Not at all; I've said I don't begrudge clubs like Man City and Chelsea enjoying their success; I would enjoy it too. But I wouldn't expect anything less, if Hibs became the richest club in the world overnight, as Man City did when Mansoor bought it. If you can throw £1.4 billion at a problem, chances are the problem will be resolved. Money is everything at the top level now; gone are the days of Notts Forest winning two European Cups on a shoestring budget.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
These types of petro clubs have every right to enjoy their success, but we also have the right to explain what made it happen - a winning lottery ticket. It could have been Bolton Wanderers, or even Hibs!
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13-11-2018 11:25 AM #331
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13-11-2018 11:33 AM #332This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I don't think clubs should know their place and stick to that but if a club was to develop a philosophy and grow naturally then that is likely to be more enjoyable than through an artificial influx of cash.
I know there's not many examples of teams competing at the top end of the league for trophies but you could argue that's what the likes of Bournemouth, Swansea (pre-relegation), Brighton, Huddersfield etc have done. Bournemouth are probably a good example of a club punching well above their means without winning lots. Will their fans be enjoying this period more than the Man City fans? I suspect they probably will.
If i was to move down south tomorrow and got to pick a team to support that i'd go to home and away, Man City would probably be one of the last teams i'd pick. (FWIW i think i'd probably pick someone like Crystal Palace, Everton or Newcastle)
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13-11-2018 12:04 PM #333This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
How many clubs in places like Norway are struggling for support because it’s become normalised to “support” a team from Liverpool or Manchester? Places 99% of this support (who are responsible for their position) probably couldn’t point to on a map?
City and Chelsea are a symptom of the disease caused by these “established” clubs, not the cause of it.
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13-11-2018 12:05 PM #334This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show QuoteThis quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
We can get all sentimental over history and how its been achieved, but in reality its money that makes teams bigger and better, with the odd and it is very odd exception.
Call it lottery wins, call it what you like, its happening now and will continue to happen, just like it did with bookies or toilet roll owners in the past, its just bigger sums and jealousy by those who were top dogs and are being replaced with new and bigger amounts.
I'd take a rich sheik at Easter Road as our new owner, and wouldn't think twice about it when we were winning leagues and competing in the Champions league.
What is it about fans who prefer mundane self funded monotony, i certainly don't understand it?
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13-11-2018 12:07 PM #335
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Thanks for including my home town team. You are now on my Christmas card list.
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13-11-2018 12:12 PM #336This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I didn’t listen to the podcast but some people (the British in particular) being bored with this style of football came to my attention when Spain were at their pomp. “Boringly brilliant” was the often repeated by those analysing their games.
Is their something in our sporting DNA that finds all this too effeminate while preferring the devastating way that Leicester smashed and grabbed their way to the title?
“Just get it forward!!!”😂
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13-11-2018 12:23 PM #337This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show QuoteHIBERNIAN FC - ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HISTORY SINCE 1875
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13-11-2018 01:45 PM #342This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
The only way it would happen is post a big club breakaway where they already had a closed shop. Like the NFL. At that point, it makes good sense for club owners to keep costs down.
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13-11-2018 03:41 PM #345This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Motion carried.Last edited by Hibernia&Alba; 13-11-2018 at 03:44 PM.
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13-11-2018 04:21 PM #346
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