Professor.Arturo Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 The **** go on about being the first British team to play in Europe. Now they were invited after a few teams turned the offer down, in England I believe it was Chelsea and Wolves that said no. I am sure I remember (reading somewhere) in Scotland, Celtic and/or Rangers, and Aberdeen were invited first but turned it down, then the hobos were asked. Is this right? if it is does anyone have a link to a news report to prove it? In the middle of an argument with a hobo because I'm certain they were not the first Scottish team invited, any help appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherlock Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 I'm pretty sure we even finished above them the season they were asked. Who knows, maybe we even turned them down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucky Thompson Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 I think they got invited because they had floodlights, or because they were the first to wear the green, or because they were the first to play on a hill, or maybe because they taught Brazil how to play football:107years: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor.Arturo Posted November 7, 2008 Author Share Posted November 7, 2008 Where's London Hearts when you need him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBigO Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 As far as im aware, Aberdeen should have been the Scottish team that year but KB'd it, so the junkies took up the offer. My mate who's a Don comes out with this to rile Hobos when need be and he knows his sheep history, so i assume it's the deal. Prob easy enough to find oot, but im gettin pisht so i canny be ersed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Statto Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 I don't have the answer to the question but; There was only 7 Champions who entered that year out of the 16 teams - RSC Anderlecht, AGF ?rhus, Djurg?rdens IF FF, Milan AC, Real Madrid CF, Stade de Reims Champagne and SC Rot-Weiss Essen. Gabriel Hanot, an editor of a French sports paper came up with the competition in December 1954, and the first European Cup took place in 1955. At the time, Wolves claimed to be the world's best side, they turned down the offer to take part in the new tournament. This suggests it was a invitational competition and at the time wasn't very prestigious. Hibs got to the Semi finals which they lost (a sign of things to come for them:)) where the lost to Stade de Reims, who lost the final 4-3 in Paris to Real Madrid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King of the North Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 Hibs finished fifth, behind Aberdeen, the OF and us. Europe was seen as an irrelevance in Britain at the time, which is why no other clubs were interested, and why no English teams entered the tournament. Fair play to them though, its certainly not an irrelevance now, and if we were the first team in Europe we'd probably bang on about it. But it's typical hobo mythologising to make out that it was some sort of 'special' invitation because of their legendary brazilian flair, which is what some of them would have you believe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hearts Heritage Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 European places in the early days were often not on merit but at the whim of UEFA or the own countries associations. Probably the most famous instance of the one club one city rule was in England in 1968-69. Champions Man City and runners-up but European Champions Man Utd went into the European Cup. Leeds (4th) claimed one of the four Fairs Cup places on offer as League Cup winners. Liverpool (3rd) took a place but this ruled out 5th-placed Everton so in came Chelsea (6th) to take the third spot. Spurs (7th) were thus ineligible. West Brom had finished 8th but they had won the FA Cup so entered the Cup-Winners Cup. Arsenal were 9th and ineligible so 10th-placed Newcastle entered Europe for the first time despite having lost more league games than they had won. They went on to win the Fairs Cup the next season (and sod all ever since). See the full answer regards the Fairs Cup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Chat Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 Hobos suck the boaby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debut 4 Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 Hibs got in because a member of their board was prominent on the SFA at the time and put them forward. Aberdeen should have been in as they were champs but declined as euro competition hadn`t reached it`s appeal yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busby8 Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 The **** go on about being the first British team to play in Europe. Now they were invited after a few teams turned the offer down, in England I believe it was Chelsea and Wolves that said no. I am sure I remember (reading somewhere) in Scotland, Celtic and/or Rangers, and Aberdeen were invited first but turned it down, then the hobos were asked. Is this right? if it is does anyone have a link to a news report to prove it? In the middle of an argument with a hobo because I'm certain they were not the first Scottish team invited, any help appreciated. I also believe that they played the quarter final "away" tie in Scotland. Firhill rings a bell. Jeez,...........no wonder they had,.....sorry,..........got, a Semi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Bill Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 I think they got invited because they had floodlights, or because they were the first to wear the green, or because they were the first to play on a hill, or maybe because they taught Brazil how to play football:107years: Don't forget the electric scoreboard. Never forget the scoreboard. Buffalo Bill . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jam Tarts 1874 Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 The Fairs Cup performances that the hobos go on about also came as a result of being invited to play in that tournament. Hearts have qualified to play in Europe more times than hibs - FACT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winston churchill Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 Don't forget the electric scoreboard. Never forget the scoreboard. Buffalo Bill . the kenny waugh score board. the bookie was a true legend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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