Now, knowing that HOMFC is a Big Club whose only concern is with conquering Europe and winning the Champions league, and that relegation concerns are the preoccupation of diddy and lesser clubs,
I am slightly disturbed when I look at the league table. I appear to be hallucinating again, because there, right at the very bottom, beneath all the diddy and lesser teams, including our very own beloved Hibs, sits the aforementioned HOMFC.
Now, I know I'm getting on a bit and the old memory can play tricks, but I'm sure that I was similarly disturbed and concerned with, like I say, the Big Club -known as HOMFC, on 3 other occasions in my lifetime.
Then, as now, they appeared to occupy a relegation slot, but even worse, they went on to be relegated.
For a few years it was a regular and upsetting experience. I had to pinch and tell myself that the Big Club -HOMFC, do not get relegated, and that any perceived time in the 2nd tier was but a continuation of that hallucination.
Anyhow, this 4th episode has a similar feel to it - an ominous feeling of impending relegation.
But, I'm sure that with a period of rest, I will be able to see that it was just another hallucination and not an actual 4th relegation in my lifetime.
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07-01-2014 04:27 PM #1
HOMFC - Relegation Number 4 In My Lifetime
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07-01-2014 04:30 PM #2
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iv never seen those manky swines get relegated so im quite lookin forward to seein them sink
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07-01-2014 04:42 PM #3
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07-01-2014 04:55 PM #4
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AM LOVING IT !
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07-01-2014 05:06 PM #8
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07-01-2014 05:11 PM #9
'Tis the Jambo way. Some I knew even denied they had an interest in them when they were crap which worked in my favour as I'd call them part time supporters if they tried to mention anything when they were going better.
Like their last relegation, they won't be coming straight back up either. Crowds could dwindle as disillusionment creeps in and before you know it they're stuck in that league.
Absolutely crazy their decision to take the hit this season knowing Rangers will in all probability be playing in the same league as them next season...
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07-01-2014 05:49 PM #11
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How many cups and leagues did they win over that period?
A useful stat to know when they go on about special relationships and all that :-)
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07-01-2014 05:54 PM #12
It is amazing how few people admitted to supporting Hearts in the late 70's/early 80's. I'm not even sure where they suddenly appeared from, around 84/85 or so.
I remember vividly going to a Scottish Cup replay at ER against Dundee United around 1981/2 and Hearts were at home the same evening in a First Division match. We had 14,000 people at our game and they had 1,500. Looking forward to more of the same.
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07-01-2014 06:57 PM #13
[QUOTE=Danderhall Hibs;3862129]Indeed. I don't know where they've all disappeared to at my work.[/QUO
Interesting !!
I have a friend , of long standing , an apparently intelligent man who got himself a degree thro' Open Uni aged 55 and is now retired .
Fervent Jambo he bombarded me with " funnies" after the " 1-5" debacle and I just kept stoom !
Sent him a couple of jokes and a couple of cartoons re their problems and he has written saying he doesn't want anything more to do with
me !!!!!
I wrote back explaining it was just " banter " and to chill out
" No way : it's kicking a man when he is down and its not funny , have deleted your email address , F Off "
So that's that
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity;
And I'm not sure about the universe.
Albert Einstein
Comes to mind.
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07-01-2014 07:02 PM #14
I seem to recall they liked it so much down there that they stayed for an extra season.
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07-01-2014 07:06 PM #15
I very much doubt if any of them under the age of 40 will have much stomach for the fight. A lot of them only know Hearts during the financial doping times.
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07-01-2014 07:09 PM #16
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I believe this will be the fourth hail hail
In total they spent 4 seasons out the Prem league. In 8 consecutive season there wasn't a league derby for 5 of the seasons. 1 due to our relegation and 4 due to Hearts being out the Prem league.
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1977
1979
1981 - makes for hilarious reading
They failed to come back up in 1982 as they were beaten by Champions Motherwell at Tynecastle on the last day of the season and their fans sat on the Terraces and called Wallace Mercer lots of unpleasant names.
Within the next few weeks they'll be able to say they have another bigger statistic over Hibs.
4 demotions to our 3 (1933, 1980, 1998)Last edited by AndyM_1875; 07-01-2014 at 07:36 PM.
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07-01-2014 07:43 PM #19This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Happy days looking forward to there fourth relegation hail hail
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07-01-2014 08:17 PM #20
Presumably they'll describe themselves as having a special relationship with relegation.
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07-01-2014 08:34 PM #22
A generation of Hertz fans have known nothing but relative success since Mercer rode on to the scene. Oh how these folk are in for a shock. Bring it on.
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07-01-2014 08:35 PM #23
Remember being at Swynie and singing, "We'll meet again" after they were relegated, sometimes it's good to be an old codger.
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07-01-2014 08:52 PM #25
I remember attending a relegation celebration in a pub in bread street one of these times - good night from what I remember
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07-01-2014 09:12 PM #27
i can remember them being the yoyo team and coming through gorgie on supporters bus singing your going down again
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Strangely enough we always found some excuse to play them at least once a year when we were in different divisions. Perhaps we'll continue that, I dunno.
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But also Played them for other things too like the Tom Hart Cup.
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