New season Premiership fixtures

[Billy Whizz]

New season fixtures due out on Tuesday morning

You always look out for the derby dates. I’m presuming we’ll be away to Hearts in the 1st set of matches, and be at home for the New Year Derby, as it was the opposite last time

[Hibs Class]

Assuming we finish top 6 and they finish bottom 6 would that mean just one home derby?

[Billy Whizz]

Assuming we finish top 6 and they finish bottom 6 would that mean just one home derby?

Yeah

[Magpie]

I assume our first game of the season will be away so Hearts can ‘unfurl’ their Championship flag.

[SHODAN]

Guessing even if there are crowds there won't be away fans for a while, so hopefully the first derby is early on so home advantage is diluted somewhat.

[Since452]

If we finish above them next season I think that will be 10 years since they finished above us in the Premiership

[Billy Whizz]

https://dailycannon.com/2021/06/hibs-want-to-allow-5000-fans-for-arsenal-friendly/

[CentreLine]

New season fixtures due out on Tuesday morning

You always look out for the derby dates. I’m presuming we’ll be away to Hearts in the 1st set of matches, and be at home for the New Year Derby, as it was the opposite last time

If the process runs true to form then the Ne’r Day derby is almost always away for us. It’s a long time since it was a given that it would alternate year on year.

[Iggy Pope]

Guessing even if there are crowds there won't be away fans for a while, so hopefully the first derby is early on so home advantage is diluted somewhat.

Wouldn’t home advantage be strengthened by no away fans?

[Billy Whizz]

If we finish above them next season I think that will be 10 years since they finished above us in the Premiership

Apart from when we were in the Championship

[Bridge hibs]

Apart from when we were in the ChampionshipSo still 10 years in the premiership though 🤣

[Billy Whizz]

Out tomorrow 9am, maybe something to cheer us up after today

[3pm]

An hour to go...

[SHODAN]

Wouldn’t home advantage be strengthened by no away fans?

I'm banking on there being no away fans either way for the game at Tynecastle, so if it's early on there's less home fans too.

[calumhibee1]

If we finish above them next season I think that will be 10 years since they finished above us in the Premiership

That’s correct. 11/12 was the last time we both competed in the top tier and they finished above us with them 5th and us 11th.

[SHODAN]

Away to Motherwell first game. Live on Sky Sports on the Sunday.

First derby is weekend of 11th September.

[3pm]

How are we both at home on 25/09?

[Moulin Yarns]

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12329344/scottish-premiership-fixtures-2021-22-champions-rangers-host-livingston-celtic-at-hearts-first-old-firm-august-28


https://www.skysports.com/hibernian-fixtures

[Moulin Yarns]

How are we both at home on 25/09?

Because there won't be any fans 😉

[Brightside]

They could not be better for Hibs. 21 pts from the first 7 games or ROSS OUT.

[3pm]

Because there won't be any fans 😉

😭😁👍🏻

[Moulin Yarns]

Away to hearts last game before the split

[Pretty Boy]

Dundee Utd away on Boxing Day should be a good trip. Fond memories of a great atmosphere and a thumping win on the 27th in the Mowbray days.

[SHODAN]

They could not be better for Hibs. 21 pts from the first 7 games or ROSS OUT.

Nah mate. 22 at least.

[lucky]

The fixtures have landed favourably to us but then again it’s Hibs and no game is a guarantee. But we have a great chance to get off to a great start.

[bingo70]

Rightly or wrongly the first derby so important to Ross.

I think he would have preferred it to be at Easter Road.

[Since452]

Rightly or wrongly the first derby so important to Ross.

I think he would have preferred it to be at Easter Road.

True but he has a 100% win record at Tynecastle :wink:

[J-C]

Very winnable 1st 5-6 matches.

[JeMeSouviens]

https://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/article/cinch-premiership-2021-22-fixtures-announced

2 January derby at ER. :flag:

[JimBHibees]

https://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/article/cinch-premiership-2021-22-fixtures-announced

2 January derby at ER. :flag:

Sounds good that. Hopefully full house or as near as.

