HIBERNIAN fans are looking at ways to buy out under-fire owner Sir Tom Farmer after having been relegated from the premier division.
Pressure group Hands on Hibs have called for talks with the Easter Road leader after having held their first meeting this week. Sir Tom, who is the twenty-seventh richest man in Scotland with an estimated personal fortune of #50m, takes little to do with the running of the club. And HoH spokesman Brian Monteith said frustrated fans may consider approaching other investors in order to take the club forward.
He said: ''We know that Sir Tom has said he has no interest in football and would sell the club if the right offer was made. So, if it comes down to that, then Hands on Hibs must start looking to find buyers or schemes to buy him out.'' Hands on Hibs has attracted more than 1000 members since it was launched five months ago and has a high-profile backing with musician Charlie Reid, of the pop group The Proclaimers, being appointed group chairman.
q UNITED for Change have warned Jim McLean to dump Dundee United's ''cornershop'' image - or face the prospect of the club dying on its feet.
The prominent fans' pressure group, led by Lord Watson of Invergowrie, will hold potentially explosive talks with the United board at Tannadice today.
Watson wants the club's custodians to release 12,000 unissued shares to outside investors, so that United can re-establish themselves as a major force in Scottish football.
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