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Liverbirdie said:
Why not, do you think if Aberdeen/Hearts/Hibs/Dundee United were in the championship/ league one they wouldn't have enjoyed new trips to Leeds, Newcastle, Sunderland, Man city over the last 20 years. One may even get in the prem. Surely better than a twentieth trip to Dundee/Motherwell again.
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Definatly better than the twentieth trip scenario yes, without a doubt , .. im just curious , would they get more supporters traveling from down south or would it be the same as they are currently ? would the clubs actualy benifit more financialy to the degree that it would be worth doing it tho ? ie will there still only be say 800-1000 away fans , or would it double , tripple etc .. could you see 3000 leeds fans trecking to somewhere in north scotland for a regular league game .. (figures are for conversatin sake , by no means accurate)
 
I'd love to see Rangers start up again in the english league,bring the other lads down as well,I dont think Celtic need anyone to get by,the seem to be doing okay as things are now,Rangers are a bit like Leeds,they broke the bank for european glory and its cost them big time..
 
In the 1990's two bus loads of Swindon dwelling Celtic fans would make the trip to Parkhead for the home games.
Rangers and Celtic have a bigger fan base in England than the likes of QPR and Norwich.
 
BROOKIE said:
I'd love to see Rangers start up again in the english league,bring the other lads down as well,I dont think Celtic need anyone to get by,the seem to be doing okay as things are now,Rangers are a bit like Leeds,they broke the bank for european glory and its cost them big time..
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But they don't seem to be willing to accept the penalties LUFC got though
 
bladeplayer said:
Definatly better than the twentieth trip scenario yes, without a doubt , .. im just curious , would they get more supporters traveling from down south or would it be the same as they are currently ? would the clubs actualy benifit more financialy to the degree that it would be worth doing it tho ? ie will there still only be say 800-1000 away fans , or would it double , tripple etc .. could you see 3000 leeds fans trecking to somewhere in north scotland for a regular league game .. (figures are for conversatin sake , by no means accurate)
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I'd have thought so. Ok Exeter to Aberdeen would be a hard one and others I'm sure. The first few years would have novelty value, but most places from Birmingham to Dundee can be covered within 6 hours (same as Liverpool to Norwich now). Dont you think Hibs gates would improve if they were playing Barnsley, Leeds, PNE once a season, and imagine if they were going for division one/championship league or play offs with 3-4 games to go. Nowadays, they have no chance of any league glory, only a cup run (or final this year).

As someone who has been to hundreds of away matches, I love going to new grounds. I stopped going to London games when we got back in Europe, as I'd been to Spurs 6-7 times and I'd rather go to Auxerre away, than to London again. In Scotland you go to each away ground twice a season, so Hibee fans may have been to Motherwell away 40 times in 20 years, boring as hell. They may have been to only 20-30 different grounds in over 20 years. If they had spent it in the champiosnhip/div 1 they probably would have got 60 different grounds, not including cup games.

I also think that they should start by making ths Carling/Cis cup a British or Anglo-Scottish cup for a start, see how that gets on. It might raise it's profile a bit also. Would it be a mickey-moose cup then?
 
Liverbirdie said:
I'd have thought so. Ok Exeter to Aberdeen would be a hard one and others I'm sure. The first few years would have novelty value, but most places from Birmingham to Dundee can be covered within 6 hours (same as Liverpool to Norwich now). Dont you think Hibs gates would improve if they were playing Barnsley, Leeds, PNE once a season, and imagine if they were going for division one/championship league or play offs with 3-4 games to go. Nowadays, they have no chance of any league glory, only a cup run (or final this year).

As someone who has been to hundreds of away matches, I love going to new grounds. I stopped going to London games when we got back in Europe, as I'd been to Spurs 6-7 times and I'd rather go to Auxerre away, than to London again. In Scotland you go to each away ground twice a season, so Hibee fans may have been to Motherwell away 40 times in 20 years, boring as hell. They may have been to only 20-30 different grounds in over 20 years. If they had spent it in the champiosnhip/div 1 they probably would have got 60 different grounds, not including cup games.

I also think that they should start by making ths Carling/Cis cup a British or Anglo-Scottish cup for a start, see how that gets on. It might raise it's profile a bit also. Would it be a mickey-moose cup then?
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It would only be called a mickey-moose cup when Liverpool win it, not when Chelski, Utd etc win ;-)
 
Rangers have been offered a place in the EPL, but today turned it down. A spokesman for Rangers said "We don't do Woking away"















credit to twatter for that one!:rofl:
 
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