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[HibeeSince85]

Season ticket campaign beginning tomorrow? Hibs socials dropping hints.

[JamesHFC]

Earlier than previous seasons I think? Intrigued to see what incentives they have in place.

[Allant1981]

Wife was actually just asking me about this last night, I said usually about march(wasn't sure) but seems very early this year

[JohnM1875]

30th of March last year so a fair bit earlier this year.

[Hibs90]

Probably just capitalising on recent turn in form.

[LewysGot2]

Wondered what the logo change was online...

[NAE NOOKIE]

Its a good idea to start early IMO next season has a few difficulties to it that possibly haven't been as big a factor previously. In short a cost of living crisis and a poor season following on from a previous poor season ... though at the moment perhaps that's not looking so bad as it was a few weeks ago.

I also wonder if the extra time has been tacked on to get folk used to the FF lower being turned into a safe standing section .... I have no idea if that's the case, but long past time it happened IMO.

[HibeeSince85]

Its a good idea to start early IMO next season has a few difficulties to it that possibly haven't been as big a factor previously. In short a cost of living crisis and a poor season following on from a previous poor season ... though at the moment perhaps that's not looking so bad as it was a few weeks ago.

I also wonder if the extra time has been tacked on to get folk used to the FF lower being turned into a safe standing section .... I have no idea if that's the case, but long past time it happened IMO.

Wonder if they'll move the singing section there as trialled in the youth euro games.

[NAE NOOKIE]

Wonder if they'll move the singing section there as trialled in the youth euro games.

Seriously hope so ......... If the powers that be didn't notice the massive upgrade in atmosphere compared to our normal league games based on a crowd half the size of our usual attendance for an under 19s game but with the 'ultras' behind the goals then they really aren't paying attention to things that could make Easter Road a far better place to attend fitba matches.

[hibsbollah]

The FF being the new singing section is an absolute must. It’s holding everything back in terms of creating a great atmosphere.

[HibeeSince85]

Seriously hope so ......... If the powers that be didn't notice the massive upgrade in atmosphere compared to our normal league games based on a crowd half the size of our usual attendance for an under 19s game but with the 'ultras' behind the goals then they really aren't paying attention to things that could make Easter Road a far better place to attend fitba matches.

I'm all for it and I'm saying that as a dad to young kids. The family section needs to move unfortunately. When I take my son he prefers the west/east for the view. Hopefully a suitable alternative can be found for families. This could be the reason for the early launch though, among other factors.

[LewysGot2]

Fortnight to the next game, 6 game unbeaten run. League position much healthier and European football a possibility...Good time to make the pitch.

Will definitely be renewing - not that this was in doubt - and I guess some may be more positive now than they were a month ago.

[04Sauzee]

On sale now

https://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/seasontickets

[Heisenberg]

FF lower staying as a family section then

[Steven79]

The FF being the new singing section is an absolute must. It’s holding everything back in terms of creating a great atmosphere.And yet again they do nothing and the same problem will be in evidence again next season...

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[04Sauzee]

FF lower staying as a family section then

Yes, I thought next season they would have the singing section in there, guess they want to have some consultation first?

[Chorley Hibee]

Seriously hope so ......... If the powers that be didn't notice the massive upgrade in atmosphere compared to our normal league games based on a crowd half the size of our usual attendance for an under 19s game but with the 'ultras' behind the goals then they really aren't paying attention to things that could make Easter Road a far better place to attend fitba matches.

Well it's clear they're not paying attention.

No change.

[Johnny_Leith]

FF lower staying as a family section then

That is disappointing.

[Pretty Boy]

Probably not enough time to shift the family section and sinGing section this year if the intention was always to get the STs on sale a fair few weeks earlier than usual.

Maybe next year.

[Hibs3-2]

Massively disappointing.

[B.H.F.C]

Yes, I thought next season they would have the singing section in there, guess they want to have some consultation first?

They’ve had forever to consult on it. It’s obvious they think it’s worthwhile from the various trials but they simply don’t want to risk upsetting anyone IMO.

[bingo70]

How do prices compare to last year?

[04Sauzee]

I would ask what is the purpose of the experiment locating a singing section in the U19 games, without any feedback on the success or otherwise? What are the next steps?

Are there masses of famous five lower STH's with kids that are genuinely upset or angry at the prospect of being asked to move to another more suitable section of the stadium? I'd be interested to know how big an issue that is. Have Hibs gathered any feedback on this? If not why not?

You'd assume that taking kids along it's more about being there and you wouldn't be as fussed where you're sitting. More likely to miss the start of the second half queuing for food. More likely to be up and down during a game. Maybe that's a generalisation I'm making.

Just don't get why we aren't further down the road towards making it happen.

Can't answer any of your questions , like I say I'd have hoped next season would be the season they would move the singing section, I'd like to know what the resistance is from those that make these decisions tbh.

[matty_f]

How do prices compare to last year?

Think i saw they’re up a tenner if you get early bird, or thirty quid if you don’t. I haven’t checked that though.

[KWJ]

Good wee video.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XKsFgWw3qs&ab_channel=HibernianFootballClub

[Billy Whizz]

How do prices compare to last year?

Ours are up £10 to £430. Has the early bird been brought forward

[bingo70]

Think i saw they’re up a tenner if you get early bird, or thirty quid if you don’t. I haven’t checked that though.

Thanks for that.

Given the increased costs the club are facing its not an unreasonable increase IMO.

[Col2]

Really early. It’s 20th Feb FFS.

[Ringothedog]

Now on sale. Just purchased mine

[GreenGray]

FF lower staying as a family section then

Sigh, was hoping for this to change, won’t lie I think the home atmosphere has been dismal this season, really needs a change to perk it up.


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[Hibs90]

Why has the singing section not been relocated to the F5? What was the point of the trial games? They’ve had absolutely forever to consult fans on it. Nothing.

[Chorley Hibee]

Sigh, was hoping for this to change, won’t lie I think the home atmosphere has been dismal this season, really needs a change to perk it up.


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It has been dismal most weeks, and the FF stand is 50% empty most weeks.

If these missing people are so attached to their seats, perhaps they might come and sit in them for a change.

Another opportunity wasted.

[wandering_hibee]

Think i saw they’re up a tenner if you get early bird, or thirty quid if you don’t. I haven’t checked that though.
I am an OAP and my seat in the west is up by £25.00, so could be a lot higher for those paying full price.

[wandering_hibee]

I am an OAP and my seat in the west is up by £25.00, so could be a lot higher for those paying full price.
Just checked and it looks like over 65 pricing has risen by the £25 that I said but the adult price has gone up by only £10, if at all.

[GreenGray]

It has been dismal most weeks, and the FF stand is 50% empty most weeks.

If these missing people are so attached to their seats, perhaps they might come and sit in them for a change.

Another opportunity wasted.

Just move them to the upper, better view anyway.

Understand some people may have an attachment to a seat but compromises have to be made at some point or it’s just going to get worse.

Why did we bother trialling it in the European games if we had no intention of doing it?

Remember the Edinburgh University survey too? I thought that would be considered as well.


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[Garymcl]

Gonna purchase our lot of 5 end of month great way payment’s over a period of time certainly more affordable that way must say the club over the years have done their best to help supporters with payments spread out like this we’ll done to them

[Silversand]

Have purchased mine & grandsons via the 6 month option this year for the first time, good deal.

[emoji106]

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[j'adorehibs]

do we need to turn this thread into another about singing section in FFL?

On Saturday there were about 50 Block 7 guys in the East doing their best...they'll continue to do their best in the FFL with that number of members

See a shift in numbers actively wanting to be involved and prepared to shell out £400 for a season ticket then maybe . basing this on u19's game with £5 entry does not substantiate

yes i sit in ffl and yes i dont want to move unless im convinced there will be 2000 odd folk joining a singing section

[GreenGray]

do we need to turn this thread into another about singing section in FFL?

On Saturday there were about 50 Block 7 guys in the East doing their best...they'll continue to do their best in the FFL with that number of members

See a shift in numbers actively wanting to be involved and prepared to shell out £400 for a season ticket then maybe . basing this on u19's game with £5 entry does not substantiate

yes i sit in ffl and yes i dont want to move unless im convinced there will be 2000 odd folk joining a singing section

I feel it’s relevant no?

I agree with you there, why don’t the club don’t do a consultation of some sort and try to gauge how many people would be willing to move there?


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[j'adorehibs]

I feel it’s relevant no?

I agree with you there, why don’t the club don’t do a consultation of some sort and try to gauge how many people would be willing to move there?


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id agree a consultation but its money that talks and they would need to be convinced the tickets would sell.......if that happens and it frees numbers for family section in east then we can move the family section into section 41 yes? oh hang on im sure those that sit there wont want to move either

[DarrenSQH]

Up £20 for my 3 year old to 70 quid as there's now only an under 13 category. Up a tenner for my seat in FF lower. There's now seats in west and east thats 20 quid cheaper than my seat in family section.

30 quid more. Rise of around 6.5%

Not ideal as things are tight but I've renewed.

And I'm no moving from block 18. Been there most of the time since 2002. So the the singing sections dream move can bolt lol

[jeffers]

Early bird ends in April ? WTF. Was it not moved to July for this season’s one ? Seems ridiculously early.

[Hiber-nation]

The pricing for the gold section is almost unreadable on the website graphic....or maybe it's because I'll be eligible for my first over 65s ticket :greengrin

Hopefully they'll commit to changing the FF lower next season and give us an update soon.

Oh and nice video but that Proclaimers song is awful!

[SHODAN]

A ST increase, during a cost of living crisis, with the quality of football on offer, isn't great. Sorry.

[JimBHibees]

The pricing for the gold section is almost unreadable on the website graphic....or maybe it's because I'll be eligible for my first over 65s ticket :greengrin

Hopefully they'll commit to changing the FF lower next season and give us an update soon.

Oh and nice video but that Proclaimers song is awful!

