18-06-2021, 16:21
Sad to hear about him battling Dementia. Everyone at hibs wishes him all the best.
An absolutely legendary character, when he comes in the room the whole place just lights up. From that era of Scottish managers that smoked cigars and wore car coats and bunnets.
Those were the days !!
And someone from hibsnet remembered this classic :
‘Friendly’ versus Middlesbrough at Easter Road
Nobby Stiles came rushing in on Bertie with an over the ball challenge Bertie anticipated it but fell badly on his shoulder on the bone hard surface
Tam McNiven diagnosed a broken collar bone and he would have to come off
“ Give me five minutes” says the bold Bertie
Five minutes later Stiles is getting carried off on a stretcher
“ Ref! Sub!”
An absolutely legendary character, when he comes in the room the whole place just lights up. From that era of Scottish managers that smoked cigars and wore car coats and bunnets.
Those were the days !!And someone from hibsnet remembered this classic :
‘Friendly’ versus Middlesbrough at Easter Road
Nobby Stiles came rushing in on Bertie with an over the ball challenge Bertie anticipated it but fell badly on his shoulder on the bone hard surface
Tam McNiven diagnosed a broken collar bone and he would have to come off
“ Give me five minutes” says the bold Bertie
Five minutes later Stiles is getting carried off on a stretcher
“ Ref! Sub!”