I received an email this afternoon from a member of the ticket office staff talking about the FF Lower and noting that it is sold out but noting that there are often spaces in it. This was a precursor to noting that one of my season tickets hasn't been used all season and seeing if I was planning on renewing it. Has anyone else had one of these?
There's two reasons I'm asking.
1) because it shows the club are aware of the issue and trying to deal with it and
2) because the season ticket in question has been used on numerous occasions and hibs have got it wrong. Whilst I don't mind I'd imagine some people wrongly receiving this email might be slightly peeved.
Has anyone else had this?
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22-03-2018 02:52 PM #1
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FF Lower Email
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22-03-2018 05:55 PM #3
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What confused me however was them saying one hadn't been used at all when he's been to every day time game!
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22-03-2018 06:29 PM #5
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22-03-2018 07:12 PM #7
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22-03-2018 10:17 PM #8This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Discrimination?
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23-03-2018 07:35 AM #9This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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23-03-2018 07:47 AM #10
Good to see the club are trying to do something about the empty seats.
If this is going to be the family section they should be moving on, to other parts of the stadium, ticket holders who no longer have children accompanying them. It's impossible to get 2 seats together in FF lower, this will be putting off parents who are trying to get their children their first season tickets.
I fully understand about the reasons children can't attend night games etc, i would be the same.
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23-03-2018 08:05 AM #11
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23-03-2018 08:27 AM #12
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No admittance to Lower FF unless accompanied by a child. Sorted
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23-03-2018 08:48 AM #13
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23-03-2018 08:54 AM #14
Hibs have there work cut of for then with this problem but it's great to have the problem in the first place in a sense where we are trying to scramble every spare seat possible to fit our growing number of supporters into the stadium
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23-03-2018 09:13 AM #16
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Think of it as a gardener and his nursery. He takes his cuttings plants them out in a nursery patch and once the seedlings are strong enough you replant them in the main garden.
Maybe the east half of the South would be better for the family section going forward. ST wouldnt cover Cat A games but you can get first dibs on general sales tickets if you want to go to those games.
Potentially costing the club the cost of a players wage each season at present.
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23-03-2018 09:25 AM #17
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If Hibernian fans want to buyback a season ticket and choose to attend 1, 5 or all games then that’s their choice.
We should be welcoming the fact that they are willing to contribute to the club.
Much ado about nothing and folk getting their knickers in a twist about paid for “empty seats”.
Promote the “if you can’t go use ticketmaster to give back the ticket” but let’s not go to the lengths of writing to ST holders and ask if they intend to use it!
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23-03-2018 09:34 AM #18
I've had no such email and I'd say I've taken my daughter to around half the home games this season. This has been for a variety of reasons, some night games during school time, etc etc .... but given the (roughly) 50% usage rate I'd have maybe expected an email. It is good the Club are aware of this "problem" and are trying to do what they can to fill the ground as best as they can.
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23-03-2018 09:41 AM #19This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
The club have got it right at the moment - although the SS could do with being back in the East.
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23-03-2018 09:46 AM #20
I assume from this that the FF lower has by far the largest percentage of empty ST seats in the stadium? I sit in the FF upper so can't see that part of the ground.
I think where kids can't make night games etc it is just a by product of football scheduling and not a lot can be done about it. Is this issue actually worse for midweek vs weekend games?
However, where seats are so low cost, it does suggest that folk are just deciding not to bother going. If you had paid £400 for that seat your decision whether to attend may have a different outcome.
One option could be that they maybe offer CAT B kids season tickets for FF lower, with the child ST holder having the option to buy their seat for any CAT A game for say £5? If not taken up this seat could be sold to another Hibby.
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23-03-2018 11:14 AM #22
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I got an email regarding my sons season ticket in ff lower before the hearts game so I asked my boy if he wanted to go as he has his club on a Friday night and the answer was I’ll go to my club so I released the ticket on the Thursday afternoon. Then on the Friday at 4 o clock my boy asked if he could go to the match tonight and I was raging as I gave it up as he said he didn’t want to go fortunately someone was in his seat so the club made money off it but I do think it’s a bit harsh the clubs sending out this email,as we’ve been going for about 6 years watching some rubbish football over those dark years now the teams doing better others are wanting to come along and get a ff lower season ticket.
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23-03-2018 11:16 AM #23
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Haven't had the email but there are 3 seats next to ours which are empty every game and are always "sold".... This includes the recent derby.
I would like now to think about getting my youngest a ST but struggling to do find 4 seats together.
Pleased to see the club attempting to do something about this.
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23-03-2018 11:34 AM #24This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
EDIT - Just seen that it could be read both ways. I took it that they noted it hadn't been used all season, as in every game.
I get where you're coming from but for otherwise busy games the club can literally see they've missed out on a potential few grand when they have a waiting list of supporters wanting tickets and yet there's a heap of seats going spare.
Like the guy said about his derby, it's a pain that his laddie missed out as it was his seat but it wasn't left empty when folk wanted it, it added to the atmosphere and it gave the club some extra cash.
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23-03-2018 12:20 PM #25
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I would be interested to know what the club are considering a family group. Whilst all four of us sit together, we obviously don't renew "together", would assume we're all 4 considered a family group but would be good if the club could confirm. I have asked the question but had no response.
I think rather than moving the Family Section to the South a CAT B Season Ticket would appeal to many and may see a few move out of the FF Lower.
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That said, the 10 game season ain’t cheap, and the ground size is such that there is a healthy waiting list for STs.
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23-03-2018 12:38 PM #28
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Had an email back about it saying that a few people have fed that back to them and they're going to look in to it.
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23-03-2018 12:48 PM #29
The club managed to find alternative seats for those moved out of Section 25 in other parts of the ground, I would hope that the same will be done for those in the Family sections.
Going forward there shouldn't be anyone in there who are not accompanying a child.
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