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[Albion] Brighton & Hibs Albion



brighton_tom

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BevBHA

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Really pushing my knowledge here with who it was, but I’m guessing it didn’t help our relationship with them when about 2 weeks after the partnership was announced we loaned Hearts (they’re biggest rivals) one of our players who turned out to do quite well for them. I believe it was Cochrane?
 


GT49er

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brighton_tom said:
Fair enough. So seems it never really got going and then key people in the deal left their roles at each club, leaving the partnership to never take off.
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“We will work towards offering a number of different experiences for players and staff, whether training together or swapping best practices, staff idea sharing across all departments at both clubs, friendly matches and potential player exchanges.”

Obviously the player part never took off, but I wonder if the staff part did? It wouldn't be something we'd hear about in the same way we'd hear about player moves and friendlies. Staff-wise, we do seem to have some sort of link with Bristol City, at least insofar as them sending people to us for training, experience and lerning how we do things.
 






GT49er

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Napper said:
From the people
I’ve met on both sides it very
Much is

Hearts are the Protestants etc
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From five years living in Edinburgh, I can state this is very much the case. Just on a smaller scale than in Glasgow; Hibs and Hearts are much smaller clubs than Celtic and Rangers, and have far fewer fans.
 


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from melbourne to eastbourne (hooray for bournes)
i was up in edinburgh last summer, and being a nosey type popped in to both grounds to have a look around - Tynecastle/Hearts i saw an open gate and headed in, i was having a look at the pitch and the stands and some officious security prick kicked me out, telling me i couldnt take any photos. Knobhead. Quite a decent ground, though.

So i walked up to Easter Road/Hibs, again saw an open gate and darted in, and the groundsman came over to say hello, showed me around a bit, and was generally lovely. Nice ground as well, very enclosed, four separate stands and quite old skool.

So hibs are very obviously a nicer club than hearts, its as simple as that! Belting pub just round the corner, Mother Superior's, very recommended
 


Simster

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GT49er said:
From five years living in Edinburgh, I can state this is very much the case. Just on a smaller scale than in Glasgow; Hibs and Hearts are much smaller clubs than Celtic and Rangers, and have far fewer fans.
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We used to have a lodger who was a big Hibs fan yet when we later visited his family in Edinburgh and most of them were Hearts. That doesn't happen in Glasgow, where there are protestant and catholic areas. Again, not really a thing in Edinburgh or anywhere else in East Scotland.

The bottom line is that neither Hibs nor Hearts define themselves by religion in the same way. i.e. A protestant brought up living in Leith will support the Hibees.
 






GT49er

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Simster said:
We used to have a lodger who was a big Hibs fan yet when we later visited his family in Edinburgh and most of them were Hearts. That doesn't happen in Glasgow, where there are protestant and catholic areas. Again, not really a thing in Edinburgh or anywhere else in East Scotland.

The bottom line is that neither Hibs nor Hearts define themselves by religion in the same way. i.e. A protestant brought up living in Leith will support the Hibees.
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It's pretty rare in Edinburgh too!; The bottom line is covertly they do - and large numbers of fans are a damn sight less covert about it. You do know that Hibernia is Ireland, do you? - so that means the word 'Hibernian' means......well, work it out for yourself!
 


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jamie-oh said:
So hibs are very obviously a nicer club than hearts, its as simple as that! Belting pub just round the corner, Mother Superior's, very recommended
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Guessing that pub name is from the drug dealer in Trainspotting, Irvine Welsh also being a big Hibs fan.
 








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Son lives just outside Edinburgh and goes along to some Hibs games with friends he has made and they have been to the Amex and loved it
 




Stat Brother

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sir_gullahad said:
Currently losing 2-0 to Inter d'Escaldes of Andorra. Perhaps we should put out a statement denying that there is, or ever was, a link between the clubs.
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Be fair Inter d'Escaldes is one of the very top teams in Andorra.
 












Simster

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GT49er said:
It's pretty rare in Edinburgh too!; The bottom line is covertly they do - and large numbers of fans are a damn sight less covert about it. You do know that Hibernia is Ireland, do you? - so that means the word 'Hibernian' means......well, work it out for yourself!
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Sorry, I don't accept this. Of all fans of Hearts and Hibs I've ever met, not once has sectarianism ever reared its head. Not the case with Glasgow scum twins.

As I say, if you grow in Leith you'll support Hibs and not give a toss about religion. And of course I know what Hibernia is, same as Albion is England and I'm pretty sure you don't have to be English to support Albion Rovers up there. Hibs are called that because they (not Celtic) were the first club borne out of charity for Irish immigrants. Doesn't mean they're a sectarian club.
 


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