We're all going to Hampden, nah nah nah nah .. or are we?

[NAE NOOKIE]

Not to put too fine a point on it our turn out for our last trip to Hampden was nothing short of pathetic, without even having the excuse of a pish kick off time or day or even bad weather to fall back on .... It was woeful.

Whoever the opposition ends up being, even if it is the seemingly domestically invincible Celtic, surely to goodness this time we can manage more .... a lot more .... than the paltry 5,000 or so we scraped together for our last trip ... walking into the stadium that evening and seeing the incredibly poor turnout was nothing short of demoralising for me as a fan, F knows what affect it had on our players.

There has to be a massive effort by the club to push this game as much as they can and by us as a support to back our bloomin' team .... Its one game away from the Scottish cup final FFS.

[Since452]

18k

[Keith_M]

:offski:

[Billy Whizz]

Not to put too fine a point on it our turn out for our last trip to Hampden was nothing short of pathetic, without even having the excuse of a pish kick off time or day or even bad weather to fall back on .... It was woeful.

Whoever the opposition ends up being, even if it is the seemingly domestically invincible Celtic, surely to goodness this time we can manage more .... a lot more .... than the paltry 5,000 or so we scraped together for our last trip ... walking into the stadium that evening and seeing the incredibly poor turnout was nothing short of demoralising for me as a fan, F knows what affect it had on our players.

There has to be a massive effort by the club to push this game as much as they can and by us as a support to back our bloomin' team .... Its one game away from the Scottish cup final FFS.

We always take a decent support to a Scottish semi final, it’s just League cup semis that our numbers are lower

[Cat Stanton]

We always take a decent support to a Scottish semi final, it’s just League cup semis that our numbers are lower

It was also a wretched team under a ***** manager that everyone knew was going to get roundly pumped.

[HibeeHibernian4]

I really don’t want to cause an argument here but I fear that the fans’ apathy with November’s semi final might cost us a chance at getting half (or even close to half)) of the tickets for our semi final if it’s against one of the gruesome twosome.

[JOD]

We always take a decent support to a Scottish semi final, it’s just League cup semis that our numbers are lower

Difference is possible europe place plus as jambos say it is only a Diddy cup. 😉

[oneone73]

Difference is possible europe place plus as jambos say it is only a Diddy cup. 😉

Plus the weather's better

[davhibby]

If we were to get Celtic I’d guess we’d manage around 13-15k. A game against St Mirren or Aberdeen would see us take 17/18k

[Carheenlea]

Scottish Cup and a more positive support will ensure a big Hibs crowd regardless of opposition. The atmosphere surrounding the club as a whole is vastly different now to what it was for last Hampden outing.

[stantonhibby]

Not to put too fine a point on it our turn out for our last trip to Hampden was nothing short of pathetic, without even having the excuse of a pish kick off time or day or even bad weather to fall back on .... It was woeful.

Whoever the opposition ends up being, even if it is the seemingly domestically invincible Celtic, surely to goodness this time we can manage more .... a lot more .... than the paltry 5,000 or so we scraped together for our last trip ... walking into the stadium that evening and seeing the incredibly poor turnout was nothing short of demoralising for me as a fan, F knows what affect it had on our players.

There has to be a massive effort by the club to push this game as much as they can and by us as a support to back our bloomin' team .... Its one game away from the Scottish cup final FFS.


I'm confident we'll take a good support through. Folk have all sorts of reasons for missing games, as i'm sure you do for not attending last night - a home game in the SC QF

[007]

I really don’t want to cause an argument here but I fear that the fans’ apathy with November’s semi final might cost us a chance at getting half (or even close to half)) of the tickets for our semi final if it’s against one of the gruesome twosome.

Agree. Did they not hold some blocks back to see how our sales went before giving them to Celtic? If they do something like that again then we can't really complain.

IIRC we negotiated about half the tickets in the 2017 League Cup semi and the order the blocks were put on sale meant unsold seats couldn't then be given to Celtic because of segregation issues? If I am remembering correctly then that'll harm our chances with ticket numbers too.

[SideBurns]

The semis are the Easter weekend, so inevitably people will be away. I'm down in Blackpool with my laddie's fitba team for a tournament, and within that squad there are about 7 regular attendees at ER who would've went to Hampden otherwise. It's a big tournament so will be others in the same position.

[NAE NOOKIE]

I really don’t want to cause an argument here but I fear that the fans’ apathy with November’s semi final might cost us a chance at getting half (or even close to half)) of the tickets for our semi final if it’s against one of the gruesome twosome.

