Next season will see us hosting The Huns at ER for the first time since 21/05/2016.
It's not a nice atmosphere at the best of times - but given their fans liking of busting up seating and toilets causing thousands of pounds damage these fixtures could be poisonous.
Policing and Stewarding costs will likely be much higher than normal.
Should the Board consider not offering away fans or reducing allocation of say 1k as we did previously?
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19-05-2017 10:27 AM #1
When the Huns come calling
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19-05-2017 10:27 AM #2This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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19-05-2017 10:33 AM #3
No. Give them as many seats as possible.
If they damage anything it gets charged against the club so reducing their allocation would reduce our gate receipts for the game. If they dont pay we can do what Celtic done and with hold there part of the gate receipts to cover costs.
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19-05-2017 10:36 AM #4
If we keep our performances up we could easily sell out against the Huns. Give them the same allocation we give to the wee teams we've played for the last three years - i.e. ~400.
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19-05-2017 10:40 AM #5
I can't wait to play them home and away. It's going to be absolute carnage. They're still fizzing about last year.
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19-05-2017 10:45 AM #6This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
How does that work, they don't get a share unless it it's a cup game.There is no such thing as too much yarn, just not enough time.
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19-05-2017 10:59 AM #7
I reckon we will get them away from home in the first few games.
It will be carnage.
I for one can't wait.
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19-05-2017 11:54 AM #8This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Scramble for tickets for the away game you reckon?
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19-05-2017 11:00 AM #9
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Give them the full whack allocation for their first visit, should they cause any damage (which is inevitable) like has been mentioned we refuse to give them what they are due until damage costs are settled then reduce their allocation for their next visit.
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19-05-2017 11:03 AM #10
Why are some folk wanting to give them the full allocation before seeing if some of the south can be used for Hibs fans? If we can sell tickets ourselves give them the absolute bare minimum required. Its a no brainer.
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We'll get a few tough games at home to start the season as hertz asked for away games until their stand is ready. Personally I'd tell them to get to **** and let them play to reduced capacity as we had to do.
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19-05-2017 10:35 AM #12
I would say its more than likely that we will give them a reduced allocation.
Police Scotland will also probably support it as it means less Sevco fans in and around Easter Road before and after the game. Policing and segregating the fans is fairly straightforward in the stadium its outside on the surrounding streets where problems could arise.
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19-05-2017 12:29 PM #14
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I live through in Glasgow and travel to our games via train, For this reason OF games are never much fun for me so I'm not particularly looking forward to having them in and around ER again! I used to go to all the games at Ibrox but thinking of leaving it this time, in the last game (December 2015) I got hit in the face with something and had a small cut, which led to a considerable shiner, underneath my right eye. I tried to complain to the stewards who said they'd been radioing up to report it & were being ignored, all the while the police stood not 10 feet from the idiots doing it! Nothing was done until an old steward got his head split open by a lighter. Don't know if I fancy that, or worse after 21/05/16, again which is a pity as I can count the number of away games I missed this season on 1 hand!
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19-05-2017 12:37 PM #15
Wait until the last minute to decide their allocation ...... I don't know what the south is like inside coz I've only sat there a couple of times for Scotland games ... but if you get Hibs fans to approach the south turnstiles from the back of the east stand I'm pretty sure segregation outside the ground would be relatively straightforward. If the inside of the south can be divided like it can be in the east then I don't see any problem with giving Hibs fans half the south and limiting the uglies to as few tickets as possible.
Whatever happens the first meeting at ER is going to be tasty
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19-05-2017 11:06 AM #16
If we can shift additional tickets to Hibs fans we should do so. **** Rangers, give them as small an allocation as possible and they can deal with being stuck in a wee corner surrounded by hostility for once.
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Edit: Actually having thought about it Hibs would loose £thousands if we split the South stand with hundreds of unsold seats for segregation. I'd rather Hibs got the cash. The policing costs will be the same either way.Last edited by Real Emerald; 19-05-2017 at 11:22 AM.
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19-05-2017 11:17 AM #20
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I'd give them **** all but I know we're not allowed to so as little as possible for me.
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19-05-2017 11:20 AM #21
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We need to see what position we are in regards season ticket sales and what the demand is likely to be for the games against the bigot brothers. Given our poor attendances of years gone by it will always have been a safe bet to give them them the full stand and cash in. If demand is there then give the manky h*ns as little as possible and let them be intimidated for 90 minutes as is par for the course at Ibrox.
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and they've only got an imaginary upper and lower stand. Easier to segregate at ER.#PERSEVERED
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Point still stands. Sell them as much as possible and any damages the bill gets sent to them.
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19-05-2017 02:10 PM #24
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At ER both sets enter at same end. That is your problem. Keep them in 20 mins after final whistle & give them a taste of their own medicine.
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19-05-2017 02:14 PM #25
Rangers away is going to be insane
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Place a barrier on Albion Road halfway along and Hibees enter via the East half of the South stand. Concourses can be split IIRC. TBH last time I was in the South was for the Dnipro game back in 2005.
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