I know there's no slope now but when did we last kick towards the South Stand in the second half of a game.
Was it a rule change that means we don't toss to swap ends now and if so, when did it change
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11-10-2018 02:51 PM #1
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Down the slope
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11-10-2018 02:55 PM #2
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11-10-2018 02:59 PM #3
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Occasionally teams pick the 'wrong' half to try and make us uncomfortable. Tends to work from what I recall.
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But there is a wee hint of a "slope" (not that you notice and you could certainly notice the slope back then) that remains after the club were told to sort it out !
I was told that back when the pitch was "ironed"
Groundsman sentimentality
I tend to agree that opponents, when they win the toss, choose to shoot "doon the slope" first.
Opponents lose all hope !!!.....
Does anyone recall the year that the pitch was "fixed"?Last edited by Mick O'Rourke; 11-10-2018 at 03:13 PM.
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11-10-2018 03:04 PM #5
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11-10-2018 03:10 PM #8
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Definitely the team winning toss decides on what way to to shoot. Always surprises me that teams don't turn us round and make us think and that we don't do it to other teams. I'd definitely do it at our rivals now and again
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that Kenny Miller scored the goal in that game, and it was at the down at the slope end, so the honour getting the last of the many goals scored there would go to him.
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11-10-2018 03:17 PM #10This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I have seen it a couple of times where the goalies are getting comfy then have to grab their stuff and swap ends. Not very often mind you (which i'm glad coz i get confused when they do that and it messes with my chi)
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11-10-2018 03:30 PM #13
As stated,it is 18 years since the slope was levelled.
Opponents today would not likely know of any historical mythology about the famous Easter Road slope.
Teams that do have a decent support in the Dunbar End would naturally (i would think) want to shoot down that way,2nd half.
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11-10-2018 03:58 PM #14
The slope is mercilessly parodied in Tim Healey's sketch, when his team plays Pontefract Athletic. I laugh out loud every time I see that clip.
Last edited by NORTHERNHIBBY; 11-10-2018 at 04:01 PM.
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11-10-2018 08:45 PM #15This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I hope it's angled appropriately.
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12-10-2018 12:24 AM #16
Think teams prefer to shoot towards their own support second half regardless so most away teams choose to shoot towards the south stand second half if they have the choice.
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12-10-2018 07:53 AM #17
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The only team that still has a decent slope on their pitch is Motherwell with a double gradient.
They built the Davie Cooper stand with taking the gradient out built in.
The other slope down the length of the field must be at least as bad as our old slope?
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12-10-2018 09:44 AM #18
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12-10-2018 11:11 AM #19This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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Just hilarious.
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12-10-2018 11:53 AM #21
I would say that in most games we tend to kick downhill second half towards the FF
Mick ORourke is correct my eyes might be deceiving me or I may have had one too many prematch pints in the Windsor but the slope does seem to be making a comeback
Natural Order?
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12-10-2018 01:39 PM #22
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12-10-2018 01:52 PM #24
Seem to remember Ayr and Morton being particularly difficult
They would both use any tactics to upset our rhythm
By and large tradition dictates that where possible we will try and kick towards FF second half
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12-10-2018 02:07 PM #25This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
i thought it was Ayr as well
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