Hibs to play at Murderfield

***Golden Bear*** · 10-09-2017 09:44 AM

I see Hertz have a scheduled home game against Ross County on 25th November which is the same day that Scotland are due to play at Murrayfield. Let's not hope that Tynie is ready by then.

***Bishop Hibee*** · 10-09-2017 09:49 AM

No.

***Hibbyradge*** · 10-09-2017 09:50 AM

Maybe we should move to Straiton ...

**iwasthere1972** · 10-09-2017 09:51 AM

I would rather we play at Easter Road with 16K than Murrayfield with 30K. Atmosphere would be crap and we would be giving up our home advantage. Hearts wouldn't be playing at Murrayfield either if they had got their finger out and ordered seats and potatoes.

......At Easter Road we play. Not every other Saturday mind you.

***lord bunberry*** · 10-09-2017 09:58 AM

I'd be extremely pissed off if hibs sold me my season ticket for Easter Road, and then moved a game to another stadium. Thankfully it's never going to happen.

***Billy Whizz*** · 10-09-2017 10:03 AM

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I see Hertz have a scheduled home game against Ross County on 25th November which is the same day that Scotland are due to play at Murrayfield. Let's not hope that Tynie is ready by then.

They are DUE to be back playing at Tynie by then

**emerald green** · 10-09-2017 10:05 AM

It's such a daft idea, it's hard to know where to begin, so I won't bother.

**GreenCastle** · 10-09-2017 10:16 AM

Scotland needs a Cardiff type stadium - close enough to the pitch for football and rugby.

Murrayfield like Hampden you can feel very far away from the action at times.

Both are under used and white elephants but both the SFA and SRU probably wouldn't even enter discussions to work together.

The only positive about Hampden is that it keeps the Old Firm through West - wouldn't fancy an old Old Firm final in Edinburgh.

***HibbiesandtheBaddies*** · 10-09-2017 10:22 AM

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Should we consider. Jam is get 24k including 6k Dons fans. If we staged Hertz, Huns and tic home games there what do you think crowds would be, 30k, 35k, 40k?. If we budget at 30k for 5 home games the extra turnover compared to full houses at ER could be 5 x 13k fans at ave £20 =65k x20=£1.3m. Subtract 300k for rental/ security that's an extra 1 million bottom line per year. Over 3 seasons an extra £3 million could buy us:
£1 mill to fund indoor full size pitch at East Mains PLUS £2 million to fund top players and keep them enabling a Europa league challenge. A notional £700k per year is £14k per week that could top up current wages of 4 top players to around 7/8k per week. Could help keep Super McGinn or fund higher level new players. Speculative I know but what are thoughts?

Let's leave this 'Wee man' obsessed mentality to those unfortunates over on the other side of the city.

**Thecat23** · 10-09-2017 10:29 AM

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Should we consider. Jam is get 24k including 6k Dons fans. If we staged Hertz, Huns and tic home games there what do you think crowds would be, 30k, 35k, 40k?. If we budget at 30k for 5 home games the extra turnover compared to full houses at ER could be 5 x 13k fans at ave £20 =65k x20=£1.3m. Subtract 300k for rental/ security that's an extra 1 million bottom line per year. Over 3 seasons an extra £3 million could buy us:
£1 mill to fund indoor full size pitch at East Mains PLUS £2 million to fund top players and keep them enabling a Europa league challenge. A notional £700k per year is £14k per week that could top up current wages of 4 top players to around 7/8k per week. Could help keep Super McGinn or fund higher level new players. Speculative I know but what are thoughts?

Wouldn't get anywhere near 30k. Plus Hibs wouldn't want to play in a empty stadium. ER is home always will be. Fill the corners over the next few years.

***Bostonhibby*** · 10-09-2017 10:30 AM

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They are DUE to be back playing at Tynie by then

9th September wasn't it?

Mrs Budge writed a statement about it and evryfing.

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**poolman** · 10-09-2017 10:32 AM

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Should we consider. Jam is get 24k including 6k Dons fans. If we staged Hertz, Huns and tic home games there what do you think crowds would be, 30k, 35k, 40k?. If we budget at 30k for 5 home games the extra turnover compared to full houses at ER could be 5 x 13k fans at ave £20 =65k x20=£1.3m. Subtract 300k for rental/ security that's an extra 1 million bottom line per year. Over 3 seasons an extra £3 million could buy us:
£1 mill to fund indoor full size pitch at East Mains PLUS £2 million to fund top players and keep them enabling a Europa league challenge. A notional £700k per year is £14k per week that could top up current wages of 4 top players to around 7/8k per week. Could help keep Super McGinn or fund higher level new players. Speculative I know but what are thoughts?

What a bizarre idea, plus you've spent time working out scenarios 😯

***Keith_M*** · 10-09-2017 10:55 AM

After reading the suggestion above, I fear I might be losing my title as DotNet's stupidest poster

We already have a completed stadium, we have no need to borrow somebody else's ground for a few games.