Quite like that song to be fair :greengrin

[GreenGray]

id agree a consultation but its money that talks and they would need to be convinced the tickets would sell.......if that happens and it frees numbers for family section in east then we can move the family section into section 41 yes? oh hang on im sure those that sit there wont want to move either

Well if they could do a consultation then get people signing up that would be the way to go. Although I don’t think it should just be reliant on ST holders, if you make that area slightly cheaper for walks ups similar to what Aberdeen have then that would increase uptake as well.

Two questions to your family section in the east point.

1. Why would people sitting there need to move for a family section?
2. Do we really need a family section when we have the West stand?


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[matty_f]

id agree a consultation but its money that talks and they would need to be convinced the tickets would sell.......if that happens and it frees numbers for family section in east then we can move the family section into section 41 yes? oh hang on im sure those that sit there wont want to move either

I think you make a fair point about needing the numbers to justify it. It’s absolutely the case, imho, that the needs of a free shouldn’t override those of the folk already in seats they’ve held for years.

If the uptake was guaranteed to be large enough to justify it, you could make a case but i don’t think it’s fair to re-seat a section of the support for a relatively small group.

[SteveHFC]

Early bird ends in April ? WTF. Was it not moved to July for this season’s one ? Seems ridiculously early.

The early bird will get extended. It usually does.

[JohnM1875]

A ST increase, during a cost of living crisis, with the quality of football on offer, isn't great. Sorry.

Agree.

[matty_f]

Well if they could do a consultation then get people signing up that would be the way to go. Although I don’t think it should just be reliant on ST holders, if you make that area slightly cheaper for walks ups similar to what Aberdeen have then that would increase uptake as well.

Two questions to your family section in the east point.

1. Why would people sitting there need to move for a family section?
2. Do we really need a family section when we have the West stand?


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IMHO, if Hibs are going to turf out season ticket holders then they need to have a guarantee that folk will turn up so they should be looking for dining section to be season ticket holders as much as possible.

Every segment of the support could make a case for creating cheap Walk up tickets to encourage attendance, i don’t necessarily think that there should be a special case for the singing section.

[GreenGray]

IMHO, if Hibs are going to turf out season ticket holders then they need to have a guarantee that folk will turn up so they should be looking for dining section to be season ticket holders as much as possible.

Every segment of the support could make a case for creating cheap Walk up tickets to encourage attendance, i don’t necessarily think that there should be a special case for the singing section.

Totally agree, which is why I think the club should be putting out feelers, consulting fans or looking for people to sign up. The youth games should there is a decent appetite there although granted these were cheaper tickets.

I am only suggesting what has worked successfully at other clubs (I think). I think you can justify slightly cheaper tickets by saying it’s probably the worst view in the stadium and the majority of the people looking to go would be younger.


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[danhibees1875]

A ST increase, during a cost of living crisis, with the quality of football on offer, isn't great. Sorry.

It's a 2% increase to be fair, and the club are also having to deal with increased costs.

[DarrenSQH]

It's a 2% increase to be fair, and the club are also having to deal with increased costs.

Not across the board. My kids seat went from 50 to 70.

[Garymcl]

Well done mate agree excellent deal and it’s straight forward definitely kudos to the club much more affordable to a lot of hibbys really hope the sales take off

[danhibees1875]

Not across the board. My kids seat went from 50 to 70.

Apologies, I should have caveated that.

[Bridge hibs]

IMHO, if Hibs are going to turf out season ticket holders then they need to have a guarantee that folk will turn up so they should be looking for dining section to be season ticket holders as much as possible.

A dining section too ? Thats it Im in 🤣

[Stairway 2 7]

Not across the board. My kids seat went from 50 to 70.

Still really cheap when you break it down per game and can pay up interest free

[jeffers]

The early bird will get extended. It usually does.

I’d expect it to, but still seems to have been brought forward much more than last season.

[Hibernian Verse]

A ST increase, during a cost of living crisis, with the quality of football on offer, isn't great. Sorry.

To keep it to 2% for an adult ticket is brilliant from Hibs. That's a real terms decrease of 8% if you use the 12 month inflation figure.

It might be called a "cost of living" crisis, but it extends to businesses too.

[SaulGoodman]

A ST increase, during a cost of living crisis, with the quality of football on offer, isn't great. Sorry.

It affects football clubs as well, I’m sure.

[CapitalGreen]

To keep it to 2% for an adult ticket is brilliant from Hibs. That's a real terms decrease of 8% if you use the 12 month inflation figure.

It might be called a "cost of living" crisis, but it extends to businesses too.

I was speaking with someone who has Hampden as a client, they were saying energy costs alone for Hampden have increased by over £2m.

[Garymcl]

In all honesty do we really need a singing section to create an atmosphere wtf really what happened before and should be happening more often as I’ve been highlighting many times it’s great big numbers turning up but start and create an atmosphere naturally like times before get aff yer ***** as individuals and start the singing yerself and people (not all of the time) will join in job done :thumbsup:

[007]

Not across the board. My kids seat went from 50 to 70.

£3.68 a game is still excellent value.

[CapitalGreen]

I’d expect it to, but still seems to have been brought forward much more than last season.

I think it had moved later due to covid and is now returning to the normal deadline time. The 2019 deadline for example was April 12th and in 2018 it was April 6th.

[Crunchie]

Probably just capitalising on recent turn in form.
And why not, strike while the iron's hot. There's a fair few fickle amongst us, hopefully a few incentives to bring them on board.

[Scouse Hibee]

Made about three games this season so far with potentially at least another two I can make, so value not there for me but will probably renew next month.

[matty_f]

A dining section too ? Thats it Im in 🤣

Now I want a dining section. :greengrin

[eastterrace]

It's a 2% increase to be fair, and the club are also having to deal with increased costs.
It’s 10 percent increase on over 65 gold section. Plus it was a 30 percent increase during covid so Ron really pushing up the prices on the over 65.

[Hibernian Verse]

And why not, strike while the iron's hot. There's a fair few fickle amongst us, hopefully a few incentives to bring them on board.

Priority tickets for our Europa League run to the quarter finals should work.

[PHeffernan]

Up £20 for my 3 year old to 70 quid as there's now only an under 13 category. Up a tenner for my seat in FF lower. There's now seats in west and east thats 20 quid cheaper than my seat in family section.

30 quid more. Rise of around 6.5%

Not ideal as things are tight but I've renewed.

And I'm no moving from block 18. Been there most of the time since 2002. So the the singing sections dream move can bolt lol

You would have been £5 cheaper moving to a bronze section in the East or West with your 3 year old for next season. It's very subtle but the club are obviously trying to move folk out of the FF Lower by stealth rather than demanding they move.

To those disappointed posters above take note, by making a season ticket cheaper for an adult and child to sit in the bronze section of the ground the club has heard you and has begun to make their power play to change the use of the FFL but it is being done in a subtle manner so as not to unnecessarily upset supporters.

[j'adorehibs]

Well if they could do a consultation then get people signing up that would be the way to go. Although I don’t think it should just be reliant on ST holders, if you make that area slightly cheaper for walks ups similar to what Aberdeen have then that would increase uptake as well.

Two questions to your family section in the east point.

1. Why would people sitting there need to move for a family section?
2. Do we really need a family section when we have the West stand?


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1) Really? why should i move for a singing section - i have decent seats behind goal and over the bar - all these people saying move it when it has no impact on them need a shake
2) the family section was regards to pricing so familys could afford to go - it certainly benefited me so i could take my two. are there spaces in the west bar either end at the corners?

[danhibees1875]

It’s 10 percent increase on over 65 gold section. Plus it was a 30 percent increase during covid so Ron really pushing up the prices on the over 65.

I was just using the most expensive ticket option as my example. Admittedly that comes with the smallest % increase, but it's still the highest absolute cost for the same product.

[Frazerbob]

Renewed on the 6 month direct debit. Quick and easy. Mon the Hibs! :flag:

[CapitalGreen]

1) Really? why should i move for a singing section - i have decent seats behind goal and over the bar - all these people saying move it when it has no impact on them need a shake
2) the family section was regards to pricing so familys could afford to go - it certainly benefited me so i could take my two. are there spaces in the west bar either end at the corners?

Nobody is saying you need to move. Nothing stopping you keeping your seats should the FFL become a singing section in the future.

[GreenGray]

1) Really? why should i move for a singing section - i have decent seats behind goal and over the bar - all these people saying move it when it has no impact on them need a shake
2) the family section was regards to pricing so familys could afford to go - it certainly benefited me so i could take my two. are there spaces in the west bar either end at the corners?

I meant would there be a need for people in the east to move in the family section moved there as you suggested. I understand the need for people wanting to move if a singing section moves to their seat but what about a family section would force people to move?

More than enough space in those corners judging by the amount who actually turn up to the FF lower for home games


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[j'adorehibs]

Nobody is saying you need to move. Nothing stopping you keeping your seats should the FFL become a singing section in the future.

will you supply me with my buckfast and cheap ching then?

[CapitalGreen]

will you supply me with my buckfast and cheap ching then?

Sorry, I don’t follow

[j'adorehibs]

I meant would there be a need for people in the east to move in the family section moved there as you suggested. I understand the need for people wanting to move if a singing section moves to their seat but what about a family section would force people to move?

More than enough space in those corners judging by the amount who actually turn up to the FF lower for home games


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well its not happening this season anyway so thats me purchased my 4 seats in the FFL. :wink:

[j'adorehibs]

Sorry, I don’t follow

you want me and my kids to sit in with all the wee ultras do you?

[hibsbollah]

will you supply me with my buckfast and cheap ching then?

Because that’s what the singing section is, right oh.

[j'adorehibs]

Because that’s what the singing section is, right oh.

ok, who do we expect to be in there? men your age who are members of choirs? it will be primarily teenagers and young men who make a big day out of it right?

[ErinGoBraghHFC]

will you supply me with my buckfast and cheap ching then?

Tell me you’re a prawn sandwich, middle class, west stand dweller without telling me. Go.


