Having swapped Merseyside for France, where he bought a 33-acre carp fishery on the outskirts of Reims after hanging up his boots, these days a 41-year-old Tony Hibbert plays football for fun with amateurs ES Louzy. However, a decade ago, the Everton stalwart enjoyed a memorable night against Greek club AEK Athens at Goodison Park as despite failing to net in 328 competitive games for the club, he scored in his testimonial.
“Hibbo scores – we riot!”
That was the mantra among Evertonians. They said it to each other, they had it printed on t-shirts and banners and when he finally did, they were good to their word, albeit in an understandably jubilant rather than angry way.
