I'm probably part of a very small minority but I think the SPL needs the split. I would prefer it to be in a 14 team league with 6 games post split, getting rid of H/A imbalance but to me it does at least add some excitement. Without it this season would be dead. We have the usual OF title race, sadly Yams will finish 3rd & it's a toss up for 4th between Arabs & Killie. Hamilton will almost certainly be relegated, St M now being only other realistic candidate.
That really means that without the split, 2/3 of the teams in the League have virtually nothing to play for & we're only in early March. At least with the split there are 5 teams in with a chance of the last top 6 place. I'm strongly opposed to a 10 team league & don't forget, even with our recent great run we'd only be 1 point away from relegation in a 10 team league this season!
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11-03-2011 05:06 PM #1
I Like The Split!
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11-03-2011 08:34 PM #5
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I absolutely detest, despise, abhor and hate everything about the split.
I hope that's clear enough
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11-03-2011 08:35 PM #6
Tin hat on but I'll be happy if we don't make the top six this season.
Explanation ----- we're fragile just now and only slowly getting our act together on the park. Our top six record is rank rotten as we've never won more than one game. If we do that again this year it will simply deflate the players and the fans going into the close season. At least if we're bottom six we've a fighting chance of winning a few games which will bring confidence to all as we head into the close season.
I'll away and hide nowThis is how it feels
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11-03-2011 08:45 PM #7RemovedLeft by mutual consent!This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
But I agree with JC about this season. If as most likely we end up in the bottom 6 then we should be aiming to win as many as we can and stay unbeaten post split.
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11-03-2011 08:54 PM #8This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
What dies the teams finishing 5/6 ro play for in top six ?
What does rhe teams finishing 7/8 in bottom six have to play for ?
Why all this tinkering with the format of the game ?
16 team league , plus League cup , Scottish Cup .
Simple and tidy - but that's only my opinion
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11-03-2011 09:02 PM #9This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
....However, I also believe that "if we were to qualify for the top six. ... and I think, therefore, that we would punch above our weight" perhaps we would do even better! ........ the eternal Hibee optimist!
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11-03-2011 09:08 PM #10This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show QuoteThis is how it feels
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11-03-2011 09:10 PM #11This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Ten team league is a joke IMO - at least 7/10ths of the teams will set out not to lose games rather than try and win them as the fear of relegation will cause that very thingThis is how it feels
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11-03-2011 09:17 PM #12This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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12-03-2011 09:29 AM #13This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
OK 14 team league get stuffedThere is no such thing as too much yarn, just not enough time.
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12-03-2011 09:53 AM #14This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I realise this is just a pipe dream, though, as having just Rongers & Celtc in the top section after a split would mean that a league title would be decided in an OFGTF game, which wouldn't be safe and therefore not allowed by the authorities that be.
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12-03-2011 10:24 AM #15
RE: Meaningless Games.
As a supporter, my opinion is that there is no such thing as a meaningless game. The vast majority of games Hibs play in aren't going to decide a Title, Euro place or Cup. I go to matches wanting my team to win, no matter the opposition or competition being played. It really gets my goat when pundits describe a match as a 'meaningless game'. If it was, why charge people to watch it?
On the other hand, the games that mean a lot are suppose to stifle how teams play, with claims that teams will be more interested in not losing than winning.
Come on people, you can't have it both ways. It's either a good thing or a bad thing to have something to play for, make up your minds!
Rant over and... breathe.
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12-03-2011 07:26 PM #17
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I like the split, there's always an interest for most clubs with this structure.
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12-03-2011 08:57 PM #19This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show QuoteThis is how it feels
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13-03-2011 08:43 AM #20
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13-03-2011 09:34 AM #21
I don't mind the split, to be honest. I would love hibs to make top 6 this season, though it is really unlikely now. I get what jonnyboy is saying about confidence and finishing the season on a high, however with a bit of belief in this team I think we would finish on a much bigger high if we finished the season with good results against the of and the yams.
Making the top 6 would also give us a very remote chance of fourth and a european place, which would be remarkable.
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