Fans Interview #5

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Hail Hail is the fifth member on the famous bounce to give us his Fan Interview
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Name :: Ian
Username :: HailHail
Radgeness :: relaxed radge
Drinking Establishment :: The Crags
Location :: Southside

First Hibernian Game...
Was taken to a lot of games as a bairn but the first one I can remember properly was a friendly against Chelsea at Easter Road not long after we had sold them Gordon Durie. We humped them 4-1 or 4-0 I think. I remember being with me old man in the old south wing stand (father and son gate) and looking in awe across at the terracing and thinking "that's where I want to go "

Most memorable moment following the Hibees?
GOOD: twenty odd thousand Hibbies staying behind , showing our scarves and singing " you'll never walk alone" after LOSING the 1993 league cup final 1-2 to the all conquering huns at the old terraced Parkhead. The huns were choking the exits, we stayed behind to salute our brave unfortunate team. I was 15 and it made a lasting impression.

BAD: the wayne foster game. heartbreaking (no pun intended)

Favourite all-time player?
Darren Jackson. It's true what 'they' say, you don't miss the water until the well runs dry. And we missed him when he left. He had everything. Pace, power, composure , great finishing and he never gave up. He might've played for other teams but WE got the best out of him. The best Scottish footballer to play for Hibs since John Collins.

Favourite all-time manager?

Though he left us for the huns, I go for Alex Mcleish. 10 derbies, 1 defeat. That was pretty good, especially for those of us who endured 22 in a row from 1989-1994. It was nice to actually look forward to playing Hearts without fearing an utter hiding.

Current Favourite Player?
David Murphy. Solid. What you see is what you get.

If you were manager at Hibs who would you bring to the club and why?
Out of anybody? hmmmm. Robbie Keane. He would run amok in the SPL and signing him would be a great coup for us commercially.

Greatest lengths gone to see Hibs?

Getting onto the east stand on a pair of titanium legs.

Funniest Hibs-related moment?
Steve Fulton being booked for being ugly at Easter road in 1999 after he reacted to abuse from the terracing. Hans Eskilson's miss at Easter road in 1996 was funny too.

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