Despite another season of trials and tribulations at Tynecastle, Hearts fans do still have something to cheer about – their average attendances still outperformed their local rivals by around 2500 per game. Hearts average attendance this season decreased only slightly on season 2011-12 – from 13 381 to 13 163 – while Hibs average increased to 10 543 (a rise of over 600 on the previous season).
Unsurprisingly, the figures produced by BBC Sport show that SPL attendances fell by 28% – from 13 855 to 10 020 – as the reformed Rangers played in the Scottish Third Division.
With Hearts’ future still in serious doubt, other ‘big’ clubs teetering on the brink and still no agreement in sight on league reconstruction these are indeed troubled times for Scottish football.
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