Rotherham- My new English team

[el hibs]

Alan leaves a legend. I wish him all the best. He assembled a team of heroes. I hope he does well. He's a good guy and deserves it.

A while ago he stated that family and golf are more important to him than his job, so moving nearer them and his beloved Everton makes sense.

I'd like his new team to give us a pre-season friendly so we can thank him. Like after his return from cancer treatment we would give him an excellent reception.

Failing that, it would make an excellent Hibs away day to support Rotherham for the day- so we can sing a few songs for Alan.

:gwa:

[johnbc70]

I can understand family of course, but he said that golf was more important to him than football and his job?

[tigerted]

I'm sorry. You must be a space Cadette!

[Bostonhibby]

You've not been to Rotherham have you?

Think I will continue to have no interest in them or the area as per usual.

[keep the faith]

I'm sorry. You must be a space Cadette!

Why? I thought the OP was very fair and honest

[CRAZYHIBBY]

Jeezo

[mca]

Why? I thought the OP was very fair and honest


Has The OP Ever Been To Rotherham !!! http://www.hibs.net/images/smilies/no%20way.gif

[NadeAteMyLunch!]

I think we'll all be visiting enough shan poke towns with houfin wee grounds next season supporting Hibs without adding bloody Rotherham to the list. I'm out.

[ehf]

I'm sorry. You must be a space Cadette!

:top marks

[Eyrie]

Why would anyone decide to support a team that has just taken our manager? Surely you should be annoyed at them?

Or are you just eternally grateful for Gareth Evans?

[ShinyFantastic]

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Wow

[northstandhibby]

Alan leaves a legend. I wish him all the best. He assembled a team of heroes. I hope he does well. He's a good guy and deserves it.

A while ago he stated that family and golf are more important to him than his job, so moving nearer them and his beloved Everton makes sense.

I'd like his new team to give us a pre-season friendly so we can thank him. Like after his return from cancer treatment we would give him an excellent reception.

Failing that, it would make an excellent Hibs away day to support Rotherham for the day- so we can sing a few songs for Alan.

:gwa:

Admire your good intentions mate!

:top marks

[jacomo]

Watch about, clown about.

[Waxy]

Alan leaves a legend. I wish him all the best. He assembled a team of heroes. I hope he does well. He's a good guy and deserves it.

A while ago he stated that family and golf are more important to him than his job, so moving nearer them and his beloved Everton makes sense.

I'd like his new team to give us a pre-season friendly so we can thank him. Like after his return from cancer treatment we would give him an excellent reception.

Failing that, it would make an excellent Hibs away day to support Rotherham for the day- so we can sing a few songs for Alan.

:gwa:
Lets concentrate on the Hibees.

[SJM]

Wanted Scott Allan last year, linked again with JC this season, approached Stubbs' sneakily 6 months ago - nah they can go take a flying **** to themselves. I hope AS does well but it doesn't mean I'll like or respect that football club.

[Jdawg]

Alan leaves a legend. I wish him all the best. He assembled a team of heroes. I hope he does well. He's a good guy and deserves it.

A while ago he stated that family and golf are more important to him than his job, so moving nearer them and his beloved Everton makes sense.

I'd like his new team to give us a pre-season friendly so we can thank him. Like after his return from cancer treatment we would give him an excellent reception.

Failing that, it would make an excellent Hibs away day to support Rotherham for the day- so we can sing a few songs for Alan.

:gwa:

My god, will not give them a moments thought, never have, never will.

[Greencore]

Been to Rotherham before, the most depressing place I have ever been. Reminded me of gorgie. Sheffield is better.

[tigerted]

Exactly. Why would we give a s***e? Sorry, you've lost the plot!

[Hannah_hfc]

I'm sure the OP had good intentions for the thread. Will wish Stubbs all the best as he put together a team who gave us all something we thought we'd never see.

I just can't bring myself to care much for Rotherham but I like Stubbs and I hope it doesn't go bad for him at all

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[Sir David Gray]

I don't care about Rotherham as a club although I will probably look out for their results next season but only because of Stubbs.

