Do you support other Scottish teams in Europe?

[He's here!]

Not talking about Celtic and Rangers, who I only 'support' against Hearts or when it suits Hibs, but I vividly remember being right behind Aberdeen and Dundee United during their 80s European exploits. For a long time now tho I've basically been happy enough to see every club bar Hibs fail in Europe. In fact the more humiliating their exit the better. Why is that? I'm thinking it's maybe because Aberdeen and United had genuinely terrific sides back then and you couldn't help but be impressed by what they achieved. These days I couldn't care less about them.

[Just_Jimmy]

Nah, couldn't care less. I don't wish teams like St Mirren or Killie ill will but I couldn't care if they get pumped either.

Hearts, Sevco or Celtic I wouldn't ever watch but I'm delighted when they get beat.

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[Winston Ingram]

Aye. Everyone bar Hearts and the uglies. Watching the uglies get pumped off Euro dros is glorious.

[Bishop Hibee]

Support everyone except Hertz and the OF. Seeing OF fans suffer is brilliant.

[HFC93]

Mostly indifferent apart from wanting Hearts lose.

[LunasBoots]

As long as it's not the OF or Hearts.

[weecounty hibby]

Couldn't care less about the others really but always want celtic, huns, hearts to get pumped.

[Pretty Boy]

I watched the Killie game tonight. Thought they played very well and was willing them to get the winner towards the end.

Generally I'm indifferent about most and actively want the OF and Hearts to lose but if a team like Killie, Dundee, St Mirren etc put in a good showing then I don't mind them doing well.

[Tambo]

I watched the Killie game tonight. Thought they played very well and was willing them to get the winner towards the end.

Generally I'm indifferent about most and actively want the OF and Hearts to lose but if a team like Killie, Dundee, St Mirren etc put in a good showing then I don't mind them doing well.

Aye, wouldn't say I support the others, don't mind if they get a result. Hope rangers Celtic and hearts take a doing.

[TelaStella]

Hearts, Celtic, Huns*, Aberdeen aside I’m always quite happy to see other Scottish teams do well in Europe.

*bomb proof hat on, I genuinely didn’t mind the Hun’s run back in 2022. Beat some top teams to get all that way, thought they may as well have went and won it.

Good luck to Killie and St Mirren next week.


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[Wilson]

Interested observer. The results are what they are. Don't support any of them.

[darwenhibby]

Hope St Mirren game goes to extra time and penalties next week

[McSwanky]

Not talking about Celtic and Rangers, who I only 'support' against Hearts or when it suits Hibs, but I vividly remember being right behind Aberdeen and Dundee United during their 80s European exploits. For a long time now tho I've basically been happy enough to see every club bar Hibs fail in Europe. In fact the more humiliating their exit the better. Why is that? I'm thinking it's maybe because Aberdeen and United had genuinely terrific sides back then and you couldn't help but be impressed by what they achieved. These days I couldn't care less about them.They were also largely filled with home grown players back then.

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[Bristolhibby]

Hope St Mirren game goes to extra time and penalties next week

Good point. A few niggles and strains too.

J

[Carheenlea]

There’s always something quite satisfying and enjoyable to see another Scottish team getting a hounding in Europe. None appear to be castigated or ridiculed by the media as much as we do when we suffer embarrassing results though, so I’m quite happy to see them all pumped out as quickly, and as heavily as possible.

[Whelahan 1875]

Like to see any Scottish team winning in Europe except Hertz and the Huns where I will actively support the other team.

[Donegal Hibby]

To tell the truth , I'm normally not for any other Scottish clubs in Europe as I look on them as our competitors and don't want to see them getting extra cash . Particularly like the OF , hertz and Aberdeen to get beat though .

[Unseen work]

I want the likes of St Mirren and Killie to do well.

As much as I hate the other Scottish teams in Europe we unfortunately rely on them pulling a result or two out the bag to help with the coefficient and therefore improve our chances of getting in Europe

[cameronw-hfc]

Anyone bar the OF and Hearts I wish well but don't actively support.

[Brooster]

Always want hertz and the old firm to lose and couldn't care less about the others.

Quick question.....Do Killie drop out of Europe all together if they lose this tie or do the drop to the Conference?

