When was Easter Rd at its loudest/best atmosphere?

***Jonnyboy*** · 22-10-2014 08:41 PM

Originally Posted by craigmounthibby

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And Dundee Utd at home on 3rd May 1986. Outstanding.

***eastterrace*** · 22-10-2014 08:42 PM

Originally Posted by mca

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That was my first ever Derby...

( Does anyone remember why it was moved to the 6th ?? )

The Best Atmosphere for me was the Last Day of the East Stand..

sure it got postponed due to wind and rain and was rescheduled a few days later on the 6th

***thebakerboy*** · 22-10-2014 08:43 PM

Was at most of the games mentioned and in modern times was in the East for the AEK game doing the Hibee Bounce whether you wanted to or not was superb. When Paddy Stanton scored the equaliser in 94 mins at Tynie was great along with the Archie winner match. The 7 0 at tynie was good as it ended up with no Jambos left at Tynie. All the European games in the 60's and the Real Madrid friendly was superb but best of all I think was the Barcelona game with the Kinloch penalty winning the game after the Barca riot.

**ruthven_raiders** · 22-10-2014 08:46 PM

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As others have said, the Sporting Lisbon game was the best atmosphere at Easter Road i have been part of. Leeds twice, Juventus, Hadjuck Split was good too, a game folk seem to forget about.

There were also a few games against hertz and the huns where we had some huge crowds and great atmospheres too. Recently Athens was superb, but the Sporting Lisbon games was the best in my opinion.

Was at the split game. 4-2 and I left my programme on the bus! Ahhhhh lol

***eastterrace*** · 22-10-2014 08:51 PM

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Was at the split game. 4-2 and I left my programme on the bus! Ahhhhh lol

should have knocked split out as well we were the better team but we gifted them a couple of goals that night , the cup winners cup was ours but we hit the dreaded slump.

***wookie70*** · 22-10-2014 09:04 PM

AEK for me.

**smurf** · 22-10-2014 09:35 PM

Definitely the 2-1 win over the Yams in 1987 thanks to Paul Kane and Eddie May. The noise before kick off was incredible. Sadly, noise pre kick off is now almost non existent...

AEK Athens was very emotional and special.

And of course that home game v Dundee Utd as Sir Albert Kidd did his magic at Dens.

***Bishop Hibee*** · 22-10-2014 09:54 PM

Hibs 2-1 Huns Souness game
Hibs 4-3 Celtc SC QF
AEK

And on a more obscure note http://www.fitbastats.com/hibs/game.php?gameid=77815

HIbs v Airdie games were often 'feisty' affairs. I'm sure Airdrie had at least 1 player sent off too. Nothing about who the ref was but I remember him being so bad that the East was baying for his blood. Add that to the fact it was a floodlit game and the atmosphere and noise for 6662 was amazing. In fact after some searching on the web, a certain 'D Kirkwood' (hun bass), scored 2 pens!

**cmcd** · 22-10-2014 10:07 PM

Originally Posted by malcolm-bogie

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Arthur Duncan played through the middle and ran riot. The best atmosphere for me would have to be one of the European nights. Naples was brillient also the games against Leeds with over 40000 there, but the best for me was the second half against Sporting Lisbon and Jimmy O'Rourkes hat trick.

Sporting game for me also Had 2 new front teeth put on a plate the day before and lost them (for a while) on the east terrace when the 3rd goal went in You will be pleased to know i found them eventually

**rcarter1** · 22-10-2014 10:17 PM

Wasn't at the some of the classics like AEK, 6-2, etc.

Pre Match: The post Mercer bid derby. Best/Worst atmosphere I have been involved with ever. Cwazy watching the East from the West stand.

During match: Last Years New years, and the derby where O'Neil and Harper scored in a 2-1 win. ' singing his song, walking in a Hibee wonderland'

***weecounty hibby*** · 22-10-2014 10:19 PM

A few obvious ones that most will agree with. Surprised no one has mentioned Anderlecht. Lost my first wife when Dave Beaumont opened the scoring. Probably busiest I'd seen ER post East terracing reconstruction. Place went mental. Found her again at half time. Managed to lose her for good a few years later😊

**Sir David Gray** · 22-10-2014 10:28 PM

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And Dundee Utd at home on 3rd May 1986. Outstanding.

Being before my time, I've just checked back the records and it appears we actually lost that game that day.

Why on Earth would Easter Road have been rocking in a game we lost?

If you could go into great detail during your explanation then that would be fantastic!

***Hibernia&Alba*** · 22-10-2014 11:03 PM

Originally Posted by EdinCapitals

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The derby match post wallets attempted take over and the Souness match. In addition to that derby match, the atmosphere at matches against Aberdeen just after they nearly killed a Hibs fan was incredibly poisonous.

I was a schoolboy. ER packed to the rafters and the most hostile atmosphere I've ever witnessed. It was carnage.

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Dundee United. Late 85-86 season. Very late.

:-D

Better late than never.

**Billy McKirdy** · 22-10-2014 11:13 PM

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The first 2 seasons we came back up (1999,2000?) were class. We used to bully and intimidate teams at ER.

That first derby of the season when we came up at ER was a great atmosphere.

Wee Russell scoring from the spot and McSwegan equalising for the savilles, also Stevie Fulton getting booked for being ugly hahaha.

