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Danilo has only had two injuries. He needs one more to qualify IP.

John Edrich. He only had to face Andy Roberts. A lesser man than Close would have tried as hard as possible to get the bat on it in the hope he would be caught and spared further ordeal.

Jings. No bonnet, no armguards. Not even a sweater.

Boycott. Close didn’t play in that match. Trueman’s action is superb. Only Lillee matches it. My action (slow left arm) was near perfect. The trouble started when I released the ball. The little red beggar went everywhere, mostly the boundary. Truman uproots the batsman’s off stump, first ball and turns away. The batsman walks off. The fielders stroll about looking pleased. No cocoa school histrionics. Even the 300th wicket provokes only mild celebrations. First to shake Trueman’s hand is the batsman, Neil Hawke. Those were the days.

We’ve already had Fred Trueman but here he is at work.

Lammers is maybe just happier at home. Don’t take the risk. Sell him now when he’s sellable.

Just as well. Any stronger and it was in the net.

Raskin - squad at best. Cantwell - sell at any price. Hagi- one more go. Otherwise no argument.

Thanks. Said that since day 1.

Gvardiol cost £75M at the start of the season. I’m relieved to say that when I played left back to a pathetically low standard, I never headed the ball over my own ‘keeper towards an open goal with an opponent running onto it.

I’m just going out to cut the grass. I may be some time.

I remember newsreel footage of the FA Cup semi at Hillsborough. Len Shackleton for Sunderland wrecked the Blues’ outfield defence but Merrick kept them out. Unfortunately for Brum he couldn’t do the same to Bobby Johnstone in the Final.

Pat Stanton must be contender for Hibs’ best ever. He was so good I overlook the blip at the end of his career.

Talking mesmerist above reminded me of Willie Hamilton, Hearts then Hibs.

Smith - apart from Henderson best right winger I ever saw. Matured into a style of play ahead of his time in the same way as Cooper. Johnstone - only saw him second time round at Hibs. Mesmerist. Regret I never saw the Five together. Reilly - was there a better scorer of goals? McCoist. Turnbull - dynamo. Ormond - auld widden legs. But he outlasted the rest.

Ach just get the ball up the park.

A variation on the old John Greig theme.

They’ll Hibz it again. Unkind hibbees will say Belgium will Gers it.

I laughed at @Rousseau’s Windass post above but I saw him in a televised FA Cup match for Wednesday last season. Scored and generally played with courage, determination and a fair amount of skill. I might pick that Windass ahead of any of the current Rangers forwards apart from McAusland.

The fact that we posting pictures of the old stalwarts shows we have zero confidence in the current team and we’re whistling in the dark to try to keep our spirits up.

Incredibly short odds on Scotland.

Strange that Aberdeen should produce two world class swimmers in quick succession to one another.

Any one of the players in these photos would transform the defence except Willie Thornton. On second thoughts, Thornton could at least head the ball.

Mercenaries who decide to take the wage are fine. Mercenaries whose agents play games can forget it.