Hearts getting screens

[gbhibby]

https://twitter.com/scottishxavi82/status/1559979900081250305?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5 Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1559979900081250305%7Ctwgr% 5E4caf5d5b494531f6bdf416519903ebc2a03d7777%7Ctwcon %5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hmfckickback.co.uk%2Find ex.php%3Fapp%3Dcoremodule%3Dsystemcontroller%3Demb edurl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fscottishxavi82 %2Fstatus%2F1559979900081250305%3Fs%3D2126t%3DnCBf FSMLXrE5UL3CZbqDcg
They are getting excited


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[SaulGoodman]

Big team syndrome strikes again 😂

[Pagan Hibernia]

Big Teams need Big Screens

[gbhibby]

Big team syndrome strikes again 😂
Not enough room in their tiny stadium to have them facing onto the pitch. 😁

[007]

Probably the same ones that slagged us off are now getting excited about theirs.

[green day]

Course, they can't put them in the corners like big clubs do, on account of their stupid little Meccano stadium.......

[gbhibby]

Course, they can't put them in the corners like big clubs do, on account of their stupid little Meccano stadium.......
The pylons would have collapsed.
Where we lead they follow.

[Mon Dieu4]

Second hand from the Commonwealth Games, Tramps

[MelbourneHibees]

Seemingly cost them nearly £400k Not sure if that is each or for both but glad they are wasting their money on these rather than their team. Sure the Hearts fans will lap it up.
Hope the screws they are using are up to scratch. Would hate to see them fall off during a game...

[007]

Not enough room in their tiny stadium to have them facing onto the pitch. 😁

Don't need them to, the view is perfectly good.
https://i.ibb.co/RGXr4z7/ls5700-2.jpg (https://imgbb.com/)

[mixumatosis]

I'm not that familiar with the layout of Tynecastle, will the press be able to see these screens while they're rebooting their laptops every time there's a rainshower?

[Greenio]

Daft place to put them. You'll get blinded sitting under one of them. So they'll prob have to turn them off during game time, which defeats the purpose.

***** the lot of em

[007]

Second hand from the Commonwealth Games, Tramps

Tellys off ebay
You got your tellys off ebay

[phoenixfire]

Might be wrong here maybe some can tell me ? Is tiny not meant to be unsuitable for euro games cause of size of pitch?

[Hermit Crab]

Will all SPL clubs not need screens of some sort for when VAR comes in?

[Hermit Crab]

Might be wrong here maybe some can tell me ? Is tiny not meant to be unsuitable for euro games cause of size of pitch?


No, they removed the front rows of the goal end stands to lengthen the pitch years ago to solve that problem. They widened it as well when they built the new Main stand.

[phoenixfire]

Might be wrong here maybe some can tell me ? Is tiny not meant to be unsuitable for euro games cause of size of pitch?

If it's true maybe the big screens are to show home matches from a decent and normal size pitch were there playing from likes a Arbroath ,east fife or somewhere else like that !

[phoenixfire]

No, they removed the front rows of the goal end stands to lengthen the pitch years ago to solve that problem. They widened it as well when they built the new Main stand.

Pity anyhow it still stinks there!

[McGruber]

Hopefully they have those swivel arm brackets that they can pull them out when the game is on.

They should have made them smaller aswell - Tynecastle is much smaller than Easter Road, will look like those houses that have massive TVs in a small livingroom - a bit neddy

[JohnM1875]

Screens? Plural? Can only see a really long weird one in that picture.

Probably be fine when all the works done and switched on etc, but looks pretty daft in that picture.

[jacomo]

Yet another compromise caused by that daft wee stadium. Did Budge anticipate or plan for screens when building the new stand? Of course not.

Ha ha Hearts.

[California-Hibs]

Squeezing that into their small stadium. Looks so so crap compared to ours. At least ours face the pitch and offer much better viewing angles.

They couldn't put it up on their tiny corners as it would have probably crumbled them.

Tin pot stadium.

[truehibernian]

They look like you could book a holiday on Teletext on them 😂😂

Bet they gave giant remotes as well 😂

[bod]

Anything that enhances the game can only benefit the fans

[Pagan Hibernia]

They look like you could book a holiday on Teletexr on them 😂😂

Bet they gave giant remotes as well 😂

:greengrin

they’ll have someone frantically tapping into ceefax on them for the halftime scores

[Pagan Hibernia]

No, they removed the front rows of the goal end stands to lengthen the pitch years ago to solve that problem. They widened it as well when they built the new Main stand.

so they lengthened and widened it and it still looks like a five a side?

