I know this sounds defeatist at the start of the new year but ICT being relegated might help clear out some of the dead wood for good (both in the squad and within the board etc etc)!!

I know I am not the only one out their that longs for some entertainment at matches (remember when the Caledonian Stadium was a fortress and we scored for fun!), a season in the 1st Division would provide us with matches we can at least hope to win. We would also be able to clear out some of the dead wood which we all know exists in the current squad and at least give those on the periphery a chance to show what they can do (Sutherland,Gillespie spring to mind!). Cheaper season tickets for a year would be great with a few derbies thrown in during the season. All in all one season in the first division could potentially breathe new life into the club!

The above would of course be the ideal scenario I know how hard it is to go straight back up but its only a thought!! Does anyone else agree?

As has been said Hibs are the one and only team ever to have gone straight back up. If we were relegated we'd stay down. The league is so tight that teams build up over three or four seasons to win it. Financially I dont think we could stay a full time team. The fanbase is too small. We couldn't keep paying the wages we do. Small though they may be.

Small though they may be.

Fot the small minds ruining running the club.

Interesting to read today that Partick Thistle may have to go part-time next season as they cannot attract enough supporters to break even. Apparently there average crowd is 2,500 with 3,500 being the required figure. We would certainly struggle to reach those numbers without the OF and Aberdeen games to inflate our attendances

But Partick would be paying more in wages than we would be if we went down and would probably have a bigger squad.

If we go down then we'll never come back up.

I'm beginning to wonder if the board actually want us to go down.............

One for our stattos

Which team was the last to be relegated from the top league in Scotland then promoted back the next year and when?

Hibs cant remember the season 92/93 maybe?

Relegated in 1998 returned in 1999 when it was SFL Premier league of 10 teams.

Dunfermline Athletic were the last team to do it about 1999 ish

We're not going down

Still got half a season to go

Once we get a new manager a new Defender & quality striker we're Sorted !

HaHa, just wanted to name and shame you :thumb01n:

Didnt seem likely back then :030: