Yorston Vasey Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Morelolololololololos. Link to comment
For Fecks Sake Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Hamilton turned it around at Motherwell and now 2-1 up Link to comment
Ten Caat Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Accies turn things round and now lead 2-1 at Motherwell. Hibs and Killie also losing. Despite the shitshow, the draw is turning out to be a decent result as things stand Link to comment
Frank Grimes Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Accies turn things round and now lead 2-1 at Motherwell. Hibs and Killie also losing. Despite the shitshow, the draw is turning out to be a decent result as things standIt’s the manner of our draw that has irked me We were a fucking disgrace today Link to comment
Shinniesta Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Accies turn things round and now lead 2-1 at Motherwell. Hibs and Killie also losing. Despite the shitshow, the draw is turning out to be a decent result as things standTrue but when you look above 3rd place in the table it all becomes pretty irrelevant really. The old duopoly is well and truly back to stay. The gap is already huge and is embarrassing for the rest of the league. We are back to a two team league with everyone else as distant also rans so I just can't get excited about the prospect of us reclaiming 3rd place this season. Link to comment
Ten Caat Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 And the draw turns out to be an utterly shite result for Hearts who couldn't have wished for results elsewhere to turn out as disastrously for them as they have. Marooned!. Link to comment
Shinniesta Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 The 15 point gap in our league between 1st and 3rd is exactly the same in the english premier leagueAre you seriously trying to compare the leagues? How many clubs have won the EPL in this decade alone? Are the team currently top of the EPL the reigning multiple times in a row champions who along with one other club basically win the league between them decade after decade after decade? Oh no that's right the club currently 15 points ahead in England haven't won the league for 30 years. Completely pointless comparison. 1 Link to comment
Shinniesta Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Hows it a pointless comparison?The team in 3rd, 15 points behind 1st have spent over 300m on their team Its incredibly relevant to point out our league having a 15pt gap from 3rd to 1st isnt unheard ofIt's pointless because as you well know it's a bit of an anomaly in England for the club at the top to be so far ahead of the chasing pack especially at this stage of the season. In Scotland with a strong old firm it's not. We all know that. We all know in Scotland when there is a strong old firm the rest always get left trailing in their wake. They have won every league between them since 1985. That's hardly the case in England though is it seeing as a 5th different club in that country is about to win the EPL in the last 10 years and the club about to win it is their most successful one ever yet hasn't won it for 30 years. It is a far more competitive league with many more clubs capable of winning it as the stats demonstrate. Completely different to the set up in Scotland hence my comment that it is a pointless comparison. Link to comment
fine-n-dandy Posted December 29, 2019 Author Share Posted December 29, 2019 And the draw turns out to be an utterly shite result for Hearts who couldn't have wished for results elsewhere to turn out as disastrously for them as they have. Marooned!. Only teams they made ground on were Celtic, Motherwell, Hibs & Killie lol Only one of those teams they have any chance (slim as that may be) of catching is Killie. Gutted McInnes failed to savage that Hearts side & take proper advantage of Wells slip up Link to comment
shut up meg Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 It's pointless because as you well know it's a bit of an anomaly in England for the club at the top to be so far ahead of the chasing pack especially at this stage of the season. In Scotland with a strong old firm it's not. We all know that. We all know in Scotland when there is a strong old firm the rest always get left trailing in their wake. They have won every league between them since 1985.That's hardly the case in England though is it seeing as a 5th different club in that country is about to win the EPL in the last 10 years and the club about to win it is their most successful one ever yet hasn't won it for 30 years. It is a far more competitive league with many more clubs capable of winning it as the stats demonstrate. Completely different to the set up in Scotland hence my comment that it is a pointless comparison.Since 1985, there have been 9 different winners of the English top league, there has only been 1 season where any other team has had a realistic chance of winning, us in 1991. Our league is a fucking joke. Link to comment
maryhilldon Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Since 1985, there have been 9 different winners of the English top league, there has only been 1 season where any other team has had a realistic chance of winning, us in 1991. Our league is a fucking joke.The arsecheeks really need to fuck off for everyones benefit. 1 Link to comment
Shinniesta Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 The arsecheeks really need to fuck off for everyones benefit.No-one else wants them. The clubs in England certainly don't want them to potentially move in on the gravy train down there at the expense of other English clubs. We're stuck with the cunts. Link to comment
BonnieDon Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Hamilton bailed us out today with that win against Motherwell. Link to comment
Poodler Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 The huns and the murderers winning their respective leagues is about as bad as it could get. I've avoided all news/ what little social media I've got, today though so haven't seen one snippet of any happy hun. It can be avoided if you want it to be Link to comment
aberdeen1970 Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Did you bunk off maths at school MT? Link to comment
