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Name | "Big" Al Hardie |
Birthplace/Date | Simpsons, Edinburgh 30th July 1975 |
Where Do You Live | 57 Front Street, Acomb, York |
Primary School | Lauder Primary School,
Lauder, Berwickshire |
Secondary School | Earlston High School,
Earlston, Berwickshire |
How long a Hearts Supporter | 11-20 Years |
First Hearts match | 1st October 1983 Hearts 0 Aberdeen 2 |
How long a member of London Hearts | 3-4 Years |
How did you find out about London Hearts | Through No Idle Talk / Grant Thorburn |
Favourite all time Hearts Player | Robbo - a living legend Stevie Frail - Before he got injured he was really good. Apparently I look a bit like him? |
Most memorable Game | Cup Final 1998 League Cup Final 1996 1-0 Bayern Munich 1989 2-1 Hibs Scottish Cup 1994 2-1 Aberdeen Scottish Cup 1996 - nothing happened for 80 minutes then it all happened. 2-0 Motherwell 1995 - if we hadn't won, we'd had probably lost the play off and gone down |
How often do you get to games | About 10 a year if I'm lucky Used to go to 20 -30 games a season before I moved to E*****d |
Favourite English team | York City Bradford City |
Lowest moment | End of 1985/86 Although the 6-2 derby came close |
Best Hearts goal | Robbo's 208th league goal: Vs Rangers 1997 After breaking Jimmy Wardhaugh's record with a penalty, about 2 mins later Robbo picked up the ball in the centre circle, went past two Rangers players and put the ball in the top corner from 25 yards out. |
Best thing about being a Jambo | The supporters: no glory hunters or bigotry. It's easy to make friends with fellow Jambos. |
Proudest moment | 1998 Cup Final |
How did you become a Jambo | My Dad, who has been a Jambo since WW2 took me to Tynie when I was 8 before I was brainwashed by the Old Firm propaganda machine. |