Game in doubt?

[Hi Heid Yin]

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I love winter fitba

Me to.

I recall a game at ER in the winter of 1973 (Dec 22nd) against Morton...a 5-0 thrashing....The Tornadoes in their prime...The snow was falling and the pitch was a winter wonderland...O'Rourke slid the ball past the advancing keeper towards a gaping and undefended goal-mouth, the ball started at pace and slowed to a snails pace in the clinging snow, barely creeping over the line...It was one of those "will it, won't it, make it over the line?" moments that remains fresh in my memory - despite the passing of 45 years! A huge cheer went up all around the ground from the hard-core and hardy 5,000 Hibs support who had braved the freezing weather and made the trek to Easter Road.

Crowds fluctuated at ER that season....our next home game on New years day 1974 drew 35,000 against The Jambos .....and 48,000 against Celtic in February!!...Prior to the Morton game, 36,000 poured through the ER gates as Leeds United (then considered Britains greatest side) came calling in an unforgettable European night under the lights..........and this Hibby was there!!

[Hi Heid Yin]

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They don’t close the shops if it’s slippy outside

but how many shops expect 20,000 customers to be slipping and sliding their way to them for their loaf of bread, their paper and their milk?

[Mick O'Rourke]

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but how many shops expect 20,000 customers to be slipping and sliding their way to them for their loaf of bread, their paper and their milk?

Tesco Corstorphine, maybe

Rain, hail ,ice or snaw,the toon will be heaving this weekend wae Christmas shoppers.

Need tae tell the grandbairns they cannae take their sledge up tae clerry hill this winter if its too icy

[heretoday]

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Me to.

I recall a game at ER in the winter of 1973 (Dec 22nd) against Morton...a 5-0 thrashing....The Tornadoes in their prime...The snow was falling and the pitch was a winter wonderland...O'Rourke slid the ball past the advancing keeper towards a gaping and undefended goal-mouth, the ball started at pace and slowed to a snails pace in the clinging snow, barely creeping over the line...It was one of those "will it, won't it, make it over the line?" moments that remains fresh in my memory - despite the passing of 45 years! A huge cheer went up all around the ground from the hard-core and hardy 5,000 Hibs support who had braved the freezing weather and made the trek to Easter Road.

Crowds fluctuated at ER that season....our next home game on New years day 1974 drew 35,000 against The Jambos .....and 48,000 against Celtic in February!!...Prior to the Morton game, 36,000 poured through the ER gates as Leeds United (then considered Britains greatest side) came calling in an unforgettable European night under the lights..........and this Hibby was there!!

Great stuff. I like your old school reportage too. Leeds "came calling"! You don't get that any more.

[Hi Heid Yin]

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Tesco Corstorphine, maybe

Rain, hail ,ice or snaw,the toon will be heaving this weekend wae Christmas shoppers.

Need tae tell the grandbairns they cannae take their sledge up tae clerry hill this winter if its too icy

[Hi Heid Yin]

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Great stuff. I like your old school reportage too. Leeds "came calling"! You don't get that any more.

An old dog like me cannae change its ways!

[Mick O'Rourke]

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An old dog like me cannae change its ways!

Those were the days my friend
We thought they'd never end

TTs feared no team.

Shame it didn't all last longer .

On winter pitches.
Could you imagine telling Sloop or Shades that the pitch is too hard or bumpy.
We canne huv ye hurting yersel,noo !

Happy Days!
Stuff yer Elfin Safety !!

[Hi Heid Yin]

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Those were the days my friend
We thought they'd never end
TTs feared no team
Shame it didn't all last longer

On winter pitches.
Could you imagine telling Sloop or Shades that the pitch is too hard or bumpy.
We canne huv ye hurting yersel,noo !

Happy Days!
Stuff yer Elfin Safety !!

In those days Sloop and Shades helped the ground staff clear pitch lines by getting down on their hands and knees and eating the snow and ice ...It was part of their pre match warm up.

In those days men were men and heided footballs that were heavier and more compact than cannon balls.

Turnbull himself skied his way through blizzards on match days, repelling polar bear attacks on the way, and expected nothing less from his Tornadoes.

In those days glaciers ran the length and breadth of Easter Road, but that didn't deter any Hibby...They simply thawed the damn thing with their alcohol-wreakin breath.

No namby-pamby Polis in those days calling games off because of a few wee flakes falling from the sky.

Tell youngsters all this and they simply won't believe you!

[Hi Heid Yin]

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So get some Skis!

Bl**dy Snowflakes!

[monktonharp]

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Did they not call off a game at Easter Road about 2011/2012 because of the surrounding streets conditions?

The pitch was absolutely fine

Possibly, but after Brexit we'll no longer have the niceties of games called off , we'll just have to shuffle along to the match with extra coats/scarfs/and probably underware passed down from our grandparents unless the americans can work out a save us deal at the last minute .might all be different next year.

[bingo70]

No chance of the game being off but if it’s as cold tomorrow as it is today then it could be a miserable couple of hours if not dressed accordingly.

Where’s DBS with his winter fashion advice?