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[CapitalGreen]

you want me and my kids to sit in with all the wee ultras do you?

That’s quite a generalisation to make of the singing section. A few years ago someone in the FFL was caught on TV shouting racist abuse at a Hearts player, why do you allow your kids to sit in amongst all the old racists?

[j'adorehibs]

Tell me you’re a prawn sandwich, middle class, west stand dweller without telling me. Go.


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well your certainly wrong there i sit in the FFL , dont like prawns and believe in classless society....look ive been there done that, doesnt mean i want to sit within it all ........stupid response from you

[ErinGoBraghHFC]

ok, who do we expect to be in there? men your age who are members of choirs? it will be primarily teenagers and young men who make a big day out of it right?

Probably. And?


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[hibsbollah]

ok, who do we expect to be in there? men your age who are members of choirs? it will be primarily teenagers and young men who make a big day out of it right?

Judging by your posts, I’d vote for chucking you out of your seat just on principle :greengrin

Seriously though, I was naive enough to think you were voicing a genuine concern rather than just taking a cheap pop at your fellow fans. (My son is in the singing section incidentally, and unless he’s disguising it well he’s managing to avoid the substances mentioned).

[j'adorehibs]

That’s quite a generalisation to make of the singing section. A few years ago someone in the FFL was caught on TV shouting racist abuse at a Hearts player, why do you allow your kids to sit in amongst all the old racists?

we are truly scrapping the barrel here now aren't we as to me sitting in the ffl and not wanting to have to move for 50 laddies singing ....

[ErinGoBraghHFC]

well your certainly wrong there i sit in the FFL , dont like prawns and believe in classless society....look ive been there done that, doesnt mean i want to sit within it all ........stupid response from you

Well your words don’t indicate you believe in a classless society, Buckfast and cheap cocaine are common classist tropes used against the working class in Scotland. So maybe do better in that regard. You’re the one whinging you might need to move seat if you don’t want to sit near the singing section, it’s no that big a deal is it?


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[GreenCastle]

Disappointed Hibs haven’t listened to fans or tried to change the match day experience by allowing the FF lower to have the noise and flags etc. Surely the fans groups have shown what can be done to help the team.

Felt last season they missed the chance and another season of a mostly sparse FF lower.

I have a feeling Hearts will get their signing section sorted behind the goals quicker than us and we will be playing catch up once again to improve atmosphere.

So many places the family could have gone - East or west sections or even south lower (away fans top tier / split stand).

Hibs should just give Block 7 south Lower instead if they aren’t going to help them but would have to move for Cat A games.

[ErinGoBraghHFC]

Disappointed Hibs haven’t listened to fans or tried to change the match day experience by allowing the FF lower to have the noise and flags etc. Surely the fans groups have shown what can be done to help the team.

Felt last season they missed the chance and another season of a mostly sparse FF lower.

I have a feeling Hearts will get their signing section sorted behind the goals quicker than us and we will be playing catch up once again to improve atmosphere.

So many places the family could have gone - East or west sections or even south lower (away fans top tier / split stand).

Hibs should just give Block 7 south Lower instead if they aren’t going to help them but would have to move for Cat A games.

I’m just disappointed there’s not going to be any free buckfast and cocaine, what a disappointment


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[GreenGray]

we are truly scrapping the barrel here now aren't we as to me sitting in the ffl and not wanting to have to move for 50 laddies singing ....

Not sure where you have 50 from but it’s comments like this that indicate we will likely never get anywhere and the atmosphere won’t improve from what it is now [emoji2371]


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[Pretty Boy]

I’m just disappointed there’s not going to be any free buckfast and cocaine, what a disappointment


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Free Buckfast? Have you seen the cost of a bottle these days? More money than sense if we are giving that away.

El Dorado seems to be making a comeback, about £1.50 a bottle cheaper as well. Let the plebs drink that:greengrin

[j'adorehibs]

Judging by your posts, I’d vote for chucking you out of your seat just on principle :greengrin

Seriously though, I was naive enough to think you were voicing a genuine concern rather than just taking a cheap pop at your fellow fans. (My son is in the singing section incidentally, and unless he’s disguising it well he’s managing to avoid the substances mentioned).

ha ha :greengrin look we all have opinions and i reckon the demographic for a singing section is the teenagers and young adults who are more than likely to be out for a good time. not all will be drug/alcohol fueled(ie your fine fellow of a young man) but there will be some - we've all been privvy to away games and some of the states in attendance , you cant deny that

[j'adorehibs]

Free Buckfast? Have you seen the cost of a bottle these days? More money than sense if we are giving that away.

El Dorado seems to be making a comeback, about £1.50 a bottle cheaper as well. Let the plebs drink that:greengrin

:greengrin what about mad dog 20/20?

[j'adorehibs]

Not sure where you have 50 from but it’s comments like this that indicate we will likely never get anywhere and the atmosphere won’t improve from what it is now [emoji2371]


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so i need convincing we can attain 2000 people for a singing section, whats wrong wit that ? - all i see in block 7 is a very small number who try hard

[ErinGoBraghHFC]

Free Buckfast? Have you seen the cost of a bottle these days? More money than sense if we are giving that away.

El Dorado seems to be making a comeback, about £1.50 a bottle cheaper as well. Let the plebs drink that:greengrin

El Dorado is absolutely vile stuff. I’ll maybe just stay in the east if we’re going to cut corners and be subjected to that


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[j'adorehibs]

[QUOTE=ErinGoBraghHFC;7287695]Well your words don’t indicate you believe in a classless society, Buckfast and cheap cocaine are common classist tropes used against the working class in Scotland. So maybe do better in that regard. You’re the one whinging you might need to move seat if you don’t want to sit near the singing section, it’s no that big a deal is it?

:greengrin post of the day ........who said anything about the singing section being working class? not me, thats your generalisation . like its only the lower class kids who take drugs!!!!

[GreenCastle]

I’m just disappointed there’s not going to be any free buckfast and cocaine, what a disappointment


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Massive disappointment - you are right.

[ErinGoBraghHFC]

[QUOTE=ErinGoBraghHFC;7287695]Well your words don’t indicate you believe in a classless society, Buckfast and cheap cocaine are common classist tropes used against the working class in Scotland. So maybe do better in that regard. You’re the one whinging you might need to move seat if you don’t want to sit near the singing section, it’s no that big a deal is it?

:greengrin post of the day ........who said anything about the singing section being working class? not me, thats your generalisation . like its only the lower class kids who take drugs!!!!

It’s called reading between the lines, I’d imagine the majority of our support would be what we’d call “working class” or as you put it “lower class” tbh. I’m sure there’s folk steaming drunk in that section of the ground anyway when we play against them or the OF, just don’t see what your problem is? Probably reduce bad behaviour as well ie missiles and drug taking, easier to police if they’re in the FFL than midway up section 43?


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[j'adorehibs]

[QUOTE=j'adorehibs;7287725]

It’s called reading between the lines, I’d imagine the majority of our support would be what we’d call “working class” or as you put it “lower class” tbh. I’m sure there’s folk steaming drunk in that section of the ground anyway when we play against them or the OF, just don’t see what your problem is? Probably reduce bad behaviour as well ie missiles and drug taking, easier to police if they’re in the FFL than midway up section 43?


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or i could have said underclass couldn't i? these are all terms for those on least money or near the bottom of the socio-economic hierarchy...i didnt make these terms up myself and im not saying the singing section would all be classed as that anyway

if you read my posts you'd know my point is how do we now we would fill the section, if they did i'd move but would want some form of preference on my new seat ie not seats stuck in some corner no one else will take .....ive been there since the section was created and feel we deserve some respect here . id guess most harping on about creating a singing section in FFL here wont even move there .

[ErinGoBraghHFC]

[QUOTE=ErinGoBraghHFC;7287731]

or i could have said underclass couldn't i? these are all terms for those on least money or near the bottom of the socio-economic hierarchy...i didnt make these terms up myself.

if you read my posts you'd know my point is how do we now we would fill the section, if they did i'd move but would want some form of preference on my new seat ie not seats stuck in some corner no one else will take .....ive been there since the section was created and feel we deserve some respect here . id guess most harping on about creating a singing section in FFL here wont even move there .

I’d absolutely expect you to get preference on your new seat and anything less would be classless on Hibs part, I agree with you there. I don’t think there’s any danger of that section not being filled if we make it a safe standing singing section, you just need to look at the appeal it had for an U19s game. I’d 100% be moving to FFL if it was to happen


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[Percy Vere]

Probably just capitalising on recent turn in form.

Think it’s to give incentives for paying up

[h185forever]

Obviously trying to chase us coffin dodgers with a 10% increase whilst adults face a 2.38% rise. ….we probably spend less in the shop and at the food emporium on the concourse, so not the demographic they want.

[ErinGoBraghHFC]

Obviously trying to chase us coffin dodgers with a 10% increase whilst adults face a 2.38% rise. ….we probably spend less in the shop and at the food emporium on the concourse, so not the demographic they want.

Not actually had a chance to look at pricing etc yet, but that’s poor form. If there’s going to be price increases it should be the same % across the board imo unfair to hike certain demographics prices up by more than others


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[CapitalGreen]

Obviously trying to chase us coffin dodgers with a 10% increase whilst adults face a 2.38% rise. ….we probably spend less in the shop and at the food emporium on the concourse, so not the demographic they want.

State pension will increase in April by 10.1% in line with inflation while UK working adults saw wages decrease by 2.4% during 2022 when adjusted for inflation.

[CentreLine]

Well your words don’t indicate you believe in a classless society, Buckfast and cheap cocaine are common classist tropes used against the working class in Scotland. So maybe do better in that regard. You’re the one whinging you might need to move seat if you don’t want to sit near the singing section, it’s no that big a deal is it?


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Am I the only one that doesn’t know what “ching” is? I’m guessing at coke but genuinely have no idea 😳

[ErinGoBraghHFC]

Am I the only one that doesn’t know what “ching” is? I’m guessing at coke but genuinely have no idea [emoji15]

That’s right aye


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[WhileTheChief..]