[monktonharp]

Has The OP Ever Been To Rotherham !!! http://www.hibs.net/images/smilies/no%20way.gifone of those nasty Northern towns eh? that part annoys me, when reading posts from people below the "Gap" and surrounding areas. you are implying to many on here who will never have been, and never thought of going to Rotherham that it is the end of the world. Is it so? I bet many on here have been to plenty of naughty places in our own toon. we don't all live next to the castle, or Morningside you know.:wink:

[monktonharp]

Been to Rotherham before, the most depressing place I have ever been. Reminded me of gorgie. Sheffield is better.Well, I take note of your advice. not been to "Rothers", can we now call it that? but Sheffield, a big big toon with the highest proportion of afternoon drunks I have ever seen. watched a programme mainly about Grimsby recently. that looked a right sheite hole btw. we could scroll the whole of England, and find lots of depressing places, as opposed to bonny bonny Scotland::thumbsup:

[OsloHibs]

Never. Hope they get stuffed my the mighty forest!

[Viva_Palmeiras]

Is this what .net has become calling fellow posters space cadettes, clown someone who's lost the plot? Folks don't know what's going on inside their nut?

Poor show folks. And yes I know there's a choice. Didn't think that within a week of winning the.greatest accolade in our lifetime we'd start back on this kinda track.

[WellingtonHibby]

Well, I take note of your advice. not been to "Rothers", can we now call it that? but Sheffield, a big big toon with the highest proportion of afternoon drunks I have ever seen. watched a programme mainly about Grimsby recently. that looked a right sheite hole btw. we could scroll the whole of England, and find lots of depressing places, as opposed to bonny bonny Scotland::thumbsup:


What programme was that?G Grimsbys got its fair share of problems, bu ive been plenty worse places!

[Greencore]

Well, I take note of your advice. not been to "Rothers", can we now call it that? but Sheffield, a big big toon with the highest proportion of afternoon drunks I have ever seen. watched a programme mainly about Grimsby recently. that looked a right sheite hole btw. we could scroll the whole of England, and find lots of depressing places, as opposed to bonny bonny Scotland::thumbsup:


Yay!!!!!!👍🏻

[Billy McKirdy]

I've been to Rotherham, it's no better or worse than anywhere else really, get the OP's sentiments buy like others that club has blatantly tried to get our players and manager before, hope Stubbsy goes on to great success just don't try to steal our players.

[Keith_M]

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This.

[Sean1875]

**** Rotherham.


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[BSEJVT]

Rotherham were and remain and Stubbs now is totally irrelevant to me.

I will neither care nor look at how either get on.

[lyonhibs]

Respectfully, Rotherham can, with respect, go **** themselves.

Is it not just a ****heap suburb of Sheffield anyway??

The attraction for Stubbs is the league they're in, the money that attracts and the exposure it receives. Any Rotherham fan getting a chubby that Stubbs is passionate about Rotherham FC in isolation is deluding him/herself.

[norhfc]

Respectfully, Rotherham can, with respect, go **** themselves.

Is it not just a ****heap suburb of Sheffield anyway??

The attraction for Stubbs is the league they're in, the money that attracts and the exposure it receives. Any Rotherham fan getting a chubby that Stubbs is passionate about Rotherham FC in isolation is deluding him/herself.

Like all football fans they will get a chubby, we are so easily duped time and time again, will not be looking out for their results....time to move on and hopefully upwards.

[Carheenlea]

Have no interest in English football, and not going to start taking one any time soon.

[worcesterhibby]

I dislike Rotherham intensely and yes I have visited a lot of times for work. Personally I hope they get pumped every week. While Alan Stubbs was Hibs manager he had my undivided loyalty. He has now walked off and left us despite the support we have shown him and the fact that he has not achieved the goal of promotion. That's his choice, absolutely...but I couldn't give a monkeys what happens to his career now. He better not come in for any of our players.

[SeanWilson]

Rotherham were and remain and Stubbs now is totally irrelevant to me.

I will neither care nor look at how either get on.

exactly how i feel.

[Jim44]

Rotherham were and remain and Stubbs now is totally irrelevant to me.

I will neither care nor look at how either get on.

:agree:
I think I'm beginnng to feel sick at all the 'Stubbs can't do a thing wrong' claptrap. OK, he took the huge monkey off our back and got us playing decent football again, and I thank him for that. But put it in perspective. He failed twice to get us promotion, subjecting us to numerous embarrassing defeats from lesser teams along the way. He tried to get away from Hibs to join them eight months ago but failed. Fine, if anyone wants to deify him and offer lifelong, public gratitude. go ahead and enjoy cozy thoughts, but don't try to get us all to join you.

