Big screens.

[Greencore]

Sorry if it's been posted else where, but are the big screens being installed right now or in a few weeks?

[Mikey]

And does anyone know where they'll be situated?

[patch1875]

Next to the helipad.

[TamHibs]

And does anyone know where they'll be situated?

Two big screens are going on the area where the big signs currently are at each side of the east stand

The two smaller screens are going on the “walls” of the east looking into the fans is probably the best way I can explain it lol


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[Bostonhibby]

And does anyone know where they'll be situated?If it's not in the ground I swear I'll do time [emoji6]

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[Pretty Boy]

There's certainly nothing in the corner between the FF and the East yet so if there is a screen going there it won't be in situ imminently.

Passed this morning and the billboard and flags are still in place.

[BILLYHIBS]

Cancelled due to Boyler signing his extension :greengrin

[CL0762]

Two big screens are going on the area where the big signs currently are at each side of the east stand

The two smaller screens are going on the “walls” of the east looking into the fans is probably the best way I can explain it lol


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Putting a big massive screen right next to the away end might not be the smartest idea.

[H18 SFR]

Putting a big massive screen right next to the away end might not be the smartest idea.

Why? Not following you?

[Steven79]

Why? Not following you?

Old Firm & Hearts fans...

[H18 SFR]

[QUOTE=Steven79;6661364]Old Firm & Hearts fans...[/QUOTE

What are the specific concerns?

[calumhibee1]

Putting a big massive screen right next to the away end might not be the smartest idea.

If they damage it their clubs will have to pay to fix it.

Great idea imo.

[Mikey]

Two big screens are going on the area where the big signs currently are at each side of the east stand

The two smaller screens are going on the “walls” of the east looking into the fans is probably the best way I can explain it lol


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Cheers. I thought they would be where the big signs are but they obviously won't be very visible for people sitting in the East. Additional screens inside makes sense.

[.Sean.]

Will they be above where the big signs are? If so it’ll properly enclose half the ground, will look pretty smart I think

[TamHibs]

Will they be above where the big signs are? If so it’ll properly enclose half the ground, will look pretty smart I think

Not 100% sure if they are going above or basically being put over the signage if I’m honest.


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[Juniper Greens]

Will they be above where the big signs are? If so it’ll properly enclose half the ground, will look pretty smart I think

I think they are replacing the big signs?

[CallumHibs07]

Should hang them from the FF and South Stands

[007]

Cancelled due to Boyler signing his extension :greengrin

The Bang & Olufsens are cancelled and Amstrads ordered instead.

[my left peg]

Will never be as good as the electronic scoreboard on top of the cowshed that’s blew away in a gale....


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[JXM73]

Who gets the remote control?

[Hibby70]

Who gets the remote control?

Ron the con-trol

[.Sean.]

I think they are replacing the big signs?
Will they not be a bit low? They’re usually high up in stands I thought.

[Since452]

Not happening. Hermit Crab talked Ron out if it in the Hibs club.

[Glory Lurker]

Will never be as good as the electronic scoreboard on top of the cowshed that’s blew away in a gale....


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With the super-slow stick man goal celebration. We were pioneers!

[bod]

Hopefully higher than our neighbours electronic scoreboard

[the tornadoe]

If they damage it their clubs will have to pay to fix it.

Great idea imo.

The burden of proof may pose a problem !

[SHODAN]

Should hang them from the FF and South Stands

Agreed.

[CropleyWasGod]

The burden of proof may pose a problem !

Not really. The place is well covered by cameras. They will spot a random bottle/pie/bar of soap being launched.

[CropleyWasGod]

Should hang them from the FF and South Stands

For damaging the screens? That's a bit harsh, no?

[SHODAN]

Hopefully higher than our neighbours electronic scoreboard

That barely counts as a scoreboard, it's essentially part of an advertising board rigged to show the match time!

[Sauerkraut]

Apparently all ST's belonging to women have been voided. And the screens have been refused. SPFL say it's all down to the Telly Ban.

[007]

For damaging the screens? That's a bit harsh, no?

😂

[Just Alf]

Not really. The place is well covered by cameras. They will spot a random bottle/pie/bar of soap being launched.I was believing you until I got to the soap bit!

[Andy74]

Should hang them from the FF and South Stands

Do you mean from the front of the roof? No chance we've got the clearance in line of sight from the top rows to be doing that. Would imagine the support structure needed there would be substantial.

We've got huge areas between the corners which are perfect.

[The_Sauz]

For damaging the screens? That's a bit harsh, no?
Got to keep the seagulls happy :wink:

[AliboyFC]

Apparently all ST's belonging to women have been voided. And the screens have been refused. SPFL say it's all down to the Telly Ban.

😂😂

[Irish_Steve]

Who is going to be first to blooter the ball into and break it though. And not necessarily from our team either

[WhileTheChief..]

Will they be above where the big signs are? If so it’ll properly enclose half the ground, will look pretty smart I think

That’s exactly what I’m hoping for, for the same reason.

Help keep the noise in and wind out and will look amazing from the west stand and on TV.

Will annoy Hearst fans too, always a bonus.

[Hibs90]

That’s exactly what I’m hoping for, for the same reason.

Help keep the noise in and wind out and will look amazing from the west stand and on TV.

Will annoy Hearst fans too, always a bonus.

One issue might be the weight of the screens.

Another option is have them where the ad boards are just now, then put the ad boards up top

[CL0762]

If they damage it their clubs will have to pay to fix it.

Great idea imo.

Nah I know that, I can just envisage a game against those 2 from the west or the other lot and the screen ends up damaged or covered in pies/liquids.

Oh well, looking forward to it though. Seems quite a weird feeling knowing we’re going to have big screens to have something to look at before during & after the game.

Interested to see what they put in the east, from my seat I won’t be able to see either screen.

[California-Hibs]

So no one yet knows exactly when this work is going to be carried out? Very excited for the screens! Will massively add the the atmosphere and vibe at Easter Road.

[happiehibbie]

hopefully better than our time clock that does not go past 90 mins

[BlackSheep]

One issue might be the weight of the screens.

Another option is have them where the ad boards are just now, then put the ad boards up top

I’m pretty sure the weight of the screens will have been taken into consideration when they are being installed…. Lol, they’re hardly going to install them somewhere without proper assessment!

Low down would be pretty poor IMHO and I doubt whether putting them anywhere but above the current signage will have been considered.

[JGS56]

hopefully better than our time clock that does not go past 90 mins

I believe the clocks are not allowed to go past the 45 or 90 minute by the football authorities.

[Since452]

hopefully better than our time clock that does not go past 90 mins

I long for the days when it read "visitors" instead of the away team name.

[Since90+2]

hopefully better than our time clock that does not go past 90 mins

It's not permitted in grounds to show the time past 90.

[hibsforeurope]

Did they not say some time in September? it's a good length of time between the livingston game and the next home game on the 18th.

[007]

It's not permitted in grounds to show the time past 90.

The refs sometimes need to give Celtic and Rangers extra minutes to get a goal.

[GreenCastle]

Two big screens are going on the area where the big signs currently are at each side of the east stand

The two smaller screens are going on the “walls” of the east looking into the fans is probably the best way I can explain it lol


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So 4 in total ?

As others have said it would look really good if they found a way to enclose the gaps above the current advertising.
Thanks
Would be great if they dever upgrade the scoreboard and add those wrap around electric advertising boards. Think we will get there over time - Ron definitely wants to upgrade the stadium which is long over due.

[.Sean.]

So 4 in total ?

As others have said it would look really good if they found a way to enclose the gaps above the current advertising.
Thanks
Would be great if they dever upgrade the scoreboard and add those wrap around electric advertising boards. Think we will get there over time - Ron definitely wants to upgrade the stadium which is long over due.
Also, hopefully if there are screens going on the inside of the East, they may be looking at putting up cladding over the exposed steelwork and Perspex windshields on the inside of the end of the stands, another small improvement that would look far smarter.

While we’re at it, as would tidying up the astroturf round the perimeter of the pitch, changing the white goal nets to black, swapping out the 20000 seats which are slowing turning turquoise for a nice emerald or bottle green, and a massive paint job on all four stands. But I feel that may be asking a bit too much :greengrin

[Fergus52]

Really don't understand the short term thinking of those that were saying after Rijeka that the screens were a terrible idea and the money should be used on the squad instead.

I'm sure there is money available for a striker and a CB, investing in this stadium improvement won't effect that.

If we only ever prioritised short term spending on the squad and no infrastructure improvements where would we be - still training in dog **** covered parks in Edinburgh. On Bartley's open goal interview he spoke about how he wasn't sure at all about Scottish football and didn't want to come, but our training ground helped convince him on the size and potential of our club.

