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Hibernian great Eddie Turnbull dies

Former Hibernian player and manager Eddie Turnbull has passed away at the age of 88.

During the late 1940s and 1950s, he played in the Famous Five forward line along with Gordon Smith, Willie Ormond, Bobby Johnstone and Lawrie Reilly at Hibernian. In that time, he won three league titles and became the first British player to score in a European club competition.

After winning 9 caps for Scotland and scoring 150 goals in 349 games for Hibernian he retired from playing in 1959. He first managed Queen's Park between 1963 and 1965 before moving to manage Aberdeen were he had success, winning the Scottish Cup in 1970 and finishing second in the league in 1971. He left to rejoin his former club Hibernian in 1971 but this time as manager where he would stay with 1980 before leaving football management.

During his time as Hibernian manager he won the 1972 Scottish League Cup final against Celtic as well as masterminded their most famous victory, a 7–0 win over their Edinburgh derby rivals Heart of Midlothian on 1 January 1973. The stylish early-70s team were known as Turnbull's Tornadoes and included the likes of John Brownlie, Pat Stanton and Alex Cropley.

If it was not for Jock Stein's all-conquering Celtic side, the Hibs trophy cabinet would surely have been busier - they were league runners-up in 1974 and '75.

Jim Jefferies and Craig Brown have already stated how respected and highly regarded Turnbull was especially by the older generation of managers some of which included the likes of Craig Brown, Archie Knox and Walter Smith who were coached by Turnbull when they were starting out on their coaching careers.

Page last updated at 17:45 GMT, Saturday, 30 April 2011 18:45 UK
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"Next Season is for Eddie" - Calderwood

Hibernian manager Colin Calderwood says that next season is going to be dedicated to Eddie Turnbull how died earlier today.

After losing 2-1 to St Johnstone, the team received the news of Eddie Turnbull's death and in his post-match interview with BBC Sport Calderwood said "It is a very sad day for the club. We only found out after the match and the atmosphere around the dressing room is down at the moment."

"He was an outstanding Hibernian man,

"I met him at our last home game and had a chat with him.

"You would love to be able to pick his brains because of his outstanding knowledge of the game.

"To be remembered as he was as a player and a manager and to have the history with the club he had, it's a tremendous thing to have.

"I have said to the players that we are going to do well in dedication to Eddie"

Hibs play Turnbull's former side Aberdeen on the last day of the season and plans are already under way to remember a man who played a big part to both clubs.

Page last updated at 16:05 GMT, Saturday, 14 May 2011 17:05 UK
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Hibernian 1 - 3 Aberdeen

Chris Maguire's double helped Aberdeen end their Scottish Premier League season with victory over Hibernian.

Derek Riordan found the net for the hosts with a volley after 21 minutes and Akpo Sodje struck the frame of the Dons goal before the break.

Josh Magennis headed Aberdeen level three minutes into the second half.
Maguire spun in the box to smash home on 75 minutes and added another two minutes later with a stunning strike from outside the box.

The match was preceded by a minute's applause in memory of the late Eddie Turnbull, who managed both clubs and spent his entire playing career with Hibs.

Hibernian Manager Colin Calderwood says he is optimistic for the future after the end to a season which has saw Hibernian finish 10th in the league. He also said it does not look likely that Riordan will stay at Hibernian but has not ruled it out.

Page last updated at 13:23 GMT, Wednesday, 18 May 2011 14:23 UK
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Sproule to Return while Riordan Stays

Hibernian have announced that former Hibernian winger Ivan Sproule has signed a pre-contract with the club while Riordan has also agreed a new deal.

Derek Riordan who has scored 11 league goals this season including on on the final day against Aberdeen has signed a new deal till June 2014 while Sproule signs on a two year deal at Easter Road from Bristol City.

Mean while Francis Dickoh and Ricardo Vaz Te have been told they are not getting new deals at Easter Road with talks with midfielder Liam Miller still ongoing. Graham Stack has been given a one year contract extension to prove his fitness by Colin Calderwood as he starts to form the team for the next campaign.

Page last updated at 12:23 GMT, Monday, 30 May 2011 13:23 UK
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SPL Announces Outline of Plans

The SPL Chief Executive has announced the outlines of the planned changes for the SPL along with ones being made by the SFL.

Neil Doncaster come out today to outline the plan for the new SPL format of a 18 team league with two teams getting relegated at the end of the season. The season will still span from August to May however their will be a winter brake over the month of December.

The first division will be expanded to 12 teams while the 3rd Division is scrapped for a new regional pyramid system and there will be no changes to the transfer windows.

The SFA are announcing plans to change their league format to introduce a playoff for the extra place from the first division to the SPL.

The current teams planned for the SPL are:

-Aberdeen
-Celtic
-Dundee United
-Dunfermline
-Falkirk
-Hamilton
-Hearts
-Hibernian
-Inverness CT
-Kilmarnock
-Morton
-Motherwell
-Queen of the South
-Ross County
-St. Johnstone
-St. Mirren
-Rangers
-Raith Rovers

There will also be changes to the cups with the League Cup now only for teams in the SPL, First Divison and Second Division.

The League Challenge Cup will only involve the First and Second Divisions.

There is also the introduction of the Scottish Super Cup for the winners of the SPL and the Scottish Cup at the start of each season. It has been announced the Morrisons is to sponsor the cup on a four year deal.