[SteveHFC]

Drop to conference sure I heard them say that last night when getting the excuses ready

[Up-the-slope]

yup unless its the OF when its a bit Meh for me

[Up-the-slope]

as an aside, have a read through the results for conference league, there are some brilliant team names most of whom I know absolutely nothing about.But now I am definitely now supporting 'Noah' who won 7-0 at home

[Pagan Hibernia]

To tell the truth , I'm normally not for any other Scottish clubs in Europe as I look on them as our competitors and don't want to see them getting extra cash . Particularly like the OF , hertz and Aberdeen to get beat though .This. It's a zero sum game where Europe is concerned unfortunately. Success for others is bad for us financially in terms of the gap between them and us widening.I get the argument about the co-efficient, but I've been following hibs long enough to know that if they let the top 10 into Europe we'd probably find a way to finish 11th.

[WestStandWillie]

I always hope for OF, Hearts and Aberdeen to get pumped in Europe.The others i'm not fussed about. The further they go, the more it takes its toll on their squads. Kilmarnock and St Mirren not got the depth or finances to sustain Europe, league and the cups.

[Jones28]

My nephew is obsessed with Killie and was there last night so I was pleased for them when they scored.

Other than that I'm pretty indifferent - unless its OF or Hearts in which case I will cheer on whoever plays them.

[green day]

I couldnt care less about other teams, in Europe or anywhere else.

[Since452]

No. Especially Hearts and Aberdeen. Don't want clubs of a similar size gaining any any advantage over Hibs.

[Crab apple]

I'm not really bothered except when the ****bos are playing in which case I want them to get hammered.

[tonyrougier123]

I’ve always seen it as a money event and if your rivals have more money then they have a competitive edge over you.
Doesn’t always work that way though.
I have to be honest nothing was more frustrating than us dropping the ball in league just as the co efficient was in a healthy place.

I do find nowadays and only because I want to see us deeper in Europe that supporting all clubs in Europe is going to be the only way we will ever see this,as hard as that is.

[He's here!]

They were also largely filled with home grown players back then.

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Yes that might have been a factor. I just remember being impressed by the way they (in particular Aberdeen) really stuck it to the Old Firm back then.

[CentreLine]

Support is too strong a word, that would mean investing time, effort and money, in a positive way to “support” the other team. However, it doesn’t matter to me what shade or colour another Scottish team wears when playing in Europe, I like to see them represent the broader country well. Some I feel more, or less, positive about but the general feeling is there because it’s a Scottish side.
In the other hand I have no feeling significant interest in European competitions unless Scottish sides are involved.

[KeithTheHibby]

Couldn’t care less how the likes of Killie, St Mirren etc do as they are unlikely to make any inroads to the main competition.
Quite enjoy seeing the OF humped in the champions league however it’s counter productive as our co-efficient has only been so good due to their runs in the Europa league. Don’t mind them progressing in that league as it benefits us.
Hearts? I want them to lose every game they play.

[scm70nyd1973]

Not talking about Celtic and Rangers, who I only 'support' against Hearts or when it suits Hibs, but I vividly remember being right behind Aberdeen and Dundee United during their 80s European exploits. For a long time now tho I've basically been happy enough to see every club bar Hibs fail in Europe. In fact the more humiliating their exit the better. Why is that? I'm thinking it's maybe because Aberdeen and United had genuinely terrific sides back then and you couldn't help but be impressed by what they achieved. These days I couldn't care less about them.

It’s an odd one for me.

Re the OF couldn’t be less interested TBH

Hearts - nothing to be said but pain and misery

Re the rest as long as we mess up then I want them to get horsed - if we do okay I’m alright about them doing okay. If they do then fine but the dark side of me has a right good chuckle at them effing it all up 🤭

[MelbourneHibees]

Used to always be against it as Europe for non OF teams is basically just an exciting preseason friendly in the qualifying rounds. Now that we get an automatic group stage slot though that changes things and to keep it so hopefully Hibs get a chance of experiencing it will require a few wins for Scottish teams to keep the coefficient up.

[eezyrider]

Take a passing interest. I like to see other teams do well do well as it raises the profile of Scottish football. Don't want them to win anything of course 😁

EZ

[Seafield Scott]

Like most have said, “support “ is too strong a word, and certainly not for the usual suspects, but we might need to bite our tongues a bit for this and next season. My crude understanding is that if the Scottish sides don’t get decent results, significantly increase our coefficient, then the Scottish sides in Europe will be reduced in number and have to play more qualifying games to get into the leagues.