If the screens are expected to pay for themselves with advertising after about a year, that means that apart from low maintenance costs they will basically be making us free money once they are paid off. Which can then be invested back in to the squad allowing us to attract a larger number of high level players in 2-3 years time.

[calumhibee1]

Really don't understand the short term thinking of those that were saying after Rijeka that the screens were a terrible idea and the money should be used on the squad instead.

I'm sure there is money available for a striker and a CB, investing in this stadium improvement won't effect that.

If we only ever prioritised short term spending on the squad and no infrastructure improvements where would we be - still training in dog **** covered parks in Edinburgh. On Bartley's open goal interview he spoke about how he wasn't sure at all about Scottish football and didn't want to come, but our training ground helped convince him on the size and potential of our club.

If the screens are expected to pay for themselves with advertising after about a year, that means that apart from low maintenance costs they will basically be making us free money once they are paid off. Which can then be invested back in to the squad allowing us to attract a larger number of high level players in 2-3 years time.

I agree they’ll be a worthwhile investment regardless but I would say that £1m income a year from the screens sounds incredibly high.

[Steven79]

I agree they’ll be a worthwhile investment regardless but I would say that £1m income a year from the screens sounds incredibly high.

Yeah I think that as well.

If it was that easy why haven't other clubs in Scotland got them installed?

[Since90+2]

Yeah I think that as well.

If it was that easy why haven't other clubs in Scotland got them installed?

Celtic and Rangers have them don't say? They're probably the only 2 clubs who could afford to have them.

[Heisenberg]

Yeah I think that as well.

If it was that easy why haven't other clubs in Scotland got them installed?

Do other clubs in Scotland have an owner with the money to spend on two big screens? The space to do it? The sponsorships needed to make it worthwhile?

[blackpoolhibs]

I'm sure Ron just plucked a number out the air just to con us, £1m a year, we fans obviously know much better. Pffftt.

[rodhibs55]

I'm sure Ron just plucked a number out the air just to con us, £1m a year, we fans obviously know much better. Pffftt.

Exactly, wouldn't surprise me if the advertising has been sold already.

[Since452]

I'm sure Ron just plucked a number out the air just to con us, £1m a year, we fans obviously know much better. Pffftt.

Sick of him conning us. That one million will be going straight in his back pocket. Only a matter of time before his submarine emerges at Leith docks.

[calumhibee1]

I'm sure Ron just plucked a number out the air just to con us, £1m a year, we fans obviously know much better. Pffftt.

Has anyone suggested they know better? :confused:

Our turnover last year was £8.9m. Keeping in mind all the different ways Hibs receive income that lead to that figure, a figure of £1m for adverts on a big tele seems a lot.

If we can get it then great. Even half of that amount would make it worthwhile.

[Steven79]

Has anyone suggested they know better? :confused:

Our turnover last year was £8.9m. Keeping in mind all the different ways Hibs receive income that lead to that figure, a figure of £1m for adverts on a big tele seems a lot.

If we can get it then great. Even half of that amount would make it worthwhile.

Say we play 25 games at Easter Road per season then that works out at £40,000 per game which seems high to advertise to at most 21,000 people inside the stadium.

[Pagan Hibernia]

Has anyone suggested they know better? :confused:

Our turnover last year was £8.9m. Keeping in mind all the different ways Hibs receive income that lead to that figure, a figure of £1m for adverts on a big tele seems a lot.

If we can get it then great. Even half of that amount would make it worthwhile.

£500,000 income annually from big screens would be superb imo

[blackpoolhibs]

Say we play 25 games at Easter Road per season then that works out at £40,000 per game which seems high to advertise to at most 21,000 people inside the stadium.

Yip, Ron has done no research and just plucked a number out the air, he's obviously at it as usual.

[MyJo]

Yeah I think that as well.

If it was that easy why haven't other clubs in Scotland got them installed?

1 - The four biggest stadiums in the country already have them and Aberdeen will be installing them in their new stadium
2 - Outside of the top 5 teams in the country every other team are pretty much living hand to mouth and don't have an owner willing to "pony up" or the cash on hand needed to install and maintain them without impacting the playing budget - playing budget goes down for a team like Motherwell or St Johnstone for two or three years to pay for stadiums screens and they could end up being relegated which could be devastating financially.
3 - We have a 20,000 seater stadium with over 10,000 season ticket holders and could have around 10 to 15 games a season televised. Easter Road is also one of the top stadiums in the country and capable of hosting international games and other events. We can charge a lot more for advertising space than most other teams meaning the cost of installing the screens could be offset within a year. Other teams it could take 3/4/5 years to generate enough revenue from their advertising to cover the cost of installing them making it not cost-effective or detrimental to their overall budget.
4 - I think Hearts would do it if they could but they don't have the stadium space or configuration to do it easily and without reducing capacity or ending up with more restricted view seats.

[Steven79]

Yip, Ron has done no research and just plucked a number out the air, he's obviously at it as usual.Did I say that?

The numbers just seem high that's all.

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[blackpoolhibs]

So he has just made the numbers up then?

[adam middlemass]

Not really. The place is well covered by cameras. They will spot a random bottle/pie/bar of soap being launched.
Stop it ! Right now :na na: My sides are sore. :not worth

[Steven79]

So he has just made the numbers up then?

Did I say that?

[calumhibee1]

Say we play 25 games at Easter Road per season then that works out at £40,000 per game which seems high to advertise to at most 21,000 people inside the stadium.

We’re only guaranteed 19 games. 19 games where people generally only turn up 15 mins before kick off. On the presumption that the game will be shown on the screens then that leaves around 30 mins 19 times a season guaranteed for adverts. 570 minutes of air time makes it £1754 a minute to reach an average of about 14000 people with the vast majority of those folk being the same folk every week.

There’s certainly much cheaper ways to advertise and to also reach much wider audiences if that’s what we are charging but I’d be delighted if folk want to pay it.

[Hibby70]

Who actually said that they were costing £1m in the first place?

[Steven79]

We’re only guaranteed 19 games. 19 games where people generally only turn up 15 mins before kick off. On the presumption that the game will be shown on the screens then that leaves around 30 mins 19 times a season for adverts. 570 minutes of air time makes it £1754 a minute to reach an average of about 14000 people with the vast majority of those folk being the same folk every week.

There’s certainly much cheaper ways to advertise and to also reach much wider audiences if that’s what we are charging but I’d be delighted if folk want to pay it.So you are saying he just made up the numbers as well? [emoji850][emoji6]

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[blackpoolhibs]

Don't really know much about these screens, but surely they are not like normal telly screens and they will have reinforced screens that the odd bottle or pie won't damage?

[blackpoolhibs]

Did I say that?

Yes.

[WhileTheChief..]

You'll just hurt your brain trying to do the math.

Trust our Head of Marketing, he's probably given it a bit of thought and decided it's worthwhile.

Besides, it will look cool, who cares about the cash!

[calumhibee1]

You'll just hurt your brain trying to do the math.

Trust our Head of Marketing, he's probably given it a bit of thought and decided it's worthwhile.

Besides, it will look cool, who cares about the cash!

Has this £1m a year income actually been quoted anywhere? I’ve never actually seen anything where someone from Hibs has mentioned it.

[SMAXXA]

Don't really know much about these screens, but surely they are not like normal telly screens and they will have reinforced screens that the odd bottle or pie won't damage?

Correct

[SMAXXA]

Say we play 25 games at Easter Road per season then that works out at £40,000 per game which seems high to advertise to at most 21,000 people inside the stadium.

It does seem high for 1 company advertising but if you have say 100 businesses each paying £400 a pop to advertise to this audience add in TV games and other exposure it would bring then it’s not really that much is it?

Even 10 at 4K a pop isn’t out of the question depending on the size of the business advertising.

[Since90+2]

It does seem high for 1 company advertising but if you have say 100 businesses each paying £400 a pop to advertise to this audience add in TV games and other exposure it would bring then it’s not really that much is it?

Even 10 at 4K a pop isn’t out of the question depending on the size of the business advertising.

Games being on TV won't make a difference as they can't advertise via the screens to a TV audience.That will be covered in Sky's contract.

[Smartie]

Don't really know much about these screens, but surely they are not like normal telly screens and they will have reinforced screens that the odd bottle or pie won't damage?

I don't want them because of the thoughts of what might happen to them when Inspector Gadget loyal come to town.

[Green Reaper]

Who gets the remote control?

Whoever has the most loyalty points 👹😬

[weecounty hibby]

It does seem high for 1 company advertising but if you have say 100 businesses each paying £400 a pop to advertise to this audience add in TV games and other exposure it would bring then it’s not really that much is it?

Even 10 at 4K a pop isn’t out of the question depending on the size of the business advertising.
From memory you work in advertising, or have in the past? If so I will take your points as valid along with the marketing team at ER. I have no idea if 1m is feasible but you and the folk we pay to do that sort of stuff seem to think it is.

[smack]

Should hang them from the FF and South Stands

Are we still talking about the old firm and hearts fans?


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[calumhibee1]

It does seem high for 1 company advertising but if you have say 100 businesses each paying £400 a pop to advertise to this audience add in TV games and other exposure it would bring then it’s not really that much is it?

Even 10 at 4K a pop isn’t out of the question depending on the size of the business advertising.

You’re paying less than £4K a pop for prime slot tv adverts from what I can see. There’s no way anyone is paying £4K a game to advertise at Easter Road I wouldn’t think when you can pay the same to advertise to potentially millions.

[loanheadhibby]

Club might generate cash by showing some games on beam back? Opens potential for concerts/boxing to be held at Easter Road in close season?

[SHODAN]

What will the screens have on them besides the score and time? Would ideally like to see scorer names and live score updates from other Scottish games.

[MacBean]

It might not be all about the adverts themselves, as there is probably scope for the TV screens to be sponsored by a company and have their imaging round the side like the ones at clubs down south. If they're a permanent fixture for the year, plus the income from adverts then £1m might not seem too high.

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[MagicSwirlingShip]

Back of fag packet calculations aplenty in here.

[Since452]

Wonder if the club will use them to beam back games such as the derby where not everyone can go. Could be a wee money maker if reasonably priced.

[Sergio sledge]

We’re only guaranteed 19 games. 19 games where people generally only turn up 15 mins before kick off. On the presumption that the game will be shown on the screens then that leaves around 30 mins 19 times a season guaranteed for adverts. 570 minutes of air time makes it £1754 a minute to reach an average of about 14000 people with the vast majority of those folk being the same folk every week.

There’s certainly much cheaper ways to advertise and to also reach much wider audiences if that’s what we are charging but I’d be delighted if folk want to pay it.Where does the £1m per season come from?

If they are saying the screens will pay for themselves in 1 season then that suggests the screens are costing that much, surely the big screens on their own won't cost that much?

Agree though that £1m per season just from those screens seems really high. Maybe the £1m per season figure included all the other improvements they were going to make like the ribbon advertising screens etc.?

Nevertheless, I think you are maybe being a bit light with the amount of minutes available for advertising on the screen as the whole screen doesn't have to be showing the same thing, they could have permanent advertising across the bottom while the game is on, or rotating adverts.

[MyJo]

Who actually said that they were costing £1m in the first place?

I think the £1m figure came from discussions at Ron's first AGM where the big screen plans were announced but from what i can find it costs about £15k to £20k per Square metre for LED walls like that so i think the £1m is the overall cost of the big screens & LED ribbons around the entire stadium.

Two 3m x 5m screens would be about £500k

[Pagan Hibernia]

What will the screens have on them besides the score and time? Would ideally like to see scorer names and live score updates from other Scottish games.

this would be good. Imagine if we’d had them on Albert Kidd day in 86

[matty_f]

We’re only guaranteed 19 games. 19 games where people generally only turn up 15 mins before kick off. On the presumption that the game will be shown on the screens then that leaves around 30 mins 19 times a season guaranteed for adverts. 570 minutes of air time makes it £1754 a minute to reach an average of about 14000 people with the vast majority of those folk being the same folk every week.

There’s certainly much cheaper ways to advertise and to also reach much wider audiences if that’s what we are charging but I’d be delighted if folk want to pay it.
They’re not just advertising to the people in the stadium though. Games are all televised to some degree with matches shown worldwide.

[Rumble de Thump]

Here are some big screen sponsorship and advertising opportunities, as per Birmingham City FC: https://www.bcfc.com/media/8529/advertisingsponsorship_brochure_1718_digital_lowqu al.pdf

Pre-match big screen advert
Half time big screen advert
Out of play advert
Replay sponsorship
Corner sponsorship
Penalty sponsorship
Substitution sponsorship
Goal sponsorship
Birthday messages sponsorship
Half time highlights sponsorship
Full time highlights sponsorship
Attendance announcement sponsorship

[calumhibee1]

They’re not just advertising to the people in the stadium though. Games are all televised to some degree with matches shown worldwide.

They are but how often do they focus on the screens before a game or at half time? On the presumption the adverts aren’t going to be on them during the game then I’m not sure they’ll get all that much air time.

Sergio Sledge made a good point though that whilst the game may be on them they may have some adverts at the same time.

[calumhibee1]

Here are some big screen sponsorship and advertising opportunities, as per Birmingham City FC: https://www.bcfc.com/media/8529/advertisingsponsorship_brochure_1718_digital_lowqu al.pdf

Pre-match big screen advert
Half time big screen advert
Out of play advert
Replay sponsorship
Corner sponsorship
Penalty sponsorship
Substitution sponsorship
Goal sponsorship
Birthday messages sponsorship
Half time highlights sponsorship
Full time highlights sponsorship
Attendance announcement sponsorship

Adds up in total to around £35k a season if all of them were taken out by the seasonal packages.

[Juniper Greens]

They will put features on with the players which will have adverts piped in before and after, including with sound. That's where the money is really. They do it at all major grounds

[MyJo]

Adds up in total to around £35k a season if all of them were taken out by the seasonal packages.

They are selling 1 minutes worth of advertising on the LED ribbons for £3000 a season. 45 minutes worth of time to sell is £135k

30 second pre-match advert is £1500 a season. Stadiums opens an hour before kick-off. Lets say they sell 30 minutes worth of those packages thats £90k

half time adverts are also 30 seconds at £2000 a season. Lets say ten minutes worth is £40k

Assuming all the other packages are stand alone and can't be sold to multiple companies the seasonal packages are worth a further £30k

That's £295k a year for a similarly sized club to us at their prices from 4 years ago.

[JXM73]

Why doesnt someone just phone the commercial department for a pack or details of advertising options.

[calumhibee1]

They are selling 1 minutes worth of advertising on the LED ribbons for £3000 a season. 45 minutes worth of time to sell is £135k

30 second pre-match advert is £1500 a season. Stadiums opens an hour before kick-off. Lets say they sell 30 minutes worth of those packages thats £90k

half time adverts are also 30 seconds at £2000 a season. Lets say ten minutes worth is £40k

Assuming all the other packages are stand alone and can't be sold to multiple companies the seasonal packages are worth a further £30k

That's £295k a year for a similarly sized club to us at their prices from 4 years ago.

Apologies, I’m thinking there’ll only be one advert :greengrin

Even if you double what they were getting 4 seasons ago then that’s still a good bit short of £1m though

I actually think they’ll be a good investment btw. I’d just be stunned if they’re THAT good that they’ll bring us in £1m a year.

[Blaster]

I thought the chat was they would cost £1m and pay for themselves within 2 years? That would mean income of £500k per season would it not?

[Brightside]

Apologies, I’m thinking there’ll only be one advert :greengrin

Even if you double what they were getting 4 seasons ago then that’s still a good bit short of £1m though

I actually think they’ll be a good investment btw. I’d just be stunned if they’re THAT good that they’ll bring us in £1m a year.

I'll be stunned if they aren't making a profit after a year.... waste of investment if that was the case. The will have a burn down of about 4 years so they really need to be turning a profit early.

[SaulGoodman]

I heard they were offered to us for 250k

[GreenCastle]

Stupid question maybe but will they show the game live ? Obviously replays not allowed but hopefully it’s not just adverts etc. Again obviously will be watching the game but would be pretty cool to have game live too.

[BlackSheep]

I agree they’ll be a worthwhile investment regardless but I would say that £1m income a year from the screens sounds incredibly high.

It’s really not high at all….

The animated LED sponsorship boards that you see around the stadiums all round the world are of huge financial benefit, and these screens will offer much better advertising real estate for sponsors.

For 3 minutes ‘air time’ (6x 30 second slots) on the led strip surrounding the pitch during a match in the uk it costs a sponsor £66,000 plus VAT…

This is for a whole season… so the math and selling every second of ‘air time’ comes in at around £2 million for the season… take off overhears and tax and you can see where the £1million figure comes from.

Not every second will be sold to sponsors but there is a huge commercial benefit to offering advertising on such medium as big screens and hoardings.

This will make the club a huge profit every season… and the more success the team brings to the club the higher sponsors pay, for example make it to Europe groups and the price jumps up as the coverage of the ad is greater reaching.

It’s a no brainer.

[lord bunberry]

Who cares what it will cost, it will look cool and the Jambo’s haven’t got them because they’re stadiums ****.

[WhileTheChief..]