**iwasthere1972** · 10-09-2017 11:00 AM

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After reading the suggestion above, I fear I might be losing my title as DotNet's stupidest poster

No need to worry. You're way out in front.

***Keith_M*** · 10-09-2017 11:03 AM

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Scotland needs a Cardiff type stadium - close enough to the pitch for football and rugby.

Murrayfield like Hampden you can feel very far away from the action at times.

Both are under used and white elephants but both the SFA and SRU probably wouldn't even enter discussions to work together.

The only positive about Hampden is that it keeps the Old Firm through West - wouldn't fancy an old Old Firm final in Edinburgh.

Actually, the SRU approached the SFA, before Hampden was rebuilt and Murrayfield's West Stand was still in the planning stages, to ask if they would share Murrayfield with them. The SFA reply was something along the lines of 'Glasgow is the home of football, so beat it'.

It might not be everybody's cup of tea but, IMHO, Murrayfield is a much better stadium than Hampden.

***Keith_M*** · 10-09-2017 11:04 AM

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No need to worry. You're way out in front.

Aw shucks, thanks

**GreenArmyyy!** · 10-09-2017 11:04 AM

This is up there with the strangest threads I've seen on .net over the years.

**GreenCastle** · 10-09-2017 11:10 AM

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Actually, the SRU approached the SFA, before Hampden was rebuilt and Murrayfield's West Stand was still in the planning stages, to ask if they would share Murrayfield with them. The SFA reply was something along the lines of 'Glasgow is the home of football, so beat it'.

It might not be everybody's cup of tea but, IMHO, Murrayfield is a much better stadium than Hampden.

That was a good 15 years ago ?

I can't see them entering discussions now though would make sense as both need a soultion but have spent lots on improvements and issues like BT sponsoring Murrayfield till 2021.

***Jones28*** · 10-09-2017 11:13 AM

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That was a good 15 years ago ?

I can't see them entering discussions now though would make sense as both need a soultion but have spent lots on improvements and issues like BT sponsoring Murrayfield till 2021.

With the lease on Hampden running out in 2020 I can see it being considered. How old is Murrayfield? It's years since I've been and I don't know what sort of state it's in.

**jdships** · 10-09-2017 11:28 AM

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We play at Easter Road at the other side of the city......NO.

That's the bottom line : end of !!

**NAE NOOKIE** · 10-09-2017 11:32 AM

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Rather than Murrayfield, we should be giving careful consideration to filling in the corners at ER. At least a feasibility study could be made. The work could be done in stages, with no great upheaval as at PBS, several English clubs have done so, in the end we could get the 30,000 capacity,

If the question is, do Hibs need a 30,000 capacity stadium? the answer is last season's average crowd of 15,500 was our highest in nearly 40 years. Hopefully this seasons average will be even higher, but we are miles from needing a 30,000 capacity.

At the very most filling in the FF / East corner with seats is as far as we will ever go, which would probably bring the capacity up to 22,000 or thereabouts and that would be more than enough ..... I look forward to the day Hibs get round to filling in the corners and extending the roofs of the FF and south to make the stadium the enclosed arena it can and should be, but for me its a question of atmosphere not capacity and from that point of view 22,000 is the very most we will ever require.

As for Murrayfield ............ we played Barcelona in front of 24,000 there and it convinced me forever that so far as being a football stadium is concerned its a very good rugby stadium.

***cabbageandribs1875*** · 10-09-2017 11:38 AM

what's with the title Murderfield ?

**stantonsboots** · 10-09-2017 11:44 AM

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What a bizarre idea, plus you've spent time working out scenarios 😯

never spent any time working out how much extra tax,stewarding,policing costs would be though!

**iwasthere1972** · 10-09-2017 12:55 PM

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what's with the title Murderfield ?

It's a weird one especially when trying to big it up.

Surely not predictive text error either.

***chippy*** · 10-09-2017 01:38 PM

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It's a weird one especially when trying to big it up.

Surely not predictive text error either.

Ok guys points taken I'll not engage any further on this bye

**Kavinho** · 10-09-2017 01:51 PM

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We will be playing at Murrayfield. It will be at the end of the year and will be because those idiots will still have a stand unfinished.

I believe this will come to pass

***Billy Whizz*** · 10-09-2017 02:09 PM

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I believe this will come to pass

I hope not, would be lining their pockets

***SRHibs*** · 10-09-2017 02:12 PM

Why don't Millwall play at Wembley?

**Kavinho** · 10-09-2017 02:27 PM

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I hope not, would be lining their pockets

Just think they'll not be done in time for our game.
You wouldn't be boycotting it Billy would you?!

***Keith_M*** · 10-09-2017 02:29 PM

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Why don't Millwall play at Wembley?

I don't know about anybody else, but I can't wait to hear the punchline

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