I think you make a fair point about needing the numbers to justify it. It’s absolutely the case, imho, that the needs of a free shouldn’t override those of the folk already in seats they’ve held for years.

If the uptake was guaranteed to be large enough to justify it, you could make a case but i don’t think it’s fair to re-seat a section of the support for a relatively small group.

If the fans that have been sitting in these seats for years are still going with their kids then this makes sense.

If these kids are now 25 though, neither they nor their parents have any reason to still be sitting there and should have moved years ago.

My guess is that there is a small number of fans who actually use the family pricing in the FFL the way it is intended. It would be full for most games otherwise. Either that, or it't simply not popular enough and should be scrapped.

Besides, do we really need a family area? ER is as tame as going to church or a library. In fact, there's more singing and chanting at church i'd imagine!

[WhileTheChief..]

1) Really? why should i move for a singing section - i have decent seats behind goal and over the bar - all these people saying move it when it has no impact on them need a shake
2) the family section was regards to pricing so familys could afford to go - it certainly benefited me so i could take my two. are there spaces in the west bar either end at the corners?

You'll need to move when you kid grows up anyways. Folk are just suggesting you do it sooner :na na:

I don't get how any fan can keep their seat in the FFL for more than 18 years? If you started taking your kid aged 5 for example, when he's 18 he's no longer a kid and neither of you qualify for the family pricing.

You should move at that point no? What am I missing?

[h185forever]

State pension will increase in April by 10.1% in line with inflation while UK working adults saw wages decrease by 2.4% during 2022 when adjusted for inflation.

it does indeed but sadly I don’t qualify for either yet.

[Heedersnvolleys]

so i need convincing we can attain 2000 people for a singing section, whats wrong wit that ? - all i see in block 7 is a very small number who try hard

That’s not the point though. We need a space for the singing section to grow and it’s pretty obvious that is the place with low attendance/uptake. I would split it half and half, I would have loved to sit next to them when I was younger. We have to remember these are the radges of the future 😂

[j'adorehibs]

You'll need to move when you kid grows up anyways. Folk are just suggesting you do it sooner :na na:

I don't get how any fan can keep their seat in the FFL for more than 18 years? If you started taking your kid aged 5 for example, when he's 18 he's no longer a kid and neither of you qualify for the family pricing.

You should move at that point no? What am I missing?

So i have a child and get in the family section, 3 years later another and so on....its not rocket science:na na:
. you benefit until they turn 18.

But yes, supposedly you get asked to move when you no longer have children under 18 in the group.

[Hibernia&Alba]

Any price increases during the present economic situation are difficult for many. However, the club is also experiencing the rising costs of many things and is placed in a tough position. The trend of football being an expensive hobby has been in existence for decades, and there are already many fans who have been priced out of the game during that time. I'm sure we all know people who would love to support their club (not just Hibs) but who just can't afford to attend. It's a real shame, but the fact is football is much more expensive in real terms than it used to be.

[CockneyRebel]

Quite like that song to be fair :greengrin


I think most folk would agree.

[j'adorehibs]

You'll need to move when you kid grows up anyways. Folk are just suggesting you do it sooner :na na:

I don't get how any fan can keep their seat in the FFL for more than 18 years? If you started taking your kid aged 5 for example, when he's 18 he's no longer a kid and neither of you qualify for the family pricing.

You should move at that point no? What am I missing?

folk? one person said it , you joining him, the hibs net bully boys ....sad state of affairs really, if you have a differing opinion on here its seen as some kind of fault .

[WhileTheChief..]

folk? one person said it , you joining him, the hibs net bully boys ....sad state of affairs really, if you have a differing opinion on here its seen as some kind of fault .

Nah, you've picked me up wrong, I don't care either way. I was just asking about the age thing that's all.

It's been discussed every year and has been said plenty times.

Nobody is bullying anyone, chill out :cb

[j'adorehibs]

Nah, you've picked me up wrong, I don't care either way. I was just asking about the age thing that's all.

It's been discussed every year and has been said plenty times.

Nobody is bullying anyone, chill out :cb

yet every year nothing changes...anyway im chilled and happy to have bought my 4 season tickets in the FFL for next season :flag:

[Hibernian Verse]

Would kids not love to be near the singing section?

[CockneyRebel]

[QUOTE=ErinGoBraghHFC;7287743]Not actually had a chance to look at pricing etc yet, but that’s poor form. If there’s going to be price increases it should be the same % across the board imo unfair to hike certain demographics prices up by more than others





My OAP concession used to be approx 50% of the full price. This doesn't happen anywhere other than football does it? I presume the club have a target figure in mind (say 30% or 25% off) and are gradually working towards that figure year by year. As folk in general are living longer then the number of concessions will increase and the pricing will need to reflect this to keep revenue stable.

[Oscar T Grouch]

That's me renewed, signed up for the DD option like last year, no credit check just 6 instalments starting from April.

[davhibby]

so i need convincing we can attain 2000 people for a singing section, whats wrong wit that ? - all i see in block 7 is a very small number who try hard

You’ve been directed to look at the uptake at Aberdeen this season when this topic has been discussed here before, clearly you don’t seem to be interested in any suggestion that if there was a dedicated standing area that people would use it. Looking over at the East on Saturday there must’ve been at least 1000 that were stood. You’d imagine quite a few of them would end up in the FFL if it was standing. Let’s say on average the FFL is currently half filled for league games, you’d only have to match that for there to be a real benefit as a standing area due to the fact the atmosphere would instantly be 10 times better.

[Onceinawhile]

Would kids not love to be near the singing section?

Some would, some wouldn't.

2 of mine would love it, 1 would refuse to go to games, as it is too noisy for him as it is.

[hibee]

Looks like my adult ticket is up about 2.6% but my sons U18 ticket is up 10.7%.

I guess someone has decided there’s too many cheaper tickets so want to get them all closer to the adult prices.

[j'adorehibs]

You’ve been directed to look at the uptake at Aberdeen this season when this topic has been discussed here before, clearly you don’t seem to be interested in any suggestion that if there was a dedicated standing area that people would use it. Looking over at the East on Saturday there must’ve been at least 1000 that were stood. You’d imagine quite a few of them would end up in the FFL if it was standing. Let’s say on average the FFL is currently half filled for league games, you’d only have to match that for there to be a real benefit as a standing area due to the fact the atmosphere would instantly be 10 times better.

yes i have been and one size doesn't fit all....Hibs would need to provide the plan give direction and then we'd see uptake. its all just conjecture on everyone's part including mine

[Hibeesforever]

The singing section should be put in a newly developed corner section...safe standing, place would be rocking and pay for itself in five years....

[Hibbyradge]

State pension will increase in April by 10.1% in line with inflation while UK working adults saw wages decrease by 2.4% during 2022 when adjusted for inflation.

Once again using facts to totally destroy an argument.

You're very good at this!

[GreenCastle]

The singing section should be put in a newly developed corner section...safe standing, place would be rocking and pay for itself in five years....

Behind the goals is the only place it should be.

Even Celtic are trying to move away from their corner to haver more influence on the team / atmosphere.

Really expected Hibs to make a change for next season but looks like they are happy with the empty seat look behind the goals.

[eastterrace]

State pension will increase in April by 10.1% in line with inflation while UK working adults saw wages decrease by 2.4% during 2022 when adjusted for inflation.
Have you seen what the state pension is, we really need a 50 percent increase in April to bring us up to working wage rate.

[Brightside]

Have you seen what the state pension is, we really need a 50 percent increase in April to bring us up to working wage rate.

You want the pension to be working wage? Or have I read that wrong?

[Hibernia&Alba]

You want the pension to be working wage? Or have I read that wrong?

No, but it should be increased with earnings or inflation, which ever is higher, which was the case until Thatcher abolished it. Only increasing the pension in line with prices means pensioners haven't been getting better off in real terms, thus haven't been receiving their share of any growth.

[WhileTheChief..]

Looks like my adult ticket is up about 2.6% but my sons U18 ticket is up 10.7%.

I guess someone has decided there’s too many cheaper tickets so want to get them all closer to the adult prices.

I know this isn’t a popular opinion but the gap between the regular and concession prices was too big.

I think this is a smart move, with the over 65s prices also increasing more than the normal ones. We have loads of concessions attending ER, seems only fair to close that gap a bit.

Sorry.

[Trinity Hibee]

Agree a consultation should be done around moving the singing section to FFL and if there is enough interest then it should happen. Would improve the atmosphere considerably I think. I don’t think any could argue that the FFL has been abused for quite a while with folk buying cheap tickets without ever using the seats (of course there are plenty who sit there legitimately). Also worth remembering you buy a seat for a season not for life. Folk in the FFU had to move a few years ago I’m sure for some reason I can’t quite remember so it has happened before. Plenty of other good seats around the stadium

[Trinity Hibee]

I know this isn’t a popular opinion but the gap between the regular and concession prices was too big.

I think this is a smart move, with the over 65s prices also increasing more than the normal ones. We have loads of concessions attending ER, seems only fair to close that gap a bit.

Sorry.

Again have to agree. OAP and when I was a student the ST price was nothing compared to the adult. In other businesses OAPs and students get maybe 20% discount at best so not sure why a season ticket should be any different

[Libby Hibby]

Renewed x 4.

Where else would I rather be?

[Hibbyradge]

That's a really good promotional video.

I wish I could go to Easter Road every second week. :boo hoo:

[The Spaceman]

Renewed. GGTTH 💚

[Ronniekirk]

I am 65 but still by an Adult ticket as don’t get my old age pension till am 66 However if I decide to jump back in and buy a Season Ticket for next Season I will take advantage of the over 65 discount
For a variety of reasons including health I haven’t been to that many games this season

[eaststandJJ]

just renewed. club needs money. through good times or bad I persevere with Hubs. 30th yr ST.

