2024-25 season non-Hibs games thread

[cabbageandribs1875]

well i'm just glad we're not playing them next, many teams over the years have been unfortunate to play sellick after they've had a right doin in Europe

[Sylar]

Maybe bring them back to Earth a little bit. A lot of Celtc fans already have the ribbons on all 3 domestic trophies and a CL knockout place in the bag.

Shown how absolutely bang average they are in the grand scheme of things tonight, and it was fantastic to behold.

[linlithgowhibbie]

Probably the most enjoyable match I've watched since 21/05/16

[Jim44]

Sombre stuff in the post match TNT studio. Guests, Petrov and Mjalby probably prepped to discuss a great game, whether Celtic win or lose, but really didn’t expect it to turn into a morbid post mortem.

[BS44]

Celtc are the first British team to concede 5 goals in the first half of a game in a major European competition since Cwmbran Town in the 1997-98 Cup Winners' Cup.

[gbhibby]

Rodgers said a few years ago after a heavy defeat in Europe with Celtic he would not compromise on his principles. Against the European big boys you have to set up to nullify their strengths. Hate to say it The Rangers have been better at doing that in Europe.

[Cabbage-Patch]

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Probably the most enjoyable match I've watched since 21/05/16

Why?

[Iain G]

Clearly they missed Kwon last night 😁

[JimBHibees]

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Why?

Because it is good to see one of the old firm get pumped. Simples

[Dmas]

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Rodgers said a few years ago after a heavy defeat in Europe with Celtic he would not compromise on his principles. Against the European big boys you have to set up to nullify their strengths. Hate to say it The Rangers have been better at doing that in Europe.

This is the issue, they can shout and scream about financial gulfs and league opposition all they want, they are paying £3m a year to a guy they love to call an elite manager who refuses to make it difficult for teams to break them down away from home due to his own vanity, the same team that played against st.Johnstone went away to Dortmund in the champs league, crazy should be getting hammered for it but all the talk will be about lowly Scottish football.

£30m worth of players barely had any impact at all, trusty, Bernardo, Engels, Idah his transfer record is brutal, he’s built a great spfl side if that’s the level of their ambitions.

[Waxy]

Celtic and Rangers have to move to England now of forever be European minnows

[weecounty hibby]

Wonder if they'll take the same stick in the media as we did after Malmo? Or will they okay in the gulf in finances, no competition on Scotland bore fest and play into the old firm sense of self importance?

[He's here!]

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Celtic and Rangers have to move to England now of forever be European minnows

I'd love to see the back of them but is there even a semblance of an appetite in England for this to happen?

More beneficial overall would be a UK league. Sure, Hibs wouldn't be near to top flight but it would beat the monotony of playing the same old clubs four times (or more) every year.

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Wonder if they'll take the same stick in the media as we did after Malmo? Or will they okay in the gulf in finances, no competition on Scotland bore fest and play into the old firm sense of self importance?

They're taking a fair amount of stick, mostly directed at Rodgers who has now lost 7 goals three times in Europe with Celtic. Couple of other hidings also in there.

[ekhibee]

Couldn't care less about Celtic, but they were playing a very good team last night.I work in Glasgow and Virtually all the Celtic fans I spoke to before the game expected to get beaten comfortably and they were. Don't get the gloating, if we'd been playing Dortmund it would've been double figures unfortunately.

[green day]

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Celtic and Rangers have to move to England now of forever be European minnows

The EPL dont want or need them.

[supermcginn]

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Why?

You don't find one of the old firm getting annihilated extremely funny? What if it was Rangers? Are you one of these strange Hibs fans with a soft spot for Celtic?

[Waxy]

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The EPL dont want or need them.

I know. They must face the fact that champions league is way above their level now.
They’ll probably blame the rest of Scottish football.

[J-C]

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Rodgers has had some absolute pastings in Europe with them. Why cant he set them up to make things difficult for the big teams?

Mad to think the Sticky Buns hammered Dortmund just 2 years ago in Dortmund.

He doesn't change, he thinks playing the way he does against St Johnstone etc, will work against the big boys of Europe

[Sylar]

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I'd love to see the back of them but is there even a semblance of an appetite in England for this to happen?

More beneficial overall would be a UK league. Sure, Hibs wouldn't be near to top flight but it would beat the monotony of playing the same old clubs four times (or more) every year.

Tell that to Elgin City fans when they're working out the costs and logistics of getting down to Plymouth for a Tuesday night midweek game?

A UK-wide league doesn't serve anyone IMO - the costs involved for clubs/fans would be unworkable.

[JohnM1875]

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Tell that to Elgin City fans when they're working out the costs and logistics of getting down to Plymouth for a Tuesday night midweek game?

A UK-wide league doesn't serve anyone IMO - the costs involved for clubs/fans would be unworkable.

Would maybe work if we had remotely affordable public transport for such a thing.

Wouldn't be a fan of it regardless. Just want a bigger Scottish top flight.

[Cabbage-Patch]

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I'd love to see the back of them but is there even a semblance of an appetite in England for this to happen?

More beneficial overall would be a UK league. Sure, Hibs wouldn't be near to top flight but it would beat the monotony of playing the same old clubs four times (or more) every year.

If Scottish teams went into into UK league then most of our SPL teams would be in league 1/2...there's no appetite for that and would mean no European games. Teams from championship down would be playing at like national league level. The gulf in class between the the top 2 English leagues and ours is astronomical that a UK league is not feasible or worthwhile for Scottish teams.

The old firm should move down south and leave the rest of us to get on with it. Would mean a more competitive league and hopefully more investment. Literally everything in our game is geared towards them and it has killed it from grassroots level upwards. It would also be better for them as the extra revenue would mean they could probably start competing at a higher level again.

[He's here!]

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Tell that to Elgin City fans when they're working out the costs and logistics of getting down to Plymouth for a Tuesday night midweek game?

A UK-wide league doesn't serve anyone IMO - the costs involved for clubs/fans would be unworkable.

I think it would work for our top flight clubs when you factor in better TV deals/widening the appeal of our game. Trips to ER/Tynecastle would be a great day trip/weekend for away fans.

[Since90+2]

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Tell that to Elgin City fans when they're working out the costs and logistics of getting down to Plymouth for a Tuesday night midweek game?

A UK-wide league doesn't serve anyone IMO - the costs involved for clubs/fans would be unworkable.

You're taking the most extreme example here, there are no major clubs in Scotland in the north of the country outside Aberdeen, Inverness and Ross County.

[LaMotta]

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Because it is good to see one of the old firm get pumped. Simples

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You don't find one of the old firm getting annihilated extremely funny? What if it was Rangers? Are you one of these strange Hibs fans with a soft spot for Celtic?

The original poster said last night was the most enjoyable game they'd seen since Hibs won the Scottish cup and the poster quite justifiably asked why.

There isnt a stranger type of Hibs fan than one who claims they enjoyed last night's Celtic defeat more than numerous Hibs wins over the last 8 years including ones over Hearts, Celtic, Rangers, Hampden wins and european victories.

[Ringothedog]

An official UK league would/should never happen. It would mean the end of the 4 national teams that we are fortunate to have in the British isles. I would not be interested in watching Hibs play in League 1 against teams such as Rotherham, Mansfield etc and away trip to Exeter would hardly set the pulse racing. Our league has a lot of faults but it is OUR league.

[Since90+2]

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The original poster said last night was the most enjoyable game they'd seen since Hibs won the Scottish cup and the poster quite justifiably asked why.

There isnt a stranger type of Hibs fan than one who claims they enjoyed last night's Celtic defeat more than numerous Hibs wins over the last 8 years including ones over Hearts, Celtic, Rangers, Hampden wins and european victories.

Aye but weird to say you enjoyed another team getting beat than Hibs winning a derby or winning a European tie. Wild take.

[Hiber-nation]

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Probably the most enjoyable match I've watched since 21/05/16

You enjoyed that more than us beating Hearts? Really?

For me a spawny 1-0 over St Johnstone would be more enjoyable than watching any Celtic game.

[flash]

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I don't find it that funny if I'm honest. I'm embarrassed on nights like this as it shows up how much of a joke our league is. Surely we should be striving for better from our Scottish teams in Europe? The whole system in this country needs overhauled top to bottom. Coaching from grass routes to professional is clearly not good enough compared to our European neighbours. Dosent help when it's been a 2 team league for over 30 years. The sooner the ugly sisters go down south or to some form of super league the better for everyone involved including them.

I thought it was pretty funny.

[hibsbollah]

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They really should beat Young Boys and Cercle Brugge at home. So that's nine points. Could pick up a point on the road too so should make the next round. Almost harder not to make the next round.

The champions league is gerrymandering now. You need to be incompetent to have celtcs budget and not progress.