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[Winston Ingram]

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We need to hear from the "Fans reps" immediately.
How can they possibly justify being so far at odds with what the actual fans clearly want?
Over to you, Tracey & Frank. We are waiting.

This.

[Tornadoes70]

I'm all for getting behind the club. Certainly I was all for stripping the titles. However the club comes first in my book and I trust the club are doing what they think is in the best interests of Hibernian.

Glory Glory.

[Winston Ingram]

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Wheather I agree with them or not, the club has acted with class yet again. If that's the decision made by Hibs then so be it.

Class? You must have incredibly low standards

[Johnr17]

Shameful statement, Petrie part of the problem and needs to go with the rest of them

[green day]

Jesus, now people want the fans reps hung drawn and quartered !

Is it possible that they took some of the thoughts from here to the board, and the other board members - maybe having more detail on everything including the legals - persuaded them of another course of action?

Theres too much black and white on this thread.

[Winston Ingram]

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Seriously can't believe that people on here don't think this is important. Sporting integrity down the pan. Gutless response, hiding behind legal advice. Embarrassing from Hibs.

Agreed. It's ****in incredible even if it is only 1 or 2.

[matty_f]

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We have fans have all felt at some time or another, that the authorities have bent over backwards for both bigots in the past, and they have favoured them, dare I say it cheated on their behalf.

Now it's as clear as the nose on your face, that they don't even bother to hide it now, and OUR club don't have the bollox to stand up to them when THIS was the time to do so.

Gutless.

Hell mend you Petrie.

For years we've gone to football matches, seen us shafted by refs who have been happy to shoot about their bias in retirement, at after dinner speeches, and we've had to suck it up.

We've watched as bad tackles go unpunished in old firm games as the ref tries to keep his cards in his pocket, while our players get booked and suspended for the same tackles.

And now we've seen how blatant and strong the evidence is of systematic cheating, and our club don't want to know.

It is all well and good citing lawyers, but what questions were they asked and what was their advice based on?

It stinks, and I'm gutted that Hibs have taken this stance. Even if you can say that not every supporter feels the same, it appears that there is an overwhelming majority who disagree with the stance taken, and that should have been at the forefront of the decision.

They could have at least asked us how we felt about it before deciding for us.

[High-On-Hibs]

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Jesus, now people want the fans reps hung drawn and quartered !

Is it possible that they took some of the thoughts from here to the board, and the other board members - maybe having more detail on everything including the legals - persuaded them of another course of action?

Theres too much black and white on this thread.

Well we won't know will we, as the silence has been deafening from our so called "reps" over these past few weeks. While certain posters on here (who clearly knew what the stance was going to be well in advance) spent the last few weeks telling us all to "move on".

[Beefster]

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Will this impact Celtic's willingness to do transfer business with us? Hopefully not.

The day we are subservient to Celtic just in order to get some table scraps from them is the day that we might as well pack up and go home.

On the statement, it's not Petrie and Dempster that I'd be directing my ire, if I gave two hoots about the statement. It's not their job to represent the support at board level.

[hibeedonald]

Amazed people care about this so much. Haven't been following this at all and didn't expect us to make a statement about the issue, for or against.

[Jack]

Given Hibs have our money there's little we can do to hit them were it hurts and I'm not sure we'd want to. I feel that's no coincidence it's come to a head now.

I watched the film Ghandi today.

I feel the options for us, and other supporters in Scotland are limited. We can only be passive. But we must be firm.

I propose a minutes silence at 18 minutes in our next game unless we score and again in the 75th minute. And/or both.

That was was when we were born and this could be the death of us.

All other clubs supporters should do the same with appropriate timing.

We will all do this until Scottish football is clean.

[WhileTheChief..]

Unless the review or investigation resulted in Rangers being stripped of umpteen titles and forced to wear green and gold strips no one would be happy anyway.

The idea of a review is farcical. Anyone that cares has already determined the result in their head years ago.

Would anyone anyone actually believe the conclusions unless there was absolute condemnation and huge penalties for Rangers?

[Beefster]

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... and this could be the death of us...

Seriously. Some folk need to get things in perspective.

[wookie70]

I appreciate it is on a different level entirely but if those fighting for Justice for the 96 had the same attitude it would still have been the fans who were to blame for Hillsborough. Some things are worth fighting for even if you think you will probably lose. Legal advice is often not worth the paper it is written on especially if it comes to the Establishment closing ranks.

The club has lost quite a bit of respect from me with this statement. It is as clear as day Rangers cheated and that needs to be sorted if only because the next time someone is booted out the Cup or docked points then it will just be brought up over and over. I would think that concentrating on Hibernian was a given for our club directors. For me that includes making sure our game, and its administrator are held to account and sporting integrity is at the forefront of that.

[Onion]

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I have read it, and while I would prefer the huns to be totally screwed I presume there are very good reasons why we have made this statement.

Ask yourself why there is only one club (allegedly) who wants to take this further?

Could it be that there is no point as there would be no satisfactory outcome?

I think thats what the statement says.