That was the game ET watched on the TV.

**ozwoody** · 22-10-2014 11:21 PM

AEK Athens for me,place was electric from start to finish.
if we are throwing in derby matches,the game where hunter scored to end our horrible run against them.the nerves in the last ten minutes were excruciating but when the final whistle sounded the away end erupted with a mixture of relief and pure joy,grown men were crying.
im back for this Sunday's game after being away for 7 years in Aus and bringing my wife to her first ever derby,fingers crossed

**NAE NOOKIE** · 22-10-2014 11:49 PM

Seen a few Hibs Euro nights and they are usually good ..... But AEK Athens was just different from any match I have witnessed at ER, the atmosphere was surreal at times .... if Luna had netted that 3rd I'm positive the crowd would have been on the pitch.

The Souness game was brilliant too as was the 6 - 2 and the Spoony derby. There have been a few comeback matches, Dundee Utd a few years back and believe it or not the Dumbarton game this season .... its incredible the noise 6,000 folk can make if you give them a reason.

Away:

A cup semi in the 80s at Dens v the Sheep ... we lost 1 - 0 to a freak goal but the Hibs fans were brilliant all night.

The penalty defeat of the old Rangers at Hampden..... 7,000 legends that night.

The last 15 minutes of the 2013 cup final were special as were, believe it or not the first 20 odd minutes of the 2012 final, folk forget about that coz of the final outcome .... but up until everybody could see we had a bunch of losers playing for us that day we were kicking the Yams erses in the noise contest. You could barely hear them until they went 3 - 1 and a man up.

The Killie QF was brilliant too.

**R11Loaded** · 23-10-2014 04:01 AM

About 30 seconds before Hamilton's second

Class doesn't show on a maroon jersey

**weonlywon6-2** · 23-10-2014 04:54 AM

Originally Posted by Trig

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Being before my time, I've just checked back the records and it appears we actually lost that game that day.

Why on Earth would Easter Road have been rocking in a game we lost?

If you could go into great detail during your explanation then that would be fantastic!

The savilles were 7 minutes away from winning the league when up popped albert kidd,and we know the rest.The sense of relief in the ground was amazing,was some day and atmosphere

***KdyHby*** · 23-10-2014 05:08 AM

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The savilles were 7 minutes away from winning the league when up popped albert kidd,and we know the rest.The sense of relief in the ground was amazing,was some day and atmosphere

The crowd was less than 3,000, with many Hibs fans having left the city not wanting to be about when hearts won the league. After the match you'd have thought Hibs had won the world cup, fans hanging out of car window, horns getting blastered, wonderful.

***Keith_M*** · 23-10-2014 09:13 AM

The win over Rangers when Souness was sent off.

***Keith_M*** · 23-10-2014 09:16 AM

Originally Posted by craigmounthibby

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And Dundee Utd at home on 3rd May 1986. Outstanding.

Forgot about that. Never known so much singing for a game we lost.

The chants of 'Dundee, Dundee' and 'Celtic, Celtic' were totally surreal

Originally Posted by EdinCapitals

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The crowd was less than 3,000, with many Hibs fans having left the city not wanting to be about when hearts won the league. After the match you'd have thought Hibs had won the world cup, fans hanging out of car window, horns getting blastered, wonderful.

The crowd wasn't quite THAT small. It was officially given as 4,500.

**HUTCHYHIBBY** · 23-10-2014 09:16 AM

Originally Posted by keekaboo

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The 1-0 win over Rangers when Souness was sent off.

2-1?

***Keith_M*** · 23-10-2014 09:22 AM

Originally Posted by HUTCHYHIBBY

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2-1?

Sorry, memory playing tricks on me.

Cheers.

**West hamBERNIAN** · 23-10-2014 09:38 AM

Definitely aek, was amazing. I remember a night game against rangers, a year or two after our last promotion. Kenny Miller scored an goal to make it 2-2. Was a brilliant atmosphere.

**Waxy** · 23-10-2014 09:48 AM

The years when the east was covered and standing wont be beat. Think from around 84ish till they put the seats in??? 90s

***H18S NX*** · 23-10-2014 09:53 AM

Originally Posted by malcolm-bogie

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Arthur Duncan played through the middle and ran riot. The best atmosphere for me would have to be one of the European nights. Naples was brillient also the games against Leeds with over 40000 there, but the best for me was the second half against Sporting Lisbon and Jimmy O'Rourkes hat trick.

........Remember it well,happy happy days.

***Steve20*** · 23-10-2014 10:03 AM

AEK Athens and the 6-2 game in my lifetime.

**Bill Milne** · 23-10-2014 10:06 AM

AEK was brilliant but, for me, Sporting blew it away. The Cave was about to be converted into a family area with bench seating (only the Besa game after Sporting allowing standing). I remember being in the Cave well before kick off time and it was rammed despite there being no-one else in other parts of the ground. My older brother couldn't get in as he had just started work and couldn't get there in time. Just the best atmosphere ever IMHO!!

**Big Frank** · 23-10-2014 10:11 AM

Bring back standing areas!!!

**~~calumhibee1~~** · 23-10-2014 10:13 AM

AEK by a mile for me. Is there any clips of the game kicking about on youtube?

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