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Never a fan of old players returning but I can definitely make an exception for the return of Shinniesta, welcome back min!

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Originally Posted by pieandbovrilman

Never a fan of old players returning but I can definitely make an exception for the return of Shinniesta, welcome back min!

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For the right player its sometimes what a club needs Hope Shinnie has the desired effect. Im of an age I remember King Joey exit from Everton. We were involved in a bidding war wi Hibies the old EE used to have a blank space down the side of the broadsheet it was used for "stop press" I followed the Joey saga on that tension filled it was. Sadly Hibs outbid us was heartbreaking.

I recall The King coming back, arrived as part of the Ally MacLeod revolution.
The Hibs stuff.... Joe, to this day, detests Hibs.

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Originally Posted by InversneckieDob

I recall The King coming back, arrived as part of the Ally MacLeod revolution.
The Hibs stuff.... Joe, to this day, detests Hibs.

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I was at some gig where he was holding court, and the victim of his tales was Tom Hart, chairman at Easter Road with whom Joe battled. The only gag I can remember was “Hart’s daughter came home one night and confessed, ‘Dad, I’m pregnant’. “Are you sure it’s yours?’”

Eoin Jess’s return was also a great success. But for his heroics, I think we might have been relegated. Imagine if he’d been about 5 years older, playing with the 84 squad????

I recall that Scott Booth was also a class above when he returned, in the dark days. Here's hoping this works out - welcome back, Shinniesta min.

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Originally Posted by Jormungand

I recall that Scott Booth was also a class above when he returned, in the dark days. Here's hoping this works out - welcome back, Shinniesta min.

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Mmmm Boothy could play, but he went back to sick-note-Scott plenty in round two.
Eoin Jess, Jim Leighton, Joe Harper, Russell Anderson......all better comebacks.

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Originally Posted by InversneckieDob

Mmmm Boothy could play, but he went back to sick-note-Scott plenty in round two.
Eoin Jess, Jim Leighton, Joe Harper, Russell Anderson......all better comebacks.

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Absolutely correct min, I'm probably just thinking o one game in particular where he looked like Cruijff reborn - funny how we remember certain examples which reinforce our opinions. But aye, Boothy would get injured.

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Originally Posted by 57vintage

Eoin Jess’s return was also a great success. But for his heroics, I think we might have been relegated. Imagine if he’d been about 5 years older, playing with the 84 squad????

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Eoin Jess at the bottom of the league & playing with shyte all around him, had an almost identical goals per game record as Brian Laudrup.

113 (30) vs 116 (33)

I still f*cking hate that moose Bunter Murdoch

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Originally Posted by InversneckieDob

Mmmm Boothy could play, but he went back to sick-note-Scott plenty in round two.
Eoin Jess, Jim Leighton, Joe Harper, Russell Anderson......all better comebacks.

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Possibly, but he was also our best player by a fair margin in his one season back with us and finished top scorer in what was a fairly depressing season. 8 goals in 20 league games was a decent return considering how Shyte we were.

You could see playing abroad had improved him as a player, but I do wonder playing in that team was the reason he retired.