[heretoday]

I hope it's postponed. I'm coming down with a heavy cold.

[Hermit Crab]

So much for this bad snow and ice...

[Famous Fiver]

Micro climate report.

Sunshine on Leith.

Miserable as sin in Gorgie.

[staunchhibby]

Dark day in Gorgie lol.

[AugustaHibs]

Not looking good now

[PatHead]

Hoping it is postponed. I am at a friggin wedding tomorrow and will miss it.

[Keith_M]

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Hoping it is postponed. I am at a friggin wedding tomorrow and will miss it.

Going by the ticket sales, there's a lot of people at weddings tomorrow.

[Billy Whizz]

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Not looking good now

It’s fine in West Edinburgh just now, just wet
Forecast for tomorrow is sunny and around 5 degrees

[PatHead]

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Going by the ticket sales, there's a lot of people at weddings tomorrow.

Better clarify it is not my own wedding in case my wife reads this 😁

[Hibees1973]

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Me to.

I recall a game at ER in the winter of 1973 (Dec 22nd) against Morton...a 5-0 thrashing....The Tornadoes in their prime...The snow was falling and the pitch was a winter wonderland...O'Rourke slid the ball past the advancing keeper towards a gaping and undefended goal-mouth, the ball started at pace and slowed to a snails pace in the clinging snow, barely creeping over the line...It was one of those "will it, won't it, make it over the line?" moments that remains fresh in my memory - despite the passing of 45 years! A huge cheer went up all around the ground from the hard-core and hardy 5,000 Hibs support who had braved the freezing weather and made the trek to Easter Road.

Crowds fluctuated at ER that season....our next home game on New years day 1974 drew 35,000 against The Jambos .....and 48,000 against Celtic in February!!...Prior to the Morton game, 36,000 poured through the ER gates as Leeds United (then considered Britains greatest side) came calling in an unforgettable European night under the lights..........and this Hibby was there!!

Leeds United. My dad (who is a Jambo) said he took me to Easter Road a few times before the Leeds game, but this is the first Hibs game I remember being at. I was seven.

History proves that this was a legendary Leeds team and I remember standing on the big terracing watching this game. Obviously cannot remember specific things about the game, but if I could be transported back to watch in full any Hibs game it would be this one. I was at the final in 2016 and can watch it anytime but the Leeds game is the one I would see again.

At this time the Tornadoes were competing and winning against some of the best in Europe.

May seem negative but this will never happen again.

[Albanian Hibs]

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Not looking good now

Where about?

[Hermit Crab]

Just cold and wet in Musselburgh.

[Pretty Boy]

I've been out and about most of the night. There was a wee bit sleet earlier and the wind is biting. However it's actually fairly mild (car temperarure was showing 3 degrees) and it's not forecast to dip below freezing overnight. It's expected to be about 4 degrees overnight and about the same at kick off.

The game will be on

[LustForLeith]

Don’t games get called off in Scotland not cause of the weather affecting the pitch but the condictions around the stadium? The Hibs and Rangers game last December was brutal it it still went ahead

[theonlywayisup]

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Not looking good now

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Where about?

Maybe he's just looking in the mirror.

Joking,......

[Hi Heid Yin]

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Leeds United. My dad (who is a Jambo) said he took me to Easter Road a few times before the Leeds game, but this is the first Hibs game I remember being at. I was seven.

History proves that this was a legendary Leeds team and I remember standing on the big terracing watching this game. Obviously cannot remember specific things about the game, but if I could be transported back to watch in full any Hibs game it would be this one. I was at the final in 2016 and can watch it anytime but the Leeds game is the one I would see again.

At this time the Tornadoes were competing and winning against some of the best in Europe.

May seem negative but this will never happen again.

And there's every chance you might have seen a 15 year old boy with his dad staring right back at you from the old wooden stand.

The atmosphere under the flood lights was electric and the admiration for that leeds United side, containing so many greats like Bremner, was fierce - even though I was a staunch Hibby.

It was a night of high drama, with every conceivable emotion running through not just me but every Hibby. The Tornadoes stormed and peppered the Leeds goalmouth for what seemed like the bulk of the game and it seemed only a matter of time before we would hit the back of the net...but wee Billy Bremner orchestrated his side like the maestro he was and somehow, somehow, Leeds survived and took us to those dreaded penalties...The rest is history....
The sheer draining emotional roller coaster left me feeling bewildered, exasperated, tearful and proud of our boys for what they showed a watching football world over 2 legs - That this Hibs side could hold its own against a world class Leeds United.
The Tornadoes just happened to have ran parralel with the greatest Scottish team in history - Jock Stein's Celtic...and but for the Parkhead club, I'm absolutely convinced that Hibs would have been League champions and Scottish Cup winners..

[3pm]

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Just cold and wet in Musselburgh.

Just wait til winter...

[JimBHibees]

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Not looking good now

Can't see there being a problem.

[hfc rd]

Been much worser conditions than this. It’s just windy, wet and the winter cold kicking in which is expected during this time of the year.

The game will go ahead and rightly so.