Next season will see us hosting The Huns at ER for the first time since 21/05/2016.
It's not a nice atmosphere at the best of times - but given their fans liking of busting up seating and toilets causing thousands of pounds damage these fixtures could be poisonous.
Policing and Stewarding costs will likely be much higher than normal.
Should the Board consider not offering away fans or reducing allocation of say 1k as we did previously?
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Thread: When the Huns come calling
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19-05-2017 10:27 AM #1
When the Huns come calling
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19-05-2017 10:27 AM #2This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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19-05-2017 10:33 AM #3
No. Give them as many seats as possible.
If they damage anything it gets charged against the club so reducing their allocation would reduce our gate receipts for the game. If they dont pay we can do what Celtic done and with hold there part of the gate receipts to cover costs.
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19-05-2017 10:35 AM #4
I would say its more than likely that we will give them a reduced allocation.
Police Scotland will also probably support it as it means less Sevco fans in and around Easter Road before and after the game. Policing and segregating the fans is fairly straightforward in the stadium its outside on the surrounding streets where problems could arise.
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19-05-2017 10:36 AM #5
If we keep our performances up we could easily sell out against the Huns. Give them the same allocation we give to the wee teams we've played for the last three years - i.e. ~400.
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19-05-2017 10:40 AM #6
I can't wait to play them home and away. It's going to be absolute carnage. They're still fizzing about last year.
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19-05-2017 10:45 AM #7This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
How does that work, they don't get a share unless it it's a cup game.There is no such thing as too much yarn, just not enough time.
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19-05-2017 10:59 AM #8
I reckon we will get them away from home in the first few games.
It will be carnage.
I for one can't wait.
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19-05-2017 11:00 AM #9
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Give them the full whack allocation for their first visit, should they cause any damage (which is inevitable) like has been mentioned we refuse to give them what they are due until damage costs are settled then reduce their allocation for their next visit.
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19-05-2017 11:03 AM #10
Why are some folk wanting to give them the full allocation before seeing if some of the south can be used for Hibs fans? If we can sell tickets ourselves give them the absolute bare minimum required. Its a no brainer.
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19-05-2017 11:06 AM #12
If we can shift additional tickets to Hibs fans we should do so. **** Rangers, give them as small an allocation as possible and they can deal with being stuck in a wee corner surrounded by hostility for once.
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We'll get a few tough games at home to start the season as hertz asked for away games until their stand is ready. Personally I'd tell them to get to **** and let them play to reduced capacity as we had to do.
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19-05-2017 11:10 AM #15
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19-05-2017 11:13 AM #17
I would imagine from a policing viewpoint its more problematic to have nearly 4000 Sevco fans drinking in and around the stadium pre and post game as opposed to only having 1500 or so.
Once inside the stadium its fairly easy to segregate the supporters so I cant see why Police Scotland would have an objection.
I guest we will find out soon as the first home game against them demand will be massive and we will be able to sell out the 3 home stands fairly easy IMO.
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19-05-2017 11:14 AM #18This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Edit: Actually having thought about it Hibs would loose £thousands if we split the South stand with hundreds of unsold seats for segregation. I'd rather Hibs got the cash. The policing costs will be the same either way.Last edited by Real Emerald; 19-05-2017 at 11:22 AM.
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19-05-2017 11:17 AM #19
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I'd give them **** all but I know we're not allowed to so as little as possible for me.
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19-05-2017 11:19 AM #20
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However when they start getting shafted regularly then attendances at the piggery will start to dwindle, me thinks.
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19-05-2017 11:20 AM #21
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We need to see what position we are in regards season ticket sales and what the demand is likely to be for the games against the bigot brothers. Given our poor attendances of years gone by it will always have been a safe bet to give them them the full stand and cash in. If demand is there then give the manky h*ns as little as possible and let them be intimidated for 90 minutes as is par for the course at Ibrox.
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19-05-2017 11:21 AM #22
If our gates continue to increase, I'd give them just under half of the South Stand, ~1.7k, and have a big segregation are between the two sets of fans.
If we don't expect to sell 18k tickets to Hibs Fans for that game, then give them the whole stand.
It's called the pragmatic approach.
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and they've only got an imaginary upper and lower stand. Easier to segregate at ER.#PERSEVERED
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19-05-2017 11:23 AM #24This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Point still stands. Sell them as much as possible and any damages the bill gets sent to them.
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19-05-2017 11:51 AM #28
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I would reduce their allocation for the next 2 to 3 seasons.
Their fans (and officials!) behaviour after the cup final was out of order
That can be forgiven, in the event of an apology and evidence of an improvement in behaviour
However, the opposite is the case
Witness their supporters' destroying property at Aberdeen Football Club's Pittodrie Stadium and Celtic's ground.
They are getting worse, not better, and until such time as an improvement can be evidenced, we should cut their allocation drastically.
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19-05-2017 11:52 AM #29
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Can't wait for the game at Ibrox - imagine David Gray scored a last minute winner.
Heard rumours our support has some plans for the game at Ibrox - should be tasty.
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