[Langlee Hibs]

Nah. Quite happy to see them all get pumped regardless of what it does to any coefficient.

[LancsHibs]

Hertz - just want them to get pumped whatever the opposition, whatever the competition

Old Firm - enjoy watching their failures in Europe, just find their fans a total embarrassment, both sets of these weirdos couldn’t distance themselves from their country anymore if they tried. Shame as they represent the Scottish league at the top table.

The rest - can’t say I ‘support’ them but would rather they did well

[Eyrie]

Happy for the likes of Kilmarnock and St Mirren to do well in the early rounds. They're not in Europe every year and it helps the co-efficient.

Like seeing that Hearts and Aberdeen have lost again because they're our direct rivals.

Enjoy the Ugly Sisters getting put in their place because both are odious.

[Keith_M]

I was one of the roughly 500 Hibs fans in the Beach End at Pittodrie that applauded Aberdeen onto the pitch at their first home game after winning the ECWC in 1983.

It wasn't our fault they went on to pump us 5-0...

[MrSmith]

Apart from the the the the the the sevco 1020987654109 rangers, yes!

[One Day]

Very happy to see Celtic, Rangers and Hearts go out at the earliest opportunity. Happy to see other clubs progress but not sure how i would feel if any of them won it. Especially Aberdeen

[ozhibs]

Quite happy for Scottish teams to do well in Europe except for the ****bos and the Huns

GGTTH

[He's here!]

Support is too strong a word, that would mean investing time, effort and money, in a positive way to “support” the other team. However, it doesn’t matter to me what shade or colour another Scottish team wears when playing in Europe, I like to see them represent the broader country well. Some I feel more, or less, positive about but the general feeling is there because it’s a Scottish side.
In the other hand I have no feeling significant interest in European competitions unless Scottish sides are involved.

As someone else has pointed out the days when Scottish sides were made up almost exclusively of Scottish players are long gone. How many Scots on average are there in the starting XIs of our top flight sides?

[Jim44]

As far as I’m concerned, I want to see every Scottish team take a real gubbing in European ties. For me, supporting Hibs is about our domestic league and other teams’ success in Europe increases their confidence and determination. This makes life harder for us, so patriotism in European club football is a no no for me.

[PatHead]

Don't care about anyone but Hibs.

[O'Rourke3]

I find it's funny the amount of attention versus the lack of success gained by the "twa cheeks". For the others the more games they play the worse they are at weekends. It was no coincidence we lost the first 3 league games last season having played in Europe during the week. Hopefully a reverse of the opening day score too this year.

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[matty_f]

I remember cheering on Dundee United in the UEFA Cup final, and their previous matches against Barcelona when I was a wee boy, and would generally want Scottish teams to do well.

Nowadays though, the money on offer to clubs competing in Europe is so much that I would rather others were not getting it, our club finds this league hard enough as it is without millions getting handed to our competitors.

[Eyrie]

As someone else has pointed out the days when Scottish sides were made up almost exclusively of Scottish players are long gone. How many Scots on average are there in the starting XIs of our top flight sides?

We only have Cadden and Campbell listed as Scottish in the first team squad of 23 on the official website, although I'd regard Boyle as Scottish and add Molitnikov (Scottish) and Megwa (English) for the actual squad which makes it four out of twenty five.

Depending on whether Cadden plays ahead of Miller, that makes only three or four of our starting eleven Scottish.

[where'stheslope]

I would say I don't support any other Scottish team in Europe, if you think about it do they cheer for us if we're in Europe????Stuff Them!!!

[sleeping giant]

I would cheer on any Scottish club in Europe apart from Hearts , Huns , Celtic and Aberdeen.

[LaMotta]

I want Hearts to lose always. I don't really mind either way about Rangers. And I'm pleased if every other team wins.Scotland's coefficient is on a knife edge this season. If our teams don't pick up some wins then we (Scotland) are at risk of only having 4 or worst case scenario 3 European places rather than 5 in upcoming seasons. That is not something any Hibs fan should be wanting.

[LaMotta]

Coefficient situation explained here: https://twitter.com/scotlandscoeff1/status/1815697496238350750

[A Hi-Bee]

No other Scottish teams to bother with, if you are a Hibs supporter.So the answer would be NO.

[LaMotta]

No other Scottish teams to bother with, if you are a Hibs supporter.So the answer would be NO.Why would you want Hibs chances of getting into Europe reduced?