The only chance of Hibs exceeding 20K for a semi final would be if it was against Hearts. I was thinking 15K plus as being a good turnout, so the half and half argument isn't really an issue. The final is a whole different matter, its played at a neutral venue for a reason and there is absolutely no case to be made for denying any club a 50 / 50 share unless its absolutely clear they couldn't sell 23,000 tickets, which certainly isn't a problem for us. What numbers we have taken to any game just shouldn't be a factor.

[Shrekko]

Not to put too fine a point on it our turn out for our last trip to Hampden was nothing short of pathetic, without even having the excuse of a pish kick off time or day or even bad weather to fall back on .... It was woeful.

Whoever the opposition ends up being, even if it is the seemingly domestically invincible Celtic, surely to goodness this time we can manage more .... a lot more .... than the paltry 5,000 or so we scraped together for our last trip ... walking into the stadium that evening and seeing the incredibly poor turnout was nothing short of demoralising for me as a fan, F knows what affect it had on our players.

There has to be a massive effort by the club to push this game as much as they can and by us as a support to back our bloomin' team .... Its one game away from the Scottish cup final FFS.

Hope so too but we did have a bit more than 5,000 at the LC semi!

[weecounty hibby]

Me and my boy won't be there, my son is playing in a tournament in Amsterdam that weekend. So 2 ST holders and regulars won't be there sadly. Will definitely be there for the final though!

[S4uzee]

If we were to get Celtic I’d guess we’d manage around 13-15k. A game against St Mirren or Aberdeen would see us take 17/18k

True ... which doesn’t really make sense as surely people should support their team regardless of opposition

[Nicho87]

Easy to say now. I refused to go to Hampden at league cup semi final as I had lost total faith in the management team. I expected to get gunned.

Not this time. What a difference a decent manager makes

[Alfred E Newman]

As long as the 9000 that were there last night get a ticket I'm not fussed.

[Borderhibbie76]

As long as the 9000 that were there last night get a ticket I'm not fussed.

Exactly...

[Keith_M]

I really don’t want to cause an argument here but I fear that the fans’ apathy with November’s semi final might cost us a chance at getting half (or even close to half)) of the tickets for our semi final if it’s against one of the gruesome twosome.


I don't think we'll need half but you may be right about the SFA's mind's being made up because of the last semi final.

It would be nice to think we could get 15k plus attending for this one.

[Since452]

Was part of both small league cup semi supports against Celtic. I'll be at this one too. The team (ones that were there) are due us serious pay back for the last semi

[DH1875]

Oldfrim and we will get somewhere around 12.5k tickets. Anyone else and it'll be a case of as many as we want.

[Dashing Bob S]

As long as the 9000 that were there last night get a ticket I'm not fussed.

Floodlight glory hunters. Can't do a shift in the pub like the real fans.

[NAE NOOKIE]

Easy to say now. I refused to go to Hampden at league cup semi final as I had lost total faith in the management team. I expected to get gunned.

Not this time. What a difference a decent manager makes

I expected that we would get humped too ... so what? If I didn't go to support Hibs in every game I thought we would get humped in I would have saved myself a pile of cash over the years.

[HibbyDave]

To get a better support at the semi..... offer a guaranteed final ticket to all that go the semi.

It’s not as if we don’t know how many tickets we would be entitled to.

Come on Ron it’s a chance to improve the match experience..... win win.

[Haymaker]

Anyone help me with a ticket for the final when we get there?

[Bishop Hibee]

The scheduling of the semis on the Easter weekend is poor. There’ll be plenty fans if all teams away on holiday. One if my brothers won’t make it. There should be no games on Easter Sunday of any sort in my opinion.

[Captain Trips]

It was also a wretched team under a ***** manager that everyone knew was going to get roundly pumped.

Indeed this is night and day almost. Totally different vibe around everything at club only 3/4 months on.

[norhfc]

To counter fans going away for Easter there are plenty fans that are back for Easter, I’m delighted to get the Celtic at home game and the semi at Hampden...3 tickets needed 👍

[givescotlandfreedom]

Personally couldn't care if it's the league cuo or Scottish Cup if I can go I'll be there.

[monktonharp]

The scheduling of the semis on the Easter weekend is poor. There’ll be plenty fans if all teams away on holiday. One if my brothers won’t make it. There should be no games on Easter Sunday of any sort in my opinion.:rolleyes:hope we don't et the Sunday. I might be in church all day, or my neighbours nephew might have a boys club match on that day.