[Logie Green]

Early bird ends in April ? WTF. Was it not moved to July for this season’s one ? Seems ridiculously early.

The seat release is 31st March, the Early Bird deadline is 14th April.

This means that if you try to renew your seat after 31/3 but before 14/4 someone else could’ve purchased it?

One for K Power to clarify?

[Cammy]

No, but it should be increased with earnings or inflation, which ever is higher, which was the case until Thatcher abolished it. Only increasing the pension in line with prices means pensioners haven't been getting better off in real terms, thus haven't been receiving their share of any growth.

The Triple lock ensures that the state pension rises each year in line with the highest measure of either; 2.5%
; increase in average earnings; Inflation using the consumer prices index measure in the year to September (which was 10.1%).

This has been the case for several years.

[eastterrace]

You want the pension to be working wage? Or have I read that wrong?
Yeh why not or living wage.

[eastterrace]

The Triple lock ensures that the state pension rises each year in line with the highest measure of either; 2.5%
; increase in average earnings; Inflation using the consumer prices index measure in the year to September (which was 10.1%).

This has been the case for several years. Not last year the tories dropped the triple lock.

[A Hi-Bee]

I know this isn’t a popular opinion but the gap between the regular and concession prices was too big.

I think this is a smart move, with the over 65s prices also increasing more than the normal ones. We have loads of concessions attending ER, seems only fair to close that gap a bit.

Sorry.

Aye I have to agree with you, I have worked out that if I dont put my gas and electric on for at least a week then I may be able to find the extra being asked for the pensioners season ticket.
This move is about as smart as you.
:thumbsup:

[Carheenlea]

I’m in the camp that the club doesn’t need to worry about - will renew no questions asked.

I sit in West Upper so the FF Lower topic is not one that directly affects me. On that subject however, I noted a tweet from Patrick McPartlin where he suggests “talks are ongoing”, but it doesn’t look like that is with existing ST holders so who are the supposed discussions taking place with?

I actually thought the singing section when in FF upper was a pretty decent spot for the group so not sure why they wanted to give that up, particularly after having to move ST holders to accommodate it? Worked well for some of the best pre match displays and the unforgettable “Natural Order?” ‘in game’ display. Is the stadium going to be noisier with a singing section is in a different tier in the same stand?

“Hibs 23/24 season ticket campaign up and running, a full 39 days earlier than last year. Notable that, despite trials at the UYL games, no movement of singing section to FF Lower. Believe talks are ongoing but not sure an end point is in sight just yet. ”
P.McPartlin Twitter

[The Wireless]

Sigh, was hoping for this to change, won’t lie I think the home atmosphere has been dismal this season, really needs a change to perk it up.


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When will Hibs find a leader who can lead. If they could just use some common sense and make it happen now. Just get a grip of the situation and change what any decent board would have done 10 years ago. What are they delaying this for?

[Cammy]

Not last year the tories dropped the triple lock.

You are correct.:agree:

It was dropped temporarily for one year due to the distorted wage growth figures during the pandemic, but it was reintroduced.

[jeffers]

The seat release is 31st March, the Early Bird deadline is 14th April.

This means that if you try to renew your seat after 31/3 but before 14/4 someone else could’ve purchased it?

One for K Power to clarify?

I’m hoping this is a F up. If anything seat release should be after Early Bird ends not before. I’ve already made my views on how soon the Early Bird ends but if the seat renewal date is accurate effectively it’s bringing forward Early Bird even sooner. Not exactly showing a lot of consideration for fans imo.

[GreenGray]

When will Hibs find a leader who can lead. If they could just use some common sense and make it happen now. Just get a grip of the situation and change what any decent board would have done 10 years ago. What are they delaying this for?

Your guess is as good as mine. I saw Kieran Power on Twitter acknowledge that surveys and more consultations need to happen, so I would ask why they haven’t? (Not blaming him at all he does a great job)

I hadn’t considered his other comments re. Child protection and safe guarding however to that I would say, how many clubs throughout the country have a designated family section any more? Children sit throughout the stadium should that not just be considered as standard?


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[LewysGot2]

Well there you go...renewed!

[CapitalGreen]

I’m hoping this is a F up. If anything seat release should be after Early Bird ends not before. I’ve already made my views on how soon the Early Bird ends but if the seat renewal date is accurate effectively it’s bringing forward Early Bird even sooner. Not exactly showing a lot of consideration for fans imo.

Early bird deadline is back to where it was pre-covid. In fact it is later than in both 2018 (06/04/18) and 2019 (12/04/19).

[Bishop Hibee]

Renewed with 6 month DD option. Given the cost of an ST hasn’t increased for a few seasons for me and it’s a modest increase, I’m ok with the cost.

Mind you, my first ST in 1986/87 cost £50 and if it had gone up in line with inflation would be £137.

[hibsboy07]

I am 65 but still by an Adult ticket as don’t get my old age pension till am 66 However if I decide to jump back in and buy a Season Ticket for next Season I will take advantage of the over 65 discount
For a variety of reasons including health I haven’t been to that many games this season

65 and over for a senior ticket

[hibsbollah]

yes i have been and one size doesn't fit all....Hibs would need to provide the plan give direction and then we'd see uptake. its all just conjecture on everyone's part including mine

Well I for one am in, particularly as someone mentioned free cocaine was on the menu.

[hibby rae]

Well I for one am in, particularly as someone mentioned free cocaine was on the menu.

If I don't take up the option of the coke, can I have it's value knocked off my ticket?

[Hibbyradge]

If I don't take up the option of the coke, can I have it's value knocked off my ticket?

If I don't take up the option of the games, can I just have the coke?

[007]

When will Hibs find a leader who can lead. If they could just use some common sense and make it happen now. Just get a grip of the situation and change what any decent board would have done 10 years ago. What are they delaying this for?

Maybe email [email protected] and ask. Be sure to ask the bit about "When will Hibs find a leader who can lead" and tell him to just get a grip of the situation. Let us know how you get on.

[Booked4Being-Ugly]

I won’t be renewing and I’m gutted.

Wee mans still at school and hasn’t decided what he’s doing after summer but he’s being charged as an adult.

It would be me that would need to buy 2 adult ST’s right now so it’s a stretch too far!

[hibsbollah]

If I don't take up the option of the games, can I just have the coke?

:faf: fae Leith

[hibby rae]

If I don't take up the option of the games, can I just have the coke?

You can have mine, I'll give you a good price.

[JGS56]

I am 65 but still by an Adult ticket as don’t get my old age pension till am 66 However if I decide to jump back in and buy a Season Ticket for next Season I will take advantage of the over 65 discount
For a variety of reasons including health I haven’t been to that many games this season

You do NOT need to be getting the state pension to qualify for the Senior Citizen ticket - you only need to be 65 by the start of the season to qualify for it.
I was 65 in February 2021 and got the senior for the season 2021 - 2022. I just stated I was 65 on the renewal and was given it. I did not even have to prove I was 65. They trusted my statement.

[Brightside]

Yeh why not or living wage.

Because you’ve retired. This is obviously the wrong thread to discuss it but how on earth could the country pay an ageing population a living wage when they stop working?

[jeffers]

Early bird deadline is back to where it was pre-covid. In fact it is later than in both 2018 (06/04/18) and 2019 (12/04/19).

Someone already mentioned that. I don’t see why we are changing it back, but my bigger gripe is the seat release happening before the early bird period ends.

[GreenGray]

I won’t be renewing and I’m gutted.

Wee mans still at school and hasn’t decided what he’s doing after summer but he’s being charged as an adult.

It would be me that would need to buy 2 adult ST’s right now so it’s a stretch too far!

Surprised we don’t do 18-21 pricing for apprentices who earn **** all tbh


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[WhileTheChief..]

Aye I have to agree with you, I have worked out that if I dont put my gas and electric on for at least a week then I may be able to find the extra being asked for the pensioners season ticket.
This move is about as smart as you.
:thumbsup:

Absolutely no need for that reply.

I have no say in the pricing, take it up with the club.

Maybe check your math too.

[CropleyWasGod]

You do NOT need to be getting the state pension to qualify for the Senior Citizen ticket - you only need to be 65 by the start of the season to qualify for it.
I was 65 in February 2021 and got the senior for the season 2021 - 2022. I just stated I was 65 on the renewal and was given it. I did not even have to prove I was 65. They trusted my statement.

I'm not sure why the club don't link their "old-age" concession to the pension age.

[Bridge hibs]

Do hibs do reduced prices for unemployed, Im sure we did in the 80s but I could be wrong, I had a very brief spell between jobs and didnt attend games as I couldnt afford it at the time but something is in the back of my mind that a friend used his ‘dole’ card

[hibee-boys]

Surprised we don’t do 18-21 pricing for apprentices who earn **** all tbh


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Is there such a thing these days? Surely minimum wage would apply🤔

[hibsbollah]

You can have mine, I'll give you a good price.

This is how it begins.

[hibby rae]

This is how it begins.

Think how rich the club could become, we could bridge the gap with the Old Firm

[NAE NOOKIE]

I wont lie, I for one am massively disappointed that the FF lower is to continue as a family section, the chance to start and grow a well supported ultras / singing section has one again been thrown away by a club that well before Ron Gordon took over massively failed to grasp the positive effect an improved matchday atmosphere can bring to the club. Sadly it would appear that the new regime is determined to continue with this blinkered policy.

I have stated many times why I think the FF lower, far beyond any other part of the stadium, would be a game changer if given over to our more boisterous vocal fans and I wont bore everybody by repeating them here .. suffice to say this intransigent stubborn refusal to change our 20,000 capacity library for the better utterly pisses me off !!!

I'll finish be echoing what another poster said. If the club feel the FF lower family section is so vital to the club's operation that the club feels the section is sacrosanct then perhaps the club could make a bit of effort to find out how it is that half of the folk with season tickets for it fail to turn up for at least half our home games ..... and no matter what anybody says, that happens whether it's 12:30 on a Sunday v Rangers or 3pm on a Saturday v Motherwell.