[Since452]

Why was their stadium designed like that? Was it due to the proximity of other buildings? They really missed a trick not moving elsewhere instead of building those stands.

[donno]

so they lengthened and widened it and it still looks like a five a side?According to Google, both pitches are the same width, but Easter Road is 5m longer.

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[Aldo]

They’ve now got restricted view TV’s. Priceless!


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[Helensburghhibs]

Why was their stadium designed like that? Was it due to the proximity of other buildings? They really missed a trick not moving elsewhere instead of building those stands.

I'm pretty sure although my memory is getting on a bit the design allowed the stands to be taken down as required, can't recall the reason they done it that way tho. And obviously now they have a grade 1 famous super dooper atmosphere so have to keep them

[The Spaceman]

Hilariously compromised - we shoved our wee secondary screens in that exact same spot. Cute they are trying (albeit badly) to follow in our footsteps though 😘

[RyeSloan]

According to Google, both pitches are the same width, but Easter Road is 5m longer.

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Google is all over the place with the Hearts pitch but no way it’s as wide a ER.

ER is as close to the standard size as there is for a football pitch at 105m long and 68m wide. Same size as Ibrox, Hampden, Wembley etc.and meets UEFA’s top category 4 size.

No way Tynie is as wide as ER.

I think tho that they have managed to squeeze their pitch out to 100m to meet the minimum UEFA standard.

[Helensburghhibs]

100x64 i think it is?

[Bostonhibby]

Biggest, best quality, innovative , unique, most aymospheric second hand screens ever installed anywhere.

They'll be the only screens visible from the moon, when the moon is in McLeod street.

Just like when the megastand was built, just wait until it's finished.

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[McGruber]

According to Google, both pitches are the same width, but Easter Road is 5m longer.

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They're not the same width

105m x 68m ER
100m x 64m Tiny

Tiny is the smallest pitch in the league - big teams, wee pitch. Feels even more cramped with stands on top of each other with virtually no run off

[wookie70]

100x64 i think it is? That is what it measures on Google Earth

[Mcbizz1998]

Not been there in years, do they even have a visible clock these days?

[Bostonhibby]

Not been there in years, do they even have a visible clock these days?If that's a silent L there are about 400,000 of them at every home sell out.

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[Mcbizz1998]

If that's a silent L there are about 400,000 of them at every home sell out.

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[emoji23]

[Pagan Hibernia]

Biggest, best quality, innovative , unique, most aymospheric second hand screens ever installed anywhere.

They'll be the only screens visible from the moon, when the moon is in McLeod street.

Just like when the megastand was built, just wait until it's finished.

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hope they don’t forget to order batteries for the big screen remote, like they did with the seats

[Carheenlea]

They're not the same width

105m x 68m ER
100m x 64m Tiny

Tiny is the smallest pitch in the league - big teams, wee pitch. Feels even more cramped with stands on top of each other with virtually no run off

They used to list their pitch size in yards on their website when everyone else used metric in order to mask the small dimensions a bit. Not sure if they still do.

[eastterrace]

Those sitting under that will get radiation burns 😂

[Hermit Crab]

Why was their stadium designed like that? Was it due to the proximity of other buildings? They really missed a trick not moving elsewhere instead of building those stands.


They were right to stay there. Tynie gets a lot of stick on here but I think its a great stadium and its my favourite away day venue in the league. Not sorry.

[marinello59]

They were right to stay there. Tynie gets a lot of stick on here but I think its a great stadium and its my favourite away day venue in the league. Not sorry.

It is a good stadium to watch fitba in. I obviously prefer ER but love going there on Derby day.

[ClermistonGreen]

Hope they’ve got a TV licence and one for the screen too :wink:
:hibees

[Unseen work]

That looks terrible, genuinely terrible.

It’s like going to your mates house that just bought a new TV far too big for the room.

Also the angle/lack of angle it’s at? Hardly anyone will be able to view that properly

On another note how nice is the St Gallen stadium https://twitter.com/barryanderson_/status/1559911183364362241?s=21&t=0x18N-C6VWelPrgMhhjmFw

[AngloHibs]

Football grounds don't need screens. Theirs will be pointless. Ours are also pointless.

[Mick O'Rourke]

They used to list their pitch size in yards on their website when everyone else used metric in order to mask the small dimensions a bit. Not sure if they still do.

107 yards by 74 yards :greengrin

Jambo once told me that it is "deliberately" smaller so they have an advantage over other teams.

It is what it is
The Budgie was determined that the unfinished main stand would see the capacity exceed 20.000
Tight fit though ,with all weather media facilities.:greengrin
Now this big screen catch up.
Whatever next?

