season as joint top scorer in the league, with seven goals, but was not offered a contract extension. New manager Tommy Wright suggested it was down to budgetary constraints, but Vine was critical of the manner in which the club had handled his departure, accusing them of a lack of respect. Vine moved on to Hibernian on a one-year deal, joining up with St Johnstone teammate Liam Craig. After a match against Celtic in October, opposing manager Neil Lennon was critical of Vine's tackling. Vine's retaliation on social media brought him a charge of "making offensive comments on Twitter suggesting the use of violence", but the Scottish Football Association let him off with a warning. After failing to score in 14 appearances, he was told by manager Terry Butcher that he would "struggle to break into the Hibs team", and in January 2014, his contract with Hibernian was cancelled by mutual consent. As the January 2014 transfer window closed, Vine signed for Greenock Morton. He left Morton in the summer of 2014 after the club were relegated. Vine returned to England, where he signed for Conference Premier club Welling United in January 2015. He played only twice, and after a brief spell with Havant & Waterlooville, he joined National League South club Gosport Borough in October 2015. After a brief period with Basingstoke Town between 2015 and 2016, he rejoined Gosport in January 2017. In February 2017, having made only three appearances since his return to Gosport, Vine joined Southall of the Spartan South Midlands League. At the beginning of the 2017–18 season, he moved to Hayes & Yeading United. Following a four-month spell with Hartley Wintney, Vine rejoined Gosport in March 2018. In 2018-19, Vine played for Wessex League club Alresford Town before joining Hartley Wintney again in October and then re-joining Southall in December. He joined Moneyfields in February 2019 before joining Tadley Calleva in August 2019. Vine joined Hemel Hempstead Town as a player-coach for the 2020-21 season. Managerial career On 20 January 2023, Vine was appointed manager of former club Hartley Wintney. Career statistics Honours Luton Town Football League One: 2004–05 Birmingham City Football League Championship second-place promotion: 2006–07 Individual Football League One Player of the Month: September 2004 References 1982 births Living people Sportspeople from Basingstoke English footballers Association football forwards Portsmouth F.C. players Brentford F.C. players Colchester United F.C. players Luton Town F.C. players