My condolences to block 7

[007]

I wont lie, I for one am massively disappointed that the FF lower is to continue as a family section, the chance to start and grow a well supported ultras / singing section has one again been thrown away by a club that well before Ron Gordon took over massively failed to grasp the positive effect an improved matchday atmosphere can bring to the club. Sadly it would appear that the new regime is determined to continue with this blinkered policy.

I have stated many times why I think the FF lower, far beyond any other part of the stadium, would be a game changer if given over to our more boisterous vocal fans and I wont bore everybody by repeating them here .. suffice to say this intransigent stubborn refusal to change our 20,000 capacity library for the better utterly pisses me off !!!

I'll finish be echoing what another poster said. If the club feel the FF lower family section is so vital to the club's operation that the club feels the section is sacrosanct then perhaps the club could make a bit of effort to find out how it is that half of the folk with season tickets for it fail to turn up for at least half our home games ..... and no matter what anybody says, that happens whether it's 12:30 on a Sunday v Rangers or 3pm on a Saturday v Motherwell.

My condolences to block 7

Cheap STs for kids too young to go to midweek games and are quite often doing other things on Saturday / Sunday afternoons.

[O'Rourke3]

Cheap STs for kids too young to go to midweek games and are quite often doing other things on Saturday / Sunday afternoons.Or cheap ST at childs price that can be upgraded to adult when theres a derby or old firm fixture?

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[007]

Or cheap ST at childs price that can be upgraded to adult when theres a derby or old firm fixture?

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Don't know about that, I thought that wasn't allowed but maybe it is.

There will be a fair number that are for when there's nobody else to look after the kids so they have to go with dad to the football. They're not in the slightest bit interested in the football, talk a load of s***e for 2 hours, play the iPad at full volume and kick the back of my f***ing seat every couple of minutes. 🤬🤬🤬 One reason why I moved out and paid the much higher kids ST price elsewhere.

[NAE NOOKIE]

Cheap STs for kids too young to go to midweek games and are quite often doing other things on Saturday / Sunday afternoons.

Well in that case perhaps we should start playing all our games on a Friday night, we had no problem piling in 20,000 against St Johnstone a few months ago, a great many of whom were school age kids, in fact the few Friday night games we have played at ER have been well attended even when it wasn't a tenner to get in. Maybe that's the answer.

I'll admit I'm being a wee bit facetious here. My gripe isn't really with family ticket folk who don't turn up, my gripe is very much that if that is to be the case perhaps it would be better spreading them around the stadium so their absence wasn't so bloomin' obvious leaving the FF lower for an experiment that might actually work and have real benefits.

[007]

Well in that case perhaps we should start playing all our games on a Friday night, we had no problem piling in 20,000 against St Johnstone a few months ago, a great many of whom were school age kids, in fact the few Friday night games we have played at ER have been well attended even when it wasn't a tenner to get in. Maybe that's the answer.

I'll admit I'm being a wee bit facetious here. My gripe isn't really with family ticket folk who don't turn up, my gripe is very much that if that is to be the case perhaps it would be better spreading them around the stadium so their absence wasn't so bloomin' obvious leaving the FF lower for an experiment that might actually work and have real benefits.

I don't disagree. I posted not long ago saying the family ticket prices could be made available in the bronze sections and that could free up the FFL.

[NAE NOOKIE]

I don't disagree. I posted not long ago saying the family ticket prices could be made available in the bronze sections and that could free up the FFL.

:aok:

Sounds like a plan mate. But in the end it looks as if folk like me and anybody in favour of a change to the FF lower might as well have been calling for the stadium to be converted into a 30,000 capacity dome with a retractable roof and pitch for all the attention the club have paid to us.

It seemed to me that quite a few folk who had been against changing the FF had come round in the last year and that the experiments for the under 19 matches, especially Dortmund, had put a whole new positive light on the idea that the club had to pay attention to .... sadly it appears not.

In the next few years the calls for safe standing areas will grow around the UK Even now fans of the likes of Man United have been involved in this and more and more big clubs are joining in. I'm sure I saw somewhere the other day that Celtic's lot have been calling for the whole end they stand at being converted to safe standing. I believe Everton's new stadium has been designed with safe standing at some point very much in their thoughts.

For a club that for over a century has been at the forefront of innovation and new trends like European football, floodlights, shirt advertising and a good few other things it would be a shame to see us left behind on this issue.

[Dmas]

:aok:

Sounds like a plan mate. But in the end it looks as if folk like me and anybody in favour of a change to the FF lower might as well have been calling for the stadium to be converted into a 30,000 capacity dome with a retractable roof and pitch for all the attention the club have paid to us.

It seemed to me that quite a few folk who had been against changing the FF had come round in the last year and that the experiments for the under 19 matches, especially Dortmund, had put a whole new positive light on the idea that the club had to pay attention to .... sadly it appears not.

In the next few years the calls for safe standing areas will grow around the UK Even now fans of the likes of Man United have been involved in this and more and more big clubs are joining in. I'm sure I saw somewhere the other day that Celtic's lot have been calling for the whole end they stand at being converted to safe standing. I believe Everton's new stadium has been designed with safe standing at some point very much in their thoughts.

For a club that for over a century has been at the forefront of innovation and new trends like European football, floodlights, shirt advertising and a good few other things it would be a shame to see us left behind on this issue.

Maybe it would help a little if ‘objects’ stopped appearing on the pitch from that section of the ground or the need to steward that area more than any other on the ground also didn’t have to happen, I can see how moving the section to the FF lower could be a good thing but let’s not pretend there isn’t issues facing the club on that decision, moving the family section up to top tier so the kids fall in love…with what? Ditty’s like the mercer song over and over? More of the pro-IRA stuff? They’ve done a lot of good work whatever incarnation of singing section absolutely no doubt but there is also a lot of fanny behaviour to take into consideration and the club are right to take as long as they need on it imo without pushing people who do turn up to areas of the ground they don’t want to be in

[lyonhibs]

Surprised that people are surprised that there's no singing section in the FFL. Did people really think they'd just lob in such a major change in the ST release communication without having previously done some sort of consultation/separate marketing push which wouldn't have gone unnoticed? Sounds like the % increases are at worst reasonable given the economic backdrop that the club will be operating in as regards energy costs etc. Primarily need to keep this decent run going, folk will pony up to watch a winning team.

[Logie Green]

Well in that case perhaps we should start playing all our games on a Friday night, we had no problem piling in 20,000 against St Johnstone a few months ago, a great many of whom were school age kids, in fact the few Friday night games we have played at ER have been well attended even when it wasn't a tenner to get in. Maybe that's the answer.

I'll admit I'm being a wee bit facetious here. My gripe isn't really with family ticket folk who don't turn up, my gripe is very much that if that is to be the case perhaps it would be better spreading them around the stadium so their absence wasn't so bloomin' obvious leaving the FF lower for an experiment that might actually work and have real benefits.

Perhaps more school age people can attend Friday night games as they don’t have to go to school on a Saturday?

[GreenGray]

Surprised that people are surprised that there's no singing section in the FFL. Did people really think they'd just lob in such a major change in the ST release communication without having previously done some sort of consultation/separate marketing push which wouldn't have gone unnoticed? Sounds like the % increases are at worst reasonable given the economic backdrop that the club will be operating in as regards energy costs etc. Primarily need to keep this decent run going, folk will pony up to watch a winning team.

More surprised there’s been nothing from the club on it to be honest.


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[Fuzzywuzzy]

I see that there has been a petition launched about singing section in the ffl

[Ronniekirk]

You do NOT need to be getting the state pension to qualify for the Senior Citizen ticket - you only need to be 65 by the start of the season to qualify for it.
I was 65 in February 2021 and got the senior for the season 2021 - 2022. I just stated I was 65 on the renewal and was given it. I did not even have to prove I was 65. They trusted my statement.

i know ,to begin with just kept forgetting but latterally just decided as I wasn’t going that often I could still afford to pay adult price
As I said if health permits I will get a S T next year and will take advantage of discount and spend more in the hibs shop

[eastterrace]

Because you’ve retired. This is obviously the wrong thread to discuss it but how on earth could the country pay an ageing population a living wage when they stop working?
You do like an argument bud 😉

[Brightside]

You do like an argument bud 😉

:greengrin. I'd love a debate on this though. Maybe move it to the other part of the forum. I just don't understand how the country could afford to basically double everyones state pension. It's why they now force private pensions on companies. Not looking to argue just trying to understand the thoughts behind it.

[Carheenlea]

What would the singing section bring to the FF Lower that they didn’t bring to FF Upper?

[nonshinyfinish]

What would the singing section bring to the FF Lower that they didn’t bring to FF Upper?

If it's the same setup as the FF Upper was (a single section set aside, no room to expand organically, normal assigned seating) then probably not much – being right behind the goal rather than tucked in a corner would probably be an improvement in the impact the noise makes, but that would be about it.

If it's a different setup with some or all of: safe standing, unassigned so folk can bring along non-ST friends, space to expand as it grows in popularity etc, then it could be very different.

Agree there's little point in replicating the Section 25 experiment in a slightly different place.

[Stevie Reid]

Renewed. Never in doubt :flag:

[Hibernian Verse]

Renewed for the Europa League campaign :flag:

[Onceinawhile]

I see that there has been a petition launched about singing section in the ffl

Far too late. If fans were serious about wanting to move it, they'd have been organised and made the case to the club / the board by now.

[Hibee Daft]

Far too late. If fans were serious about wanting to move it, they'd have been organised and made the case to the club / the board by now.

More like far too early for season tickets getting sold.

[eastterrace]

More like far too early for season tickets getting sold.
Looks like with the seat exchange being March 31st they are making sure they get seasons tickets sold before top six is complete. I will still buy mine but hibs working a flanker on this one.

