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1999 / 2000 Season - 2000 News
21 May 2000
Last game of the season, Hearts 2 Hibernian 1, and a sixth place finish in the SPL.
17 May 2000
Hibernian and Hakim Sar finally make the news in Nantes. Click here and see
entry for 15/05/00. See papers for a fan's view.
(some other web references to the player here, here and here)
Hibs have appointed Ian Westwater as goalkeeping coach. The player was out of contract at Dunfermline. He will also act as emergency goalkeeper cover.
15 May 2000
Hibs under-21's lost 1-0 to Rangers today therefore making Hearts the champions
before their last remaining game.
15 May 2000
What a difference a letter can make. Turns out that our latest signing managed to
assume a T prefix to his name in the Scottish Press which made it very hard to track down
his past. The French midfielder we have signed is actually called Hakim Sar and does
indeed come from Nantes where he is described as a defender / midfielder, born 2/3/81,
height 1.83m and weight 72 Kg. He is a youth team player who has skirted the fringes of
their first team squad once or twice.
14 May 2000
Three defeats on the trot. Final score today - Dundee 1 Hibernian 0.
12
May 2000
Alex McLeish has offered a three year deal to nineteen year old French midfielder,
Hakim Tsar, who has been training with the club.
Also presently at Easter Road on trial is Danish left back, Ulrik Laursen (right), who currently plays for Odense Boldklub.
11 May
2000
Alex McLeish has stated that he wants to bring Lyndon Andrews (right) to Hibs on a
one year deal. The Trinidad and Tobago international had trials with Hibs earlier in the
season. The deal will depend on work permit regulations.
Goalkeeper, John Campbell, became the latest player to leave the club - he has joined Elgin City.
10 May 2000
Hearts resoundingly won the under-21 derby tonight by 4-1 to knock Hibs off the top
of the league for the first time this season. Hearts are now 2 points ahead with only one
game remaining.
9 May 2000
Earl Jean became the latest player to be told he was surplus to requirements and he
has already left Easter Road.
Meanwhile, Stevie Crawford resigned for Dunfermline today triggering an additional payment to Hibs.
8 May 2000
Club captain, John Hughes, will follow Pat McGinlay out of Easter Road at the end
of the season. Also leaving will be Michael Renwick. Both players are out of contract. The
process of vetting replacements is well under way - currently on trial is nineteen year
old French midfielder, Hakim Tsar, who was formerly with Toulouse.
6 May 2000
Hibs lost 2-0 at Motherwell today and slipped back to sixth in the league with
another two away games still to play to complete the season.
5 May 2000
Hibernian's longest serving player, Pat McGinlay, will be released at the end of
the season.
3 May 2000
Final score from Ibrox tonight - Rangers 5 Hibernian 2. Hibs goals from Miller and
Lehmann.
1 May 2000
Kenny Miller has been voted Young Player of the Year.
29 April 2000
Hibs beat Aberdeen 1-0 today through a Kenny Miller goal. Read what the papers had to say about the last game played on the slope.
27 April 2000
Hibernian unveiled plans for a football academy at a press conference yesterday - Click here to read the Midlothian Council press release. They also
confirmed that building of the new West stand will start this summer. Read more in
What the Papers Say.
Meanwhile, Oli Gottskalksson has revealed that he will quit Hibs at the end of the season to sign a three year deal with Brentford. Alex McLeish has confirmed an interest in St. Mirren keeper Ludovic Roy.
25 April 2000
The under-21's stayed on course for the title with a 2-1 win over Rangers last
night - a brace for Liam O'Sullivan.
22 April 2000
Hibs drew 1-1 at Parkhead this afternoon after leading from a Stuart Lovell goal.
21 April 2000
Hibs youngster, Tom McManus, scored twice for the Scotland youth team in a
tournament in Portugal on Wednesday - unfortunately the Scots went down 4-2 to France.
Hibs under-21's beat St.Johnstone 3-0 at Easter Road yesterday to extend their lead at the
top of the table - goals from Widera, Kristjansson and Barr. Meanwhile Mark Dempsie is
recovering after undergoing an operation at the weekend to correct a recurrent back
injury.
19 April 2000
Hibs have former St. Ettiene midfielder, Phillipe Cuervo (right) on
trial. The player, currently with Swindon Town, is out of contract at the end of the
season. Paul Lovering has picked up a suspension and will miss Hibs games against
Aberdeen and Motherwell. Russell Latapy will miss the last three games of the season as he
flies off to play a World Cup double header against Haiti.