Their very own state of the art training ground,i imagine.

[CropleyWasGod]

Football grounds don't need screens. Theirs will be pointless. Ours are also pointless.

Don't we earn money from them?

[gbhibby]

Heard their screensaver is a picture of Edinburgh Castle

[Keith_M]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XorcYtk2amY

[JeMeSouviens]

I'm pretty sure although my memory is getting on a bit the design allowed the stands to be taken down as required, can't recall the reason they done it that way tho. And obviously now they have a grade 1 famous super dooper atmosphere so have to keep them

I think the idea was they could move the stands with them to Millerhill or wherever it was they were going to go at the time.

[Not In The Know]

Squeezing that into their small stadium. Looks so so crap compared to ours. At least ours face the pitch and offer much better viewing angles.

They couldn't put it up on their tiny corners as it would have probably crumbled them.

Tin pot stadium.


They also will be out of view for tv cameras most of the time during live games. So what would be the point in paying to advertise on them 😂😂😂 clowns.

[scoopyboy]

Football grounds don't need screens. Theirs will be pointless. Ours are also pointless.

Simply wrong.

[04Sauzee]

Football grounds don't need screens. Theirs will be pointless. Ours are also pointless.

How exactly are our screens pointless?

[Unseen work]

Believe it or not most hearts fans seem to be loving it as they think the size of it is brilliant and much better than our one small screen…..

They really are deluded

Give me our screens in each corner for all to view and then the ribbons leading to the small screens every day of the week. Very classy and looks brilliant on TV. Also gives us the opportunity to advertise.

Hearts will be able to advertise to folk in the stand only where as the ones too close to it will be blinded by the light

[Mick O'Rourke]

Believe it or not most hearts fans seem to be loving it as they think the size of it is brilliant and much better than our one small screen…..

They really are deluded

Give me our screens in each corner for all to view and then the ribbons leading to the small screens every day of the week. Very classy and looks brilliant on TV. Also gives us the opportunity to advertise.

Hearts will be able to advertise to folk in the stand only where as the ones too close to it will be blinded by the light

Great opportunity to link this classic :greengrin


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eX1tH2mNqw

[Jakhog1]

Those sitting under that will get radiation burns 😂


Surely they cannot be switched on during a game and you are right at the end of the row with their big ugly coupons right in front of it?

[phoenixfire]

Those sitting under that will get radiation burns 😂

They will blend in with their horrible shirt colour afterwards:tee hee:

[scoopyboy]

Surely they cannot be switched on during a game and you are right at the end of the row with their big ugly coupons right in front of it?

If they're not switched on during games then there would be no point having them.

Advertisers spending money to have them on the big screens when the stadium is shut!!!!!!!:greengrin

[Stokesy's on fire]

They hate living our shadow. First thing they do is start using Hibs chants to get over the death of their song book and now its copy Hibs TV's but make a backside of it. It wont be long until they start singing sunshine on Gorgie.

[phoenixfire]

If they're not switched on during games then there would be no point having them.

Advertisers spending money to have them on the big screens when the stadium is shut!!!!!!!:greengrin

Sshh you will be giving Ann budge ideas :greengrin

[BILLYHIBS]

Must have been impressed with our ‘ GOAL’ signs on our big screens in the 95th minute 😀👍🏆🇳🇬

[Squealing pig]

Screened for stds

[Kato]

107 yards by 74 yards :greengrin

Jambo once told me that it is "deliberately" smaller so they have an advantage over other teams.

It is what it is
The Budgie was determined that the unfinished main stand would see the capacity exceed 20.000
Tight fit though ,with all weather media facilities.:greengrin
Now this big screen catch up.
Whatever next?

Their very own state of the art training ground,i imagine."Deliberately", haha.

It's why Hearts will never play an expansive style. There is zero expanse.

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[AngloHibs]

How exactly are our screens pointless?

Because, just like the ubiquitous mobile phone, they are a distraction from the game. We've had screens down here for years, and I've never once come away from a game thinking that the screens improved my enjoyment of the match, at any ground. Call me old fashioned, but I'm there to watch the match, not gawp at a screen.

[JohnM1875]

Because, just like the ubiquitous mobile phone, they are a distraction from the game. We've had screens down here for years, and I've never once come away from a game thinking that the screens improved my enjoyment of the match, at any ground. Call me old fashioned, but I'm there to watch the match, not gawp at a screen.

Then don't gawp at the screens?

They're generating a good bit of money for the club and show replays. Honestly don't see what the issue is at all.