[jacomo]

I can't believe people are still responding to the OP.

Clearly at it.

[CRAZYHIBBY]

Rotherham can GTF

[DH1875]

**** Rotherham.


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This :agree:

[rotherhamrob]

I've lived in rotherham for over 26 years, in all that time I've seen them play once and I have to say I was bored out of my skull. For me it can only be hibs and scotland in that order.
My youngest is in to football and I asked him if he wanted to go to rotherham games, he said he wasn't bothered as he'd like to go and see hibs, so this coming season I will be taking him to a couple of games at easter road and I can't bloody wait.

[jimmythefish]

Hope Rotherham get relegated

[Jim44]

Hope Rotherham get relegated

Now we're talking. :greengrin

[Cabbage East]

I've never even seen them play on tv, never heard anything remotely interesting about the town. This is probably the biggest thing that's ever happened involving their team or the town. A nothing place.

[worcesterhibby]

I've never even seen them play on tv, never heard anything remotely interesting about the town. This is probably the biggest thing that's ever happened involving their team or the town. A nothing place.

Second biggest

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotherham_child_sexual_exploitation_scandal

[Finn2015]

I wish Stubbs well but no, don't give a chuff about Rotherham

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

You've not been to Rotherham have you?

Think I will continue to have no interest in them or the area as per usual.

Quite right, the town is a ****hole.

[Baldy Foghorn]

I wish Stubbs well but no, don't give a chuff about Rotherham

:top marks

[lord bunberry]

I couldn't care less about Rotherham. If I'm being honest I feel like Stubbs has been desperate to leave hibs if he has chosen to go there. I'll always be grateful for winning us the cup, but I feel he has let us down a bit by jumping ship when the job is half done.

[OsloHibs]

All stubbs leaving has shown me is that he had no faith in getting us up this season. Says more about him than anything else.

Rotherham is only famous for scandal, cr*p mp's and the chuckle brothers.

[Bad Martini]

Rotherham were and remain and Stubbs now is totally irrelevant to me.

I will neither care nor look at how either get on.

:agree:

Spot on.

In my humble opinion it shows great ambition; after all, who wouldn't want to go to a club with a stadium half the capacity of ours, languishing in the relegation zone the last two seasons and having last won anything of note more than 50 years ago. Clearly a club going places, with a supportive chairman who keeps and stands by his managers :rolleyes:

Actually, I really don't give a toss; stole our manager. Leave our players. You aren't part of the Hibernian FC and thus of zero interest to me.

:agree:

[paddy1875]

I couldn't care less about Rotherham. If I'm being honest I feel like Stubbs has been desperate to leave hibs if he has chosen to go there. I'll always be grateful for winning us the cup, but I feel he has let us down a bit by jumping ship when the job is half done.

If Alan Stubbs had stayed he'd be on a hiding to nothing. He had a poor end to the season but then managed to do the unthinkable and win us the Scottish cup after 114 years. If he'd stayed, got us promotion it's would've been seen as peanuts in a league without Rangers and hearts to many looking in, and including many Hibs fans.

He'll be moving closer to his family (who he's been away from for 2 years) and probably bringing in 4x his wage. I'm sad to see him go. He's a legend now. But the money and prospects down in England now take everyone down. Players, managers, coaches the lot.

Sad state of affairs but it's now the way it goes.

[Galahibby]

As much as Stubbsy will always be a hero in my eyes, the way Rotherham have gone about this has left a bad taste so **** them. I wish him well personally, but feel he'll be lucky if he sees the season out there.

[lord bunberry]

If Alan Stubbs had stayed he'd be on a hiding to nothing. He had a poor end to the season but then managed to do the unthinkable and win us the Scottish cup after 114 years. If he'd stayed, got us promotion it's would've been seen as peanuts in a league without Rangers and hearts to many looking in, and including many Hibs fans.

He'll be moving closer to his family (who he's been away from for 2 years) and probably bringing in 4x his wage. I'm sad to see him go. He's a legend now. But the money and prospects down in England now take everyone down. Players, managers, coaches the lot.

