Everything that's wrong with Scottish Football

[CallumLaidlaw]

[Sir David Gray]

That actually beggars belief to be honest.

[CallumLaidlaw]

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That actually beggars belief to be honest.

Oh they have also done a rangers one and a "non old firm" one. How nice of them

[Pretty Boy]

Is anyone really suprised?

[CallumLaidlaw]

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Is anyone really suprised?

Not in the slightest. Might be nice if Falkirk and ICT were the focus but not much chance of that eh

[Bostonhibby]

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Oh they have also done a rangers one and a "non old firm" one. How nice of them

Have the rangers ever made a Scottish cup final?

There was a team with a similar name that won quite a few but they voluntarily liquidated to avoid their creditors. Their cup history is no different to third lanarks these days.

[Sir David Gray]

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Oh they have also done a rangers one and a "non old firm" one. How nice of them

How can they have done one for Sevco when the furthest they've gone in the Scottish Cup during their three years of existence is the semi finals?

[GreenArmyyy!]

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Is anyone really suprised?

I actually am to be honest, that is staggering.

[hibees 7062]

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Is anyone really suprised?

No even a wee bit

[Andy74]

Glasgow paper has some Scottish Cup themed articles around Scottish Cup day based on Glasgow teams? Let's not get carried away. Most of their readers won't give two craps about the teams playing this final. That's fair enough.

If you look at their website this isn't on the main pages. There are some articles about the actual final though.

[lord bunberry]

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Glasgow paper has some Scottish Cup themed articles around Scottish Cup day based on Glasgow teams? Let's not get carried away. Most of their readers won't give two craps about the teams playing this final. That's fair enough.

If you look at their website this isn't on the main pages. There are some articles about the actual final though.

They don't really want to be looked at as a Glasgow paper though and stuff like this isn't helping them.

[DH1875]

To be honest, I'd forgot the cup final was this weekend until I seen this thread. With most of the media hype you'd think there is only one game on this weekend and that's the rangers vs motherwell game.
How's ticket sales looking for the cup final?

[green&left]

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To be honest, I'd forgot the cup final was this weekend until I seen this thread. With most of the media hype you'd think there is only one game on this weekend and that's the rangers vs motherwell game.
How's ticket sales looking for the cup final?

18k for Falkirk and 9k for ICT.

[Scottie]

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18k for Falkirk and 9k for ICT.

27 k for a Scottish Cup Final is embarrassing but I hope the fans of both teams have a great day out.

Just wish it was us there today.

[3pm]

Can't wait for our six of the best.

[Nando™]

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27 k for a Scottish Cup Final is embarrassing but I hope the fans of both teams have a great day out.

Just wish it was us there today.

Why?

[superfurryhibby]

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27 k for a Scottish Cup Final is embarrassing but I hope the fans of both teams have a great day out.

Just wish it was us there today.

Add the corporate and maybe call it 35,000. Not too shoddy if you consider the combined population of the two towns? Personally, I'm way more embarrassed by the media's Hun worship and the continued lack of action over the Rangers fans sectarian singing.

Agree with wishing it was us though. Hoping for an Inverness win, mostly because I like Yogi and dislike the jambo fud.

[Gatecrasher]

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27 k for a Scottish Cup Final is embarrassing but I hope the fans of both teams have a great day out.

Just wish it was us there today.

I think thats a great turnout considering the teams involved.

[mjhibby]

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Add the corporate and maybe call it 35,000. Not too shoddy if you consider the combined population of the two towns? Personally, I'm way more embarrassed by the media's Hun worship and the continued lack of action over the Rangers fans sectarian singing.

Agree with wishing it was us though. Hoping for an Inverness win, mostly because I like Yogi and dislike the jambo fud.

We need to remember that outside Glasgow,Edinburgh,aberdeen and dundee most cities have very small populations and if the final is between the likes of caley and Falkirk then getting a crowd of 35,000 is not too shabby. If Hibs hertz or the Dons were in the final, no doubt it would be a sell out but they are not in it so it won't be. It's only annoying for me that people bang on about it. Until there is a truly competitive spl then the crowds outside the big boys will never increase. We are a population of less than 5m lest we forget

[mjhibby]

Btw do you think yogi will be bemoaning the crowd if he lifts the cup. I doubt it very much.

[GreenArmyyy!]

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18k for Falkirk and 9k for ICT.

18k is a tremendous effort for a town with a population of around 40,000.

[Scottie]

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Why?

Because it is the National showpiece game of the Scottish calander . A half empty stadium is an embarrassment when football fans over the world are looking in. IMHO.

Even at the reduced ticket prices the SFA will have failed to get the neutral fan to bother making an effort to go to the game.

[Pretty Boy]

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I think thats a great turnout considering the teams involved.

Yep 18K tickets sold by Falkirk is a great effort. Thought ICT would have sold a few more tbh.

Ok there will be a lot of neutrals there and a few folk just along for the day out with their mates but that won't matter a jot to either clubs real fans if they win.

[jodjam]

Anything above 25k is a great effort by both sets of fans

[emerald green]

Today's Scottish Cup final just seems pretty small-time compared to the FA Cup final.

Anyway, good luck to ICT & Yogi Hughes. Hope they win their first ever Scottish Cup.

It will be interesting to see if Houston / Falkirk "park the bus" like they did against Hibs. If they do, I hope ICT score early doors and go on to hammer them.

[Pretty Boy]

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Because it is the National showpiece game of the Scottish calander . A half empty stadium is an embarrassment when football fans over the world are looking in. IMHO.

Even at the reduced ticket prices the SFA will have failed to get the neutral fan to bother making an effort to go to the game.

I don't really see why a neutral would want to go. It's a cup final not involving my team so I have no inclination to travel to Glasgow to watch it. Whilst there will undoubtedly be neutrals there I don't see the appeal. I'm sure a lot of folk feel the same, as opposed to the SFA failing to get fans along.

[Baader]

Poor, poor stuff from The Herald. That's embarrassing

[Nando™]

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Because it is the National showpiece game of the Scottish calander . A half empty stadium is an embarrassment when football fans over the world are looking in. IMHO.

Even at the reduced ticket prices the SFA will have failed to get the neutral fan to bother making an effort to go to the game.

So you think that the stadium should be filled no matter what? I find that ridiculous.

Also, you get embarrassed easily, by very silly things.

[emerald green]

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Because it is the National showpiece game of the Scottish calander . A half empty stadium is an embarrassment when football fans over the world are looking in. IMHO.

Even at the reduced ticket prices the SFA will have failed to get the neutral fan to bother making an effort to go to the game.

I don't think very many neutrals attend football matches these days. Certainly not in the large numbers in days gone bye anyway. These days have gone, even for so-called showpiece games like the Scottish Cup final.

I was reading this morning that the attendance at the 1975 Scottish Cup final between Celtic and Airdrie was 75,457.

[Scottie]

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So you think that the stadium should be filled no matter what? I find that ridiculous.

Also, you get embarrassed easily, by very silly things.

I'm easily embarrassed Nando that's why I support our wonderful club .

Fwiw I think it's a great achievement by both sets of fans but it still won't look good on the Scottish game to see a half empty stadium on TV.