I have done previous threads on similar subjects, and it has been really amazing hearing from some of the older generation Hibees about players of old. So far we have:
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Hibernian's hardest man - John McNamee
https://www.hibs.net/showthread.php?361375-Hibernian-s-hardest-men
Hibernian's...
I have done previous threads on similar subjects, and it has been really amazing hearing from some of the older generation Hibees about players of old. So far we have:
Hibernian's hardest man - John McNamee
https://www.hibs.net/showthread.php?...-s-hardest-men
Hibernian's fastest player - George McNeill
https://www.hibs.net/showthread.php?...Sproule-Debate
Hibernian's best tackler - Inconclusive
https://www.hibs.net/showthread.php?...ler&highlight=
Hibernian's best header of the ball - Alan Gordon
https://www.hibs.net/showthread.php?...all&highlight=
I find it rather incredible that so far a team collectively known as "the famous five" have not yet provided a player that was the best in his category, and rather sad that most people whom were lucky enough to watch the famous five are now likely dead. For this reason I will nominate Eddie Turnbull, purely based upon the fact that Lawrie Reilly once commented that Eddie Turnbull was similar to Franck Sauzee when it came to shooting ability. How many goals did Eddie Turnbull score in around 349 appearances for Hibs? If it is the 150 that Wikipedia quotes, then Eddie Turnbull must have been a phenomenal shooter considering the majority of his goals apparently came from outside of the box.
Unfortunately, I was not alive at the time to witness those goals by Eddie Turnbull, so I will instead leave a YouTube video regarding the midfielder whom scored 111 career goals, and whom I consider to be the best that I have seen play for Hibs personally.
Now, according to FM 2023, free-kick taking is a seperate category, so this thread pertains to long shots from outside of the box in open play, mostly.