Sad state of affairs but it's now the way it goes.
I read on here that his family had moved up to Edinburgh and loved it here, one of his kids was going to uni in Edinburgh. I disagree that winning the championship with hibs would've meant nothing. Alex Neil got the Norwich job after winning the championship and Owen Coyle got the Bolton job after doing well in the same league, both better jobs than Stubbs has taken. The fact that he was prepared to jump ship last season and the fact that he has accepted the Rotherham job so quickly says to me that he couldn't get out the door quick enough.
I agree about the money down south and that he is and always will be a legend, but it leaves a slightly bad taste in the mouth that he's been so keen to leave.

[paddy1875]

I read on here that his family had moved up to Edinburgh and loved it here, one of his kids was going to uni in Edinburgh. I disagree that winning the championship with hibs would've meant nothing. Alex Neil got the Norwich job after winning the championship and Owen Coyle got the Bolton job after doing well in the same league, both better jobs than Stubbs has taken. The fact that he was prepared to jump ship last season and the fact that he has accepted the Rotherham job so quickly says to me that he couldn't get out the door quick enough. I agree about the money down south and that he is and always will be a legend, but it leaves a slightly bad taste in the mouth that he's been so keen to leave. The Alex Neil one your right in he done really well getting that job. Norwich showed great faith in him. Neil Lennon got offered the Bolton job tho from winning a double and getting Celtic to the last 16 of the champions league. Appoligies iv not heard anything about him wanting away last year? What happened here?

[Jim44]

As much as Stubbsy will always be a hero in my eyes, the way Rotherham have gone about this has left a bad taste so **** them. I wish him well personally, but feel he'll be lucky if he sees the season out there.

How can you wish him well but stuff Rotherham? It's a bit like wishing good luck to an astronaut but hoping his spacecraft blows up. Personally, I wish him all the failure that's coming his way. I'm a great believer in ' if he's not with us, he's against us', ............. Long live schadenfreude. :greengrin

[Franck Stanton]

Stubbs will live to regret this decision. He will be shown the door by Rother-bloody-ham [crappy wee shyt club/town], by the end of this season. To say I am disappointed in him is an understatement. Yeah , he won us the S/C, and deserves great credit for that. But ROTHERHAM ? I ask you. Jumped ship at the first opportunity. WHERE'S YOUR LOYALTY STUBBS ? This time last year you were spouting about loyalty when Scott Allen was wanting to move to the blue-nose keek. Rother-bloody-ham - backwater of a town and football team.

[iwasthere1972]

Will always be eternally grateful for Stubbsy helping us to eventually win the Scottish Cup but as far as Rotherham are concerned I couldn't really give a toss. Read a few comments on one of their messageboards and it's the usual Scottish football crap, how many of their players would get in our team...not many etc etc.

Just like Mowbray, Stubbs has disappeared before his contract was up. Rotherham......really.

Ah well at least we have time to bring a new manager in before we start our European venture. That's unless we get banned.

[The_Horde]

Let's not kid ourselves that this isn't a step up.

Bournemouth and Swansea are 2 examples of what can be achieved with the right management.

[HappyHanlon]

Let's not kid ourselves that this isn't a step up.

Bournemouth and Swansea are 2 examples of what can be achieved with the right management.

And copius amounts of money

[Alfred E Newman]

If we go up next season it would be an added bonus to see Rotherham relegated.

[The_Horde]

**** Rotherham. Nothing club funded by tv money

[The_Horde]

And copius amounts of money

Correct.

[Craig_in_Prague]

Sorry but I hope they get pumped every week.

[Lago]

Let's not kid ourselves that this isn't a step up.

Bournemouth and Swansea are 2 examples of what can be achieved with the right management.
Rotherham are no Bournemouth or Swansea. Yes Stubbs will have a great player budget relative to what he had at Hibs, however in the league he is now operating Rotherham are small fry and his budget will be paltry in comparison to Newcastle, Derby, Aston Villa, Sheffield Wed etc. Need I go on. I think he may well be in for a tough time. Really disappointed in the way hechas handled this, but then thats football.

