Originally Posted by
JDHibs
Teams like Hamilton & Livingston are in our league on merit. They are both well run clubs who manage to compete in this league without anywhere near the same resources as other clubs.
Livi being above us in the table after losing Gallagher, Halkett & the keeper they had is a testament to good scouting & coaching. Our fans would slate our board for signing players like Dykes & Lamie from the championship, so we go sign players from the championship down south who flop. Shrewd signings who fit the model.
Hamilton manage to survive using their youth system. Constant conveyor belt of talent that gets game time in the 1st team & gets sold for profit. You arent trying to tell me they have better academy facilities than us? They also take players like Martin, Alston, Oakley & Fon Williams who are deemed not good enough for clubs around them & fit them into their team. Martin & Alston made Hallberg & Slivka look like amateurs last night.
2 clubs, 2 totally different methods of how to run a football club & they are successful at it, deserve more respect.
I dont like either clubs style of play, but you know what you are going to get, an organised team, who will press as a team, full of hungry players who play for the coach. Not their fault the local football fans would rather support bigger clubs, but they make do & do it very well.