Has this £1m a year income actually been quoted anywhere? I’ve never actually seen anything where someone from Hibs has mentioned it.

I actually think the £1m thing is wrong, a bit of misunderstanding on here maybe.

I can't find the original link, but from memory RG said they could bring in around £500k per season, with them costing up to £1m initially, the chat being that after 2 years we'd be quids in.

That certainly feels more realistic than £1m per season.

[Moulin Yarns]

Who cares what it will cost, it will look cool and the Jambo’s haven’t got them because they’re stadiums ****.

And the chance of them ever having them reduced at the end of the month when the lunatics will have taken over the asylum 😉

[WhileTheChief..]

Who cares what it will cost, it will look cool and the Jambo’s haven’t got them because they’re stadiums ****.

:agree: I'm with you all the way on that. These are the 2 most important factors to consider.

You just know that Kickback will look to slate whatever we do, but deep down they'll be gutted.

[Sioux]

:agree: I'm with you all the way on that. These are the 2 most important factors to consider.

You just know that Kickback will look to slate whatever we do, but deep down they'll be gutted.

It's not just Kickback is it?

[660]

Who cares what it will cost, it will look cool and the Jambo’s haven’t got them because they’re stadiums ****.

This

[MyJo]

Apologies, I’m thinking there’ll only be one advert :greengrin

Even if you double what they were getting 4 seasons ago then that’s still a good bit short of £1m though

I actually think they’ll be a good investment btw. I’d just be stunned if they’re THAT good that they’ll bring us in £1m a year.

I think £1m a year is probably stretching it. Taking into account price increases since those Birmingham packages were on offer and the addition of cup games etc we could probably say they will generate around £500k a year in advertising

[superfurryhibby]

I'll be stunned if they aren't making a profit after a year.... waste of investment if that was the case. The will have a burn down of about 4 years so they really need to be turning a profit early.

If true, that is so environment unfriendly and also quite a high risk investment.

[Renfrew_Hibby]

Would be awesome to have some great pre match visual entertainment such as player introduction when announcing the team.
Midweek under the lights v Hearts or Huns, get the visuals right and a soundtrack to match and that 5 minutes till kick off period could be goosebump and fever pitch inducing.

[Stuart93]

If they don’t show my face during a half time shout out I’ll be underwhelmed.

In seriousness, I remember being at Ibrox and they were showing player interviews etc during half time. Wonder if we’ll do the same. Or highlights of old games to noise up away fans!

I think the stadiums in need of some minor work as well, could do with a good pressure wash.

[Caversham Green]

Stupid question maybe but will they show the game live ? Obviously replays not allowed but hopefully it’s not just adverts etc. Again obviously will be watching the game but would be pretty cool to have game live too.

They show the game 'live' with a delay of a few seconds down here and replays are allowed - no reason to think it will be any different in Scotland. The delay means you get another look at an incident if you didn't quite catch what happened the first time. If the game's being broadcast live by Sky etc it's just streamed straight onto the screens so you get the same pictures as you would at home, including slo-mo, offside lines drawn in etc.

[Hibby70]

If they don’t show my face during a half time shout out I’ll be underwhelmed.


Just be careful what you are watching on your phone at the time!

[Nicho87]

Hope they don’t have a Chromecast plugged in not wanting any younger fans catching on to what the pervs are watching during the football.

[BegbieHSC]

Here are some big screen sponsorship and advertising opportunities, as per Birmingham City FC: https://www.bcfc.com/media/8529/advertisingsponsorship_brochure_1718_digital_lowqu al.pdf

Pre-match big screen advert
Half time big screen advert
Out of play advert
Replay sponsorship
Corner sponsorship
Penalty sponsorship
Substitution sponsorship
Goal sponsorship
Birthday messages sponsorship
Half time highlights sponsorship
Full time highlights sponsorship
Attendance announcement sponsorship

From a purely advertising point of view, these things will pay for themselves within 2 seasons, and of course boost the match day experience.

Not keen on an American style sponsoring everything type deal, but these types of initiatives are what we need to look at in order to bridge the turnover gap between us and the sheep.

[Stuart93]

Just be careful what you are watching on your phone at the time!

I’ll not make that mistake again

[hibbysam]

Really don't understand the short term thinking of those that were saying after Rijeka that the screens were a terrible idea and the money should be used on the squad instead.

I'm sure there is money available for a striker and a CB, investing in this stadium improvement won't effect that.

If we only ever prioritised short term spending on the squad and no infrastructure improvements where would we be - still training in dog **** covered parks in Edinburgh. On Bartley's open goal interview he spoke about how he wasn't sure at all about Scottish football and didn't want to come, but our training ground helped convince him on the size and potential of our club.

If the screens are expected to pay for themselves with advertising after about a year, that means that apart from low maintenance costs they will basically be making us free money once they are paid off. Which can then be invested back in to the squad allowing us to attract a larger number of high level players in 2-3 years time.

The original argument from posters on the ‘splash the cash’ thread was that we had no money to spend on players though. That’s why I argued if we have no money for players then we shouldn’t be getting screens and spending on the squad instead at this moment.

Nothing against spending on infrastructure when the time is right, and when we have excess cash above and beyond to do it. If that’s the case and we have money for players then fantastic - if we’re struggling to pay for players yet doing this instead then I’ll continue to say that’s wrong at this moment.

FWIW I don’t believe we can’t afford players and argued that at the time.

[GordonHFC]

Just be careful what you are watching on your phone at the time!

Be funny if you could mirror your phone to the big screen 🤯

[Moulin Yarns]

Be funny if you could mirror your phone to the big screen 🤯

I've been watching the Edinburgh book Festival this way, and will do the same for bloody Scotland next month.

[Willis1875]

What will the screens have on them besides the score and time? Would ideally like to see scorer names and live score updates from other Scottish games.

They do this at Bundesliga grounds and it adds to the atmosphere imo

[MyJo]

I'll be stunned if they aren't making a profit after a year.... waste of investment if that was the case. The will have a burn down of about 4 years so they really need to be turning a profit early.


If true, that is so environment unfriendly and also quite a high risk investment.

From what i can find online the current technology for LED screens like this is about 60,000 to 100,000 hours lifespan.

If we played 25 home games per season and used the screens for 4 hours at a time that would still be in the region of 1000 years of usage

[MagicSwirlingShip]

Not 4 years then 😂

[Juniper Greens]

Not 4 years then 😂

Rangers have never replaced theirs and they seem to use them a lot on matchdays

[Hibby70]

From what i can find online the current technology for LED screens like this is about 60,000 to 100,000 hours lifespan.

If we played 25 home games per season and used the screens for 4 hours at a time that would still be in the region of 1000 years of usage

Just imagining someone moaning in 3021 that we haven't replaced the screens yet whilst everyone else has been using temporal augmentation technology.

[Ozyhibby]

Would be awesome to have some great pre match visual entertainment such as player introduction when announcing the team.
Midweek under the lights v Hearts or Huns, get the visuals right and a soundtrack to match and that 5 minutes till kick off period could be goosebump and fever pitch inducing.

Using the new screens and Led ribbon (happy to wait for the disco lights) for this is the real benefit for fans. This will be a massive improvement in match day experience and one the Jambo can’t match because their stadium is mince. Let’s get it done.


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[norhfc]

They should do that thing they do in the States. If the camera picks you out when sitting next to a lady you have to snog them 😂💚 or is that just in the movies 🤷

[eastterrace]

They should do that thing they do in the States. If the camera picks you out when sitting next to a lady you have to snog them 😂💚 or is that just in the movies 🤷
Naebody is snogging my wife 😉

[.Sean.]

Be funny if you could mirror your phone to the big screen 🤯
Hopefully the old boy who was all over Facebook looking at the scuddies mid game at the weekend doesn’t accidentally connect to it 😂

[hibbyfraelibby]

Naebody is snogging my wife 😉

Including you?😉

[the tornadoe]

Naebody is snogging my wife 😉

She is no that bad.. surely 😉

[Ozyhibby]

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Wow that's really interesting. Didn't know that.

[Sauerkraut]

Brilliant foties. Ma faither told me about this but it's the first time I've seen a foto. A tram line from Shrubhill? Ron!!

[Hibby70]

Brilliant foties. Ma faither told me about this but it's the first time I've seen a foto. A tram line from Shrubhill? Ron!!

Monorail if you please

[Moulin Yarns]

Monorail if you please

Maglev. 😁

[NAE NOOKIE]

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If you get the train from Galashiels to Waverley as you come into Edinburgh you can actually see ER's superstructure from the train, it looks like around a 10 minute walk away at most. If they were to build a temporary stop there just for when Hibs are at home I would get the train to the football far more often. As it is you have to go all the way to Waverley after which it's a half hour walk or a bus or taxi.