[Oscar T Grouch]

Your guess is as good as mine. I saw Kieran Power on Twitter acknowledge that surveys and more consultations need to happen, so I would ask why they haven’t? (Not blaming him at all he does a great job)

I hadn’t considered his other comments re. Child protection and safe guarding however to that I would say, how many clubs throughout the country have a designated family section any more? Children sit throughout the stadium should that not just be considered as standard?


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Thought that was an interesting question so I did a bit of research. In the top league 5 teams have dedicated family sections in their stadiums, Celtc, the hun, us, Aberdeen and St Johnstone. Three state family friendly stadiums, hearts, Ross county and St Mirren, the other 4 have no family section. St Johnstone recently brought back their family section and I know from jambos they used to have one but no more.
The problem with moving people from their seats to fit a singing section in, is that people don't like to change, if you were told the seat you've sat in with your kids since their first game is no longer available and you have to move stand then you'd be put out a bit I think. It is a good idea to have the singing section in the FFL but it has to be done gently imho.

[Brightside]

Prob trying to raise the funds to buy Youan.

[lyonhibs]

More surprised there’s been nothing from the club on it to be honest.


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That too to be honest, but in light of the fact there hasn't been, it can't have been a surprise or shock that nothing has changed in that regard for next season (so far).

A disappointment perhaps I'd agree(apart for those ST already there that don't fancy being part of an "Ultras" section for whatever reason.)

[jakeshibs]

Renewed, never in doubt.

[Muzzy]

I see that there has been a petition launched about singing section in the ffl

Do you have a link? Cheers

[Green Man]

Thought that was an interesting question so I did a bit of research. In the top league 5 teams have dedicated family sections in their stadiums, Celtc, the hun, us, Aberdeen and St Johnstone. Three state family friendly stadiums, hearts, Ross county and St Mirren, the other 4 have no family section. St Johnstone recently brought back their family section and I know from jambos they used to have one but no more.
The problem with moving people from their seats to fit a singing section in, is that people don't like to change, if you were told the seat you've sat in with your kids since their first game is no longer available and you have to move stand then you'd be put out a bit I think. It is a good idea to have the singing section in the FFL but it has to be done gently imho.

Interesting that Livi don’t claim a family friendly stadium. I remember years ago they would announce before kick off “this is a family stadium and swearing is not tolerated in West Lothian”, which amused me having grown up there and swearing being very much tolerated.

[GreenCastle]

What would the singing section bring to the FF Lower that they didn’t bring to FF Upper?

Obviously closer to the pitch and easier for players / others in stadium to hear the noise they bring.

Full view of everyone including TV games.

A chance for the section to grow.

They have shown in the youth games the difference.

Not sure if you attended that and saw the difference ?

Is it too late for the club to reconsider ? They could still say to those who bought the change is happening.

The FAQ say section 45 is the signing section.

There seems very little change from last season except a price increase and different promotional video / slogan.

[Fuzzywuzzy]

Do you have a link? Cheers

https://www.change.org/p/move-block7-into-the-lower-famous-five-stand?recruiter=1295955117&recruited_by_id=158306d0-b172-11ed-beb3-affaedb00adb&utm_source=share_petition&utm_campaign=share_for_starters_page&utm_medium=copylink

[NAE NOOKIE]

Perhaps more school age people can attend Friday night games as they don’t have to go to school on a Saturday?

Kind of the point I was making mate.

[Muzzy]

https://www.change.org/p/move-block7-into-the-lower-famous-five-stand?recruiter=1295955117&recruited_by_id=158306d0-b172-11ed-beb3-affaedb00adb&utm_source=share_petition&utm_campaign=share_for_starters_page&utm_medium=copylink

Perfect, thanks 👍🏻

[NAE NOOKIE]

https://www.change.org/p/move-block7-into-the-lower-famous-five-stand?recruiter=1295955117&recruited_by_id=158306d0-b172-11ed-beb3-affaedb00adb&utm_source=share_petition&utm_campaign=share_for_starters_page&utm_medium=copylink

Link not working mate. I've signed it and shared on FB ..looks like its getting a lot of shares on social media.

[GreenGray]

Thought that was an interesting question so I did a bit of research. In the top league 5 teams have dedicated family sections in their stadiums, Celtc, the hun, us, Aberdeen and St Johnstone. Three state family friendly stadiums, hearts, Ross county and St Mirren, the other 4 have no family section. St Johnstone recently brought back their family section and I know from jambos they used to have one but no more.
The problem with moving people from their seats to fit a singing section in, is that people don't like to change, if you were told the seat you've sat in with your kids since their first game is no longer available and you have to move stand then you'd be put out a bit I think. It is a good idea to have the singing section in the FFL but it has to be done gently imho.

Interesting, if there is no need for one I don’t understand the safe guarding issue mentioned on Twitter to be honest.

I understand people don’t like change but there has to be a compromise at some point if we are going to make any progress.


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[Oscar T Grouch]

Interesting that Livi don’t claim a family friendly stadium. I remember years ago they would announce before kick off “this is a family stadium and swearing is not tolerated in West Lothian”, which amused me having grown up there and swearing being very much tolerated.

I will caveat this by saying I took a quick glance on each clubs website, Livvy may well do have a family stadium statement or policy, I just didn't see it with my generic google search.

[Stonewall]

:greengrin. I'd love a debate on this though. Maybe move it to the other part of the forum. I just don't understand how the country could afford to basically double everyones state pension. It's why they now force private pensions on companies. Not looking to argue just trying to understand the thoughts behind it.

In brief: The answer is realistically you can't unless you have enough people paying taxes to fund it. Our demographics are horrendous which is why they keep bumping up the state pension age. It is also part of the Brexit insanity that we have a government policy of trying to reduce the number of immigrants who are overwhelmingly of working age.

There used to be a thing called SERPs (State Earnings Related Pension Scheme) which ceased in 1997 from memory which was a second tier of State Pension as it was too expensive to fund. So you're kind of left with the Private Sector having to pick up the shortfall.

[Oscar T Grouch]

Interesting, if there is no need for one I don’t understand the safe guarding issue mentioned on Twitter to be honest.

I understand people don’t like change but there has to be a compromise at some point if we are going to make any progress.


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The safeguarding issue only becomes an issue if there is a designated family section or if the stadium is classed as family friendly. I think the main reasons for not 'just shifting the family section en masse' are safeguarding and not pissing people off who have been taking their kids for years. Some people don't care about the singing section, or at least don't care enough to move seats. I think it will happen eventually and maybe if the Youth League had happened earlier in the season there would have been time for consultation and compromise but with the STs going on sale early too there was just no time to do it for next season.

[NAE NOOKIE]

Maybe it would help a little if ‘objects’ stopped appearing on the pitch from that section of the ground or the need to steward that area more than any other on the ground also didn’t have to happen, I can see how moving the section to the FF lower could be a good thing but let’s not pretend there isn’t issues facing the club on that decision, moving the family section up to top tier so the kids fall in love…with what? Ditty’s like the mercer song over and over? More of the pro-IRA stuff? They’ve done a lot of good work whatever incarnation of singing section absolutely no doubt but there is also a lot of fanny behaviour to take into consideration and the club are right to take as long as they need on it imo without pushing people who do turn up to areas of the ground they don’t want to be in

I sit directly opposite block 7 and I can't recall too many renditions of the Mercer song, even less pro IRA stuff mate**, the odd smoke bomb aside I can't recall all that many objects being thrown by block 7 unless the wee lassie who threw the crisps is a member, no I'm not saying it hasn't happened. That aside come on, the Mercer song isn't something I want to hear either, but fitba fans have been singing distasteful songs aimed at the opposition since Pat Stanton was a boy and when wasn't 'fannying behaviour' a thing with young fans? Or did you start following the Hibs in your 30s

Aye OK in an ideal world we would all shout 'dash it that was awful play' as our CF misses a sitter or 'oh c'mon referee I suggest that decision was incorrect' ... but fitba isn't and never has been like that and the day it does we might as well change the shape of the ball and start calling our kids Torquil and Felicity.

Aye the block 7 guys can be a wee bit unruly at times, but there are parts of Europe and South America where the fans would die laughing if you cited Block 7 as an example of Scottish fitba's out of control undesirable minority

Anyway, if stewarding and control is a factor isn't that far easier to do in a self contained area within the stadium than a 6,400 capacity stand.

** .... Mind you, perhaps I can't hear it if they do because stuck where they are even directly across from them I can't hear them because where they have been stuck is so utterly utterly crap.

[marinello59]

Renewed. I just can’t help myself. :greengrin

[Green Man]

My son wouldn’t get ready for bed last night until I’d renewed, so that’s us in for another year.

[hibsbollah]

My son wouldn’t get ready for bed last night until I’d renewed, so that’s us in for another year.

This is not from the Neil Lennon School of Parenting.

[PHeffernan]

I see that there has been a petition launched about singing section in the ffl

The club have started preparing for the FFL to be a singing section but their stealthy play is far too subtle for most folk to notice.
The new price changes mean that for the first time it is now slightly cheaper for an adult and an U13 to get a season ticket in the bronze section of the East and West stands rather than in the family section.
Those who want to save a fiver and get a better view are likely to move and over time greatly reduce numbers in the FFL.
Once the numbers are sufficiently reduced the club will announce the change of use and will sympathetically accomodate anyone who has to move seats.
It will take time but it is genius because the change will be made by upsetting the minimum amount of people.

[RIP]

In the past 12 years I've literally read thousands of posts on messageboards and social media and to date all that's achieved is a pilot at a series of U19's games where nobody was required to move seats. I bet I'm not the only supporter that feels frustrated.

When are we going to wake up to the notion that Singing Section campaigns have to be supporter-led by people who actually want to stand and sing in the identified part of the ground? Meet with representatives of Block 7, HSA, branches, messageboards and others, build a database of 500 to 1000 sign-ups, get in the room with club management, and make a consultation / implementation plan.

It's hardly rocket science but a singing section campaign does need a few business-savvy, mature individuals who can go toe to toe with club officials and work through some of the logistical challenges.

It's probably not going to happen quickly being club-led.

