Hello, my apologies if this topic has been covered a bunch before! I’ll be visiting Glasgow and Edinburgh with some buddies of mine, we’ll be in from Dec 25th to January 2nd. We’re planning on attending the Hibs vs. Kilmarnock match on December 30th and were wondering if there was anything in particular we should do on match day?
Any pregame/postgame bars we should hit up? Anything at all that you think we should know about gameday would be fantastic. If it helps, we’re in our mid-20s and are from Chicago. We’re all big sports fans and like to drink! Thanks in advance!
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19-11-2017 06:56 PM #1
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19-11-2017 07:05 PM #2This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I would encourage you to get there quite early though as they fill up fast. I would say no later than around 1pm.
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The Hibs supporters club is worth a try, cheap drink, food available, opens around 11am, starts getting busy 12 midday, its usually members only on match day but if you emailed them I'm sure you'll be made welcome.
Link here - http://hibsclub.co.uk" Whatever the future may hold, Fans of this unique club will stand firm in Hibernians corner. Yes, united they stand, those wonderful supporters and The greatest football club on earth, " - Hibernian F.C. The team that wouldn't die. Click here
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19-11-2017 07:12 PM #4
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There are a lot of bars around Easter Road that will be busy on match day. Most of them are nothing fancy and are just good old fashioned Scottish pubs that cater to the football crowds and locals. A few that will be busy with Hibs fans are Tamsons, the Iona, The Office and The Four In Hand on Easter Road itself. You also have the Mash Tun which is a different style and offers food and a wider range of beers which is also on Easter Road. Slightly further afield there is Robbies, The Windsor, and The Harp & Castle on Leith Walk, these again are quite traditional pubs and about 10 minutes walk from the stadium. About the same distance away are bars like The Tourmelet and Joseph Pearces, both are again a different style of bar and at least one of them doesn't allow football colours. Get down early on, try a few of them and find somewhere you like would be my advice.PM Awards General Poster of The Year 2015, 2016, 2017. Probably robbed in other years
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19-11-2017 08:17 PM #5
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Thank you all, appreciate the help! Really looking forward to it!
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19-11-2017 11:02 PM #6
You arrive on Dec 25th?
Are your mates called Dancer, Prancer, Donner & Blitzen?
You’re not Santa are you?
Seriously though, where you end up just before the game might depend on where you are staying. What hotel/guest house are you at? Might allow us to give you a pub crawl itinerary moving towards Easter Road or more definite pubs to head for if you’re happy just going to one or two pubs.
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20-11-2017 12:48 AM #7
whenever i see Chicago mentioned i always think of Al & Peggy Bundy.....and of course the Adorable Kelly :)
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20-11-2017 06:54 AM #8
A few helpful phrases which will help you fit in.
I went 'raj' ..... I got very angry
He / She is a 'raj' ..... A person to be avoided, almost certainly violent
That's totally 'shan' ..... not at all good, in fact very very bad
That was 'Barry' ..... very very good
Its 'Baltic' .... its very very cold
Inside the stadium:
How the 'expletive' was that 'expletive' offside !!!
Oh for 'expletive' sake, how the 'expletive' could he miss the 'expletive' goal from there !!!
£5 for a pie and a beefy drink???
Did you see that challenge? ... he 'expletive' shat it.
There are many more ... you can practice with the following short exercise:
I'm gonna go raj, £5 for a pie and a beefy drink is just shan, but I'll still buy them because its Baltic in here and the last pie I had at a football match was Barry.
Enjoy the game
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A 'beefy drink'?
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Better still, pop down to the Hibs shop at Easter Road Stadium early and buy yourself some Hibernian merchandise.
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21-11-2017 09:07 AM #24
If you're in The Office feel free to introduce yourselves and get a round in
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Where about in Chicago you guys from? Top city. My old man has been living in Elgin IL for the last 6/7 years so I was over there in June. Went to the Cubs-Padres match at Wrigley and had a few pre match drinks in the Cubby Bear etc. Good sing song!
Like others have mentioned we aren’t short of places to drink near our stadium either. Nothing quite the same size of the Cubby Bear and unfortunately we are not allowed to drink alcohol inside our stadiums....apparently football fans can’t be trusted in Scotland 😬...but you can’t go wrong staying on Easter Road or Leith Walk.
Enjoy your trip and I hope you see the right result 👍🏼
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