Hibs Ladies

[Lago]

Being plundered by Man Utd women's club, Willie Kirk apparently invoved in the recruitment.

[Kenny1875]

Who cares

[HoboHarry]

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Stupid comment. Any one supports Hibs should care - anything positive about Hibs is a good thing and the ladies team have been very good the last few years......

[Colr]

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Stupid comment. Any one supports Hibs should care - anything positive about Hibs is a good thing and the ladies team have been very good the last few years......

This!

[Colr]

Remember Hibs hosted the first ever organised women’s game of football in world - back in 1881!!

Supporting the womens game is in our DNA!

[danhibees1875]

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Plenty people. The ladies game v Munich 2 years ago brought a couple thousand through the gate and the televised games (usually finals) always draw interest on here.

[Lago]

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Not you obviously.

[WeeRussell]

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Dear dear, someone must have had a rough day at work to come on and reply with that at 5.10pm on a friday.

What a pointless post.

[Malthibby]

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A lot of folk actually, which is why it's a Hibs article on a Hibs fan site.
The women's team has done phenomenally well over a number of years, especially the last two or three and it's a damn shame if it's breaking up at the moment.
I've thoroughly enjoyed watching their progress, & the development of the women's game in general.
Cheap shots don't change any of that.
GG

[Liam6270]

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😂😂😂

[Jones28]

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Trolling for Craik, ignore

[0762]

Women's game in Scotland not developed enough domestically for them to get paid.
Therefore can't blame them for heading somewhere they can make a living out playing football.
They've served Hibs Ladies well so good luck to them.

[HFCdeb]

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Women's game in Scotland not developed enough domestically for them to get paid.
Therefore can't blame them for heading somewhere they can make a living out playing football.
They've served Hibs Ladies well so good luck to them.

This is the crux of the matter. The women's game in Scotland is lightyears behind the English. Good luck to any woman looking to make a living from playing. England is the place for them to do that.

[Paisley Hibby]

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Another lurking Jambo just gives himself away.

[Bishop Hibee]

Me. Their success has reflected well in all things Hibernian. Another case of English TV money ruining Scottish football. In this case, the women’s game.

[blackpoolhibs]

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Being plundered by Man Utd women's club, Willie Kirk apparently invoved in the recruitment.

The way to stop this is to start paying big wages to our girls.

Maybe we could divert some money we've spent on season tickets towards this?

Or perhaps we could just let them be self funding, pay the girls from what they earn at the turnstile, sponsorship and from transfer fee's instead of being plundered like this?

[Brightside]

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The way to stop this is to start paying big wages to our girls.

Maybe we could divert some money we've spent on season tickets towards this?

Or perhaps we could just let them be self funding, pay the girls from what they earn at the turnstile, sponsorship and from transfer fee's instead of being plundered like this?

The teams in England aren’t self funding either. But you know that you old fart. 😂

[blackpoolhibs]

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The teams in England aren’t self funding either. But you know that you old fart. ��

So we are up against clubs in England who are billionaires, and throwing money about left right and centre.

And to try and compete we will need even more money, in fact we will need even more money just to stand still.

Yet after all their success, they STILL get one woman and a dog watching them, why is this?

Any money diverted from our season tickets, is money that does not go towards the team i support.

I dont pay my money to fund womens football.

[Eyrie]

Good luck to Arnot and Smith with their new club, and I hope they have successful professional careers.

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So we are up against clubs in England who are billionaires, and throwing money about left right and centre.

And to try and compete we will need even more money, in fact we will need even more money just to stand still.

Yet after all their success, they STILL get one woman and a dog watching them, why is this?

Any money diverted from our season tickets, is money that does not go towards the team i support.

I dont pay my money to fund womens football.

Your money didn't help us keep McGeouch when the third tier in English football decided to throw money about.

Your money has for several years been diverted to a youth team that wasn't producing players for the first team.

[blackpoolhibs]

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Good luck to Arnot and Smith with their new club, and I hope they have successful professional careers.



Your money didn't help us keep McGeouch when the third tier in English football decided to throw money about.

Your money has for several years been diverted to a youth team that wasn't producing players for the first team.

Our season ticket money has helped bring through Scott Brown, Thompso, Whittaker, Fletcher, Riordan and O'connor, and this year Porteous and Shaw.

How many ladies will ever make it to the team that play in the SPFL?

[SonOfDavidFrancey]

I wondered why Lizzie arnot suddenly upped and left

[WeeRussell]

Joelle Murray was co-commentating on our game last night with sport sound. Her debut as far as I’m aware?

[hfc rd]

Both Arnott & Smith recruited by Manchester United women. Two very good players that did really well here. Best of luck to the pair of them

[horseflesh]

I take it Arnot and Smith will now be full time professionals?
Not sure what sort of wages would be on offer at that level, pretty sure I heard that if you were English and playing in that league then you got a healthy wage but it was capped?

[Brightside]

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I take it Arnot and Smith will now be full time professionals?
Not sure what sort of wages would be on offer at that level, pretty sure I heard that if you were English and playing in that league then you got a healthy wage but it was capped?

Its not a healthy wage but it’s a wage. Far too much though if you are BH and worried it might damage the men’s team.

[Iggy Pope]

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Its not a healthy wage but it’s a wage. Far too much though if you are BH and worried it might damage the men’s team.

He's not alone. Amongst 13,000 season holders, God knows how many Shareholders, HSL contributors, sponsors, advertisers and backers you'll be one of a couple of dozen that give a toss about Ladies football. I have 4 women in my ticket network who can't stand the thought. Hibs aren't a Professional Ladies Football Club anymore than they are a cricket club.

[Ozymandias]

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He's not alone. Amongst 13,000 season holders, God knows how many Shareholders, HSL contributors, sponsors, advertisers and backers you'll be one of a couple of dozen that give a toss about Ladies football. I have 4 women in my ticket network who can't stand the thought. Hibs aren't a Professional Ladies Football Club anymore than they are a cricket club.

The reason Hibernian Football Club exists, primarily, is to provide an entertainment for people who want the men's first team to be successful. I completely understand that for many, the women's game is of no interest for any number of reasons. I don't think anyone who is interested or involved in that side of the sport would have any qualms about that, and as long as there is an avoidance of sexist bollocks would take a stance of "no problem, whatever floats your boat".

However, in order for the SPFL team to succeed, the need fans through the turnstiles. One way of doing that is presenting Hibs as an open, inclusive and community driven club, Being involved with the women's side of the game raises the profile of the club with girls, and makes "playing for Hibs" as aspirational for girls as it is for boys. The number of registered female players has more than doubled in the last 5-6 years, and the South East Region has shown the biggest increase, and the increase is the biggest amongst younger girls - if I recall correctly its something like 5000 now in the South East. These girls must be seen as future fans through the gate. I mentioned earlier that, very roughly, an extra ten bodies through the gate every week adds £5K+ to the clubs coffers. I susepct the number is a fair bit higher than that. For Hibs not to back women's football would be shoot ourselves in the foot.

Also, the "couple of dozen" you mention is somewhat undermined by the attendance at the Bayern game. And you're right, we aren't a cricket club, but we are a football club.

[Jones28]

Does this mean Arnott will secure a Scotland spot?

[SirDavidsNapper]

Hope we get a good bloody transfer fee

[Onceinawhile]

Think Brownlie will be away down south soon too.