[HendoDelivered]

Personally couldn't care if it's the league cuo or Scottish Cup if I can go I'll be there.

Same here.

[MartinfaePorty]

:rolleyes:hope we don't et the Sunday. I might be in church all day, or my neighbours nephew might have a boys club match on that day.Sorry, is that supposed to be funny? Apologies if I'm getting you wrong, but all the good Bishop is saying is that it may stop some people going to the game, as they have commitments with it being the Easter weekend. If it doesn't make any difference to you, then great. As for me, I'll be there, but if it's the Sunday I'm sure my wife would rather I'd not go to the game and have lunch with her and the in-laws.

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[Superfurry72]

The scheduling of the semis on the Easter weekend is poor. There’ll be plenty fans if all teams away on holiday. One if my brothers won’t make it. There should be no games on Easter Sunday of any sort in my opinion.

Agree totally with this. I’m going to have to cancel family plans to go...and I live 5 mins from Hampden!

[Eyrie]

:rolleyes:hope we don't et the Sunday. I might be in church all day, or my neighbours nephew might have a boys club match on that day.

Correct.

Individual fans will each make their own decision about what is important to them. There isn't a weekend in the calendar that some of our support can't make that particular game despite being there most weeks.

[Kojock]

These type of threads do nothing for supporter harmony and rapidly descend into petty bickering.

Going to matches is an individual choice. If folk don't want to go to certain games let’s respect that. They shouldn’t have to come on here and justify their non attendance.

[KingPat4]

If it's Hearts then it should be at Murrayfield. The same, if we meet them in the final.

:flag:

[Billy Whizz]

If it's Hearts then it should be at Murrayfield. The same, if we meet them in the final.

:flag:

No thanks

[KingPat4]

No thanks

Why?

I really don't think that the fact that the stadium is in the west of the city makes any difference or gives them any advantage.


All the more sweeter when we horse them, too.



:yw::yw::yw:

[Keith_M]

These type of threads do nothing for supporter harmony and rapidly descend into petty bickering.

Going to matches is an individual choice. If folk don't want to go to certain games let’s respect that. They shouldn’t have to come on here and justify their non attendance.



:top marks

[Billy Whizz]

Why?

I really don't think that the fact that the stadium is in the west of the city makes any difference or gives them any advantage.


All the more sweeter when we horse them, too.



:yw::yw::yw:

Apart from it’s not a football stadium, we’d be paying a large chunk to SRU
Just my view Pat

[KingPat4]

Apart from it’s not a football stadium, we’d be paying a large chunk to SRU
Just my view Pat

Fair enough. With you on the SRU point, but would love us to beat them in Edinburgh.

[marinello59]

Fair enough. With you on the SRU point, but would love us to beat them in Edinburgh.

Let’s play them at Leith links then . 😃

[Keith_M]

It would be nice to add some colour to the occasion, maybe work out some way to hand out flags to all the kids or something like that.

[KingPat4]

Let’s play them at Leith links then . 😃


I'd be up for that!

:agree:

[Eyrie]

Apart from it’s not a football stadium, we’d be paying a large chunk to SRU
Just my view Pat

The SRU rent would be more than covered by the extra capacity. Playing at Murrayfield would also mean less travel for most of the fans of both clubs which is a benefit both environmentally and for convenience.

That said, it won't happen because the SFA is blinkered. In addition there is the fact that, having purchased Hampden, they need it to be used.

[basehibby]

Not to put too fine a point on it our turn out for our last trip to Hampden was nothing short of pathetic, without even having the excuse of a pish kick off time or day or even bad weather to fall back on .... It was woeful.

Whoever the opposition ends up being, even if it is the seemingly domestically invincible Celtic, surely to goodness this time we can manage more .... a lot more .... than the paltry 5,000 or so we scraped together for our last trip ... walking into the stadium that evening and seeing the incredibly poor turnout was nothing short of demoralising for me as a fan, F knows what affect it had on our players.

There has to be a massive effort by the club to push this game as much as they can and by us as a support to back our bloomin' team .... Its one game away from the Scottish cup final FFS.

I'm not the slightest bit ashamed in stating that I didn't go to Hamden last time out because I thought with the performances the team was turning in we had absolutely zero chance of progressing - it seemed at the time that the team could not be arsed and therefore neither could I. I'm happy to say this time round that I intend to be there come rain or shine and will fancy our chances regardless of who comes out of the hat!