Odds on Hibs Going Straight Back Up

Liverpoolphil said:
But very realistic - old firm derbies would increase outside interest at the very least
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Not according to the viewing figures south of the border when Rangers were last in the SPL.

When they first started to show the OF game there was some interest as, apparently, many English viewers thought that they would still see the superstars of the '90s.
Once they realised this was not the case interest Down South dried up.
 
MetalMickie said:
Not according to the viewing figures south of the border when Rangers were last in the SPL.

When they first started to show the OF game there was some interest as, apparently, many English viewers thought that they would still see the superstars of the '90s.
Once they realised this was not the case interest Down South dried up.
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Sorry I meant worldwide as opposed to here below the wall

Have a quick read of this article from 3 years when Rangers left

http://www.theawayend.net/articles/...ish-football-afford-rangers-in-the-third-tier
 
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Rangers and Celtic had a big worldwide audience due to the thousands of emigrating Scots in the early 1950's.
Canada, USA, Australia, NZ, England etc.

That group is now in third generation and the interest is waning with time.
 
Liverpoolphil said:
Scottish football is a one team league with interest outside Scotland very low - that interest is what brings the money into the leagues and the telly money. I believe the league has lost it's sponsor currently and telly deal is very minimal - the snowball effect from the lack of competition could harm the overall league and drop the standard down to the welsh league and loss of European slots.
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Ah c'mon Phil the EPL isn't successful because it was a great product with lots of outside interest!

Its successful now because a TV company took a punt on a dying league that they thought showed some potential to make the TV company rich and persuaded the EFL & the top clubs they could be rich too
 
It'd take a massive amount of change to the squad to enable us to compete with Hearts, Rangers and Falkirk. We know that Rod Petrie is frugal/tighter than a gnat's chuff (delete as applicable), so I can't see how we can attract the kind of talent that would be required.
 
StrangelyBrown said:
It'd take a massive amount of change to the squad to enable us to compete with Hearts, Rangers and Falkirk. We know that Rod Petrie is frugal/tighter than a gnat's chuff (delete as applicable), so I can't see how we can attract the kind of talent that would be required.
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Can't believe I'm going to try and put a positive spin on things for a Hibs fan....

Yesterday shows you can get a crowd in (the guys on the pitch just need to figure out out to keep them there until the final whistle) but the fan base is clearly there and of a size that can generate income and allow expenditure above most other clubs

Maybe tough to hear today but there's every chance Hibs will be competitive in next years race to get promotion (just don't do too well)
 
Slab said:
Can't believe I'm going to try and put a positive spin on things for a Hibs fan....

Yesterday shows you can get a crowd in (the guys on the pitch just need to figure out out to keep them there until the final whistle) but the fan base is clearly there and of a size that can generate income and allow expenditure above most other clubs

Maybe tough to hear today but there's every chance Hibs will be competitive in next years race to get promotion (just don't do too well)
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Alec McLeish managed to bounce back when we were relegated in 1998, but the old Div 1 / Championship wasn't as strong then as it will be next season.

Terry Butcher has experience of this before, and maybe relegation will be the spark to clear out the dead wood and we all know that it is needing to happen.

Also, it would be remiss of me not to congratulate Accies. They were by far the better team yesterday, they simply wanted to win more than the team in green.
 
Liverpoolphil said:
The Scottish Prem and Scottish Football need Rangers to win the title and be promoted - grab some interest again and sponsorship and telly money back into the leagues.
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Fortunately there will be a few teams willing and able to stop that happening. A year or two for Rangers in the Championship won't do the Scottish Premiership any harm and will maybe do Rangers a little bit of good.
 
There are more pandas now in Edinburgh than Scottish Premier League teams.
 
Is Scotland now the only footballing nation where there are no teams from the capital city in the top league?
 
Since the start of competitive football and a league structure, Edinburgh has had at least one representative team...until today.
 
Liverpoolphil said:
The Scottish Prem and Scottish Football need Rangers to win the title and be promoted - grab some interest again and sponsorship and telly money back into the leagues.
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Total crap, the leagues are far better without that lot in it. Hopefully they will fold this summer again and Celtic will bugger off too.
 
Alan said:
Total crap, the leagues are far better without that lot in it. Hopefully they will fold this summer again and Celtic will bugger off too.
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in what way are they better ?
 
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