The Moral Majority Versus The Financial Times

[Seven Tattoos]

The Moral Majority is not just a classic surf punk tune by The Dead Kennedys and The Financial Times is not just a dull, staid, pecuniary journal printed on pink paper. This term encapsulates the dilemma we, as right-thinking, i.e. contemptuous of both hertz and huns and what they represent, Hibbies, may face a week tonight.

Apologies for my usual long-winded, pub bore, gob-sh!te style; put bluntly there are Hibbies who:
(a) would want to win every game we play ever, but especially against Ian Paisley's athletic society, regardless of potentially damaging ramifications to our own aspirations for European participation and the financial benefits it would bring, whilst simultaneously seriously damaging hertz' own ambitions.
(b) There are also Hibbies who, despite sharing similarly idealistic views with the Morals (if I may term them as such), are more pragmatic and who will accept a defeat by Rangers Football Club as necessary to help ensure both:
(i) we play in the UEFA Cup proper in consecutive seasons for the first time since 1975-76 and 1976-77 (put that in its historical context, the Sex Pistols had yet to shock the nation by calling Bill Grundy a 'dirty old phucker'!)
(ii) hertz do not qualify for the CL which would significantly boost their coffers.

This Hibbie tends to share the view of the pragmatists. As I've stated before, successive European qualifications for THE FIRST TIME IN THREE DECADES would be an absolutely momentous achievement for Tony Mowbray's Hibs. It also would help:
- raise the profile of the club
- which would help attract better players
- and also convince talented youngsters to come to ER rather than the OF or hertz
- bring much needed revenue in which could help pay for much needed training facilities (surely the club's number one priority)
- bring much needed revenue in which could help provide more remunerative contracts for the Scott Browns of this world
- bring much needed revenue in which could help pay for renovating the East Stand and increasing ER's capacity to a sensible 20,000.

Also, as a pragmatist, I view any success or raising of profile for hertz as damaging to us. Unfortunately, they are better supported than us and there will be youngsters in Edinburgh and the Lothians who start following them due to their inevitable cup triumph in a few weeks. The CL would attract even more impressionable youngsters who only follow success and have yet to learn the joys and beauty of identity and community and the meaning to life that devotion to Hibernian Football Club can bring.

We may, of course, be getting our proverbial panties in a twist over Brussel Sprout; we've yet to be the SSBs this weekend.

Just one final thought though for all the conspiracy theorists and cynical skates; I don't think either Celtic or Hibs will throw their matches, on Sunday and Tuesday, respectively. Why? Because I believe both Strachan and Mowbray to be more professional.

Also, next Tuesday is the 2nd of May, i.e. the fourteenth anniversary of Hibs going to Parkheed, needing only to lose to ensure the dodgers and not the skates finished second. Final score? Celtic 1-2 Hibs.

As Jake Burns used to sing, 'Wait and See'.

[CJRRHibs]

Originally Posted by Seven Tattoos

The Moral Majority is not just a classic surf punk tune by The Dead Kennedys and The Financial Times is not just a dull, staid, pecuniary journal printed on pink paper. This term encapsulates the dilemma we, as right-thinking, i.e. contemptuous of both hertz and huns and what they represent, Hibbies, may face a week tonight.

Apologies for my usual long-winded, pub bore, gob-sh!te style; put bluntly there are Hibbies who:
(a) would want to win every game we play ever, but especially against Ian Paisley's athletic society, regardless of potentially damaging ramifications to our own aspirations for European participation and the financial benefits it would bring, whilst simultaneously seriously damaging hertz' own ambitions.
(b) There are also Hibbies who, despite sharing similarly idealistic views with the Morals (if I may term them as such), are more pragmatic and who will accept a defeat by Rangers Football Club as necessary to help ensure both:
(i) we play in the UEFA Cup proper in consecutive seasons for the first time since 1975-76 and 1976-77 (put that in its historical context, the Sex Pistols had yet to shock the nation by calling Bill Grundy a 'dirty old phucker'!)
(ii) hertz do not qualify for the CL which would significantly boost their coffers.

This Hibbie tends to share the view of the pragmatists. As I've stated before, successive European qualifications for THE FIRST TIME IN THREE DECADES would be an absolutely momentous achievement for Tony Mowbray's Hibs. It also would help:
- raise the profile of the club
- which would help attract better players
- and also convince talented youngsters to come to ER rather than the OF or hertz
- bring much needed revenue in which could help pay for much needed training facilities (surely the club's number one priority)
- bring much needed revenue in which could help provide more remunerative contracts for the Scott Browns of this world
- bring much needed revenue in which could help pay for renovating the East Stand and increasing ER's capacity to a sensible 20,000.

Also, as a pragmatist, I view any success or raising of profile for hertz as damaging to us. Unfortunately, they are better supported than us and there will be youngsters in Edinburgh and the Lothians who start following them due to their inevitable cup triumph in a few weeks. The CL would attract even more impressionable youngsters who only follow success and have yet to learn the joys and beauty of identity and community and the meaning to life that devotion to Hibernian Football Club can bring.

We may, of course, be getting our proverbial panties in a twist over Brussel Sprout; we've yet to be the SSBs this weekend.

Just one final thought though for all the conspiracy theorists and cynical skates; I don't think either Celtic or Hibs will throw their matches, on Sunday and Tuesday, respectively. Why? Because I believe both Strachan and Mowbray to be more professional.

Also, next Tuesday is the 2nd of May, i.e. the fourteenth anniversary of Hibs going to Parkheed, needing only to lose to ensure the dodgers and not the skates finished second. Final score? Celtic 1-2 Hibs.

As Jake Burns used to sing, 'Wait and See'.

Agree with that, I was at the celtic game and It was one of those surreal times when the Yams were giving us high fives and congratulating us on beating them. If I remember correctly did Celtic not qualify anyway?

[GORDONSMITH7]

Originally Posted by CJRRHibs

If I remember correctly did Celtic not qualify anyway?

I was there as were my two sons who were 7 and 9 at the time.Jeezo.
Pat McGinlay scored the winner but the mingers started a bloody war in Europe which allowed them in the back door.

As I have said here......Rangers 2nd, Hertz win the Cup, which they will anyway, with the proviso that Hibs go all out tae beat everyone that they meet. Easy is'nt it.

BIG G

[southfieldhibby]

Originally Posted by Seven Tattoos

Also, next Tuesday is the 2nd of May, i.e. the fourteenth anniversary of Hibs going to Parkheed, needing only to lose to ensure the dodgers and not the skates finished second. Final score? Celtic 1-2 Hibs.

A great day out.Took a guy to his first ever match, he got so excited about just going through the turnstyle and buying a scabby sellickfootballclubpie, I thought his head was going to explode when we scored...

Coming back through guntsville after the match was great, Jambos exactly where they belong...on their knees praising the HFC massive.

[Seven Tattoos]

Indeed Celtic did. Like Paul Hartley, they crept in through the 'back door'.

They lost 1-0 (to Ghent I think) on Tues 15.09.92. The night we drew 2-2 with Anderlecht. That was me and ma bro's first ever European night at ER, what a night it was! Rarely has there been a better atmosphere inside ER (Athens I would say).

[SwissToni]

I don't care if in confirms hearts in the CL, I will be disgusted if we gave less than 100% against the filth. Although it came to nothing last season, I was totaly pissed off we didn't attack the filth in the last 15 mins the game. If we give everything and still get beat, fair do's, but if we take it easy I will be sickened.