The study also revealed that Aberdeen supporters are the most generous when it comes to getting the pints in.This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more
Jambos were found to be the least likely to buy a round of drinks. (Image: PA)
Hearts fans are the tightest in the Scottish Premiership – with supporters most likely to dodge buying a round of drinks.
A poll of 2,000 footy fans found that over Scotland as a whole, 20% confessed to being serial round dodgers.
The study, however, found that fans of table-topping Edinburgh side Heart of Midlothian, were the most likely to be tight-fisted.
The poll found that 33% of fans of the Jam Tarts admitted regularly ducking out of buying a round in their local pub.
Among the tactics used by penny-pinching fans, include nipping to the loo when it’s their round, saying they’ve forgotten their wallet – or simply saying they were skint.
Aberdeen fans are seen as the most generous (Image: SNS Group)
Some even pretended to be on the phone when it was their round, or sneaked out for a fag.
Aberdeen fans were the least likely to sidestep getting a round in, with just 8% admitted doing it on a regular basis, the study by married dating site illicitencounters.com found.
The League of Shame when it comes to dodging rounds was found to be as follows:
1 – Hearts – 33% 2 – Dundee – 30% 3 – Rangers – 28% 4 – St. Mirren – 26% 5 – Celtic – 24% 6 – Livingston – 20% 7 – Falkirk – 18% 8 – Hibs – 15% 9 – Kilmarnock – 14% 10 – Dundee United – 13% 11 – Motherwell – 11% 12 – Aberdeen – 8%
Hearts fan Jeremy Robertson, 54, said he preferred buying ‘his own drinks’ rather than getting a round in.
He said: “It’s fine when there’s just two of you, but when there’s a big group a round can easily cost £50.
“If you end up being one of the first to buy a round for everyone, you’re lucky if all the people you’ve bought a drink for are still there when it comes to their turn.”
In England, Arsenal fans were the biggest skinflints, with the league as follows;
1 – Arsenal – 31% 2 – Everton – 28% 3 – Brighton – 25% 4 – Crystal Palace – 22% 5 – Liverpool – 21% 6 – Burnley – 20% 7 – Fulham – 19% 8 – Leeds United – 19% 9 – West Ham United – 18% 10 – Bournemouth – 18% 11 – Wolves – 16% 12 – Tottenham Hotspur – 15% 13 – Nottingham Forest – 13% 14 – Sunderland – 12% 15 – Newcastle United – 12% 16 – Manchester City – 11% 17 – Chelsea – 10% 18 – Brentford – 9% 19 – Manchester United – 8% 20 – Aston Villa – 5%