[Alfred E Newman]

I remember watching Celtic win the European Cup as it was televised live, a novelty in 1967, and thinking it was fantastic for a Scottish team to actually win that. Nowadays I have no interest in any other Scottish team but Hibs and can’t stand to see rival supporters getting something to celebrate especially when we seem to be in a permanent state of gloom.

[A Hi-Bee]

Why would you want Hibs chances of getting into Europe reduced?Dont, give a rats arse about any other team apart from Hibs, why would I want to cheer other hun type teams on. As for our chances of getting into Europe, well get back to me on that one when it looks even remotely possible.

[LaMotta]

Dont, give a rats arse about any other team apart from Hibs, why would I want to cheer other hun type teams on. As for our chances of getting into Europe, well get back to me on that one when it looks even remotely possible.Right ok, so you don't want St Mirren to win on Thursday (one of the least Hun type teams out there), even though them losing would increase the chances of our league having only top 2 guaranteed to qualify for Europe, plus one space for the cup winners. If its not looking remotely possible with 5 spaces then can you imagine just how remotely possible it be of us getting into Europe with only 3 spaces? Each to their own but that is a mad take and extremely short sighted.

[A Hi-Bee]

Right ok, so you don't want St Mirren to win on Thursday (one of the least Hun type teams out there), even though them losing would increase the chances of our league having only top 2 guaranteed to qualify for Europe, plus one space for the cup winners. If its not looking remotely possible with 5 spaces then can you imagine just how remotely possible it be of us getting into Europe with only 3 spaces? Each to their own but that is a mad take and extremely short sighted.How do you know that I have trouble with my eyes?Hibs are the only team for me, the rest of them I really dont give a monkeys about.Like I say get back to me when/if we have a chance of getting back into Europe, it may need to be in the close season on a training trip.I dont care if the huns or seltic never get into Europe every year to increase the spending wealth they have over the Hibs, **** them I say.

[LaMotta]

How do you know that I have trouble with my eyes?Hibs are the only team for me, the rest of them I really dont give a monkeys about.Like I say get back to me when/if we have a chance of getting back into Europe, it may need to be in the close season on a training trip.I dont care if the huns or seltic get into Europe every year to increase the spending wealth they have over the Hibs, **** them I say.I'll get back to you right now because we have a chance of getting into Europe this season for next year if there are 5 Scottish places. For there to be 5 Scottish places we need teams like St Mirren and Killie to do fairly well.

[A Hi-Bee]

I'll get back to you right now because we have a chance of getting into Europe this season for next year if there are 5 Scottish places. For there to be 5 Scottish places we need teams like St Mirren and Killie to do fairly well.You say Tommatoe and I say Tomatoe, time will tell.

[LaMotta]

You say Tommatoe and I say Tomatoe, time will tell.Well no, we need them to do well. If they don't do well Scotland's poor coefficient means Hibs chances reduce of getting into Europe, which is your preference as you have stated.

[A Hi-Bee]

Well no, we need them to do well. If they don't do well Scotland's poor coefficient means Hibs chances reduce of getting into Europe, which is your preference as you have stated.I am old enough to have seen Hibs in Europe since the days when we played Barca, and sick to my back teeth of watching the two eegits from the west growing fat from the rest of us, with the cash being supplemented by them being in Europe most years, so I will say again I don't care about them, if and when Hibs have another chance of getting into Europe I may look at things different until then....... I also need to get on with my life and to stop pinging needless reply's back and forward over something I have already forgot about.

[LaMotta]

I am old enough to have seen Hibs in Europe since the days when we played Barca, and sick to my back teeth of watching the two eegits from the west growing fat from the rest of us, with the cash being supplemented by them being in Europe most years, so I will say again I don't care about them, if and when Hibs have another chance of getting into Europe I may look at things different until then....... I also need to get on with my life and to stop pinging needless reply's back and forward over something I have already forgot about.We aren't just talking about Celtic and Rangers though, you've changed that to fit your narrative. You stated you didn't want any other Scottish team to win in Europe because you only care about Hibs. I'm just pointing out that if you really cared about Hibs you might get over your hatred for teams like St Mirren and Killie and hope they do Scotland a turn on Thursday. You were lucky to grow up in times when Hibs were regulars in Europe. It would be nice for younger fans to experience that too.