[WhileTheChief..]

Assuming that's the line that goes under the bridge of doom?

Ideal location for a future tram stop.

[Juniper Greens]

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You're forgetting the Helipad

[Ozyhibby]

You're forgetting the Helipad

Pffft..a mere slab of concrete with an H painted on it? I’m talking full connectivity with HS2.[emoji6][emoji23]


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[Keith_M]

Stupid question but...

Why not just two screens, at opposite corners of the stadium?


:dunno:


That would save a bit of money, surely?

[GreenCastle]

Stupid question but...

Why not just two screens, at opposite corners of the stadium?


:dunno:


That would save a bit of money, surely?

Easier to install in corners than attaching to roof of FF and south stands.

[nonshinyfinish]

Easier to install in corners than attaching to roof of FF and south stands.

I think he meant why not two diagonally opposite corners (rather than the two corners at either end of the East), meaning that one of the two screens is visible from every seat. That's what I originally expected as well, but there must be some factor makes it impractical to use either of the West/FF or West/South corners.

[Craig_HFC]

I think he meant why not two diagonally opposite corners (rather than the two corners at either end of the East), meaning that one of the two screens is visible from every seat. That's what I originally expected as well, but there must be some factor makes it impractical to use either of the West/FF or West/South corners.

The West/FF corner is where the TV pundits set up their makeshift studio/scaffolding (pre-covid anyway) and pretty sure the West/South corner is where the away team's coach parks and the away team access the stadium from plus I think that's where the ambulance is too so might be why the screens will be either side of the East.

[Inconsequential]

Stupid question but...

Why not just two screens, at opposite corners of the stadium?


:dunno:


That would save a bit of money, surely? As far as I understand it the two main screens will be where the large advertising boards are at each end of the east stand. The gaps aren't big enough at the main stand for 'giant' screens at opposite corners. Could be totally wrong here.
24985

Mind the gap.

[ShadesLongThrow]

Hopefully the old boy who was all over Facebook looking at the scuddies mid game at the weekend doesn’t accidentally connect to it 😂

I'd love to know what mobile provider he was using! Both O2 and Voda are garbage for a signal in the West Lower. Soon as the game starts, the 4g dies.

[jgl07]

I'd love to know what mobile provider he was using! Both O2 and Voda are garbage for a signal in the West Lower. Soon as the game starts, the 4g dies.
I find it the reverse in the FF Upper. The 4G works fine during the match. Half time and it dies because of bandwidth issues.

[JXM73]

I find it the reverse in the FF Upper. The 4G works fine during the match. Half time and it dies because of bandwidth issues.

Can get 5g in ER now, can stream my porn in wonderful 4k...

[AliboyFC]

Can get 5g in ER now, can stream my porn in wonderful 4k...

Wtf 😂🤣

[Since452]

This is what St Mirren charge for advertising on their big screen.

MATCH EVENT ADVERTISING (PER SEASON)

Sponsor
£995 +vat
Every St Mirren goal scored, have your company logo/advert shown on the LED + Listing in Match Day Programme.
Corner Kick Sponsor
£1200 +vat
For every corner kick awarded, have your company logo shown on the LED + Listing in Match Day Programme.
Substitution Sponsor
£700 +vat
For every substitution have your company logo shown on the LED + Listing in Match Day Programme.
Physio Sponsor
£700 +vat
Each time the physio comes onto the field of play have your company logo shown on the LED + Listing in Match Day Programme.
Penalty Sponsor £500 +vat
Every penalty awarded have your company logo shown on the LED + Listing in Match Day Programme.

[Since452]

FULL SEASON ADVERTISING PACKAGES
Special packages are available for season long advertising. These figures are based on 18 home matches per season in the SPFL, all home Scottish Cup ties, all home Scottish League Cup ties and all home friendly matches played at The Simple Digital Arena. Please note that there are a limited number of slots for these adverts at each match and they will be sold on a first come first served basis.

Advert shown once per match before kick off £550 +vat
Advert shown once per match during the match £400 +vat
5 Advert Package per match (3 pre-match and 1 in each half) £1000 +vat
HALF TIME ADVERTS
These packages are available for season long advertising. These figures are based on 18 home matches per season in the SPFL, all home Scottish Cup ties, all home Scottish League Cup ties and all home friendly matches played at The Simple Digital Arena. Please note that there are a limited number of slots for these adverts at each match and they will be sold on a first come first served basis.s.

First advert at Half Time £1100 +vat
Advert at Half Time £750 +vat

[Juniper Greens]

Why are we trying to work out what the screens are going to raise instead of just buzzing to get them? I think we are getting LED ribbons around the stadium too!
Can't wait until its all in!

[007]

Why are we trying to work out what the screens are going to raise instead of just buzzing to get them? I think we are getting LED ribbons around the stadium too!
Can't wait until its all in!

Because some people are arguing the money should be spent on the team instead so later on this season after a bad result they can say, see I told you we should have bought another CB/CF/GK/etc.

[gbhibby]

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I believe that the football specials from the west used to be routed and stop there. We had a better transport system then than we do now. Going to games in the sixties you could still see the path and where the old lines were.

[Andy74]

Assuming that's the line that goes under the bridge of doom?

Ideal location for a future tram stop.

Coming from the east side it branched off before then and around the west side of Lochend park. The stop was at North West end of the park where it joins Hawkwhill Avenue. Lochend Butterfly Way there now.

[GreenCastle]

Why are we trying to work out what the screens are going to raise instead of just buzzing to get them? I think we are getting LED ribbons around the stadium too!
Can't wait until its all in!

Have the LED ribbons been confirmed? I know they were previously mentioned. The main stand has some new branding some not sure if they would replace that where the motto is :confused:

[Peanut Shaz]

Im pretty sure there will be different budgets for different aspects of the club. The playing budget will be completely separate from the advertising/marketing/ground maintenance/corporate budgets. Each department manager will know his budget and spend it accordingly.

[Renfrew_Hibby]

Have the LED ribbons been confirmed? I know they were previously mentioned. The main stand has some new branding some not sure if they would replace that where the motto is :confused:

There wouldn't be any ribbons there. They have to be facing the TV cameras to generate revenue.

[WhileTheChief..]

There’s nowhere in the East for ribbons to go, so it’s the west and / or behind both goals.

The pitch side ones you see just now are only put in on a game by game basis for matches on tv.

These new ones will be a permanent fixture in the stadium.

[AliboyFC]

Why are we trying to work out what the screens are going to raise instead of just buzzing to get them? I think we are getting LED ribbons around the stadium too!
Can't wait until its all in!

Can't wait!

[GreenCastle]

There wouldn't be any ribbons there. They have to be facing the TV cameras to generate revenue.

Unless the move cameras to the East ?

If the big screens are low it will be weird seeing them during games. Hopefully they aren’t too low and some advertising boards put above them to give an enclosed feel.

[Glory Lurker]

Stick steam trains coming in to the end of Albion Road. If we don't get a high speed railway link to a station underneath the pitch with direct access into the stands then I'll have to question why I have anything to do with this club.

[blackpoolhibs]

Stick steam trains coming in to the end of Albion Road. If we don't get a high speed railway link to a station underneath the pitch with direct access into the stands then I'll have to question why I have anything to do with this club.

Richard Branson is looking into funding this, he's saying it could cost around £2 billion to build, but is looking to recoup that outlay within the year.

[Keith_M]

I think he meant why not two diagonally opposite corners (rather than the two corners at either end of the East), meaning that one of the two screens is visible from every seat. That's what I originally expected as well, but there must be some factor makes it impractical to use either of the West/FF or West/South corners.


:agree:


Something like one in the north-west corner and one in the south-east. (or NE and SW)



p.s. The current proposal will still leave small areas of the stadium (extreme east sides of the FF and South Stands) with no view of the screens. As soon as I work out which seats, I'm moving there....

[MyJo]

:agree:


Something like one in the north-west corner and one in the south-east. (or NE and SW)



p.s. The current proposal will still leave small areas of the stadium (extreme east sides of the FF and South Stands) with no view of the screens. As soon as I work out which seats, I'm moving there....

Can't do it in the South/West corner as that space is the vehicular access to the pitch that is needed for ambulances and the like. It's also where the team coaches and ambulances park up etc.

North/West corner is impractical because the front of the west stand overlaps the end of the North so putting a big screen in there would mean removing sections of the stand walls to put it in at the right angle. If it was low down it would also mean seats either removed or restricted view and if it was high up it would need an expensive gantry built to support it.

The east stand is set back away from the end of the North & south stands leaving a big enough gap to accomodate screens in those gaps (where the advertising boards are just now) without having to make adjustments to the stands themselves.

