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View Poll Results: Vote yes or no in regards to the the current proposals?
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Vote yes and relegate Hearts
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Vote no and see what happens including league reconstruction (as reported in Evening News)
36 10.78%
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Thread: KP - Hibs Voting Intentions
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09-04-2020 09:35 AM #121
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09-04-2020 09:35 AM #122
A restructure that involves merging with maybe the Dutch and Belgian leagues would peak my interest and make me turn a blind eye to any benefit Hearts may receive but a temporary change to 14 teams would be the worst solution of all. It would be admitting 14 is a bad number and that this is all about saving Hearts.
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09-04-2020 09:36 AM #123
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Any chance we might re-word the poll? IMHO we're focusing too much on relegating Hearts here, which (while that would be an amusing and deserved consequence) is obscuring the fact that ending the season is simply the most sensible solution and would bring Scottish football in line with the approach adopted by pretty much all other sports.
I'd suggest the poll ought to be worded something like: Should Hibs vote in favour of the SFPL proposals to end the season?
Followed by a straight 'yes' or 'no' choice.
I don't imagine that would alter the way people vote but it would mean nobody has to justify or argue about why they voted the way they did.
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09-04-2020 09:38 AM #124
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I get LD having to make diplomatic noises and not committing to anything, especially in the midst of the predictably risible cant emanating from Ibrox and Tynecastle...
...however what worries me is the tone of communication from Easter Road at times verges on the "meek" - the Sevco "move on statement" had Petrie & Forsyth's dabs all over it and only served to p!ss off a substantial number of the support, and if we were to vote for reconstruction, then you could multiply that by a factor of 10x, because whatever way you want to dress it up, it saves that mob's neck.
Some fans in the Hibs support aren't going to wear that approach, and it will manifest itself in lower season ticket sales (which are going to take a hit anyway), leading to an inferior team.
If the club are also looking up the table at them after them being spared relegation and doubtless splashing the cash again - as we all know they will do (and have basically said they will in their leaked e-mail to agents about being in the market for new players once they've dumped the current lot) then that same ill-feeling will be further ramped up among the fanbase.
HMFC as the "establishment" club in Edinburgh have historically been over-indulged by the useless football authorities, their acolytes in the media, and our illustrious council to boot.
Let's not add to that list this time round eh Hibs?
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09-04-2020 09:39 AM #125
Poll running at 91% in favour of calling the league as is. That’s a lot of customers that Hibs risk upsetting.
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I think with such an emotive subject however she would have been best to give the standard response than dropping hints that are open to interpretation.
I wouldn't vote for league reconstruction no matter the circumstance. I've just never been fond of the idea.
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09-04-2020 09:43 AM #128
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09-04-2020 09:43 AM #129
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Think folk need to chill. Hibs wont be saving Hearts and at no point did LD say they would. Its clear they are keeping options open. Hearts will still be relegated
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09-04-2020 09:48 AM #131
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I think some people on this thread forget they've bought and cheated their way to trophies, at our expense. Their support has been unbearable since Romanov arrived. The right thing is they go down. It just won't happen.
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aye, you're that ruthless that you're completely reliant on your biggest rivals doing you a favour to stop you being relegated. What ****ing planet are these clowns on??Follow the Hibs podcast, Longbangers, on Twitter (@longbangers)
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09-04-2020 09:59 AM #137This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Please explain to me how voting for reconstruction, in this context, actually benefits Hibs? I am really keen to hear your response.
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09-04-2020 10:00 AM #138
LD says in the interview that she thinks we should take our time before deciding? How does that fit in with the need to vote tomorrow?
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Last edited by lord bunberry; 09-04-2020 at 10:04 AM.
United we stand here....
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09-04-2020 10:07 AM #143
They have been the worst team in the league for 12 months. Not just this season. Truth be told though, if it was Hibs in Hearts position I would have the same stance as them - it doesn’t seem right to end the season and relegate teams based on the season being incomplete and it being more than recoverable. Fortunately it isn’t, we are not in that position so only need to make a position that brings us out of this positively.
Forget the short-term loss (2 x gates versus Hearts at ER). Strategically we have a chairman/owner and CEO that have committed to wanting us to regularly finish in the top 4 places in the league. Wanting increased crowds that have not been seen in decades. Are coming out with marketing lines that state “this is our city”. To achieve these goals, what sense does it make in voting to save a direct competitor to all these goals when you could put them back for w year whilst you strive to get on your way to achieving these goals.
If there’s one thing history tells me, they are the luckiest team ever that worm their way out of every situation and end up at some point along the way have success against us.
I hope the board are thinking of the impact this will have on sizeable numbers in our support and I trust them to make the right call. Let’s see how it plays out.
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09-04-2020 10:14 AM #144
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Hi NN I have some sympathy with your point of view as a season ticket holder ( I’ve already bought next season’s) and along with most of our support would be happy to see them relegated but after reading your post I took my green tinted glasses off and thought would it be a bad thing if league reconstruction was to go ahead with 18 teams playing each other once home and away ?, but then I had a look over on kickback and found this thread, after reading it I now say relegate them it’s what they would do
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We beat St Mirren 2-0 tomorrow night and go above them on goal difference.
On Thurs morning, the SPFL/SFA decide to end the season prematurely due to COVID-19. To ensure that Dundee Utd don’t hit the wall, the decision is taken to cancel the play offs, but relegate one and promote one. As a result, St Mirren are relegated on goal difference on technically the last day of the season. They then spend the rest of their eternity thinking about how this could have been avoided if they hadn’t let Celtic pump them last weekend.
That my friends is ****ing karma!!!
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09-04-2020 10:18 AM #145
Maybe Hibs feel that they can move up the league, and possibly get 4th/5th, which means a lot more money
Whatever way we vote, we vote in our interests, and nothing to do with relegating Hearts
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09-04-2020 10:35 AM #147
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Hibs will, as they should, take the view on this and will vote in a way that best benefits us as a club and for the survival of Scottish football. Leeann is advocating a very sensible wait and see strategy at the moment as the picture is still not clear.
If this is a chance to improve Scottish football then we should consider what those options could look like as we have some time to think through these things.
FWIW my own view is end it now, distribute the money and let everyone get on with planning for the next season.
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09-04-2020 10:37 AM #149
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