I'm aware of Livingston's history and well aware of the reasons for their small support. I wasn't being critical of them for not being able to attract big crowds and I have never 'poked fun' at any club who don't attract big crowds, its a fact of football life in Scotland .... I was only addressing the reality of the fact that they don't and what that brings ( or doesn't bring ) to the top flight.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I'll bow to your greater knowledge of how they play normally ... I hope you are right.
As I said in my posts ... there are two sides to the discussion, you have the sporting side where without doubt nobody can question a clubs right to play at the highest level, just as we had no right to complain about being in the championship for 3 seasons ... do it on the pitch and get the rewards, don't and suffer the consequences should always be the only thing that matters .... the 1,500 folk who follow Livvi or Hamilton regularly have just as much right to have their devotion rewarded as the 9,000 or so who will rock up at Easter Road no matter what.
The other side is the games image where clubs with two & three sided grounds, artificial pitches, meagre crowds and to a lesser extent unimaginative football do little to promote the game as a spectacle, which is what you are hoping to present it as to prospective audiences. I'm the first to admit that I have a bit of OCD when it comes to this kind of thing, to the point where seeing weeds growing on a terracing behind someone taking a corner or practice goals stacked on an empty terrace during a game in full view of the TV cameras does my bloody head in, just because you don't play in the Maracanã doesn't mean to say you should neglect small things which will show your club in a better light .... there are quite a few clubs out there who seem to think not having the money to build new stands means you shouldn't pull up a few weeds and buy a tin of paint either.
My mate ( a Jambo ) posted pictures of the stairs and exterior of Dens park two seasons ago and the place was a bloody disgrace .. the only things missing were an old mattress and a couple of discarded fridges. Even the Hibs calendar does my head in every year, surely the backdrop to the picture of your professional soccer heroes should be the crowd ( not a problem at ER these days ) not some bland green sheet or rows of empty seats .... image, image, image ... it matters and its something the SFA, SPFL and too many clubs ignore.
Sorry about the tangent
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22-05-2018 11:42 AM #61
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22-05-2018 11:59 AM #62This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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I get that its impossible to have crowd shots with some players ... but that's not the case with the likes of Hanlon, Stevenson, McGregor and the like and I just don't get why they don't do it.
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23-05-2018 07:10 AM #67This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
They came up the hard way and for that reason the team deserve to be here. However my own personal view is that the club offer little to the top flight.
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30-05-2018 05:48 PM #69
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Are they becoming a wannabe Hibs? Stanton, Fyvie, Keatings and now Booth.
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Sadly for them they lost Fraser at the end of his contract but a fit Fyvie and Keatings will improve their chances.
They have also lost a whole host of old duffers: Fudd, McDonald etc so all good.
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30-05-2018 06:03 PM #72
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30-05-2018 06:11 PM #73
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30-05-2018 06:43 PM #74
No sympathy for Dundee United either.
They celebrated like they had just won the league when they beat us at Christmas at Tannadice the last season we were down there. Big mistake!
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