What a week it has been, I guess good luck really does come in 3's. After getting an A for my Biology exams, I then found out on Friday that I got an Unconditional offer from Robert Gordon University so I now know I will be definitely doing Physiotherapy. I've still to hear from a couple of other uni's but it's nice to know that I have a place in at least one.
It was then the big one on Sunday, Hibs winning the CIS Cup! What a great day, probably my best as a Hibs fan. I saw us win the trophy in 1991 but being only 13 it didn't mean as much to me, had only been to a handful of games. Since then there has been a lot of near misses by Hibs with 3 final defeats so this final victory meant a lot. Needless to say I got rather drunk on Sunday night, just as well I had taken Monday off work.
There were so many great memories from the day, here are a selection of them:
30,000 Hibs fans singing Sunshine On Leith after Hibs were presented with the trophy. You could feel the hairs on the back of your neck standing up. John Collins said standing on the pitch and listening to the fans sing was his most enjoyable moment in football.
The fact we won the final 5-1!
Starting a chant at Hampden! Johnny Collins Green & White Army!
The Cambuslang Miners Welfare Club had buckfast as an optic.
Toasting the cup success on the bus back home by drinking 18 year old Highland Park whisky. A great whisky for a great occasion.
The bus driver informing us that he would have to stop at the next services as he was "touching cloth" and he was "feared to fart". He then had to stop the bus on a slip road to compose himself as he was in so much pain......
Back in Edinburgh greeting fellow Hibs fans with the Da Da Da part from the Fratelli's Chelsea Dagger and having them join in. It had been played at Hampden and all the fans were bouncing around to it.
Getting called Keith Wright by a number of fans due to me wearing the (lucky) 1991 cup final top. This despite the fact I don't really look like him. I also got abuse for being able to fit into a top that is 16 years old.
Meeting and shaking the hands of 2 of the players, McNeill & Stevenson, while walking along London Road drunk after the pub shut.
Let's hope we don't have to wait 16 years for another cup win. There is still the possibility of a cheeky cup double this season, we have Dunfermline in the Scottish Cup semi final next month. Now that really would be a celebration bearing in mind we haven't won that trophy since 1902. Surely we can't win two trophies in one season..........
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Don't forget your tramps running onto the pitch at Easter Road and curtailing the celebrations, nooch. ;-)
I doubt Dickov is a fan of Kevin Smith.
Thats the problem in Scotland, you get a bunch of drunken people together and some idiots are always going to cause problems.
Kind of glad I didn't go down to Easter Road although the driver of the open top bus thinking he was in Formula 1 was a bit disappointing.
Still:
The Hibs are having a party
The Hibs are having a party
The Hibs are having a party
And the Hearts are in their beds
Jersey Girl is one of my favourite films of all time I'll have you know....
The bus has been sitting in the LRT depot for the past 17 years, so obviously the driver had to make sure the accelerator was working fine.
Where better a place to test driving fast than Easter Road!
It is a shame though that a couple of fans spoilt it for the rest of you though, especially when the press for the behavior of the fans was excellent.
I wasn't at ER so I can't really comment on the fan behaviour there.
Typical jambo though, trying to rain on the hibs parade.
I'm not raining on Hibs parade at all, I think it's a good achievement, and long awaited.
Alls i'm saying is that it's a shame a few fans had to run on the pitch during the lap of honour.
And at no point did I bring into the conversation what team I support.
Anything that puts Edinburgh in the news for positive reasons is surely a good thing?
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