Hibs v Villa

[Maurice Swan]

Watching this.....0-3 ....nearly half time....David Marshall for Hibs in goal not exactly great positioning for 2md and 3rd goals....

[Taunton Blue Genie]

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Watching this.....0-3 ....nearly half time....David Marshall for Hibs in goal not exactly great positioning for 2md and 3rd goals....

Positioning was always a weakness of his. Great shotstopper but rarely ventured far from his line for crossesand corners.

[William Treseder]

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Time to do a Ben Foster?

[bluesp]

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5-0 absolute stuffing

[Eric the Half a Bee]

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To think that it's little over 6 years ago since we stuffed Villa 3-0 at home in the league. We thoroughly deserved that win; we were the better side, not just that day but for the whole season.

2 seasons later, Villa replaced us in the PL and the chasm between us is massive.

[The Lone Gunman]

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To think that it's little over 6 years ago since we stuffed Villa 3-0 at home in the league.

Five seasons ago City completed a Premier League double over Brighton. It’s fair to say the clubs have gone in different directions since.

[Eric the Half a Bee]

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Five seasons ago City completed a Premier League double over Brighton. It’s fair to say the clubs have gone in different directions since.

Both Brighton and Villa narrowly stayed up in their first season after promotion. If only we could have managed it.

[Armitage Shanks]

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This is an indication of how poor the SPL has become.
Long gone are the days of teams like Aberdeen winning the UEFA cup.
Maybe we should join, we'd be in Europe every season

[Jordi Culé]

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https://salarysport.com/football/scottish-premiership/hibernian/

https://salarysport.com/football/premier-league/aston-villa-f.c./

Hmmmm...

[Eric the Half a Bee]

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https://salarysport.com/football/sco...hip/hibernian/

https://salarysport.com/football/premier-league/aston-villa-f.c./

Hmmmm...

No surprises there. Villa's wage bill is roughly the same as Hib's annual bill after a fortnight. Scottish football couldn't cope with that, unless Celtic and Rangers were in the PL. Of course, if they joined the PL, the SPL is a wasteland.

[Jordi Culé]

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No surprises there. Villa's wage bill is roughly the same as Hib's annual bill after a fortnight. Scottish football couldn't cope with that, unless Celtic and Rangers were in the PL. Of course, if they joined the PL, the SPL is a wasteland.

Just pointing out the difference in budgets, income, expenditure and obviously quality.

I disagree with the 'new' Rangers being able to cope as the original version of the club was liquidated in 2012 trying to keep up in Scotland.

From someone who watched Scottish clubs like Aberdeen, Dundee United challenge Europe's elite in the 80s its a severe drop in quality and a shame for football for those of a certain age.

[Des Parrot]

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Just pointing out the difference in budgets, income, expenditure and obviously quality.

From someone who watched Scottish clubs like Aberdeen, Dundee United challenge Europe's elite in the 80s its a severe drop in quality and a shame for football for those of a certain age.

I think rather than a drop off, they’ve been static and many other leagues & teams have moved on (financially), the gaps between the haves and have nots continues to grow. It’s not just Scotland, it’s the same across Europe, the big 4 leagues dominate with the odd intervention from France or Portugal.

[WJ99mobile]

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To think that it's little over 6 years ago since we stuffed Villa 3-0 at home in the league. We thoroughly deserved that win; we were the better side, not just that day but for the whole season.

2 seasons later, Villa replaced us in the PL and the chasm between us is massive.

Villa are and always will be a bigger club than us. They were always going to rise to the top.

I don’t think that’s any mark on us.

Now Brighton, Bournemouth and Brentford. They are far more comparable

[Jordi Culé]

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I think rather than a drop off, they’ve been static and many other leagues & teams have moved on (financially), the gaps between the haves and have nots continues to grow. It’s not just Scotland, it’s the same across Europe, the big 4 leagues dominate with the odd intervention from France or Portugal.

Point taken, other leagues that have been impacted primarily the Dutch and Belgians.

During the 80s I can remember Mechelen winning Cup Winners Cup, Anderlecht competing in finals of European finals. Ajax, Feyenoord and PSV Eindhoven were seen as big clubs. Two of those clubs won European trophies in the 80s.

[A Quiet Monkfish]

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Point taken, other leagues that have been impacted primarily the Dutch and Belgians.

During the 80s I can remember Mechelen winning Cup Winners Cup, Anderlecht competing in finals of European finals. Ajax, Feyenoord and PSV Eindhoven were seen as big clubs. Two of those clubs won European trophies in the 80s.

In the days when they actually were 'cups', ie 100% knockout tournaments. The mini league set up practically renders surprises/giant-killing impossible.