18 April 2000
Hibs drew 3-3 with St.Johnstone at the weekend having been 2-0 ahead. Hibs goals
from Latapy, Paatelainen and Lehmann.
(Apologies for late posting - everyone has to have a holiday some
time).
14
April 2000
Franck Sauzee has been named Bank of Scotland Player of the Month for March.
9 April 2000
Hibernian tonight lost their Scottish Cup semi-final 2-1 to Aberdeen. Latapy put
Hibs in the lead before goals for Aberdeen from Stavrum and Dow. Match Report.
7 April 2000
Tremendous news for Hibs supporters - Franck Sauzee has signed up for another year.
Great timing as well - just ahead of the Cup semi-final.
4 April 2000
Hibs will after all operate a credit card hotline for the Cup semi tickets. The
number is 01383 606088 and it is open 8am to 7pm today and 8am to 12 noon tomorrow.
Meanwhile, the under-21's drew 1-1 away with Motherwell last night - Earl Jean got
the Hibs goal.
2 April 2000
Hibs defeated Dundee United 1-0 yesterday at Easter Road through a Paul Hartley
goal. It emerged afterwards that Hartley had turned down a proposed £150,000 switch to
United the day before. More in What the Papers Say.
26 March 2000
Hibs recorded their second defeat in a row to teams fighting relegation at the
bottom of the table - final score from Rugby Park - Kilmarnock 1 Hibs 0.
24 March 2000
Hibernian yesterday signed the Icelandic trialist, whose name turns out to
be Thorarinn Kristjansson, until the end of the season.
The under-21's kept up their good form with a 2-0 win over Kilmarnock this week - Kristjansson scored and Huggon got the other.
22 March 2000
Final score from Easter Road last night : Hibs 1 Dundee 2. Is there a signing in
the offing ? - see What the papers say.
18 March 2000
Hibernian 3 Hearts 1and just one win away from third
spot. Goals from Latapy, Sauzee and Paatelainen. Match
report.
16 March 2000
The under-21's have played two matches this week
and both have featured trialists Lyndon Andrews (right) and Toti Bergsson. On Monday they
defeated Dundee 3-1, with strikes from Hartley (2) and Huggon, and last night they drew
0-0 with Motherwell.
Yet another Hibs player has gone out on loan, this time Michael Renwick to Partick Thistle.
13 March 2000
The cup semi will be played at Hampden on Sunday 9th
April in the Sky TV 6:05 slot.
Meanwhile, Hibs will field two trialists in the under-21 match with Dundee tonight: midfielder Lyndon Andrews - another T&T international, and Toti Bergsson - an Icelandic striker.
12 March 2000
Hibs have drawn
Aberdeen in the semi-final of the Scottish Cup - venue still to be announced. More in
What the Papers Say.
11 March 2000
Hibs beat Falkirk 3-1 today and go into the Scottish Cup semi-final draw tomorrow
night. Goals from Latapy (2) and McGinlay. Match Report.
9 March 2000
Yet another Hibs young prospect has gone out on loan - this time midfielder Martin
Hughes to Albion Rovers.
7 March 2000
The Hibernian under-21's have also defeated Celtic, in an away match yesterday.
Goals from Hartley and Jean gave the youngsters a 2-0 victory.
6 March 2000
Hibs have loaned out two of their most promising youngsters in moves that mirror
that of Kenny Miller with Stenhousemuir last year. Liam O'Sullivan has joined Clydebank
and Tom McManus has gone to East Fife.
Meanwhile, Hibs boss Alex McLeish will now have to deal with former Aberdeen manager, Ian Porterfield, over Russell Latapy's international committments. Porterfield is the new head coach of Trinidad and Tobago.
5 March 2000
Hibernian tonight defeated Celtic 2-1 at Easter Road through strikes from McGinlay
and Miller. Match report.
1 March 2000
Russell Latapy will miss the Celtic game on Sunday night as he is flying back to
Trinidad to play in a World Cup qualifier against Dutch Antilles. He will not, however,
play in the away leg which will allow him to turn out for Hibs in the derby with Hearts on
March 18th.
29 February 2000
Hibs tonight beat Clydebank 3-0 in their Scottish Cup replay, with goals from
Lovell, Lehmann and Sauzee, and will meet Falkirk in the quarter final at Easter Road.
29 February 2000
Hibs under-21's beat Aberdeen 2-1 at Easter Road last night, avenging a 4-0 defeat
from the young dons a week ago at Pittodrie. Scorers were McIntosh and Bottiglieri.
