Hibbert testimonial against AEK Athens, 8 August Goodison Park

[ijjysmith]

Defo deserves a Testimonial....but how random is AEK Athens?!

 

[teppic]

Tony the shoe has put in more than 10 years hard service for the blues.

Well deserved.

 

[RFUS]

Testimonials are not about your level of skill, they're about your service to the club. Let's not turn the thread into a debate about whether he's good enough or not please.

I actually like Hibbo, and I think he's better than most say.

However I just don't see 10 years of service as something deserving of merit, in his case. It's not service, so much as highly-paid employment for his boyhood club without ever even being one of our best players.

I'll reiterate: I like Hibbo, but I don't recall too many testimonials for blues. Did Dunc even get one?

 

[neil999]

I really don't think Tony Hibbert deserves a testimonial.

you heartless fiend! he gives hope to every avergae player around the globe
i wonder how many pens he'll need to score...

 

[Brennan]

I actually like Hibbo, and I think he's better than most say.

However I just don't see 10 years of service as something deserving of merit, in his case. It's not service, so much as highly-paid employment for his boyhood club without ever even being one of our best players.

I'll reiterate: I like Hibbo, but I don't recall too many testimonials for blues. Did Dunc even get one?

Ferguson didn't play for us for ten years.

You don't see it as being of merit, but that's not really relevant at all. Testimonials are for players who have served any club for ten years, doesn't matter whether you play for Rhyl or Barcelona.

And so what if other players haven't had them ? That's no way to be, we should be encouraging it for all of our players who play for us for ten years, not discouraging it because it hasn't been done consistently before.

 

[Allezfan]

To be fair footballers are paid so much that the whole idea of a testimonial (one last day to set you up for retirement) no longer really applies. It's now just a chance for the fans to show a good servant he's appreciated.

 

[Deleted member 28206]

IS RIGHT HIBBO LAD

 

[Hibbosculturedrightboot]

He'll miss a penalty

 

[thebluefox]

ill give it a miss 10 years of pain the little lemon faced kunt has put me through , truly awful footballer ,

 

[bluejock]

I think a testimonial is fully deserved for the service he's given Everton, albeit rather gashly some of the time.

I'd like to think that any money made from it would go to charity though, as opposed to Hibbo's back pouch.

 

[RFUS]

Ferguson didn't play for us for ten years.

You don't see it as being of merit, but that's not really relevant at all. Testimonials are for players who have served any club for ten years, doesn't matter whether you play for Rhyl or Barcelona.

Ferguson did. Not in one spell, but he was here from 94-98, then 00-06.

That's not my point though. It's just that to me testimonials are for truly special players. NOT talent wise, I just mean those who've really made their mark on the club.

Tony Hibbert isn't really that guy. For most of his time as our RB we've all said we'd love a better RB.

I don't mean to be a misery guts. I'll be going to this and I'll no doubt enjoy it, but like I said I can't remember the last time we had a testimonial for a player. It just seems odd that it's for Hibbert. Will Osman be next?

 

[RFUS]

Tell you what mate if you say good old Hibbo who loves the club with all his heart does'nt deserve a testimonial then you must not support Everton cause is Hibbo is not just a player of a club he is a servant.

My Dad reckons it is AEK Athens because it is something to do with Manolas cause he plays for them but who knows?
Weir will play, ssie is a defanant, Jeffers maybe? Killbane? Dunc? Lets wait and see

Yeah, that makes sense.

I'm just a really determined kopite.

 

[Baines-3]

Tell you what mate if you say good old Hibbo who loves the club with all his heart does'nt deserve a testimonial then you must not support Everton cause is Hibbo is not just a player of a club he is a servant.

My Dad reckons it is AEK Athens because it is something to do with Manolas cause he plays for them but who knows?
Weir will play, ssie is a defanant, Jeffers maybe? Killbane? Dunc? Lets wait and see

 

[grandjoeblue]

Tony is a good servant and has put his whole life into our club.

I will get a ticket for this.

 

[Brennan]

Ferguson did. Not in one spell, but he was here from 94-98, then 00-06.

That's not my point though. It's just that to me testimonials are for truly special players. NOT talent wise, I just mean those who've really made their mark on the club.

Tony Hibbert isn't really that guy. For most of his time as our RB we've all said we'd love a better RB.

I don't mean to be a misery guts. I'll be going to this and I'll no doubt enjoy it, but like I said I can't remember the last time we had a testimonial for a player. It just seems odd that it's for Hibbert. Will Osman be next?

But that's not true, so you're basing your opinion on something that has never been the case.

Testimonials are for ten years of service or players who are particularly well renowned and are retiring. End of !

It's not odd at all, it's odd that Ferguson hasn't had one but that should never stop us from celebrating the service of other players. Whether he's gash or not has nothing to do with it.