Portuguese (Sporting Lisbon) players.

**nellio** · 20-06-2018 08:15 PM

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This never ends well for the Logic fellah in 'Viz'.

used to pinch my old man's viz annuals when I was a kid. Found them hilarious.

**hibsbollah** · 20-06-2018 08:16 PM

This thread should win some sort of pedantry award.

***neil7908*** · 20-06-2018 08:17 PM

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It's not Hibs. It's Hibernian Edinburgh. Hibs is simply not correct as you have not stated the full name of the club so Hibernian Edinburgh cannot be involved.

I'm starting the petition to get Hibs.net changed to HibernianFootballClub.Internet. I'm tired with all the incorrect naming getting thrown around these days.

***CropleyWasGod*** · 20-06-2018 08:30 PM

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I'm starting the petition to get Hibs.net changed to HibernianFootballClub.Internet. I'm tired with all the incorrect naming getting thrown around these days.

I think you'll find it's The Hibernian Football Club, ackcherly.

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***One Day Soon*** · 20-06-2018 08:31 PM

What happened here people? There's innocent bystanders getting involved and everything.

**hibbycraig** · 20-06-2018 08:54 PM

Trying to put money on them getting relegated. Anyone find any odds? Clubs are picking up bargains tho.

***CropleyWasGod*** · 20-06-2018 09:03 PM

Originally Posted by hibbycraig

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Trying to put money on them getting relegated. Anyone find any odds? Clubs are picking up bargains tho.

Got some good prices on Sporting Life.

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**Mick O'Rourke** · 20-06-2018 09:45 PM

I was not aware that Sporting were in so much financial trouble until i come across this thread,then searched for more information.
This is a very interesting article on what is going on

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/...-a7606676.html

Older Hibernian fans will of course remember that great night at the Holy Ground when Sporting came to town.
Up there with the best of our European nights.
Along with the Barcelona and Napoli home ties.
I wish them well.

Bit of trivia...

In the away leg against Sporting, Hibernian for the first time wore a purple kit.

Of course,the colour purple has been an "away kit" choice a number of times since.

Story goes it was our chairman Tom Hart's wife,Sheila,who chose that colour.

She wrote the B side to the Turnbull Tornadoes song as well ;-)

"Hibernian,give us a goal!"

A sentiment that was very apt when Alex Miller was manager ;-)

**heretoday** · 21-06-2018 03:02 AM

Right bunch of masons on this thread.
Sorry. Freemasons.

**NAE NOOKIE** · 21-06-2018 11:08 AM

I sympathise with their fans to be honest … I cant count the number of times in the past I've thought of heading along to East Mains and pulverising half our team with a baseball bat

Seriously though …. the fans right to attack players begins and ends with giving them the bird from the stands during games, this is far from an isolated incident when it comes to European clubs, I'm pretty sure players cars have been vandalised during training at more than one club after a bad run of results, but when it turns from that to attacking the actual players who can blame them for moving on.

It doesn't matter a toss what a player is worth, if their employer cant guarantee their safety then IMO they have an automatic right to move on … they were saying that Sporting were talking of taking the players to court, they wouldn't have a prayer if you ask me. Bosman already proved that in the eyes of the law you cant treat human beings like slaves or commodities and I doubt a court anywhere with the European court looking over their shoulder would pass a judgment that infers you can.

**hibsbollah** · 21-06-2018 11:12 AM

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Right bunch of masons on this thread.
Sorry. Freemasons.

It's more commonly known as the Craft. Get it right I'm so angry

**Geo_1875** · 21-06-2018 11:40 AM

Originally Posted by Centre Hawf

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You’re not wrong. But you are being pendantic. Sporting Lisbon is used throughout football coverage across Europe.

And Scottish media constantly refer to Rangers when they talk about the team from Govan.

They're wrong but people know who they are talking about.

**JeMeSouviens** · 21-06-2018 11:55 AM

Cool, a pedantry thread in disguise.

Excellent. Can I cover Spain?

Your handy cut out and keep guide to how Spanish people refer to various teams:

La Real = Real Sociedad
Madrid = Real Madrid
Atletico or Atleti = Atletico de Madrid
Athletic = Athletic Club (from Bilbao)
Barça = Barcelona and is pronounced Bar-sa, not Bar-tha or some *******isation thereof, it's a Catalan word and the cedilla should leave nobody in any doubt.

Final point to remember: THERE IS NO TEAM CALLED ATHLETICO! GOT IT?

Ah, that's better.

**Mick O'Rourke** · 21-06-2018 12:04 PM

Originally Posted by JeMeSouviens

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Cool, a pedantry thread in disguise.

Excellent. Can I cover Spain?

Your handy cut out and keep guide to how Spanish people refer to various teams:

La Real = Real Sociedad
Madrid = Real Madrid
Atletico or Atleti = Atletico de Madrid
Athletic = Athletic Club (from Bilbao)
Barça = Barcelona and is pronounced Bar-sa, not Bar-tha or some *******isation thereof, it's a Catalan word and the cedilla should leave nobody in any doubt.

Final point to remember: THERE IS NO TEAM CALLED ATHLETICO! GOT IT?

Ah, that's better.

Leith Athletic 0 V Preston Athletic 0

**JeMeSouviens** · 21-06-2018 12:10 PM

Originally Posted by CropleyWasGod

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I think you'll find it's The Hibernian Football Club, ackcherly.

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Hang on just a minute. Isn't that, by your reckoning, the company that owns the club? Next you'll be admitting that RFC 2012 plc (formerly The Rangers Football Club plc) was Rangers and that The Rangers Football Club Limited (formerly Sevco Scotland) is Rangers*.

* but not the same Rangers.

**JeMeSouviens** · 21-06-2018 12:14 PM

Originally Posted by Mick O'Rourke

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Leith Athletic 0 V Preston Athletic 0

There's always one.

**Smartie** · 21-06-2018 12:21 PM

Can anyone set me straight on the Milan teams?

***CropleyWasGod*** · 21-06-2018 12:22 PM

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Can anyone set me straight on the Milan teams?

AC Milanda are the better-bread team

**JeMeSouviens** · 21-06-2018 12:47 PM

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Can anyone set me straight on the Milan teams?

Happy to help!

Football Club Internazionale Milano should be referred to as "Inter"
Associazione Calcio Milan should be referred to as "Milan", pronounced "MEE-lan" which you'd know if you watched James Richardson and his incredible sundaes on Gazzetta all those years ago!

Milan are called by the English language name for Milano because they were founded as a football and cricket club for English ex-pats. Inter are a breakaway from the same club who wanted to field foreign players.

Both clubs play at San Siro, officially called "Stadio Giuseppe Meazza". Meazza played for both clubs. If we'd moved to Straiton with the Jambos we could've had "Brian Hamilton Park".

***oneone73*** · 21-06-2018 01:31 PM

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Happy to help!

Football Club Internazionale Milano should be referred to as "Inter"
Associazione Calcio Milan should be referred to as "Milan", pronounced "MEE-lan" which you'd know if you watched James Richardson and his incredible sundaes on Gazzetta all those years ago!

Milan are called by the English language name for Milano because they were founded as a football and cricket club for English ex-pats. Inter are a breakaway from the same club who wanted to field foreign players.

Both clubs play at San Siro, officially called "Stadio Giuseppe Meazza". Meazza played for both clubs. If we'd moved to Straiton with the Jambos we could've had "Brian Hamilton Park".

Or Gordon Smith Park.