Competition from Hearts and Rangers could help Hibernian, says finance expert

[YehButNoBut]

According to Sky competition from Hearts and Rangers could help Hibernian, says finance expert, not sure if I agree but hopefully will be the case and spur us on back to the Premiership in one go

http://www1.skysports.com/football/n...-promotion-bid

Football finance expert Neil Patey believes the presence of Rangers and Hearts in the Scottish Championship will benefit Hibernian as they bid to bounce back to the top flight.

Hibs were relegated from the Scottish Premier League after losing a two-legged play-off against Hamilton, meaning both Edinburgh clubs and one half of the Old Firm will be in the second tier next season.

Rangers are the favourites to win the division, while Hearts are second favourites to go up from a league that only has two promotion places.

But the fact all three are in the same division could, Patey feels, provide a benefit in terms of increased gate revenues.

"In the normal chain of events you wouldn't have Rangers and you wouldn't have Hearts there so you'd have one Premier League club playing in a league with much lower attendances," he said.

"Actually having those clubs there will probably go a long way to, not totally, but partially compensating for the lost attendances compared to your average Premier League attendance."

Sky Sports pundit Neil McCann, who represented Hearts and Rangers during his playing career, feels the task facing Hibs manager Terry Butcher will be a substantial one regardless of the playing budget he is given.

"Terry Butcher has not only got a job on his hands to lift morale, he also has to rebuild the squad," he said.

"What finances is he going to be given in the Championship? Hearts don't want to be down there and Rangers don't want to be down there either.

"You throw Falkirk and Queen of the South, who had good seasons last season, into the mix and it's going to be a really tough league.

"I feel that Hibs are going to be right up against it."

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

That guy must be due to get one of his comments on football correct soon.
I had John Leslie trying to convince me of the same thing on the Loony Alba boat trip in London yesterday, I'm not having it I'm afraid.

[Michael]

What about when we're still in this division in 3 years time?

[Sir David Gray]

Relegation will only be a minor irritant if we manage to go back up at the first attempt.

I'm far from convinced that will happen.

[PHEONIXHIBS]

Am I the only one that is sick of hearing the name Neil Patey

[Keith_M]

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Am I the only one that is sick of hearing the name Neil Patey

Nope.

[tamig]

And this the guy who was in the paper at the start of the week telling us all that relegation would cost us "many hundreds of thousands of pounds". What qualifies Patey as a "football finance expert" anyway? Most of the stuff I've seen from him has turned out to be absolute pish.

[jacomo]

Sounds pretty obvious to me. Attendances in the Championship likely to be higher next season because three 'big' clubs are in it. Hardly the most piercing bit of insight is it?

Overall, attendances likely to fall anyway, and TV money will be lower too. This still isn't really a good thing is it?

[Hibby Gav]

yeah...and a kick in the stones is good for circulation

[GreenLake]

Competition from the Cheats and THE rangers will help if we win our games against them, says a expert in being gutted.

[Onceinawhile]

Except rangers will boycott ER. Guaranteed.

[Weststandwanab]

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Am I the only one that is sick of hearing the name Neil Patey

No.

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And this the guy who was in the paper at the start of the week telling us all that relegation would cost us "many hundreds of thousands of pounds". What qualifies Patey as a "football finance expert" anyway? Most of the stuff I've seen from him has turned out to be absolute pish.

Another bloody bean counter who knows the cubic route of minus 1

[stoneyburn hibs]

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Except rangers will boycott ER. Guaranteed.

Very much doubt that.

[Danderhall Hibs]

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That guy must be due to get one of his comments on football correct soon.
I had John Leslie trying to convince me of the same thing on the Loony Alba boat trip in London yesterday, I'm not having it I'm afraid.

What do you for a living mate? Your life seems to be a constant cycle of socialising!

[Hibernia Na Eir]

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Except rangers will boycott ER. Guaranteed.

I can assure you, that's a GOOD THING!!

oh yes!

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

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What do you for a living mate? Your life seems to be a constant cycle of socialising!

Nowt at the moment. God bless voluntary redundancy packages!

[Onceinawhile]

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I can assure you, that's a GOOD THING!!

oh yes!

Not from a monetary position though.

[ardecos]

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No.



Another bloody bean counter who knows the cubic route of minus 1

It's -1 for any bean counters who don't know the answer.