From what's been said it sounds like they are going to have another screen on the inside wall of the east stand for those who can't see the ones in the corner as well

[Inconsequential]

Can't do it in the South/West corner as that space is the vehicular access to the pitch that is needed for ambulances and the like. It's also where the team coaches and ambulances park up etc.

North/West corner is impractical because the front of the west stand overlaps the end of the North so putting a big screen in there would mean removing sections of the stand walls to put it in at the right angle. If it was low down it would also mean seats either removed or restricted view and if it was high up it would need an expensive gantry built to support it.

The east stand is set back away from the end of the North & south stands leaving a big enough gap to accomodate screens in those gaps (where the advertising boards are just now) without having to make adjustments to the stands themselves.

From what's been said it sounds like they are going to have another screen on the inside wall of the east stand for those who can't see the ones in the corner as well As described with illustration in post #146.

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There’s a match programme cover (which I can’t find just now) of this halt being opened by Hibs and local dignitaries. And we had a few dignitaries of our own back then!

[Hibs4185]

Richard Branson is looking into funding this, he's saying it could cost around £2 billion to build, but is looking to recoup that outlay within the year.

Anne Budge said £750 million and only 6 months to complete….and she said a castle view from the platform.

[lord bunberry]

Anne Budge said £750 million and only 6 months to complete….and she said a castle view from the platform.
With chips on sale in the cafe.

[Col2]

Are we expecting to see them on Saturday?

Ticket update didn’t say anything.

[JohnM1875]

Are we expecting to see them on Saturday?

Ticket update didn’t say anything.

Don't think it'll be this weekend.

We have a few international breaks coming up, if it's any time I'm guessing it'll be around then.

[Keith_M]

How about a giant screen showing TikTok videos and latest posts from Twitter, etc?

That should keep the young uns amused during the game.

[04Sauzee]

Are we expecting to see them on Saturday?

Ticket update didn’t say anything.

Can't remember where I read it or if it was on a video but I'm sure the talk was some time in September.

[Rick Rude]

Can't remember where I read it or if it was on a video but I'm sure the talk was some time in September.

Looks like there was stuff arriving/getting done between South and East stand this afternoon. Doubt will be done for Saturday but definitely looking like work will be in progress.

[Peevemor]

Looks like there was stuff arriving/getting done between South and East stand this afternoon. Doubt will be done for Saturday but definitely looking like work will be in progress.Maybe this?

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[CapitalGreen]

How about a giant screen showing TikTok videos and latest posts from Twitter, etc?

That should keep the young uns amused during the game.

After the clip doing the rounds after the Kilmarnock game maybe they could show some porn to keep your generation amused.

[tonyrougier123]

After the clip doing the rounds after the Kilmarnock game maybe they could show some porn to keep your generation amused.

Nice!👏🏻

[CentreLine]

How about a giant screen showing TikTok videos and latest posts from Twitter, etc?

That should keep the young uns amused during the game.

No need









Just need to look over the shoulder of some bloke in the west stand 🤣

[Keith_M]

After the clip doing the rounds after the Kilmarnock game maybe they could show some porn to keep your generation amused.


I'd need to get my glasses fixed first, though.

[Irish_Steve]

After the clip doing the rounds after the Kilmarnock game maybe they could show some porn to keep your generation amused.

I'm sure there's a hub for that kind of thing.....

[Northernhibee]

I'd need to get my glasses fixed first, though.

So it does affect your eyesight?

[gbhibby]

Hear Hearts were thinking of big screens in the corners of Tinycastle but could only fit 55 inch TV size.

[Rick Rude]

Maybe this?

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Think was actually new grow lights for the pitch arriving. New CEO splashing the cash!

[007]

Hear Hearts were thinking of big screens in the corners of Tinycastle but could only fit 55 inch TV size.

They'll just have to make do with their digital alarm clock (with snooze button).

[Billy Whizz]

Maybe this?

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When did Paul Hanlon grow a tache

[Hibee Mac]

Those new HSF posters appear to be in the same location that someone earlier was indicating there would be screens for the people in the east to see.

Perhaps no screens in the east after all?

[calumhibee1]

Those new HSF posters appear to be in the same location that someone earlier was indicating there would be screens for the people in the east to see.

Perhaps no screens in the east after all?

Are they not to be in the east stand? These are in the west it says.

[TamHibs]

Those new HSF posters appear to be in the same location that someone earlier was indicating there would be screens for the people in the east to see.

Perhaps no screens in the east after all?

The posters are in the west stand


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[Moulin Yarns]

Are they not to be in the east stand? These are in the west it says.

Mixing East and West is a cardinal sin. 😉

[Keith_M]

So it does affect your eyesight?


Definately!


😆

[greenginger]

Was down at the Club shop this morning and did not see any evidence of the giant screens from outside the ground.

What I did notice was the amount of litter , glass bottles , cans and fag packets lying around on the brick paved areas behind the North Stand ( not council ground so they won’t clear it away )

There is also a huge amount of weeds growing against the stand walls and through the brick pavior joints which makes the whole place look run down and uncared for.

I’m sure a couple of cleaners could have the area cleaned up in a day or two.

Perhaps a use for some of the cash balance at HSL if it meets the spending criteria of their rules.

[.Sean.]

Was down at the Club shop this morning and did not see any evidence of the giant screens from outside the ground.

What I did notice was the amount of litter , glass bottles , cans and fag packets lying around on the brick paved areas behind the North Stand ( not council ground so they won’t clear it away )

There is also a huge amount of weeds growing against the stand walls and through the brick pavior joints which makes the whole place look run down and uncared for.

I’m sure a couple of cleaners could have the area cleaned up in a day or two.

Perhaps a use for some of the cash balance at HSL if it meets the spending criteria of their rules.
Easter Road has been looking tatty for ages, needs some serious minor works doing to, cleaning, painting, power washing etc

[GreenCastle]

Was down at the Club shop this morning and did not see any evidence of the giant screens from outside the ground.

What I did notice was the amount of litter , glass bottles , cans and fag packets lying around on the brick paved areas behind the North Stand ( not council ground so they won’t clear it away )

There is also a huge amount of weeds growing against the stand walls and through the brick pavior joints which makes the whole place look run down and uncared for.

I’m sure a couple of cleaners could have the area cleaned up in a day or two.

Perhaps a use for some of the cash balance at HSL if it meets the spending criteria of their rules.

Glad someone mentioned this as I noticed the back of the North stand really looked like it needed some work done to it on the pavement area.

The east stand looked like this during lockdown and they cleaned it up but hopefully Kieran or someone from Hibs will take note and tidy up before the weekend.

The stadium definitely needs some work done to it. Said for a while broken seats behind both goals / toilets in the west and general paint work need updated.

I do wonder how long these stands will last with Hibs - I wonder if we will ever redevelop or redesign the stadium in years to come.

[Hibee Mac]

Are they not to be in the east stand? These are in the west it says.Oops!

[SMAXXA]

Easter Road has been looking tatty for ages, needs some serious minor works doing to, cleaning, painting, power washing etc

Is that a double negative some ‘serious’ ‘minor’ works 😂

[hibbysam]

Easter Road has been looking tatty for ages, needs some serious minor works doing to, cleaning, painting, power washing etc

Agreed mate, back of the south looked disgusting when walking up to the European game. Quick fixes but loads of them!

[Stairway 2 7]

We should do a union Berlin as a collective and the fans give up their time to do some painting, cleaning ect. I'd certainly give up a few weekend day's

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.dw.com/en/soccer-fans-build-stadium-for-east-berlin-cult-club/a-4243189

[.Sean.]

Is that a double negative some ‘serious’ ‘minor’ works 😂
Serious amount perhaps

[stuart-farquhar]

Was down at the Club shop this morning and did not see any evidence of the giant screens from outside the ground.

What I did notice was the amount of litter , glass bottles , cans and fag packets lying around on the brick paved areas behind the North Stand ( not council ground so they won’t clear it away )

There is also a huge amount of weeds growing against the stand walls and through the brick pavior joints which makes the whole place look run down and uncared for.

I’m sure a couple of cleaners could have the area cleaned up in a day or two.

Perhaps a use for some of the cash balance at HSL if it meets the spending criteria of their rules.
I wrote to the cub about this 5 weeks ago after taking a visitor to the shop who commented how awful it looked.

I complained to the shop assistant too who shrugged.
Poor image that can be fixed easily.

[SaulGoodman]

I wrote to the cub about this 5 weeks ago after taking a visitor to the shop who commented how awful it looked.

I complained to the shop assistant too who shrugged.
Poor image that can be fixed easily.

What did you want the shop assistant to do?😂

[Peevemor]

I wrote to the cub about this 5 weeks ago after taking a visitor to the shop who commented how awful it looked.



