Maxsta Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 As demonstrated by the mauling of Dundee United and Raith Rovers. :lol: Raith "mauled" Hibs more than they "mauled" Rangers. The arabs certainly never mauled us and going by the display we gave against DU we would hammer Hibs... Hearts would be much more of a hard one to call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross. Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Should be a good campaign. From what I have seen of The Rangers, I'm not worried. Hibs are arguably the strongest on paper, but they can't beat us, so again no worries. I would expect us to finish first, but I don't think it will be by more than 10 points. Will be better than the "premiership". Better in what respect? The quality of player on show and the teams in general will be poorer than the majority of the top division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIVIFOREVER Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Hibs squad is better than Rangers on paper? Well they'll have more of the paper folding stuff in the bank than The Rangers if that counts for anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxsta Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Well they'll have more of the paper folding stuff in the bank than The Rangers if that counts for anything. Ken i actually doubt that in all honesty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepundit Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Better in what respect? The quality of player on show and the teams in general will be poorer than the majority of the top division. You've just answered your own question, Rossco! For entertainment, the Championship will be better. Should be a good campaign. From what I have seen of The Rangers, I'm not worried. Hibs are arguably the strongest on paper, but they can't beat us, so again no worries. I would expect us to finish first, but I don't think it will be by more than 10 points. Will be better than the "premiership". Hearts had a strong finish to last season but there was nothing to play for at that point. And how many of those players actually still play for Hearts? Same goes for Hibs. The "strongest" team you say they have, have mostly all been released have they not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiviLion Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 There's some serious delusion going on in this thread, our squad would beat Hibs and Hearts comfortably last season, even if we didn't strengthen we would still walk the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambos Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Hibs squad is better than Rangers on paper? Yes noob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neiljb Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Roll up! Roll up! Which ever club you support in the Championship. Buy a season ticket and enjoy the ride. plus a picture of Whitesnake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Master Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Should be a good campaign. From what I have seen of The Rangers, I'm not worried. Hibs are arguably the strongest on paper, but they can't beat us, so again no worries. I would expect us to finish first, but I don't think it will be by more than 10 points. Will be better than the "premiership". So you mean next season's Championship will be like, er, any other season in the second tier? Changing the actors doesn't change the overall story of two or three clubs fighting for the title, with it rarely being settled before mid-April (and normally later). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neiljb Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Well it's exciting for us newbies. Sorry if you are less than enthused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argyll Hibs Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 We have two players that have confirmed that they'll be reporting at East Mains for pre season training. Scott Robertson Danny Handling That's our team on paper at the moment, everyone else is up in the air. I think Rangers will win the league btw but I would hope if we sort out our shambles that we could make some sort of challenge. Being realistic though I think we'll be in the championship for a few seasons at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PELE Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Hearts will win the league. Sevco will lose in the play offs (if they manage to remain solvent). Hibs will be woeful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepundit Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Hearts will win the league. They don't have many first team players at the moment and it seems Danny Wilson will be the next to leave. How are Hearts, realistically, going to finish ahead of Rangers when they've got rid of all their best players and will be replacing them with players on £500-£1000 a week? Hibs are heavily downsizing too. And as the Hibs fan mentioned in the post above yours, they only have two players. So not only will Hearts and Hibs have to build a team, it will be a team on much less wages. And because they'll have just built a team, it will take a season or so to adapt. Rangers had that very same situation in League 2 and dropped a heck of a lot of points as a result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdinburghLivi Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 I'd still fancy Rangers to challenge even if they're deducted 25 points. The classic inconsistency of the other teams in this league will come into play yet again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neiljb Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 I'd still fancy Rangers to challenge even if they're deducted 25 points. The classic inconsistency of the other teams in this league will come into play yet again. Keep in mind that with a 25 points deduction would also come a transfer ban and a set of players who would be either let go or asked to take a pay cut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neiljb Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 They don't have many first team players at the moment and it seems Danny Wilson will be the next to leave. How are Hearts, realistically, going to finish ahead of Rangers when they've got rid of all their best players and will be replacing them with players on £500-£1000 a week?I'd guess that there will be key players going to earn a bit more than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotWeissEssen Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Think its a bit early for predictions. One thing hearts really struggled last year as the had a young team was the emotional/mental aspect of the game. It depends who they sign but one positive result in a big game could send confidence souring and they went on a run and the same for a negative. If Rangers don't go into admin I think they will win the league. Will be interesting but I reckon hibs/hearts will not throw money at it and aim for play off places. If either Hearts/Hibs were in this league without each other or rangers it would prob be worth running at a big loss for one year and go back up easily(like last time hibs were in the league). With the the current situation its just not worth spending serious cash as if it goes wrong it could not be sustained. This would not be a great message for the fans of either hibs/hearts so f**k knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepundit Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 I'd guess that there will be key players going to earn a bit more than that. I doubt it, given that players last season took a 50% wage cut and then were asked to take another 50% decrease to play in the Championship. Hearts effectively want to pay wages of 25% to what they were paying last season. £500-£1000 is probably about right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 I doubt it, given that players last season took a 50% wage cut and then were asked to take another 50% decrease to play in the Championship. Hearts effectively want to pay wages of 25% to what they were paying last season. £500-£1000 is probably about right. That doesn't even agree with it's self never mind reality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neiljb Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 I doubt it, given that players last season took a 50% wage cut and then were asked to take another 50% decrease to play in the Championship. Hearts effectively want to pay wages of 25% to what they were paying last season. £500-£1000 is probably about right. Until the season tickets are put on sale they won't be taking any risks. If our support respond well then the player budget will be decent l suspect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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