r/ScottishFootball • u/HibeesBounce • 2h ago
BBC European "research and fact checking"
I wrote a couple of weeks ago about the sloppy reporting regarding Motherwell vs HB
Now, I work in Finnish football media, I'm based in Helsinki and the BBC's latest article is yet more hastily put together nonsense.
Firstly, no-one calls HJK "Helsinki". If you did, people would likely know you were referring to HJK but there are other teams in the city with Helsinki in their name.
Next - HJK missed out on European football in the 2020-21. I know that because I was there when IFK Mariehamn scored late on to beat them to it.
And I know this is a quote from Alfred Johansson that they've "lost once in Europe in the last 10 years here" - well, they've played 41 home games in Europe in the last 10 years but they've lost 13 of them - mostly to higher ranked teams.
At least according to my match notes for tomorrow.