DaveC

Well, you boys may be putting your bums on the same seats as the toffs if the move across the road goes ahead!! Probably a good move for Hearts, better facilities at Murrayfield and selling Tynecastle should raise some cash - although maybe not enough to clear the debt?

But even accounting for your increasing attendances in the league (btw, a sellout for the Bordeaux game) there will still be a lot of empty seats during games - even for the old firm / hibs games - so the atmosphere will be pants. Isn't part of Tynecastle's attraction that the stands are so close to the pitch? Even if it means the pitch is too small to play in Europe.....

Talking of Hearts' debt, did SMG ever make a decision on what they were doing with their investment? I thought that they could demand half of it back around about October, but I didn't see anything in the news.

tony_2003

Dunno about the SMG thing mate, been so busy with UNI the past few weeks I've hardly seen any footy news of any sort. Did see the thing about Murrayfield though...can't say I'm for it at all. Unless Hearts are going to get a big investment and suddenly start competing on the same level as the old firm then a stadium that big thats only half full (if even that) will indeed be pants, cheap itchy material pants. Of course the option to get more punters in by offering free tickets to schools, cheap prices for OAP's unemployed/students etc would be a good advantage. Dundee Utd had a similar thing going on in regards to the kids...get the kids going for free and you are guarentee to increase your following later when they grow up. It has it's good and bad points.

Webbie

(Predictions) Results for today:

Southampton 0 - 1 Chelsea
Leeds United 0 - 2 Bolton
Stockport 3 - 2 Bournemouth
Cheltenham 2 - 1 Carlisle United
Dundee Utd 1 - 5 Celtic

Hard game for Chelsea, Arse still top though. No surprise at Leeds. Stockport five goal thriller ! No surprise at Cheltenham - Carlisle relegated before Xmas ? No surprise with Celtic - D Utd did turn up didn't they ?

And what of our predictions ?
3-1 Tony ? Didn't notice it was Leeds then ? Dave thought the same. It's too late for Eddie Gray, he's not going to save them from the drop.
*Drags out old bloke from Dad's Army*
"We're dooomed...."
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Well done to the Champagne Charlies for winning the rugger.
Still don't give a toss though.

"Biggest win since 1966... the whole world celebrating..." quotes the BBC News.
Not over here. Didn't even follow it or care if they won.

Going off to paint a barn now !

Webbie

tony_2003

Yeah I never did make much from the Edinburgh bookies webbie. Bit of a shocker to see Leeds down there though. Is there a reason for this? I guess the sale of there BNP voting players weakened the side a fair bit? Aberdeen continue to disgrace there history I see. Celtic are not only seriously too big for the SPL but I alsi think they are fast becoming too big for Rangers...they are averaging 5 goals a week!
Bring on the hibbies tomorrow!

As for the rugby...well pimpbot reckons "england win a major sporting event" so it must be true, being she/he is a piller of wisdom...America also thought they had won a major sporting event when they won the womens football world cup...

doctor scrumpy

Of course Rugby would be a minor sport had the Scots won it ?

DaveC

Que?

tony_2003

I was kinda pointing to there history...i.e a European Cup win etc, stuff they did in the early 80's...they used to be regarded as one of Scotlands top teams.

Yes scrumpy that is correct.

DaveC

I wondered if you'd been reading a different match report from me, that's all. They played 35 minutes with 10 men and lost 3 goals in the last 12 minutes (2 in the last 2). Yesterday was hardly a disgrace, but equally it's not anything to shout about either. Big picture you're right, the last 10 years have been a steaming heap of dung. A "Pit o' drie", if you will.

2-0 to Hearts, Gary Smith o.g.

scotch03

Dundee are doomed.

I need to cry.

tony_2003

Yeah maybe disgrace was a bit harsh, I just saw the scoreline and came to conclusions. Aberdeen are a team that the SPL needs to be in the top 4 along with the likes of Hearts and Dundee. Great day for Hearts as we beat Edinburghs minnows 2-0 today!!

2 own goals lol in recent games they have also thrown away a 2 nil lead in injury time against us

Manc

STOCKPORT WON ONE!

I know you all knew that, but we have to keep this thread at the top of the list.

scotch03

Sounds like somebody paid Hibs off! Was it you Tony?

tony_2003

Nah mate, we don't need to pay them, they're just very shite

scotch03

That's true.

tony_2003

Oi webbie where's this weeks fixtures? :lecture: