Rot Weiss Essen 9th July

[Scorrie]

Apologies if posted elsewhere but had email from the Club about a match at ER on 9th July v Rot Weiss Essen to celebrate 70 years since that European Cup tie.

[Fuzzywuzzy]

Got my tickets sorted. Apologies to whoever's seat I took!!

[bod]

Got my tickets sorted. Apologies to whoever's seat I took!!

you'd think that season ticket holders would've got the chance 1st

[Paul1642]

Will definitely look to make this one.

[Up-the-slope]

BTG looks the place to me... was just wondering.... 'will there be a bier tent'... next best thing German Street food

If there is NOT 'Curry Wurst' i will demand a refund :greengrin

HOSPITALITY
Hospitality for this fixture is available for supporters in the Albion Bar, Edinburgh Club or Behind-The-Goals.
Behind The Goals
Our matchday ‘Behind The Goals’ sports bar is open to all home supporters!
Access passes cost £5 and includes live sport on the TV screens, pitch views, special German-themed street food, a card bar and access pre & post-match.

[Gatecrasher]

Can't access the ticket site, it says my browsing activity has been blocked :dunno:

[hibee_girl]

Didn’t realise tickets were already on sale for this, got mine sorted now.

[Paul1642]

Can't access the ticket site, it says my browsing activity has been blocked :dunno:

Got a VPN on?

[Gatecrasher]

Got a VPN on?

No, I don't use one. It went away it's self when I tried a bit later, so all sorted.

[Nakedmanoncrack]

East & West open only.

[Hibby Gav]

Tickets bought…got my season tickets seats.
its a big year for the Hibs and boy does it look better now than I thought in the early part of the season!

Edinburgh is green!

ggtth

[SON OF PADDY]

Managed to get our three season tickets seats,looking forward to welcoming our guests from Germany

[silverhibee]

Apologies if posted elsewhere but had email from the Club about a match at ER on 9th July v Rot Weiss Essen to celebrate 70 years since that European Cup tie.

Me and my son will take this game in, we were in Essen the last time we played them, nice wee city so it was.

[Scouse Hibee]

Just bought our ST seats.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Me and my son will take this game in, we were in Essen the last time we played them, nice wee city so it was.

Brilliant trip. 🍺

[Springbank]

Fun fact but only one player in history has played in both a Scottish Cup Final for Hibs AND a German Cup Final for Rott Weiss Essen...

[nonshinyfinish]

Fun fact but only one player in history has played in both a Scottish Cup Final for Hibs AND a German Cup Final for Rott Weiss Essen...

Matty Jack?

[Springbank]

Matty Jack?

:aok::flag:

[Pete70]

Match & BTG tickets bought. Looking forward to this.

[lyonhibs]

Matty Jack?

Surely Hibs or RWE will get that cult hero involved in this game??

[Springbank]

Surely Hibs or RWE will get that cult hero involved in this game??
I asked him yesterday if he had plans etc and he hinted that people have been in touch :wink:

[Keith_M]

Grün-Weiss Hibees v Rot-Weiss Essen,

....sounds like a game I really need to go to!


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[Scouse Hibee]

BTG tickets bought now too, I’m day off so a few beers will be good.😀

[hibby6270]

Bought our ST seats on Tuesday just after email came through.

Also looking forward the 150 exhibition but from what I can make out, tickets not available until 20 May for 25/26 ST holders.

[ancient hibee]

My mother wouldn’t let me go to the first game -said the crowd would be too big. She’s no longer around to ask about this one so I might risk it.

[Springbank]

My mother wouldn’t let me go to the first game -said the crowd would be too big. She’s no longer around to ask about this one so I might risk it.

That's brilliant, love it

[Pretty Boy]

Out of interest does anyone know if it's true we are charging away fans significantly more for this game? Seen a few German fans kicking off about it on social media but not sure if it's just an exchange rate issue.

Edit: Just checked and it's €24.75 for away fans so about £6-7 more.