[AngloHibs]

Then don't gawp at the screens?

They're generating a good bit of money for the club and show replays. Honestly don't see what the issue is at all.

I get that advertisers pay money to use the screens, but football for me is about escapism. For that couple of hours while I'm in the ground it's just about me and the match - no thoughts of work, problems at home, or other people who are after my money. I know that we've always had advertising hoardings, but they are a lot easier to ignore than a great big flashing screen. I just don't like them.

[Not In The Know]

If they're not switched on during games then there would be no point having them.

Advertisers spending money to have them on the big screens when the stadium is shut!!!!!!!:greengrin

Advertisers spending cash to be on them, when out of line of sight during a live broadcast!

[Carheenlea]

I get that advertisers pay money to use the screens, but football for me is about escapism. For that couple of hours while I'm in the ground it's just about me and the match - no thoughts of work, problems at home, or other people who are after my money. I know that we've always had advertising hoardings, but they are a lot easier to ignore than a great big flashing screen. I just don't like them.

I like the LNER train that spins round the ground on the digital advertising. Playing golf last week at Arbroath when an LNER train travelled down the side of the course I immediately thought of Hibs!

[Mick O'Rourke]

I like the LNER train that spins round the ground on the digital advertising. Playing golf last week at Arbroath when an LNER train travelled down the side of the course I immediately thought of Hibs!


Good train of thought there.
Shows that the digital advertising is on the right track.

[Moulin Yarns]

Good train of thought there.
Shows that the digital advertising is on the right track.

Problem is that our defence are stationary watch it. :wink:

[MelbourneHibees]

Advertisers spending cash to be on them, when out of line of sight during a live broadcast!

I may be wrong but I don't think advertiser are paying money expecting to have their logo shown on TV. Teams all over the world have Big Screens and I can't ever remember seeing any adverts on them that much. That's what touchline boards are for.

[Irish_Steve]

Good train of thought there.
Shows that the digital advertising is on the right track.

Some folk rail against these things……

[Kato]

Because, just like the ubiquitous mobile phone, they are a distraction from the game. We've had screens down here for years, and I've never once come away from a game thinking that the screens improved my enjoyment of the match, at any ground. Call me old fashioned, but I'm there to watch the match, not gawp at a screen.I usually only glance at them a few times a game. It improved my enjoyment when I looked mid celebration and saw that boyler had megged Gordon a couple of weeks. Had to stop celebrating to start laughing.

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[BoomtownHibees]

I may be wrong but I don't think advertiser are paying money expecting to have their logo shown on TV. Teams all over the world have Big Screens and I can't ever remember seeing any adverts on them that much. That's what touchline boards are for.

That’s exactly what we have them for, to generate income through advertising

[Eyrie]

Some folk rail against these things……

Anyone who does that is just an old buffer.

[HoboHarry]

Anyone with even a vague connection to Hearts should be screened for all manner of things. Sectioning would be appropriate for a good number of them also.....

[MelbourneHibees]

That’s exactly what we have them for, to generate income through advertising

Advertising to fans in the stadium. Not TV cameras. Sure they get picked up at ER but that's not typical for many stadiums. The pitch side advertising at ER will bring in a lot more as that's always on TV.

[Not In The Know]

I may be wrong but I don't think advertiser are paying money expecting to have their logo shown on TV. Teams all over the world have Big Screens and I can't ever remember seeing any adverts on them that much. That's what touchline boards are for.

It’s definitely a significant piece of pitch side real estate at ER.

bottom line is theirs is in a crap position cause they have a crap stadium

[MelbourneHibees]

It’s definitely a significant piece of pitch side real estate at ER.

bottom line is theirs is in a crap position cause they have a crap stadium
We can agree on that

[Ringothedog]

Football grounds don't need screens. Theirs will be pointless. Ours are also pointless.

A bit like your post.. pointless.

[danhibees1875]

I get that advertisers pay money to use the screens, but football for me is about escapism. For that couple of hours while I'm in the ground it's just about me and the match - no thoughts of work, problems at home, or other people who are after my money. I know that we've always had advertising hoardings, but they are a lot easier to ignore than a great big flashing screen. I just don't like them.

There was definitely at least 1 point in the Derby where I actively sought out to watch a replay of what had just happened. Otherwise I don't overly notice the screens but I'm sure Hibs will have calculated the RoI and seen it a worthwhile investment. It's there as a new revenue stream - improving fan experience is a Brucey bonus.