You should have gone straight to Akela.

[MKHIBEE]

So it does affect your eyesight?

Could you repeat with a larger font please? My glasses are broken

[stuart-farquhar]

What did you want the shop assistant to do?😂

Clean the shop front area.

[Pagan Hibernia]

We should do a union Berlin as a collective and the fans give up their time to do some painting, cleaning ect. I'd certainly give up a few weekend day's

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.dw.com/en/soccer-fans-build-stadium-for-east-berlin-cult-club/a-4243189

Good idea. We’ll have plenty of skilled tradesmen and women in our support who would probably enjoy helping out as well as other less skilled like myself who could do the donkey work

[Keith_M]

Could you repeat with a larger font please? My glasses are broken


I've got my new glasses and really looking forward to the big screen display.

I heard it's The Naughty Night Nurse for today's match

[CentreLine]

I've got my new glasses and really looking forward to the big screen display.

I heard it's The Naughty Night Nurse for today's match

Do you sit in the west stand with your phone out 🤣

[BoomtownHibees]

Do you sit in the west stand with your phone out 🤣

Hope it’s just his phone he has out

[GreenCastle]

So was the famous five stand cleaned up?

What was the issue with the food also? New staff and big queues or ?

[Hibbyradge]

Hope it’s just his phone he has out

It certainly won't be his wallet!

[Ozyhibby]

So was the famous five stand cleaned up?

What was the issue with the food also? New staff and big queues or ?

No staff?


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[Nevi_SOL]

We should do a union Berlin as a collective and the fans give up their time to do some painting, cleaning ect. I'd certainly give up a few weekend day's

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.dw.com/en/soccer-fans-build-stadium-for-east-berlin-cult-club/a-4243189

I’d definitely be interested in something like this. Over an international break would be perfect.

[Itsnoteasy]

We should do a union Berlin as a collective and the fans give up their time to do some painting, cleaning ect. I'd certainly give up a few weekend day's

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.dw.com/en/soccer-fans-build-stadium-for-east-berlin-cult-club/a-4243189

Maybe do the things that are more important like having the place as best as you can inside & out then if any money left put it towards big screens.

The only thing I was in favour of volunteering many moons ago was clearing the snow of the pitch to make sure you seen the match.

[NAE NOOKIE]

Has to be said the outside of the FF is pretty grubby with weeds growing everywhere. It's the little things like this that are a sign of whether or not a club has pride in itself and it needs to be sorted. I noticed when we played Dundee last week that the grass at the base of their goal posts was about two inches long, if I was their owner or even manager I would be raging about such things.

Even if your club cant afford to build an expensive stadium cleaning up the place, making sure the paintwork is spruce, cutting the grass properly and pulling out weeds inside and outside the stadium doesn't exactly cost millions .... that goes for Hibs as well as any other club in Scotland.

[RyeSloan]

Has to be said the outside of the FF is pretty grubby with weeds growing everywhere. It's the little things like this that are a sign of whether or not a club has pride in itself and it needs to be sorted. I noticed when we played Dundee last week that the grass at the base of their goal posts was about two inches long, if I was their owner or even manager I would be raging about such things.

Even if your club cant afford to build an expensive stadium cleaning up the place, making sure the paintwork is spruce, cutting the grass properly and pulling out weeds inside and outside the stadium doesn't exactly cost millions .... that goes for Hibs as well as any other club in Scotland.

I agree totally.

What I would say though is that this is a bit of a legacy of the past management of the club. The maintenance of ER has been poor for a number of years and was a bit of a gripe of mine.

I did try and constructively engage our previous CEO on it a couple of times but she clearly wasn’t interested in such things.

With Ben now on board and Ron having his own man at the helm I’m expecting things to gradually change.

These things can’t all be solved over night but looking after our stadium, a supporters bar etc. will be areas where I will be expecting them to be a bit more savvy than the people that came before.

[Logie Green]

Has to be said the outside of the FF is pretty grubby with weeds growing everywhere. It's the little things like this that are a sign of whether or not a club has pride in itself and it needs to be sorted. I noticed when we played Dundee last week that the grass at the base of their goal posts was about two inches long, if I was their owner or even manager I would be raging about such things.

Even if your club cant afford to build an expensive stadium cleaning up the place, making sure the paintwork is spruce, cutting the grass properly and pulling out weeds inside and outside the stadium doesn't exactly cost millions .... that goes for Hibs as well as any other club in Scotland.

I agree about the pride part. My seat is at the end of an aisle in the West Stand and is splattered with paint presumably from whitewashing the aisles.

Other seats and the metal framework are also affected. It’s a small thing but just adds to the general shabby look that parts of the ground and surrounds have these days.

[CMurdoch]

Was down at the Club shop this morning and did not see any evidence of the giant screens from outside the ground.

What I did notice was the amount of litter , glass bottles , cans and fag packets lying around on the brick paved areas behind the North Stand ( not council ground so they won’t clear it away )

There is also a huge amount of weeds growing against the stand walls and through the brick pavior joints which makes the whole place look run down and uncared for.

I’m sure a couple of cleaners could have the area cleaned up in a day or two.

Perhaps a use for some of the cash balance at HSL if it meets the spending criteria of their rules.

There is a rough sleeper who uses the area where you get into behind the goals

[Davidhibs1875]

Has to be said the outside of the FF is pretty grubby with weeds growing everywhere. It's the little things like this that are a sign of whether or not a club has pride in itself and it needs to be sorted. I noticed when we played Dundee last week that the grass at the base of their goal posts was about two inches long, if I was their owner or even manager I would be raging about such things.

Even if your club cant afford to build an expensive stadium cleaning up the place, making sure the paintwork is spruce, cutting the grass properly and pulling out weeds inside and outside the stadium doesn't exactly cost millions .... that goes for Hibs as well as any other club in Scotland.


Regarding the weeds my mate is a gardener who contact Dempster about 2/3 years ago about the state of the weeds outside all 4 stands and offered to do it all for free and tidy up the the weeds groaning through the Astro round the pitch as well LD replied saying yes the head groundsman who was copied into the email will be in touch when it will be suitable for you to come round and carry out the job and he is still waiting on a date. Felt that was pretty poor from the club considering he’s offering his services to make the place look better for nothing

[GreenCastle]

Regarding the weeds my mate is a gardener who contact Dempster about 2/3 years ago about the state of the weeds outside all 4 stands and offered to do it all for free and tidy up the the weeds groaning through the Astro round the pitch as well LD replied saying yes the head groundsman who was copied into the email will be in touch when it will be suitable for you to come round and carry out the job and he is still waiting on a date. Felt that was pretty poor from the club considering he’s offering his services to make the place look better for nothing

I know various people who have reached out to Hibs over last few years and not had anything back or been told no thanks very quickly.

For a community club we really need to do more to engage and work with people who want to help especially for free.

The front page has threads about kiosks, stadium maintenance, travel all which Hibs could improve if they started interacting with fans more. Hopefully we will see improvements as seems things have been neglected since LD left and the time it took to find a replacement.

[007]

Regarding the weeds my mate is a gardener who contact Dempster about 2/3 years ago about the state of the weeds outside all 4 stands and offered to do it all for free and tidy up the the weeds groaning through the Astro round the pitch as well LD replied saying yes the head groundsman who was copied into the email will be in touch when it will be suitable for you to come round and carry out the job and he is still waiting on a date. Felt that was pretty poor from the club considering he’s offering his services to make the place look better for nothing

A great gesture by your mate. Might be worth him trying to contact the club again, perhaps through Kieran Power. There are probably a few on here who would help.

[andy1875]

A few things in and around the stadium I’ve noticed….

The panels on the outside of the East at the corner of the FF are going green with what looks mould? Surely a power hose would sort that?

The outside of the FF looks grubby with the entrance in and around the Behind the Goals as well as the shop needing a general spruce up too.

Inside the FF upper, they have painted some parts of the internal concourse with darker green paint but have either run out or are midway through as its different shades on the same walls in parts.

The corner of the FF and West has a massive weed/bush growing and irritates me probably more than it should. :rolleyes:

We have a wonderful stadium and it needs upkeep to maintain it and show it off as a badge of pride. I understand budgets are tight due to covid and there are other priorities, namely the team, but these things have been years in the making, not weeks or months and shouldnt be all that costly or time consuming to keep on top of.

GGTTH

[WhileTheChief..]

Has Behind the Goals gone for good? I noticed outside it's branded Community Hub or something similar?

The roof canopy thing at the entrance is still damaged and looks crap.

[madhatter]

These going in over the international break?

[Billy Whizz]

These going in over the international break?

You would hope so
Are ours going to be above the Eden Mill signs?