[ABZHFC]

Still waiting for boards across Scotland to show some backbone and tell the authorities they want full crowds from July the 31st, as will be probably be the case down south and certainly will be across most of Europe

[Billy Whizz]

Reading Edinburgh city are going to play their home games on a Friday night, hope to get more fans in
Might take them up on that offer, quite a few Hibees in their squad

[Peevemor]

Reading Edinburgh city are going to play their home games on a Friday night, hope to get more fans in
Might take them up on that offer, quite a few Hibees in their squad

I'm surprised that they're allowed to do this. Given the number of part-time teams in the league that has to be pretty inconvenient for the visiting sides.

[Hibs Class]

Reading Edinburgh city are going to play their home games on a Friday night, hope to get more fans in
Might take them up on that offer, quite a few Hibees in their squad

Do clubs have the ability to move fixtures like that?

[Hibs07p]

Looks like we're away to both Celgers twice before the split?

Correction, only Rangers, Aberdeen and Hearts twice before the split.

GGTTH
Scottish Cup Winners 2016

[Brightside]

Do clubs have the ability to move fixtures like that?

Agreed with the league. Great idea. Should improve attendance for them.

[calumhibee1]

I'm surprised that they're allowed to do this. Given the number of part-time teams in the league that has to be pretty inconvenient for the visiting sides.

I wonder if part time teams ever have any bother getting teams together for midweek evening games? Guys unable to get down from Elgin after work for example.

If they do then I wonder if that’s came into ECs thinking..

[Peevemor]

I wonder if part time teams ever have any bother getting teams together for midweek evening games? Guys unable to get down from Elgin after work for example.

If they do then I wonder if that’s came into ECs thinking..

The article in the EEN is sketchy but says that the other teams in the league approve.

I would have thought it far from ideal for the likes of Stranraer or Elgin. Even if their guys can get off work in time, they're surely going to be less well prepared than for a 3.00pm kick-off on a Saturday.

[Moulin Yarns]

The article in the EEN is sketchy but says that the other teams in the league approve.

I would have thought it far from ideal for the likes of Stranraer or Elgin. Even if their guys can get off work in time, they're surely going to be less well prepared than for a 3.00pm kick-off on a Saturday.

It will only affect other teams twice a season. Not forgetting a lot of players are maybe working closer to Edinburgh than their home club is.

[theonlywayisup]

Looks like we're away to both Celgers twice before the split?

GGTTH
Scottish Cup Winners 2016

BBC has two game against Celtic and one against The Rangers before the split. It's always an even split versus the Old Firm, every non-Old Firm team always play one twice at home and the other once.

[Peevemor]

It will only affect other teams twice a season. Not forgetting a lot of players are maybe working closer to Edinburgh than their home club is.

Other teams may only be affected twice per season, but Edinburgh City will be gaining that wee advantage time and time again.

[Hibs07p]

BBC has two game against Celtic and one against The Rangers before the split. It's always an even split versus the Old Firm, every non-Old Firm team always play one twice at home and the other once.

Corrected the post above. :aok:

[Moulin Yarns]

Other teams may only be affected twice per season, but Edinburgh City will be gaining that wee advantage time and time again.

Is that not what home advantage is supposed to do? 😉

Is it any different from the clubs who have plastic pitches?

[Pagan Hibernia]

When’s the last time we had a derby on 1st or 2nd of Jan? 2014?

[Allez Hibs]

Does "Key Fixtures" mean big games?

[Hiber-nation]

When’s the last time we had a derby on 1st or 2nd of Jan? 2014?

Aye 2 Jan 2014, 2-1 win at ER. A false dawn if ever there was one.

[Magpie]

Chances of away fans at Tynecastle in September?

[Moulin Yarns]

Chances of away fans at Tynecastle in September?

If not we can always go up to the castle and look at Tynecastle from there :wink:

[calumhibee1]

Chances of away fans at Tynecastle in September?

Absolutely none.

I’d imagine there’ll be no away fans at games like that until all restrictions are lifted.

[Pagan Hibernia]

They could not be better for Hibs. 21 pts from the first 7 games or ROSS OUT.

Not a chance. We’ve got St Johnstone in game 7

[Allez Hibs]

You'd like to think 16-18 points is possible after 6 games.

[Iggy Pope]

Dundee Utd away on Boxing Day should be a good trip. Fond memories of a great atmosphere and a thumping win on the 27th in the Mowbray days.

Great day but was also the day the Tsunami broke....
(NHC)....!