Another momentous season - a new manager,
top-flight survival, half a season at ‘home' in Pittodrie, two new stands at
the renamed Tulloch Caledonian Stadium and SPL football in Inverness. The
club's second decade started on 10 July with a friendly at Brora - just 24
hours after finally gaining entry to the Bank of Scotland Premierleague. It had
been a long, hard struggle after winning the First Division Championship, but
the uncertainty ended thanks to a grou
What a difference a year makes. After the bitter disappointment of relegation at the end of 2008/09 there was jubilation as Terry Butcher’s side bounced back immediately to the SPL.
After five seasons in the SPL, demotion to the Irn-Bru sponsored SFL First Division was a traumatic affair. The new economics forced the Board to take drastic action - players left, admin staff lost their jobs or had their hours cut and overall belts were tightened as much as possible. The dramatic econom
A topsy turvy
season, a push for the top six that ultimately failed, an early season change
of manager, a late season change of chairman, a new main club sponsor and a new
league sponsor. Things are rarely dull around Tulloch Caledonian Stadium. SPL
survival ceased to be an issue by Christmas with Gretna propping up the table and an
ever-widening gap appearing between twelfth and eleventh spots.
With an early
decision not to apply for Inter Toto Cu
After the SPL honeymoon of 2004-05 this season
was expected to be all about survival. It started that way but great
performances and results led to a push for a top six finish and Europe via the
Intertoto Cup. In the event seventh place was achieved, one better than
2004/05, the points total was considerably higher at 58 but Hibs took the one allocated
Intertoto Cup spot. The league cause was helped by the decline
in fortunes of Livingston, Dunfermline and Dun
