him?
And he was outside the box! and why the red card?
The ref was in the box I guess thats why the penalty.
spot on starryhope
someone gonna tell me how does a pull on a jersey make your legs stop workin???
droppin like the fleas they are now
hh
i remember reading somewhere that mr thompson is a hearts fan
is this true anyone?
It wasn’t a straight red – second yellow.
It should have been a free kick outside the box but the yellow card was correct.
When the huns go tits up it looks like the minis will assume the mantle of establishment team in the eyes of the MIBs.
Ach well, never mind. Seems strange to be supporting another Scottish team anyway.
Starryhope
To quote Diddy Dodds..
“The jersey pull Was outside the box and ankles clipped unintentionally, Thomson had to award the penalty..”
What a mindset…
Typical blue Scotland..
HH
Hibs now hoping that the hvns disrupt this.
Embdy else worrying about our biggest win in a senior club cup final record?
Jeezo, Hibs have downed tools. Poor side.
a yellow yes for the “tug” never in a million years a red or pen!
a played rugby for years, had folk pulling ma jersey every game and never felt the need to drop to the floor
once again a noob in black has ruined a potential good game of football
hh
Ralph Waldo- if its the same guy he will be mid to late 50s I guess. If it is him he taught Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. He retired but planned to work again down in England either in teaching or as a therapist.
Mighty- cheers for the info but I managed to contact a local service who already looked at it- now thats service
Don’t know if thompson is a hearts fan, but he’s definitely a hun.
Hope this helps.
Between an incompetent referee we have an incompetent assistant, who both conspire to make the wrong decision.
Hearts having been awarded a place in the final by another incompetent.
Welcome to Scotland
Hibs urny very good
Hibs being reffed in a similar manner to ourselves, at Hampden today.
i.e Black commits Red card offence = Ref uses discretion, issues talking to
Kujabi pulls shirt, yellow card offence = Ref follows letter of the law, issues card.
credit hearts for the way they’ve gone about their business today – dodds
we’ve been speaking about sporting integrity for weeks then see THAT !!!
shocking
hh
Jeez the Jam Farts fans are as dumb as their bigger and uglier cousins.
Phil
What evidence do you have of that??
ParkheadcumsalfordwhoisNeilLennonand PaulMcBrideandTrishGodman on 19 May, 2012 at 15:42…………
No pal…….. Maryhill, then Pollok……..then loads of other less salubrious places……….
Cannae dae smileys!
I’m sure Miss Brogan must have had a load of sisters in the teaching game!!!!!
Regards & Hail Hail
TBM