Football Insider has been told by Frank McAvennie that the financial gap between Hibs and Aston Villa is the reason for the sides' gap in ability.
There is a “huge” gap between Scottish sides like Hibernian and Aston Villa., former Celtic and West Ham striker Frank McAvennie said that the financial gap between the sides is the main reason for Hibs’ heavy defeat to the Villans.
The Edinburgh side were beaten 5-0 in the first leg of their Europa Conference League clash against the Premier League outfit. The Scottish Premiership side’s annihilation has raised questions about the gap in ability between Scottish and English top flight teams.the sides’ budgets are “probably £180million apart”.
Fellow Scottish Premiership side Rangers know what it’s like to be heavily beaten by a club south of the border after their 7-1 defeat to Liverpool in the Champions League last year.McAvennie suggested that the Gers and Celtic would be able to contest with teams like Aston Villa.,” he toldI know there is a gulf between them and the rest of the teams in Scotland but there is also a gulf between the teams in England.It is like there is three divisions in the Premier League.
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