The generic Hearts thread

***Hibby Kay-Yay*** · 06-04-2020 08:20 AM

Elected to serve on the 2019/20 SPFL Board, alongside SPFL chief executive Neil Doncaster, chairman Murdoch MacLennan and independent non-executive director Karyn McCluskey, were:
• Ladbrokes Premiership: Alan Burrows (Motherwell), Les Gray (Hamilton Academical), Stewart Robertson (Rangers)
• Ladbrokes Championship: Ross McArthur (Dunfermline Athletic), Graham Peterkin (Ayr United)
• Ladbrokes League 1 and League 2: Ken Ferguson (Brechin City)

***Hibby Kay-Yay*** · 06-04-2020 08:28 AM

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Elected to serve on the 2019/20 SPFL Board, alongside SPFL chief executive Neil Doncaster, chairman Murdoch MacLennan and independent non-executive director Karyn McCluskey, were:
• Ladbrokes Premiership: Alan Burrows (Motherwell), Les Gray (Hamilton Academical), Stewart Robertson (Rangers)
• Ladbrokes Championship: Ross McArthur (Dunfermline Athletic), Graham Peterkin (Ayr United)
• Ladbrokes League 1 and League 2: Ken Ferguson (Brechin City)

Club positions as they stand

Motherwell - 3rd
Hamilton- 11th
The Rangers - 2nd

Dunfermline- 5th (3 points behind Ayr)
Ayr- 4th

Brechin - 12th (League 2)

***JohnM1875*** · 06-04-2020 08:34 AM

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So that will be Celtic and Rangers chiefs arguing for and against league closure and the decision being kicked down the road until those two decide to resume the same argument.

Exactly what will happen. Yet again.

***greenginger*** · 06-04-2020 08:56 AM

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Any decision to finish the league and declare its over is a SPFL board decision not a club decision. Any decision on reconstruction IS a club decision eg 11-1 vote.

Rangers Stuart Robertson is on SPFL board so you can imagine how easy that will be to get the bitter staunch one to agree to season finishing as it is.

I’m not so sure that will be the Rangers take on things.

Play the season out and Celtic win the title . Call the season now and they can argue for ever more it wasn’t a real title win.

Afterall they’ve argued they’re the original Rangers for 8 years now.

**RoYO!** · 06-04-2020 09:23 AM

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I’m not so sure that will be the Rangers take on things.

Play the season out and Celtic win the title . Call the season now and they can argue for ever more it wasn’t a real title win.

Afterall they’ve argued they’re the original Rangers for 8 years now.

Has it really been 8 years?! Man they must have racked up some number of trophies in that time!.... No?!

**cocteautwin** · 06-04-2020 09:23 AM

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So that will be Celtic and Rangers chiefs arguing for and against league closure and the decision being kicked down the road until those two decide to resume the same argument.

Ugh. The longer this thing is undecided the more likely that one of the teams above HMFC go in to Admin and suffer a points deduction which takes them down, to the benefit of spawny Hearts.

***lapsedhibee*** · 06-04-2020 09:38 AM

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Club positions as they stand

Motherwell - 3rd
Hamilton- 11th
The Rangers - 2nd

Dunfermline- 5th (3 points behind Ayr)
Ayr- 4th

Brechin - 12th (League 2)

Don't think Brechin are doing that badly.

**Barney McGrew** · 06-04-2020 09:40 AM

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Don't think Brechin are doing that badly.

They are. They’re 7 points adrift at the bottom of League 2.

**Rumble de Thump** · 06-04-2020 09:53 AM

Hearts are pish.

***Hibby Kay-Yay*** · 06-04-2020 09:55 AM

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Don't think Brechin are doing that badly.

Their rep covers both league 1 and 2.

***Aldo*** · 06-04-2020 09:58 AM

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Ugh. The longer this thing is undecided the more likely that one of the teams above HMFC go in to Admin and suffer a points deduction which takes them down, to the benefit of spawny Hearts.

This will be in the forefront of Budges mind imho. They will want this to run as long as possible hoping another team goes pop before they do!

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***brog*** · 06-04-2020 10:02 AM

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They are. They’re 7 points adrift at the bottom of League 2.

He's being smart, there's only 10 teams in League 2. Serves Brechin right, they sacked Darren Dods who had taken them to the highest league placing in their history, they were punching way above their weight. Now they're on the verge of going out of the league. They 'll find it hard to argue they wouldn't finish bottom but I suspect they'll argue that play offs shouldn't happen this season.