[StevieT]

It’s definitely a significant piece of pitch side real estate at ER.

bottom line is theirs is in a crap position cause they have a crap stadium

Does this mean that we can add 'telly's that no-one can see' to 'stairs that go nowhere' in the 'How not to build a stadium' book that they borrowed from the library?

[Phil MaGlass]

Their screens will probably be a year late, stuck in a crate in China and 5million over budget, its the hertz way.

[Mick O'Rourke]

Their screens will probably be a year late, stuck in a crate in China and 5million over budget, its the hertz way.
Hertz were told that the second hand screens were in storage in Birmingham.
So a representative of the club is flying out to Alabama to negotiate a price.

[Bostonhibby]

Hertz were told that the second hand screens were in storage in Birmingham.
So a representative of the club is flying out to Alabama to negotiate a price.Mrs doctor Budge will be doing it personally, she's always wanted to meet Del & Rodney.

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[Brightside]

Because, just like the ubiquitous mobile phone, they are a distraction from the game. We've had screens down here for years, and I've never once come away from a game thinking that the screens improved my enjoyment of the match, at any ground. Call me old fashioned, but I'm there to watch the match, not gawp at a screen.

They make us money.

[Itsnoteasy]

They used to list their pitch size in yards on their website when everyone else used metric in order to mask the small dimensions a bit. Not sure if they still do.

Surely yards makes sense.

You wouldn't say the penalty spot is 10.97 metres etc

[gbhibby]

Surely yards makes sense.

You wouldn't say the penalty spot is 10.97 metres etc
One person's 12 yards is another person's 10.97 metres.Big clubs measure in metres small clubs measure in yards.

[Mick O'Rourke]

Surely yards makes sense.

You wouldn't say the penalty spot is 10.97 metres etc

Tom English on Sportsound might say it that way.!
He fancies himself as a bit of a bohemian.

[nonshinyfinish]

Surely yards makes sense.

You wouldn't say the penalty spot is 10.97 metres etc

In German a penalty is called an 'Elfmeter', i.e. 11 metres.

[LaMotta]

Because, just like the ubiquitous mobile phone, they are a distraction from the game. We've had screens down here for years, and I've never once come away from a game thinking that the screens improved my enjoyment of the match, at any ground. Call me old fashioned, but I'm there to watch the match, not gawp at a screen.

The screens should help fan experience at the game once VAR comes in, with explaining what is going on. Assuming that things run similarly to England that is, they will become an integral part of Match day.

[Phil MaGlass]

Screens are great for reruns of scored goals. Halftime entertainment showing old footage of games, Birthday shouts etc. My club even has a halftime quiz on the screen which you can enter on your mobile and the winner gets a team shirt. Adds qyite a bit to the matchday experience I would say, plus advertising revenue goes up. Whats not to like.

[Not In The Know]

Hertz were told that the second hand screens were in storage in Birmingham.
So a representative of the club is flying out to Alabama to negotiate a price.

They come with no guarantee, a foreign plug , no remote or instructions.

[Waxy]

https://twitter.com/scottishxavi82/status/1559979900081250305?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5 Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1559979900081250305%7Ctwgr% 5E4caf5d5b494531f6bdf416519903ebc2a03d7777%7Ctwcon %5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hmfckickback.co.uk%2Find ex.php%3Fapp%3Dcoremodule%3Dsystemcontroller%3Demb edurl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fscottishxavi82 %2Fstatus%2F1559979900081250305%3Fs%3D2126t%3DnCBf FSMLXrE5UL3CZbqDcg
They are getting excited


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Doubt they will be able to put it there.

[Bostonhibby]

Looks dangerous to me. A big gust of wind.
Doubt they will be able to put it there.Been a hell of a lot of wind there down the years without anyone caring so this rather precarious looking construction will surely be given listed building status or at the very least significant historical monument recognition by the council

A few architectural awards are inevitable. Best welding of a plastic telly to a scaffold pole. Ever.

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[Oscar T Grouch]

I for one am glad to see that hearts are, as ever, following in our footsteps. It is good for Edinburgh football. They followed us on so many things through our joint history. They got their floodlights after us, they got their undersoil heating after us, they got shirt sponsorship after us, they entered European competition after us but never got quite as far into it as we did, they won the Scottish Cup after we did. Maybe one day they can aspire to having a stadium with a capacity over 20k like us. It is always good to see our neighbours strive to be like us, it is a form of flattery you know! :greengrin

[Jpdhfc]

If they put a picture of the castle on the screens that means you will be able to see the castle from the new mega stand.

[Bristolhibby]

Reminds me of this.

https://youtu.be/uUQgQxtcPK4