[Siralbertkidd]

Was on the Rotherham fans website. They are hoping Stubbs brings them fast, wide, direct players. OOPs, not done their due diligence have they!i

[GordonHFC]

Sorry but I hope they get pumped every week.

👍

[Pretty Boy]

I've no more interest in Rotherham now than I had last week, last month or last year. I hope Stubbs does well as it will be in the minds of future managers that Hibs is a good club at which to learn and develop, we win and the manager wins.

What saddens me is that Rotherham is now a step up from Hibs. It's an indication of what money has done to the modern game that managing a club like Rotherham is a bigger job than managing the likes of Hibs, Hearts or Aberdeen. Still that's where we are and we get on with it.

[stoneyburn hibs]

I wish Alan Stubbs all the best with his managerial career, probably look out for their results next season.

[snedzuk]

What programme was that?G Grimsbys got its fair share of problems, bu ive been plenty worse places!

Was in a strip bar in Amsterdam once and when the whole banana / candle / foursome etc show was over, the lights went up and this shocked looking old bloke next to me turns kind of pale faced to me and says 'there in't even a massage parlour in't Grimsby'

[erin go bragh]

Nah , Rotherham can gtf . Stubbs will always be a Hibs Legend but feel that club have disrespected us with their antics .

[RedHibby]

Rotherham, average a Manager a season or slightly more. AS will not last a year at Rotherham because the chairman just doesn't like hanging on to them for too long.

[lyonhibs]

Rotherham are no Bournemouth or Swansea. Yes Stubbs will have a great player budget relative to what he had at Hibs, however in the league he is now operating Rotherham are small fry and his budget will be paltry in comparison to Newcastle, Derby, Aston Villa, Sheffield Wed etc. Need I go on. I think he may well be in for a tough time. Really disappointed in the way hechas handled this, but then thats football.

Look at the teams that remain in The Championship and indeed lower and then compare their historical size, success, fanbase and stadium size with that of Bournemouth.

Not that I think in any way whatsoever that Rotherham will be the next Bournemouth, but if you'd been told 5 years ago that Bournemouth would finish mid table in the Premiership, you'd have laughed your heid off.

So it is possible.

[Pete]

One eye will be on them to see how Sir Stubbs fares down there.

It's a big ask as they will be minnows but if he consolidates and is given time to build then anything is possible I suppose.

Lower mid table will be an achievement and I hope they do well.

[Galahibby]

It's a bit like wishing good luck to an astronaut but hoping his spacecraft blows up.

Eh, naw, it isnae like that at all really. I wished him well *personally* and if he does move on to bigger and better than Rotherham then I will wish him well professionally too. I still believe that their chairman gobbing off to the Sun before a formal approach was made is poor form though, so I don't wish his *****y wee team any good fortune at all. If that's ok?

[jacomo]

Eh, naw, it isnae like that at all really. I wished him well *personally* and if he does move on to bigger and better than Rotherham then I will wish him well professionally too. I still believe that their chairman gobbing off to the Sun before a formal approach was made is poor form though, so I don't wish his *****y wee team any good fortune at all. If that's ok?

Seems reasonable to me.

:thumbsup:

[BOB MARLEYS DUG]

Some very bitter posts on here.

[Albanian Hibs]

**** Rotherham

[Moulin Yarns]

I think he misheard



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph6Le_fkHL4

[High-On-Hibs]

Couldn't give a flying fu.. about Rotherham. I wish all the best for the man personally.

[High-On-Hibs]

Rotherham, average a Manager a season or slightly more. AS will not last a year at Rotherham because the chairman just doesn't like hanging on to them for too long.

I doubt he's planning to stay there long term tbh.

[Bostonhibby]

I doubt he's planning to stay there long term tbh.
Agree, a day and a half should be plenty. Dump.

[Itsnoteasy]

Alan leaves a legend. I wish him all the best. He assembled a team of heroes. I hope he does well. He's a good guy and deserves it.

A while ago he stated that family and golf are more important to him than his job, so moving nearer them and his beloved Everton makes sense.

I'd like his new team to give us a pre-season friendly so we can thank him. Like after his return from cancer treatment we would give him an excellent reception.

Failing that, it would make an excellent Hibs away day to support Rotherham for the day- so we can sing a few songs for Alan.

:gwa:

Your old English team must be *****£ if this is your new 1.