Will go down as one of the poorest strikers we've had, be nice to get strikers who can fire in a few goals per season.

'Best thing he can do is get away from this club.'

What will you go down as? Supporter of the year?

Sad to lose a player with a vast amount of experience in the game but too alot of stick most games and during his first spell for us considering he played for the Kdy mob that won the leauge during his time there.

Great guy to have in and around the club, always done his job professionally...oh well i managed to get him to sign my programme and was committed to the club If true thanks for your committment hope they will be another team either in this leauge or Div 3 for ye big man

Mon The Fife!

No real loss, Dalziel, McQuade and Wallace are better options.

Be a good striker and not score goals? Erm, your job is to score goals. Would like some examples of other strikers out there who are 'good' but don't score goals. Does anyone have a record of Hislop's goals and appearances for East Fife?

Will give it 5 minutes before fifeyboab will be on here stating we know nothing as we haven't played semi professional football for Simon Crescent Football Club.

Andy Miller, You sir have got to be the biggest ass kisser on this forum. Every man is entitled to his opinion. Hissy was signed as a striker, and hasnt scored goals? Natural leader, perhaps. But not a striker, and wouldn't make the starting for any other Division 2 side. Good luck to him wherever he goes and cant question his commitment, just didn't ever think he was good enough for us to be honest.

Not because you don't slate players, because I don't either. At the end of the day, you just post continuous shite on this forum. Hissy, he may have been committed. but he certainly was by no means a good striker. I think hissy scored 2 goals this season, and the best performances he had for the club was in defence!

Sad to hear he won't be with us next year. Looks like the haters have won again.

Well apart from your indepth analysis can you please tell me how i am an ass kisser then? Okay maybe his best performance was in defence but it was against an spl side! Would Wallace of done the same job? The guy has always gave his best for the club yet even when he's leaving still gets abuse. Get a grip.

What more 'indept analysis' do I require? You have rose tinted glasses and love everyone who plays for the club, which is fine. But at the end of the day, Hissy has never been a striker for our club. As for your comparisons (except maybe Emile Heskey) all of those strikers will score more than 2/3 goals a season! I'm not abusing Hissy, and neither is S-Pat. All we are saying, is he will go down as one of the worst strikers we've had (in recent memory anyway) as simply HE DIDNT SCORE GOALS!

Also, Would Would Wallace have done the same job in defence? No, Probably not. Why? because he's a STRIKER!

There is more to wearing a number 9 jersey than scoring goals in 2012. Ask Ryan Wallace which individual has helped him most this season?
Consider the bigger picture. Steven's biggest failure is not the lack of goals but his wearing of his heart on his sleeve. He played through 2010-11 against the odds and through the pain barrier never fully fit. After his operation he found himself second choice behind the young Ogleby. He was prepared to bide his time for a start but was a stand out in probably our finest two performances in over 20 years against Dunfermline Athletic and Aberdeen in the League Cup.
Perhaps he might have shown restraint when faced with criticism from those who would struggle to make a distinction between a square ball and a square sausage but we live and learn. I liked the guy. He gave everything for the jersey and you cannot ask anything more than that.
Good luck for the future Steven.

Commitment etc is all very well (I mean we are all committed to the club), but as another poster has said, he was here to score goals, that I think is what he shld be judged on and sadly on that it's a big fail.

Also it is laughable to use the likes of Bergkamp, agreed not an out and out goalscorer but able to unlock defences with skill and the goals he did score were memorable, can u recall any from the player in question? Or any defence splittin passes?

Good luck and thanks for your efforts Hissy, why u stayed and played in front of some of the most abusive home fans in the scottish leagues is beyond me !

Will be sad to see Steve go.He has given his all to this club for the last two years,so I say good luck Steve and wish you well in the future.
Any supporter who took the time to speak to Steve will know what a good,honest professional he is.

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Okay, until this season Robin Van Persie, Dennis Bergkamp, Duncan Ferguson, Peter Crouch, Dirk Kuyt, Emile Heskey would you like more? Or is that enough to prove my point?

All guys who have played at the highest level & aren't natural goalscorers. I guess they wouldn't get in your East Fife team?[/quote]

Are you seriously comparing Steven Hislop to Dennis Bergkamp?

Hislop is a striker, he has struggled for goals for over the last 2 seasons so why are people sad to see him go? I would rather have a striker who can put the ball in the net.

He might be a lovely guy off the pitch (apart from e-mails to fans, and squaring up to fans), but on it sadly he is not good enough. Give me a horrible person to score goals over a nice guy any day.

All the best Hissy and thank you for your good humoured contributions over the last 2 years, especially the Dunfermline match.

S Pat is spot on. Might be a decent fella but Christ he was finished as a player before he signed for us. Ovenstone is another who is done. Johnstone simply not good enough at 2nd div level.
Big clearout required!

I'm disappointed because Dalziel and McQuade have been piss poor this season, and I can't see Wallace being here next season. Good luck to Hissy where ever he goes though!

According to his Twitter, Bobby Linn is also away!

Bobby Linn? As in the most overated player in Div 2 Bobby Linn?

Good luck to him and thanks for the effort.

In my humble opinion he would not have had half the stick he got if he conducted himself with the dignity and maturity required of an East Fife captain. Social networking activity, regular "mon thens" to the fans and sarcastic goal celebrations being a few things that spring to mind. Not the best example to younger players Id say. Also do Robbo, Durie and coaching staff not get any credit for bringing Ryan on as a player.

Onwards and upwards

I think part of the problem with Steve Hislop was that he was clearly past his best and most of us remember him as a quality striker who usually did well against East Fife.When players leave I think its best to remember their contribution to the club.
Won't ever forget Steve Hislop's performances as a centre back against Dunfermline and Aberdeen.
Also while I wished he had scored more goals his contributions were one of the best things in the programme.
Some of the comments on Bobby Linn are in my view nonsense - we will not replace him with someone of the same standard.

Can't say I'm sad Hissy is leaving. He's not been anywhere approaching good for the club and his rants about the support on twitter and facebook have been nothing short of an embarrassment. I was particularly disappointed to read his homophobic comments made on Bobby Linn's page the other day. A good example why footballers should probably leave social media alone.

Regardless, I wish him all the best for the future, particularly with his opticians. I don't expect he'll be back at Bayview as an opposition player next season, so best of luck for that too.

To Mr 305,

You considered getting help for that attitude issue you possess?
Without doubt the worst post I've read this year and absolutey no need for it. Grow up!

Steven Tarditti.

Vindicate: To clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting arguments or proof.