[marinello59]

My mother wouldn’t let me go to the first game -said the crowd would be too big. She’s no longer around to ask about this one so I might risk it.

:greengrin

This is brilliant. :thumbsup:

[DH1875]

Out of interest does anyone know if it's true we are charging away fans significantly more for this game? Seen a few German fans kicking off about it on social media but not sure if it's just an exchange rate issue.

Edit: Just checked and it's €24.75 for away fans so about £6-7 more.

That's out of order if it's true to be fair.

[BS44]

Out of interest does anyone know if it's true we are charging away fans significantly more for this game? Seen a few German fans kicking off about it on social media but not sure if it's just an exchange rate issue.

Edit: Just checked and it's €24.75 for away fans so about £6-7 more.

On their website it says that price includes advanced booking fee. Will it be Essen who are charging their fans the extra and not Hibs?

Initial quota is 2000 tickets, be smashing if they could sell all those

[Pretty Boy]

On their website it says that price includes advanced booking fee. Will it be Essen who are charging their fans the extra and not Hibs?

Initial quota is 2000 tickets, be smashing if they could sell all those

That makes more sense.

[LewysGot2]

Just bought ours. Looking forward to it. There were Rot-weiss fans at ER last season visiting for historical reasons so hopefully it will be a tempting fixture in their support

[St Pauli Hibee]

Essen tickets went on resale to members today & supposedly 3 sections of the south lower are already sold out. Looking like a great following coming from Germany.

[Keith_M]

Essen tickets went on resale to members today & supposedly 3 sections of the south lower are already sold out. Looking like a great following coming from Germany.


I've got a giant Sachsen flag with 'Sachsen Hibees' on it, to greet (confuse?) them from the home end.

:greengrin



28777

[JimBHibees]

My mother wouldn’t let me go to the first game -said the crowd would be too big. She’s no longer around to ask about this one so I might risk it.

😂

[CallumLaidlaw]

Essen tickets went on resale to members today & supposedly 3 sections of the south lower are already sold out. Looking like a great following coming from Germany.

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Full lower now sold and on to top tier.


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[04Sauzee]

2.5k fans 😁

[Tully]

Any other pre season games been arranged yet

[He's here!]

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Blimey. What's their standing in German football these days? My brother and I were over at the friendly to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the European Cup game 20 years ago and my memory is that they were a club which had fallen a long way from more illustrious times.

[CallumLaidlaw]

Blimey. What's their standing in German football these days? My brother and I were over at the friendly to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the European Cup game 20 years ago and my memory is that they were a club which had fallen a long way from more illustrious times.

Went insolvent in 2010 and ended up in the 5th division. Worked their way back up to 3rd division in 2022 and have been there since. Average attendances of around 17,000.


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[gbhibby]

Went insolvent in 2010 and ended up in the 5th division. Worked their way back up to 3rd division in 2022 and have been there since. Average attendances of around 17,000.


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When Lenny was in charge the was a group of 15 in the west stand near to me. They were chatting with the Hibs fans around them. Have seen their fans at other games as well.2.5k travelling 👏👏👏👏👏👏

Catering should be a German Theme. Pity we can't serve alcohol at the game.

[stuart-farquhar]

When Lenny was in charge the was a group of 15 in the west stand near to me. They were chatting with the Hibs fans around them. Have seen their fans at other games as well.2.5k travelling 👏👏👏👏👏👏

Catering should be a German Theme. Pity we can't serve alcohol at the game.

Indeed. I wonder why!?

[theonlywayisup]

When Lenny was in charge the was a group of 15 in the west stand near to me. They were chatting with the Hibs fans around them. Have seen their fans at other games as well.2.5k travelling 👏👏👏👏👏👏

Catering should be a German Theme. Pity we can't serve alcohol at the game.

Yes, would be good to have some tents up in the Car Park and create some German beer festival atmosphere.

[BILLYHIBS]

Already mentioned but BTG open selling alcohol and German street food £5 admission kill for tickets

[Phil MaGlass]

I hope they all realise how bloody expensive Edinburgh is for hotels and b&b,s?

[GreenCastle]

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Very impressive.

Would be good to have Hibs visit them in the future and return grow links.

[NAE NOOKIE]

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Wow, that's an incredible effort by them for a friendly. Lets hope it is just that with Hibs and RWE fans mingling together pre and post match. We are after all forever united as European pioneers.

Does anybody know if the FF is open for this game? I saw somebody say that it was only the east and west, but that's clearly not accurate if RWE fans are being housed in the south.

[Scouse Hibee]

Wow, that's an incredible effort by them for a friendly. Lets hope it is just that with Hibs and RWE fans mingling together pre and post match. We are after all forever united as European pioneers.

Does anybody know if the FF is open for this game? I saw somebody say that it was only the east and west, but that's clearly not accurate if RWE fans are being housed in the south.

Only East and West open for home fans.

[erin go bragh]

Any other pre season games been arranged yet

Imagine we are waiting on the outcome of the Scottish cup winners before arrangements can be made.

[erin go bragh]

Imagine we are waiting on the outcome of the Scottish cup winners before arrangements can be made.
Celtic win the cup.
Hibs would then enter Europa League qualifying at the second round and, therefore, a longer route into continental competition. There's also a significant difference in timing, with the UEL second round qualifying taking place across July 24 and 31, with the play-offs not until August 21 and 28 - after the new Scottish Premiership campaign has started.

For now, though, Gray says his players deserve a well-earned rest following a remarkable campaign.

"When we come back depends on what that first European game looks like, because there's a difference between going into the qualifiers compared to the final play-off game," said the Hibs head coach. "I think there's a difference in the middle of July, the actual first competitive game [if Aberdeen win the cup].

[Ribs1875]

Apologies if posted elsewhere but had email from the Club about a match at ER on 9th July v Rot Weiss Essen to celebrate 70 years since that European Cup tie.

How ironic! I remember we qualified for the 50th year anniversary and I am sure we played them away in 50.

[Ringothedog]

My tickets arrived today

[Scouse Hibee]

My tickets arrived today

Surprised people still get physical tickets delivered. Digital straight to your phone is so convenient.

[CentreForward]

Celtic win the cup.
Hibs would then enter Europa League qualifying at the second round and, therefore, a longer route into continental competition. There's also a significant difference in timing, with the UEL second round qualifying taking place across July 24 and 31, with the play-offs not until August 21 and 28 - after the new Scottish Premiership campaign has started.

For now, though, Gray says his players deserve a well-earned rest following a remarkable campaign.

"When we come back depends on what that first European game looks like, because there's a difference between going into the qualifiers compared to the final play-off game," said the Hibs head coach. "I think there's a difference in the middle of July, the actual first competitive game [if Aberdeen win the cup].


Surely you mean if Celtic don’t win the cup. Think if they do then we enter the play off round in August on the dates you mention.

[Hibspur]

Is the whole stadium open for this game? Think I saw mention of only 2/3 stands being used but might be wrong.

In light of the fact we may not be generating as much income from Europe as we'd hoped, this would be a good game to try to shift a lot of tickets for. With so many German fans apparently attending it would be good to try to create a bit of a European-tie atmosphere - and while Essen aren't the force they once were it's potentially quite useful for the players to come up against a different type of opponent ahead of the Europa ties. Wonder if SDG will be looking to use it more in that way now, rather than just a kind of ceremonial friendly.

[linlithgowhibbie]

Is the whole stadium open for this game? Think I saw mention of only 2/3 stands being used but might be wrong.

In light of the fact we may not be generating as much income from Europe as we'd hoped, this would be a good game to try to shift a lot of tickets for. With so many German fans apparently attending it would be good to try to create a bit of a European-tie atmosphere - and while Essen aren't the force they once were it's potentially quite useful for the players to come up against a different type of opponent ahead of the Europa ties. Wonder if SDG will be looking to use it more in that way now, rather than just a kind of ceremonial friendly.