aberdeen1970 Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 A man travels by horse from Aberdeen to Inverness. Which has travelled the furthest? The man of course because the horse has twice as many legs 2 Link to comment
shut up meg Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Since 1991 there has been 6 winners there They have twice as many teams as us So, divide 6 by 2, gives 3 Only one team more has won the league down there than up here then Not too different? 7 winners since 91 and did you do the BT Italy accounts MT? Link to comment
shut up meg Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Sorry, meant since 92 1992 Leeds1995 Blackburn2016 LeicesterManchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal and Chelsea have also won it on various occasions. 7 winners since we came close.9 since we last won it. Link to comment
aberdeen1970 Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 My brain genuinely cant answer that The man, I thinkI would like to subscribe to Bt sport. My neighbour pays £18 per month. However the distance between his hub and his TV is twice the distance of mine. Can I get Bt sport for £9 per month please? Link to comment
shut up meg Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 I would like to subscribe to Bt sport. My neighbour pays £18 per month. However the distance between his hub and his TV is twice the distance of mine. Can I get Bt sport for £9 per month please? Go to hesgoals and get a stream. Link to comment
aberdeen1970 Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Go to hesgoals and get a stream.I'm trying to keep young Mario from losing too many DNA packs here! Link to comment
Ernie McCracken Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Since 1991 there has been 6 winners there They have twice as many teams as us So, divide 6 by 2, gives 3 Only one team more has won the league down there than up here then Not too different?Fair point. But just because it happens in England, Germany, Spain or wherever doesn't mean we should accept it in Scotland. That's one of the main problems with Scottish Football, there is no innovation, only cheap imitation. Link to comment
The Boofon Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Since 1985, there have been 9 different winners of the English top league, there has only been 1 season where any other team has had a realistic chance of winning, us in 1991. Our league is a fucking joke.Losing Rooney to injury and Ward going back to the murderers cost us it 5 years ago. Link to comment
shut up meg Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Losing Rooney to injury and Ward going back to the murderers cost us it 5 years ago. The draws against Partick and ICT at Christmas time showed that we didn't have the mentality to win the thing.If the board thought that we could win it, they would have at least got in a decent goalkeeper to replace Ward. Link to comment
NEM Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Losing Rooney to injury and Ward going back to the murderers cost us it 5 years ago.Our lack of activity in January was shameful but we had shite luck as well. If Liverpool hadn’t had recalled Ward and Griffiths got injured instead of Rooney we wouldn’t have been far away Link to comment
tiktak Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Since 1991 there has been 6 winners there They have twice as many teams as us So, divide 6 by 2, gives 3 Only one team more has won the league down there than up here then Not too different? Ridiculous argument. Link to comment
fine-n-dandy Posted December 31, 2019 Author Share Posted December 31, 2019 Ridiculous argument. It really is. Should look for more directly comparable leagues in terms of size/budgets etc. & the best example & closest by comparison would probably be the Norwegian top flight. Discuss Link to comment
fine-n-dandy Posted December 31, 2019 Author Share Posted December 31, 2019 Six different winners in last twenty years EDIT...actually only need to go back fifteen for same results Rosenberg with clearly the biggest budget similar to Celtic in terms of champions league & europa.finances Molde & Brann maybe comparable to the Huns Link to comment
Shinniesta Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 So it's an anomaly in england? Is it not an anomaly here too based on recent seasons???By far the biggest anomaly up here in recent seasons was the huns going bust which turned a two team league into a one team league for several years until they finally got their shit back together under a different guise. Yes Aberdeen finishing above the huns two years running was an anomaly but they were still finding their feet and nowhere near their former strength hence regular 4 and 5 goal batterings from Celtic and first round euro exits to teams from Luxembourg. Not the case now. Unless they collapse financially again then most will expect them to at the very least retain their current strength and two teams will carry on where they left off prior to the huns liquidation and year after year continue to dominate an otherwise very weak league full of much smaller clubs. That is not the case in England where the club currently miles in front haven't won their domestic league for 30 years despite winning the CL twice during that period and losing another two CL finals. They will be the 5th club in the last decade to win the league down there. The SPL is one of the most predictable leagues in Europe everyone knows that barring a miracle only two teams will win the league up here in the next 30 years. That is certainly not the case in England there are multiple teams down there with the resources to win the league. Link to comment
V for Vendetta Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 1. The number of teams actually doesn't matter in this discussion, it's not really relevant unless we are looking for the title to be far far wider spread across lots of teams. 2. we have just 2 winners in 30 years or whatever. Very few other leagues can compare to that level of monopolisation. (If any) 3. why do we only compare to other football leagues? As mentioned above a complete lack of innovation is one of the biggest problems with our game. I'll keep repeating it but think about this - our national sport is run as an amateur enterprise. There's nothing professional about it. Link to comment
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