For me, this has gone way beyond screwing the Huns. This is about having confidence in the governance of the game and the people who are meant to be overseeing it. There have been far, far too many incidents over the last 6 years which more than suggests the SFA and SPFL are not competent to run our game. This latest refusal of the SFA to engage in an independent review (hiding behind some legal tripe) simply raises more concerns. Their call to "move on" is short hand for "let's get back to the old order" irrespective of the shafting all other clubs and fans take in the process.

[Bishop Hibee]

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Rangers have been punished by having four years in the wilderness and almost guaranteeing they'll watch Celtic get 10 in a row.

Title stripping legally isn't an option. What more do people want?

They weren't "punished". A new club started in Division 2. I'd say the Newco were fortunate to be allowed to start there.

[johnbc70]

I saw this more of an opportunity to lay bare the corruption in the SFA and the lengths they have bent the rules to suit one club. It's a stich up and we seem happy to keep nodding and playing along knowing the game is a bogey. Wasted opportunity to clear the decks of the cronies in the SFA who are happy picking up their large salaries that we pay for. Disappointed.

[Pete]

Don't really like the statement but hey ho. I'm a football fan and I'll be supporting my team.

I'm not going to get too upset about stuff that only really involves our authorities and one other club.

In no way does this tarnish the good work the board have done.

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[johnbc70]

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For me, this has gone way beyond screwing the Huns. This is about having confidence in the governance of the game and the people who are meant to be overseeing it. There have been far, far too many incidents over the last 6 years which more than suggests the SFA and SPFL are not competent to run our game. This latest refusal of the SFA to engage in an independent review (hiding behind some legal tripe) simply raises more concerns. Their call to "move on" is short hand for "let's get back to the old order" irrespective of the shafting all other clubs and fans take in the process.

Agreed, this goes far beyond just one club and is an opportunity missed to expose the corruption, or not, but we will never know now will we.

[Ringothedog]

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Not fussed either way. Let's concentrate on all things Hibernian.

My opinion as well

[inglisavhibs]

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Truly pathetic! I'm glad I held back from buying season tix, our so called board, you have lost my business!

we never had it! i doubt you held back about an upcoming statement! i think it's you that's pathetic

[Stoney Hibee]

Possibly the most disappointed I have been with club! If an athlete is caught doping he does not get to keep his medals!

[Onceinawhile]

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It's not title stripping. They haven't won any titles!

Assuming you're going along the new club argument, what have the new club rangers done wrong and how would you like to punish a defunct team?

[Blaster]

Where's ozyhibby who has been the main poster for requesting a statement and sod the consequences. See the divide it's already causing at a time when there was a real feel good factor about the club

Hibs would've been better making no statement in the best interests of our club. My opinion obviously which I know many don't share

[Tornadoes70]

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I appreciate it is on a different level entirely but if those fighting for Justice for the 96 had the same attitude it would still have been the fans who were to blame for Hillsborough. Some things are worth fighting for even if you think you will probably lose. Legal advice is often not worth the paper it is written on especially if it comes to the Establishment closing ranks.

The club has lost quite a bit of respect from me with this statement. It is as clear as day Rangers cheated and that needs to be sorted if only because the next time someone is booted out the Cup or docked points then it will just be brought up over and over. I would think that concentrating on Hibernian was a given for our club directors. For me that includes making sure our game, and its administrator are held to account and sporting integrity is at the forefront of that.

The board have far more information than we have and I personally don't think any of our board are dishonest or do not have the clubs best interests at their core. I've made the choice to trust the board on this and get behind the club as a supporter of it. Most supporters will very probably reach the same conclusion of backing the club. Maybe its slowly slowly catchy monkey with change coming further down the line at the governing bodies.

GGTTH

[Paisley Hibby]

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Don't really like the statement but hey ho. I'm a football fan and I'll be supporting my team.

I'm not going to get too upset about stuff that only really involves our authorities and one other club.

In no way does this tarnish the good work the board have done.

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This is how I feel too. Well said.

[GORDONSMITH7]

I am far too slow. Still waiting for the Hibernian tops and Fans Reps coming back with how they challenged the Hundogs and the outcome after the disgraceful way Hibs fans, including myself, were treated, at the infamous Christmas bigotfest game. Today's statement does therefore not surprise me in the slightest.

Tracey and Frank.....speak to us!

BIG G

[Paisley Hibby]

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Assuming you're going along the new club argument, what have the new club rangers done wrong and how would you like to punish a defunct team?

And if you use the same argument, we've only won the Scottish Cup twice and should have 1893 on our badge.

[Velma Dinkley]

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Unless the review or investigation resulted in Rangers being stripped of umpteen titles and forced to wear green and gold strips no one would be happy anyway.

The idea of a review is farcical. Anyone that cares has already determined the result in their head years ago.

Would anyone anyone actually believe the conclusions unless there was absolute condemnation and huge penalties for Rangers?

A review isn't needed to strip titles. A review is needed to determine exactly who is responsible for allowing, or helping, Rangers to cheat for so long and actively avoiding applying the rules when it became clear to all that they had cheated more than any other club in the UK. The talk of legal advice and title stripping is a deliberate distraction. It is the football authorities that need to be investigated and held accountable.

[tamig]

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This. Hibs to me are the most important thing and the club are concentrating on Hibs. Can understand people's disappointment but as long as our house is order that's all I care about.

Happy to turn a blind eye to cheating then?