Famous Five aint open!

[He's here!]

Famous Five aint open!

Maybe it should be? I thought this would be a pretty well attended fixture.

[sascha1907RWE]

Aus Essen freut man sich schon auf dieses Highlight!
Schottland ist schon eine Reise wert, besonders Edinburgh ist auf Bildern und Videos ja eine wunderschöne Stadt.

Habt ihr vielleicht einen Tipp für einen pub nach dem Spiel ? Und sagt in der Stadt gerne mal Bescheid das der Bier Vorrat aufgestockt werden muss


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[sascha1907RWE]

From Essen one is already looking forward to this highlight!

Scotland is already worth a trip, especially Edinburgh is a beautiful city on pictures and videos.

Who has a tip for a pub after the game? And please let the city know that the beer stock needs to be increased


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[Keith_M]

From Essen one is already looking forward to this highlight!

Scotland is already worth a trip, especially Edinburgh is a beautiful city on pictures and videos.

Who has a tip for a pub after the game? And please let the city know that the beer stock needs to be increased


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Wilkommen, Sascha.

Ich mache das gleich!

😁

[DaveF]

From Essen one is already looking forward to this highlight!

Scotland is already worth a trip, especially Edinburgh is a beautiful city on pictures and videos.

Who has a tip for a pub after the game? And please let the city know that the beer stock needs to be increased


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With it being a 7pm kick-off, I'd suggest a before game bar as Robbie's on Leith Walk. If the sun is shining, perhaps The Boundary Bar just a little further up Leith Walk as that has seating outside I think (Robbie's dos not but if the pub is packed they do allow an overspill to the street)

[sascha1907RWE]

With it being a 7pm kick-off, I'd suggest a before game bar as Robbie's on Leith Walk. If the sun is shining, perhaps The Boundary Bar just a little further up Leith Walk as that has seating outside I think (Robbie's dos not but if the pub is packed they do allow an overspill to the street)

Before the game could be tight with a planned landing at 1:30 p.m. Is there nothing going on after the game?

Thank you


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[DaveF]

All pubs will be open post game but it's a wednesday so most will close around 11pm. I'm sure the younger crew could tell you where to head for late night nonsense.

[Carheenlea]

This commemorative coin looks a pretty nice item.

https://www.zenithcoins.com/product/the-official-hibernian-fc-150th-match-coin

[He's here!]

This commemorative coin looks a pretty nice item.

https://www.zenithcoins.com/product/the-official-hibernian-fc-150th-match-coin

That's lovely.

I'm unclear why the FF isn't open for this game bearing in mind the signifance of the occasion. We should be trying for a sellout.

[DC_Hibs]

That's lovely.

I'm unclear why the FF isn't open for this game bearing in mind the signifance of the occasion. We should be trying for a sellout.

They’ll open it if they need to. History would suggest they won’t and we’ll get nowhere near 16,000 for a Wednesday night game in close season against third tier German opposition. 10,000 would be decent if 2,000+ German fans whets the appetite for some. Another signing or two would also help.

All the best x

[Paul1642]

That's lovely.

I'm unclear why the FF isn't open for this game bearing in mind the signifance of the occasion. We should be trying for a sellout.

We didn’t even come close to selling out the Luzern European game in 2023. Our support is up since then and the away crowd will be better, but there’s still surely no way we come close to selling out a friendly. The club have recognised that by not opening one stand, and in the unlikely case that changes, they can simply elect to open it up.

[B.H.F.C]

That's lovely.

I'm unclear why the FF isn't open for this game bearing in mind the signifance of the occasion. We should be trying for a sellout.

I don’t think it’s unclear, it’s just that they don’t think it’ll be needed that’s all.

We’re not going to sell out a friendly game when a hell of a lot of folk are on holiday.