[hibeejim21]

He was a relic of a byegone age and, as Amelia says, not a lifestyle to be celebrated anymore. Still, that doesn't detract from his unquestionable footballing talent, a showman on and off the pitch.

Different era Ritchie, but for those of us who grew up then its hard not to feel a little nostalgia for when the players had a bit of character and weren't so bland and commercialised.

I belong to that era, jim, and I agree with your comments about nostalgia and character. But we've moved on a bit since then in many aspects of our social life and what might have been acceptable then, will not be acceptable now. I remember Willie Hamilton and George Best when they played for Hibs and I'm sure alcohol played a positive part in their styles of play. But they played for enjoyment and not just for their bank balance like many do now.

Best was very much playing for his bank balance at Hibs Ritchie, he was completely done by the time he got to us and was ripping the pish big time.
When I saw Worthington he must have been in his mid 30s but he was still easily the best player on the park. Even on a miserable night in the west of Scotland, in a friendly, he put on a show. He strikes me as someone who loved playing more than Best.