[Davidhibs1875]

A great gesture by your mate. Might be worth him trying to contact the club again, perhaps through Kieran Power. There are probably a few on here who would help.

Good shout will do cheers

[HibbyKeith]

Just passed the stadium and the work has started on the screen between the north and east stand.

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[Peevemor]

Just passed the stadium and the work has started on the screen between the north and east stand.

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Tease!

[Since452]

Just passed the stadium and the work has started on the screen between the north and east stand.

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Aye but is it above the advertising board or not? That's the question. No point coming on here with half the story :greengrin

[shamo9]

Just passed the stadium and the work has started on the screen between the north and east stand.

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And you didn't even think to take a picture!?! :grr::greengrin

[HibbyKeith]

They were removing the exsisting advertising so no idea on placement yet. Will grab a photo later

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[bingo70]

Aye but is it above the advertising board or not? That's the question. No point coming on here with half the story :greengrin

I just passed it too.

Looks to be getting built higher than the previous advertising boards were. If it’s as big as it looked when I was passing we don’t need to worry about it looking like St Mirrens screens, will look a lot more impressive than that. (Or was it st Johnstone, anyway you know what I mean).

I was driving though so only got a quick glimpse and I could be wrong, in fact they might have just been taking down the advertising boards as sometimes sizes can be deceptive when there’s nothing there but it certainly looked bigger than what I remember the advertising boards to be.

[Since452]

I just passed it too.

Looks to be getting built higher than the previous advertising boards were. If it’s as big as it looked when I was passing we don’t need to worry about it looking like St Mirrens screens, will look a lot more impressive than that. (Or was it st Johnstone, anyway you know what I mean).

I was driving though so only got a quick glimpse and I could be wrong, in fact they might have just been taking down the advertising boards as sometimes sizes can be deceptive when there’s nothing there but it certainly looked bigger than what I remember the advertising boards to be.

Thanks for that. Sounds interesting!

[bingo70]

Thanks for that. Sounds interesting!

Based on Keith’s post above it sounds like I was talking *****.

I personally thought it looked like the frames were higher than the previous advertising boards were but every chance I’m wrong and Keith’s right.

As I said, appearances can be deceptive when there’s nothing filling that space now, plus I was driving so only caught a glimpse.

[HibbyKeith]

Based on Keith’s post above it sounds like I was talking *****.

I personally thought it looked like the frames were higher than the previous advertising boards were but every chance I’m wrong and Keith’s right.

As I said, appearances can be deceptive when there’s nothing filling that space now, plus I was driving so only caught a glimpse.If I'm honest bingo I didnt even pay attention to the framing. Like yourself I was driving past so only got a glimpse and noticed that all the original adverts were removed.

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[Sir David Gray]

Has Behind the Goals gone for good? I noticed outside it's branded Community Hub or something similar?

The roof canopy thing at the entrance is still damaged and looks crap.

I wondered this myself as there's been no talk about it being open for home games again.

[.Sean.]

I wondered this myself as there's been no talk about it being open for home games again.
Was it not shut for renovation?

[Moulin Yarns]

If I'm honest bingo I didnt even pay attention to the framing. Like yourself I was driving past so only got a glimpse and noticed that all the original adverts were removed.

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https://images.app.goo.gl/nGvWRhzLTdWWq85BA

Looking at the image, the bottom of the existing adverts are 2m above the ground ( there is a door below it) and the top appears to be in line with the front of the top tier of the famous five stand. I hope the screen is the same, and the advertising board above it.

[Real Emerald]

I wondered this myself as there's been no talk about it being open for home games again.

There’s been loads of talk about getting to the next level and making it a much better match day experience. Given we’re going through a pandemic and have lost money I can understand why some of the stuff is on hold. However, the match day experience seems to be going downhill. Trouble getting in, huge queues at the new catering stalls, food according to some worse than it was, grubby unkept stadium surroundings and no supporters bar anymore.

To be fair the time to address all this is when we had the highest attendance figures and season ticket sales in our history, at least for season tickets anyway. Instead of giving supporters the facilities they deserve, the BTG was closed and no improvements to the stadium were made. We seemed hell bent on making the stadium a community facility and some plan to bring in money from the NHS in place of the supporters facility which didn’t happen.

Strike whilst the iron is hot as the saying goes but it was ignored. Now we have no supporters bar and a stadium in need of maintenance that should have been done under the previous management. Shame really.

[Not In The Know]

https://images.app.goo.gl/nGvWRhzLTdWWq85BA

Looking at the image, the bottom of the existing adverts are 2m above the ground ( there is a door below it) and the top appears to be in line with the front of the top tier of the famous five stand. I hope the screen is the same, and the advertising board above it.


im not sure the sides of the stands it would be attached too could support the stress it would generate under high winds at that height.

[Not In The Know]

There’s been loads of talk about getting to the next level and making it a much better match day experience. Given we’re going through a pandemic and have lost money I can understand why some of the stuff is on hold. However, the match day experience seems to be going downhill. Trouble getting in, huge queues at the new catering stalls, food according to some worse than it was, grubby unkept stadium surroundings and no supporters bar anymore.

To be fair the time to address all this is when we had the highest attendance figures and season ticket sales in our history, at least for season tickets anyway. Instead of giving supporters the facilities they deserve, the BTG was closed and no improvements to the stadium were made. We seemed hell bent on making the stadium a community facility and some plan to bring in money from the NHS in place of the supporters facility which didn’t happen.

Strike whilst the iron is hot as the saying goes but it was ignored. Now we have no supporters bar and a stadium in need of maintenance that should have been done under the previous management. Shame really.

Good job we have a new management team on board with big plans.

[HibbyKeith]

Not much to see at the moment reallyhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210902/3465e8c69f120dccd4309aa7142b7edd.jpg

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[Since452]

Not much to see at the moment reallyhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210902/3465e8c69f120dccd4309aa7142b7edd.jpg

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Paving and wall needs a good power wash

[Joe6-2]

A few things in and around the stadium I’ve noticed….

The panels on the outside of the East at the corner of the FF are going green with what looks mould? Surely a power hose would sort that?

The outside of the FF looks grubby with the entrance in and around the Behind the Goals as well as the shop needing a general spruce up too.

Inside the FF upper, they have painted some parts of the internal concourse with darker green paint but have either run out or are midway through as its different shades on the same walls in parts.

The corner of the FF and West has a massive weed/bush growing and irritates me probably more than it should. :rolleyes:

We have a wonderful stadium and it needs upkeep to maintain it and show it off as a badge of pride. I understand budgets are tight due to covid and there are other priorities, namely the team, but these things have been years in the making, not weeks or months and shouldnt be all that costly or time consuming to keep on top of.

GGTTH

There’s no need for all of this, as many supporters have said, lots would be willing to give sometime to help spruce the place up

[Stairway 2 7]

There’s no need for all of this, as many supporters have said, lots would be willing to give sometime to help spruce the place up

Is this something Kieran or hibs.net could push through. We could be rewarded with an uber fan sticker. Surely don't need to much experience to do weeding, hosing, brushing ect

[Since452]

Is this something Kieran or hibs.net could push through. We could be rewarded with an uber fan sticker. Surely don't need to much experience to do weeding, hosing, brushing ect

Could maybe do with it's own thread. Think it's a great idea. Could even give out some tickets in return.

[delbert]

There’s no need for all of this, as many supporters have said, lots would be willing to give sometime to help spruce the place up

Jimmy Sandison might come along to paint the steps !

[CentreLine]

There’s no need for all of this, as many supporters have said, lots would be willing to give sometime to help spruce the place up

Absolutely agree. I imagine there would be no shortage of volunteers with plenty of tools for the jobs. C’mon Hibs, let’s get this under way.
Personally I don’t think there is a need for the club to give away tickets or otherwise reward. Just an acknowledgment and thanks would be nice though.

[GreenCastle]

Paving and wall needs a good power wash

Yup - it’s small things like this that make the place just look better for those walking / driving past etc.

We go on about community - well we need to have a stadium the community is proud of and well maintained.

I believe Ron will improve the stadium and already is with the screens and improved branding etc. It will take time but really hope they start looking after it as sadly it’s been neglected.

[007]

Absolutely agree. I imagine there would be no shortage of volunteers with plenty of tools for the jobs. C’mon Hibs, let’s get this under way.
Personally I don’t think there is a need for the club to give away tickets or otherwise reward. Just an acknowledgment and thanks would be nice though.

A thank you message and the names of all the volunteers as the 1st message on the big screens.

[Power]

Is this something Kieran or hibs.net could push through. We could be rewarded with an uber fan sticker. Surely don't need to much experience to do weeding, hosing, brushing ect

I thought it was a great idea previously - I’ll pick this up and see what can be done (the club is working through a list of improvements at the moment).