**Ozyhibby** · 06-04-2020 10:02 AM

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Any decision to finish the league and declare its over is a SPFL board decision not a club decision. Any decision on reconstruction IS a club decision eg 11-1 vote.

Rangers Stuart Robertson is on SPFL board so you can imagine how easy that will be to get the bitter staunch one to agree to season finishing as it is.

The board have already said they will defer to the clubs on this issue. They will likely make a recommendation to the clubs though.

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**monarch** · 06-04-2020 10:09 AM

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Club positions as they stand

Motherwell - 3rd
Hamilton- 11th
The Rangers - 2nd

Dunfermline- 5th (3 points behind Ayr)
Ayr- 4th

Brechin - 12th (League 2)

As Lapsed Hibee mentioned Brechin are not as bad as you state. They’re 10th in League 2, not 12th. There’s only 10 teams in League 2 ! Not that I’m being pedantic .
Ok I admit not enough to take up my attention these days 😀

**Greenside** · 06-04-2020 10:38 AM

https://twitter.com/BBCScotland/stat...910605825?s=19
For all Hibies on .net wondering why the jambos are called Duncans. This explains beautifully. Enjoy.

***Keith_M*** · 06-04-2020 11:53 AM

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Was reported on BBC Radio 5 this morning that there’s a meeting today with the heads of Scottish Football on their position with the league

Damnit, I shouldn't have deleted my "something's happening at Hampden" thread after all...

***JimBHibees*** · 06-04-2020 12:56 PM

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https://twitter.com/BBCScotland/stat...910605825?s=19
For all Hibies on .net wondering why the jambos are called Duncans. This explains beautifully. Enjoy.

That is brilliant

***147lothian*** · 06-04-2020 02:01 PM

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https://twitter.com/BBCScotland/stat...910605825?s=19
For all Hibies on .net wondering why the jambos are called Duncans. This explains beautifully. Enjoy.

***147lothian*** · 06-04-2020 02:09 PM

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I can confirm that I told them to get to ****

**~~hibbyfraelibby~~** · 06-04-2020 02:57 PM

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Of course if they decide to go for a policy of Herd ImmunityThe Footie will be straight back on to spread the virus quicker ( being sarcastic )

Its called flock immunity up the far end of the A96🐏🐑😉

***CA Hibby*** · 06-04-2020 03:12 PM

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I remember those ladders.

Was the magazine not called Shoot

***lapsedhibee*** · 06-04-2020 03:36 PM

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Was the magazine not called Shoot

Not sure. That seems to have started in 1969. There was another called Goal, which started in 1968. But I think there might have been ladders before then, maybe very early 1960s?

***Groathillgrump*** · 06-04-2020 03:58 PM

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Was the magazine not called Shoot

Shoot started them but it looks as if Shoot and Goal had merged by 1975.
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***Billy Whizz*** · 06-04-2020 04:06 PM

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Shoot started them but it looks as if Shoot and Goal had merged by 1975.
DcDW2gsWAAITH2h.jpg

I used to play a game with a dice, and would do my own tables
A blast from the past

***CropleyWasGod*** · 06-04-2020 04:09 PM

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I used to play a game with a dice, and would do my own tables
A blast from the past

Snap

I had a few "live" games on every week, which I played on my Waddington's Table Soccer. The rest were done by dice. Rolling a 6 meant you were "nil".

***lapsedhibee*** · 06-04-2020 04:12 PM

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Shoot started them but it looks as if Shoot and Goal had merged by 1975.
DcDW2gsWAAITH2h.jpg

An earlier version had all teams coloured yellow, I think. Nice shade for the Hearts there though

***Billy Whizz*** · 06-04-2020 04:28 PM

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Snap

I had a few "live" games on every week, which I played on my Waddington's Table Soccer. The rest were done by dice. Rolling a 6 meant you were "nil".

Just wondered how this ended up on the Hearts mega thread😀

***Keith_M*** · 06-04-2020 04:35 PM

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Snap

I had a few "live" games on every week, which I played on my Waddington's Table Soccer. The rest were done by dice. Rolling a 6 meant you were "nil".

Very interesting, but what has that got to do with Hearts current financial woes?

**berwickhibee** · 06-04-2020 04:36 PM

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I had a few "live" games on every week, which I played on my Waddington's Table Soccer. The rest were done by dice. Rolling a 6 meant you were "nil".

The cream of all football games, Waddingtons table soccer,
Spent hours playing tournaments on it, used the league ladder tabs to do the draw, big bowl just like the cup draw.

Found a table soccer at a car boot last year, £2,what a bargain.