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@aidansmith07 Alex Cropley was, without any doubt, a proper poet on the pitch.
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Aidan Smith
@aidansmith07
Journalist, author. Nine-times winner, Scottish Press Awards. New book Hibs at 150: Down the Slope with Football's Great Pioneers (Birlinn) out 6 November.
Edinburgh Katılım Kasım 2012
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Aidan Smith retweetledi
A poet adds his tribute. Put that in your pipes, Jambos, and smoke it
Angus Peter Campbell@aonghasphadraig
Very sorry to hear this. When I was a student at Edinburgh Uni I used to go to Easter Road to watch Hibs. They had a wonderful team, including Pat Stanton, John Blackley etc but the most elegant player was Alex Cropley. He was a joy to watch. Condolences to family and friends.
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His goal in the 0-7 game has been much posted, but you had to be there - Tynie, ’71, TV not present - for Alex’s greatest. Remember Best vs Sheffield Utd running diagonally one way then shooting the other across the bamboozled keeper? Our man beat him to this feat by two months
PictureThis Scotland@74frankfurt
Alex Cropley - 199 appearances for Hibernian, 49 goals, 1968–1974. While with Hibs, he won the Scottish League Cup of 1972, in a 2–1 victory over Celtic in the final.
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RIP Alex Cropley. A few words on his immense talent from my book, Hibs at 150
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Programme cover for the Aldershot v Colchester United clash back in 1971
#AFC #Aldershot #Shots #CUFC #ColchesterUnited #Us #Programmes
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@HibernianRetro @gatimmins It is fantastic. Though kind of ruins my long-held belief it was Haymarket Ice Rink and 11-1. Whatever, I was definitely present and Alex Cropley definitely scored from halfway and the ref’s drop-ball restart
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Hibbies, what’s the best goal you’ve seen your team score at Tynecastle? I ponder this, and many other urgent questions, in my book Hibs at 150 …
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Derek’s masterpiece. The 70s hair is perfect. Great title, too, though of course the Tornadoes weren’t reliant on throw-ins, not like teams now. That said, Schaedler’s was a monster
Derek Binnie@binzoboy
Don’t often post things twice, but in this case as I’ve had 2 of the players on it and a couple of players from the same era giving me great feedback, I thought I’d stick it back up. Another tribute to this great side. @SuperbFootyPics @WPDigital2
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No legal basis. No clear objective. No exit. And much of Britain’s political class spent the week calling Starmer a coward for noticing.
Latest substack from me.
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The A-side. Never played the B-side. Gouged it with my primary school compass then covered it in masking tape …
Hibernian Retro@HibernianRetro
Who remembers this record? 🎵 '𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐲, 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐓𝐨 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐬' Hibernian Supporters’ song by Hector Nicol
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Still searching for the ToTP performance. For opening chords whole band had backs to camera, then Bryan spun round. Corny theatre but brilliant all the same
Roxy Music@roxymusic
Between their debut album and For Your Pleasure, Roxy Music released standalone single "Pyjamarama" on this day in 1973. This clip is from one of their many live performances on German music show Muzikladen. #roxymusic #livemusic #onthisday
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“And here are the finalists for GQ’s Best-Dressed Man, Relaxed/Casual for 1972 … What they ALL come from Hibernian FC?!”
Hibernian Retro@HibernianRetro
We found this fantastic picture in our archives the other day ✔️ 𝐇𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐂 Players looking dapper in 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟐 📸 Back Row - L2R: 𝐏𝐚𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐧, 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐇𝐚𝐳𝐞𝐥, 𝐉𝐢𝐦 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤, 𝐉𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐲 𝐎’𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐤𝐞, 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐞, 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐨𝐧 & 𝐄𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐫 Front Row - L2R: 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐜 𝐄𝐝𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬, 𝐉𝐨𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫, 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐞𝐲, 𝐀𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐆𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐨𝐧, 𝐉𝐢𝐦 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐭 & 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐞 𝐌𝐜𝐄𝐰𝐚𝐧 @gatimmins @HibsTrust @KM1875 @blackfordian1 @SimonPia1
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Fascinating line about the inception of the 6N and England and France hoping to carve up the fixtures so they would always meet on the last weekend, reckoning this would be a title decider. Aye right!
Derek Douglas@Derek_Douglas50
It would rarely be my paper of choice but this is a very good interview with 85-year-old JWT by the excellent Nik Simon in yesterday’s Daily Mail. Published on the morning of the Big Game and knowing, as we do, which way the pieces fell, it’s still a worthwhile read:
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Saw that debut. A 3-3 draw if memory serves. Liked Kenny’s willothewispness. Very Hibs. Hearts have always preferred them more muscular
Persevere Originals@PersevereOG
Happy Birthday to former Hibee Kenny Davidson @KdKenny1952 🥳🎉💚 Kenny bagged a brace on his debut against St Mirren back in 1970! Here’s hoping a few of the new boys find the net today too…
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@binzoboy Love the flickering movements. Like they’re all still with us!
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@aidansmith07 Cheers Aiden. You had me panicking for a millisecond when I first read ‘Edward’s missing’🤣🇳🇬👍
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Edwards missing his front teeth, Stanton handsome as ever with the cup, Gordon striking an intellectual pose, Duncan en route to the exit gates at the bottom of the slope … great work, Derek.
Derek Binnie@binzoboy
Well, this turned out to be not too easy to make, I soon realised I couldn’t get any players moving, I binned more videos than I used as they were just distorted. I went for a Tornado setting, I made all the wee commentary clips too🤣. Anyway, just a bit of fun🇳🇬💚
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