[Wilbur]

Has anyone done the payment plan option and had a response to say it’s been accepted? I renewed my 2 tickets and paid using the instalment plan as I’ve done since we started it, it felt like I was applying for a mortgage going through it!! At the end it says the application was in and they’d be in touch, but heard nothing yet. The previous payment plans went through instant if I remember correctly.

[LewysGot2]

Has anyone done the payment plan option and had a response to say it’s been accepted? I renewed my 2 tickets and paid using the instalment plan as I’ve done since we started it, it felt like I was applying for a mortgage going through it!! At the end it says the application was in and they’d be in touch, but heard nothing yet. The previous payment plans went through instant if I remember correctly.

It's a credit union this time I think so maybe different process

[wookie70]

Does anyone know if Student tickets are available for the West Upper. My daughter will be 18 but is in full time education at the moment. Not sure if she will be next year though as her course finishes in the summer. Will she need to get an adult ticket

[LewysGot2]

Does anyone know if Student tickets are available for the West Upper. My daughter will be 18 but is in full time education at the moment. Not sure if she will be next year though as her course finishes in the summer. Will she need to get an adult ticket

If she got a student renewal she’d have to prove she’s a student by a certain date at the start of the season with a valid matriculation card for 23-24

[wookie70]

If she got a student renewal she’d have to prove she’s a student by a certain date at the start of the season with a valid matriculation card for 23-24

Cheers. The problem is she doesn't know. I'll speak to the shop and see if I can buy an adult ticket and get a refund if she goes to college

[PHeffernan]

Does anyone know if Student tickets are available for the West Upper. My daughter will be 18 but is in full time education at the moment. Not sure if she will be next year though as her course finishes in the summer. Will she need to get an adult ticket

Students can get a season ticket in the West upper.
Your daughter would need an adult season ticket if she is not in full time education during the next academic year.

My daughter is a student and had a season ticket this season.
We had to complete an application form which was handed into the ticket office and I paid for her student season ticket.
We then had until late September(?) to supply proof of matriculation.

[CapitalGreen]

Cheers. The problem is she doesn't know. I'll speak to the shop and see if I can buy an adult ticket and get a refund if she goes to college

They’ll probably advise doing the reverse. Buy a student ticket now and then pay the difference to upgrade to an adult if she doesn’t continue in FT education.

[Cammy]

I was going to renew our 3 season ticket today but I’ve run into a couple of problems.

My sons date of birth has changed on his profile. His date of birth is 1st December 2007, however it seems to have changed on his profile to 1st December 2000. Has anyone else experienced this?

The other problem is that my daughter is now 18 and in full time education at Edinburgh college. Her course will finish in the summer and she will start the new course at the end of August. How can I have her renewal changed to student, and will I be able to get her ticket on the payment plan along with our other 2?

[Scouse Hibee]

I was going to renew our 3 season ticket today but I’ve run into a couple of problems.

My sons date of birth has changed on his profile. His date of birth is 1st December 2007, however it seems to have changed on his profile to 1st December 2000. Has anyone else experienced this?

The other problem is that my daughter is now 18 and in full time education at Edinburgh college. Her course will finish in the summer and she will start the new course at the end of August. How can I have her renewal changed to student, and will I be able to get her ticket on the payment plan along with our other 2?

Go into his profile and edit his date of birth. Speak to the ticket office in person they will sort the student renewal issue for you. Helped me in a similar situation years ago.

[Scouse Hibee]

Just renewed our two, makes absolutely no sense for me but sense and ST renewal went out the window years ago!

[NAE NOOKIE]

Just renewed our two, makes absolutely no sense for me but sense and ST renewal went out the window years ago!

If you want to break down what being a fan should be all about to its most basic level this is it :aok:

[JimBHibees]

Just renewed our two, makes absolutely no sense for me but sense and ST renewal went out the window years ago!

Brilliant :thumbsup:

[Cammy]

Go into his profile and edit his date of birth. Speak to the ticket office in person they will sort the student renewal issue for you. Helped me in a similar situation years ago.

Thanks Scouse, unfortunately the date of birth is the only part that can’t be edited in the profile.

I’ve emailed the ticket office on both issues, hopefully I’ll get a response soon, they’re usually pretty quick.

[CraigHibee]

hopefully going to renew, only been to a couple of games this season due to other commitments

[Scouse Hibee]

Thanks Scouse, unfortunately the date of birth is the only part that can’t be edited in the profile.

I’ve emailed the ticket office on both issues, hopefully I’ll get a response soon, they’re usually pretty quick.

I suppose that makes sense when you think about it. Hope you get sorted.

[tamig]

Thanks Scouse, unfortunately the date of birth is the only part that can’t be edited in the profile.

I’ve emailed the ticket office on both issues, hopefully I’ll get a response soon, they’re usually pretty quick.

My son will be 23 later this year. They still have him registered as “Master”. I need to get that sorted.

[Cammy]

My son will be 23 later this year. They still have him registered as “Master”. I need to get that sorted.

That can be edited online in his profile in the ticketing website.

[Cammy]

I suppose that makes sense when you think about it. Hope you get sorted.

Ticket office have amended it now and sent the form for my daughter. They replied and sorted it within a few hours, great service. :thumbsup:

[GreenGray]

I hate to bring up them but I feel it is a relevant point considering some of the discussion above.

https://twitter.com/barryanderson_/status/1628328592751853573?s=46&t=8dgl3Y81avNnM3JMEfL5jQ

That is hearts moving people from a lower stand to an upper to accommodate a singing section. It hasn’t taken them long to realise the benefits and get it done.


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[Hibernian Verse]

I hate to bring up them but I feel it is a relevant point considering some of the discussion above.

https://twitter.com/barryanderson_/status/1628328592751853573?s=46&t=8dgl3Y81avNnM3JMEfL5jQ

That is hearts moving people from a lower stand to an upper to accommodate a singing section. It hasn’t taken them long to realise the benefits and get it done.


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For one match though.

[GreenGray]

For one match though.

Yes, but it’s more than we have done in years.


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[GreenCastle]

For one match though.

They want it for next season and can possibly see it happening.

Hibs haven’t actually done it for a an official competitive match yet have they in the lower tier.

We only have ourselves to blame if they sort their atmosphere before us.

[davhibby]

For one match though.

If Hibs are serious about this happening in the future then the derby in the cup last month should have been used as a proper trial to gauge opinion before ST sales.

Since it’s too late for next season now the B7 boys should spend the next few months really pushing the club to have the FFL as a standing area for all non league home games next season.

[Scouse Hibee]

Ticket office have amended it now and sent the form for my daughter. They replied and sorted it within a few hours, great service. :thumbsup:

👍

[hibee_girl]

Only a week left to sign up to the 6 month direct debit plan.

[Johnny_Leith]

Renewed.

[Billy Whizz]

I’ll get round to it, still think it’s wrong the early bird and seat renewal, aren’t the same date

[oneone73]

Renewed.

Me too.

[DaveF]

I've got until 31st march before they release existing seats right?

[hibee_girl]

I've got until 31st march before they release existing seats right?

:agree:

[SteveHFC]

I've got until 31st march before they release existing seats right?

Wonder if that will get extended.

[Alfred E Newman]

I've got until 31st march before they release existing seats right?

Surely they can't release seats before the early bird deadline in April or am I not picking this up right?

[Billy Whizz]

Surely they can't release seats before the early bird deadline in April or am I not picking this up right?

They are, seats are being released at 5pm on 31st March

[AFKA5814_Hibs]

Surely they can't release seats before the early bird deadline in April or am I not picking this up right?

The club are maybe thinking anybody that wants to move seats can pick up another seat which has been released on 31st March before the early bird ends on 14th April.

However, the communication of the seat release date hasn't been great, as has been indicated by the number of people on this thread who didn't know the seat release date was two weeks before the early bird. I had to go hunting for the information on the website for the seat release date as it wasn't obvious, whilst the early bird date of 14th April is plastered big and bold. Even the most recent email has the early bird date first in large font with the seat release date 2nd and much less prominent. I think they should be as prominent as each other.

Friday 31st March is when the schools break up for holiday, there may be folk who are going away that weekend. They come back from their holiday, the week before the early bird deadline to find out that their seat is already gone.

[Alfred E Newman]

The club are maybe thinking anybody that wants to move seats can pick up another seat which has been released on 31st March before the early bird ends on 14th April.

However, the communication of the seat release date hasn't been great, as has been indicated by the number of people on this thread who didn't know the seat release date was two weeks before the early bird. I had to go hunting for the information on the website for the seat release date as it wasn't obvious, whilst the early bird date of 14th April is plastered big and bold. Even the most recent email has the early bird date first in large font with the seat release date 2nd and much less prominent. I think they should be as prominent as each other.

Friday 31st March is when the schools break up for holiday, there may be folk who are going away that weekend. They come back from their holiday, the week before the early bird deadline to find out that their seat is already gone.
So if I don't renew before the end of March they could sell my seat to someone else for next season?
I could see the situation where people go online to renew before the early bird deadline and find the seat that they have had for years has gone and saying to themselves, stuff it.
That seems a crazy scheme to me though nothing would surprise me now.

[Billy Whizz]

Was having a this seasons seat renew dates
You had up-to 17th May to rebook your seat for this season
This year almost 7 weeks earlier

https://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/article/2022-23-season-tickets-seat-release-deadline

[AFKA5814_Hibs]

So if I don't renew before the end of March they could sell my seat to someone else for next season?
I could see the situation where people go online to renew before the early bird deadline and find the seat that they have had for years has gone and saying to themselves, stuff it.
That seems a crazy scheme to me though nothing would surprise me now.

Yep, any seat not taken by 5pm on 31st March will be open to all.

[CapitalGreen]

Was having a this seasons seat renew dates
You had up-to 17th May to rebook your seat for this season
This year almost 7 weeks earlier

https://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/article/2022-23-season-tickets-seat-release-deadline

The deadlines were pushed back during covid, they have now returned to where they were when LD was here.