28 February 2000
Clydebank have had their appeal to sign a goalkeeper ahead of tomorrow night's cup
tie, rejected by the SFA. Bankies boss, Steve Morrison, is likely to play in goals
himself. Ironically, it was a collision with ex-hibee favourite Keith Wright, now playing
for Morton, which ruled out Clydebank's normal keeper, Colin Scott.
26 February 2000
From disappointing to disastrous as Hibs today crashed 4-0 at Pittodrie to a
resurgent Aberdeen.
25 February 2000
Trinidad and Tobago lost their Gold Cup semi-final to Canada 1-0 last night. This
means Russell Latapy is on his way back to Edinburgh. He will not, however, arrive in time
for the Aberdeen game on Saturday. More in What the Papers
Say.
23 February 2000
Hibs fell to a disappointing 1-0 defeat at St.Johnstone last night. The Saints
scored from a dubious penalty award.
21 February 2000
Trinidad and Tobago beat Costa Rica 2-1 to earn a place in the semi-final of the
Gold Cup against Canada on Thursday. Great news for T&T, not so great for Hibs who are
missing influential midfielder, Russell Latapy.
20 February 2000
Hibernian have been drawn against Berwick Rangers or Falkirk at home in the next
round of the Cup, if they can first get past Clydebank. Full draw is Motherwell or Ayr
United v Partick Thistle: Rangers v Hearts: Hibernian or Clydebank v Berwick Rangers or
Falkirk: Alloa or Dundee United v Aberdeen or Inverness Caley Thistle.
19 February 2000
Hibs fought out a 1-1 draw with Clydebank in the Scottish Cup today.
Paul Hartley equalised for Hibs after the visitors had taken the
lead. Hibs played with ten men for the last 55 minutes after Tom Smith was red carded.
The replay will be on Tuesday 29th February.
17 February 2000
Hibs have a 19 year old left sided central defender on trial from
Manchester City. He is Northern Ireland born Shaun Holmes. Hibs have not had a naturally
left footed player in this position since the departure of Alex Marinkov.
Meanwhile, it looks increasingly unlikely that there will be an early return for Russell Latapy (pictured right with international team-mates Dwight Yorke and Shaka Hislop). He scored for Trinidad and Tobago in a 4-2 win over Guatemala and T&T now look certain of a place in the next stage of the Gold Cup.
12 February 2000
Today's St. Johnstone v Hibernian match was abandoned at half-time due to heavy
snow with the score standing at 0-0.
10 February 2000
Alex McLeish's pursuit of Martin McIntosh finally paid off today with the central
defender (pictured in the 2 Feb item below) signing for Hibs for somewhere in the region
of £300,000.
8 February 2000
Hibernian have given a contract until the end of the season to Trinidad and Tobago
international striker, Earl Jean, after he impressed boss Alex McLeish in training with
the club during the last week.
6 February 2000
Hibernian ran champions elect, Rangers, very close tonight. The game ended 2-2
after Hibs were twice ahead through strikes from Kenny Miller.
5 February 2000
Hibernian today unveiled the new club badge (pictured opposite) following the
competition in which fans sent in their designs for consideration. This is the fourth
badge the team have had since their formation in 1875. The club have covered all the
angles by including every element any fan could possibly want. Pictorially we have the
football, the castle for Edinburgh, the ship for Leith and the Harp which links this
latest incarnation of the badge with the club's roots. In addition to this we have in
words Hibernian - off course, 1875 and Edinburgh - which is important as the city is a
great name to be associated with.
3 February 2000
Stevie Crawford's transfer to Dunfermline has finally been completed. The player
has followed a very similar path to Barry Lavety with a permanent move after a successful
loan period. Furthermore, the deal is very similar, with Hibs receiving a fee now and a
further fee should Crawford resign for the Pars at the end of this season.
2 February
2000
Stockport County defender, Martin McIntosh (pictured right), is in Edinburgh for
signing talks with Hibernian - the two clubs are said to have agreed a fee. McIntosh
previously played for Hamilton Academicals and is keen on a return to Scotland after his
family failed to settle in England.
31 January 2000
The two Soca Warrior trialists have arrived at Easter Road - striker Earl Jean who
is a full Trinidad & Tobago Internationalist and centre-half Antiba James who has
played for the T&T under-21's.
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10 January 2000
Hibernian beat a Tobago select 2-1 yesterday in a friendly with goals from Latapy
and Paatelainen, despite playing with ten men for most of the game - Dirk Lehmann was
red-carded after just 20 minutes.
6 January 2000
Kenny Miller has signed a new contract that will keep him at Easter Road until Summer
2004. More in What the Papers Say.