Official Site: TICKET PRICES ANNOUNCED FOR ELGIN CITY SCOTTISH CUP TIE

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[GlesgaeHibby]

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£22 for a game against Elgin!?!

[BILLYHIBS]

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£22 for a game against Elgin!?!

[Keith_M]

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£22 for a game against Elgin!?!

It's quite steep, but both clubs have to agree a reduction in price and perhaps Elgin refused.

[lyonhibs]

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It's quite steep, but both clubs have to agree a reduction in price and perhaps Elgin refused.

I'm going to assume and hope this is the case. It's their big day out so seeking to maximise revenue I'd imagine.

[neil7908]

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I'm going to assume and hope this is the case. It's their big day out so seeking to maximise revenue I'd imagine.

If this is the case then fair enough, nothing we could do.

[Pretty Boy]

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If this is the case then fair enough, nothing we could do.

They'll probablt argue 6000 at £22 and £12 is more than an extra 1500 say at £12 and £5. Their couple of hundred will stump up for a 'glamour tie'. Can't blame them but it's another hit in the pocket for Hibs fans on top of what's already been an expensive season.

[murray26]

Jeez!! There won’t be many at this one.

[neil7908]

Ouch. Given the current run of form that's pretty poor from the club.

[Pretty Boy]

7000 tops for this one.

[Diclonius]

Mental. I'll still go, though.

[Scouse Hibee]

£22 and no discount for ST holders, absolutely scandalous. Will still be there though as always.

[Sir David Gray]

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£22 and no discount for ST holders, absolutely scandalous. Will still be there though as always.

There will be a 10% discount for season ticket holders as it's one of the benefits that Hibs announced in their season ticket campaign for this season.

It will be £19.80 for adult season ticket holders.

[Since90+2]

£22 for a game against Elgin is ridiculous. Will be about 5000 at this .

[SideBurns]

I suppose we'll never know if Elgin were insistent on high prices, but regardless of who's to blame it's a huge misjudgement. Folk still recovering financially from the festive season expected to fork out £22 (not to mention £12 for concessions, for those of us who take bairns to the games)? We'll need to have a very good end to the year to see a decent crowd at this one.

[Brooster]

Hibs are taking the p155 with those prices. £46 for an adult with 2 kids.....have a serious word.

[NAE NOOKIE]

This must be down to Elgin City, because I cant believe Hibs would charge £22 a pop for this tie if it was down to us.

I'll still go, but I'm almost certain at least 3 of the 4 folk I usually go to games with wont because of the price. If our poor form continues this will probably be our smallest crowd for a game since our relegation season.

[Keith_M]

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This must be down to Elgin City, because I cant believe Hibs would charge £22 a pop for this tie if it was down to us.
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Totally agree

[JimBHibees]

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Hibs are taking the p155 with those prices. £46 for an adult with 2 kids.....have a serious word.

Both teams have to agree. Shocking prices.

[Keith_M]

So I've had a look at the rules and, as far as I understand it, there's a default price (in this case, 22 quid). The price can be reduced, but only if BOTH teams agree to the reduction.

So, imagine Híbs said to Elgin they thought about charging 15 quid to encourage a larger crowd, and Elgin said 'p*ss off, we want to cash in as, much as possible', there's not a thing Hibs can do about it.

[Billy Whizz]

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So I've had a look at the rules and, as far as I understand it, there's a default price (in this case, 22 quid). The price can be reduced, but only if BOTH teams agree to the reduction.

So, imagine Híbs said to Elgin they thought about charging 15 quid to encourage a larger crowd, and Elgin said 'p*ss off, we want to cash in as, much as possible', there's not a thing Hibs can do about it.

I think £22 is ok for an adult, just wish the concessions were under £10

[Keith_M]

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I think £22 is ok for an adult, just wish the concessions were under £10

It's OK for me as well, but I expect money's tight for a lot of people at that time of year.

I agree, it would be good for concession prices to be reduced, as we want to encourage as many kids as possible to come along.

[Hibernian Verse]

It's hardly surprising. It's a Scottish cup tie regardless of opposition. I understand some people are strapped for cash at this time of year but a large majority just can't get enough of moaning.

Imo of course!

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[Keith_M]

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It's hardly surprising. It's a Scottish cup tie regardless of opposition. I understand some people are strapped for cash at this time of year but a large majority just can't get enough of moaning.

Imo of course!

That's a bit unfair.

I'm now in the fortunate position now that I wouldn't baulk at paying that for a match, but can well remember money being a real balancing act and would have had to seriously consider whether I could justify that, especially on top of the money already spent on a Season Ticket.

There are a lot of people still in that position and I would love the either the Fans Reps or the Supporters Associations to challenge this on their behalf and try to persuade the club(s) to change their minds.

If it was reasonably priced, 15 quid at most, and we had perhaps had a couple of decent signings, there's no reason we couldn't get about 10k for this match.

[SideBurns]

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It's hardly surprising. It's a Scottish cup tie regardless of opposition. I understand some people are strapped for cash at this time of year but a large majority just can't get enough of moaning.

Imo of course!

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If the large majority really do like moaning, the club are making it easy for them with decisions like this eh? Even assuming Elgin were arguing for higher prices, Hibs wouldn't necessarily have to agree to them without some negotiation...?

[CMurdoch]

Option 1 - £22 for 5,000 adults is £110k plus a few concessions but with no atmosphere and very little in the way of food and shop sales.
Option 2 - £10 a skull with 12,000 folk attending equals £120k with a good atmosphere and double the sales of food and shop sales. More than enough extra cash to pay for extra staff required. No brainer.

Not going for £22 plus £12 for my son

[Since90+2]

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Option 1 - £22 for 5,000 adults is £110k plus a few concessions but with no atmosphere and very little in the way of food and shop sales.
Option 2 - £10 a skull with 12,000 folk attending equals £120k with a good atmosphere and double the sales of food and shop sales. More than enough extra cash to pay for extra staff required. No brainer.

Not going for £22 plus £12 for my son

I agree with you on the ticket price however Hibs make the exact same amount of money from the food kiosks whether it's a sell out or a few thousand.

[Hermit Crab]

Just have the West and East open for this and we'd fit everyone in no problem.

[DarlingtonHibee]

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I agree with you on the ticket price however Hibs make the exact same amount of money from the food kiosks whether it's a sell out or a few thousand.

Stand to be corrected on the food money. It's outsourced so the more we sell, then higher the kickback.

[hibbysam]

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Option 1 - £22 for 5,000 adults is £110k plus a few concessions but with no atmosphere and very little in the way of food and shop sales.
Option 2 - £10 a skull with 12,000 folk attending equals £120k with a good atmosphere and double the sales of food and shop sales. More than enough extra cash to pay for extra staff required. No brainer.

Not going for £22 plus £12 for my son

You think we’d get 7000 more punters with it being £10? Behave. You’d maybe see a difference of around 1000 if the prices were lowered dramatically, which would lose the clubs money. Elgin know there is a hardcore element of around 5/6000 plus hangers on that will definitely buy for the match and will take their chance on that, rather than lower the prices and gamble on their being an extra 7/8000 there to make the money up.