Hibs Hall of Famers show what is possible and should be on the dressing room wall not the toilet like me – Tam McManus
Hibs Hall of Fame opened its doors again last night and I guarantee my old pal Alan Rough won’t miss the opportunity to remind me he’s in there - and I’m not.
Roughie loves to tell folk if they walk up the staircase at Easter Road they’ll see him on the wall… but if they go into the toilet they’ll see me in the urinal! It’s all good banter. My old pal did make nearly 200 appearances for the club in six years although he won the same as me: nowt.
But he was a big figure for Hibs and a great character and deserves his place in the roll of honour. As do last night’s inductees. It was absolutely brilliant to see modern day legends Paul Hanlon and Lewis Stevenson inducted along with Joelle Murray, Alex Edwards, Tom Hart and Suzie Shephard. Hanlon and Stevenson’s achievements should be pinned up on a wall for every player at the club now - including those coming through the academy - to see exactly what is possible.
Stevenson: Scottish Cup winner, League Cup winner, 600 games for the club and fourth in the club’s all-time appearance list. Hanlon: Scottish Cup winner, former club captain, 564 appearances and just one place behind his mucker Stevenson in that list.
Two players with close to 40 years service to the club and who - I have no hesitation in saying - could still be doing a job in David Gray’s team had they not been released in the summer. Gray, of course, already has his place in the Hall of Fame thanks in no small part to his 2016 Scottish Cup final heroics.
These guys are all symbolic of what is possible for the modern day player at Easter Road. Silverware and hero status with the fans. Lawrie Reilly was the one I idolised as a young kid at Hibs. I was lucky I got to speak to him lots as he was always at games.
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