East Mains

[Baldy Foghorn]

Whilst in Holland I was speaking to Plymouth Manager and a couple of Huddersfield representatives, and to a man they all said that most English clubs outwith the premiership, saw East Mains as a benchmark to work for....

Quite a compliment for Hibernian FC

And something we should all be proud of....

[down-the-slope]

Yup when you think of Sauzee / Latapy etc training on public parks all over the place its quite a step up

Its already helped bring Millar / Stokes / DeGraff......

It will in time help bring though more youngsters as parents opt for the better facilities for their youngsters

The next step is to get an agreement with Ross High to allow 14/15/16 year olds to move to the area and be schooled there and integrate this with co-ordinated training / lifestyle coaching (Petrie.....we know you monitor Get it sorted )

[hibsfan7]

Yesm what i have heard it is second to none
added with the ground almost finished

we could be looking at a golden era for hibs

[iwasthere1972]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Whilst in Holland I was speaking to Plymouth Manager and a couple of Huddersfield representatives, and to a man they all said that most English clubs outwith the premiership, saw East Mains as a benchmark to work for....

Quite a compliment for Hibernian FC

And something we should all be proud of....

Makes you proud to be a Hibby. Well done to all concerned - Off the field we've come a long way in such a short time.

:notworthy:

[H18sry]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Whilst in Holland I was speaking to Plymouth Manager and a couple of Huddersfield representatives, and to a man they all said that most English clubs outwith the premiership, saw East Mains as a benchmark to work for....

Quite a compliment for Hibernian FC

And something we should all be proud of....

On Liverpool TV yesterday prior to the Academy program which showed the u-19's game, the presenter commented on our state of the art facility

[Jonnyboy]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

On Liverpool TV yesterday prior to the Academy program which showed the u-19's game, the presenter commented on our state of the art facility

When talking of Hearts he didn't say much different.

I believe his words were 'state of the ark facility'

[Pretty Boy]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

When talking of Hearts he didn't say much different.

I believe his words were 'state of the ark facility'

I think it was actually 'shares with the arts faculty'

[Wembley67]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

I think it was actually 'shares with the arts faculty'

Haha, very good

[Mibbes Aye]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

When talking of Hearts he didn't say much different.

I believe his words were 'state of the ark facility'

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

I think it was actually 'shares with the arts faculty'

Good to hear the various anecdotal accounts of how highly thought of the Hibs approach is.

It's only one part of the jigsaw and the benefits aren't necessarily quick or obvious, but it is a huge step forward in the development of Hibernian FC.

[No.4]

Not trying to take anything away from the club because it's a great achievement, but does anyone else feel it's being terribly under used?

From what I understand from some of JH's comments they still only train a couple of hours a day and then leave. Why are there not class room sessions in the afternoon working on tactics and opposition etc?

If I've got the wrong end of the stick then my mistake but surely it's about more than just building an impressive training facility and then barely using it?

Still, it is a great asset to the club moving forward.

[Viva_Palmeiras]

Surely the facility is just a means to an end though
Still work to be done
I'd caution against complacency for example to what extent does it act as a cocoon after a derby defeat being out on the public parks in touch with the public may mean more than skulking away to east mains
In fact after each derby defeat I'd advocate a session round Arthurs seat followed by public ridicule in stocks and a mock execution with waterboarding thrown in for good measure :)

[Phil D. Rolls]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Yup when you think of Sauzee / Latapy etc training on public parks all over the place its quite a step up

Its already helped bring Millar / Stokes / DeGraff......

It will in time help bring though more youngsters as parents opt for the better facilities for their youngsters

The next step is to get an agreement with Ross High to allow 14/15/16 year olds to move to the area and be schooled there and integrate this with co-ordinated training / lifestyle coaching (Petrie.....we know you monitor Get it sorted )

I thought it was only a game. However, following on from this radical suggestion can I suggest that Hibs invest money in buying sperm from famous players such as Cruyff and Maradona, then impregnating expendable women with it?

They could keep these expectant mothers in a shed at East Mains, ensuring that they eat only the best nutritional products (these could be liquified and fed to the women by a drip). To keep them calm, they could be played soothing music such as "Sunshine on Leith" on a tape loop, and wold watch re-runs of Hibs greatest matches on 40 foot LCD TVs.

To ensure that these mothers couldnt be poached by other clubs once their contract is up we would invite them to take a shower in preparation for reinteration to society. It's been tried before and with a few tweaks i'm sure this is another field that Hibs could lead the way in.

Forget social engineering, genetic engineering is the way ahead!

[matty_f]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Yup when you think of Sauzee / Latapy etc training on public parks all over the place its quite a step up

Its already helped bring Millar / Stokes / DeGraff......

It will in time help bring though more youngsters as parents opt for the better facilities for their youngsters

The next step is to get an agreement with Ross High to allow 14/15/16 year olds to move to the area and be schooled there and integrate this with co-ordinated training / lifestyle coaching (Petrie.....we know you monitor Get it sorted )

Sod that, there's room at East Mains to build a custom made education facility. Get the best talent, teach them, coach them all on site. Someone posted a link to an article about Watford's youth set-up, and how the Ajax coaches said it was better than their system in Holland. That's what we should go for, IMHO.

Again, the finance would be an issue, but long term we'd recoup that many times over, as well as being THE leading team in Scotland for youth development.

[HIBERNIAN-0762]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

I thought it was only a game. However, following on from this radical suggestion can I suggest that Hibs invest money in buying sperm from famous players such as Cruyff and Maradona, then impregnating expendable women with it?

They could keep these expectant mothers in a shed at East Mains, ensuring that they eat only the best nutritional products (these could be liquified and fed to the women by a drip). To keep them calm, they could be played soothing music such as "Sunshine on Leith" on a tape loop, and wold watch re-runs of Hibs greatest matches on 40 foot LCD TVs.

To ensure that these mothers couldnt be poached by other clubs once their contract is up we would invite them to take a shower in preparation for reinteration to society. It's been tried before and with a few tweaks i'm sure this is another field that Hibs could lead the way in.

Forget social engineering, genetic engineering is the way ahead!

[ForeverHibs93]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

I thought it was only a game. However, following on from this radical suggestion can I suggest that Hibs invest money in buying sperm from famous players such as Cruyff and Maradona, then impregnating expendable women with it?

They could keep these expectant mothers in a shed at East Mains, ensuring that they eat only the best nutritional products (these could be liquified and fed to the women by a drip). To keep them calm, they could be played soothing music such as "Sunshine on Leith" on a tape loop, and wold watch re-runs of Hibs greatest matches on 40 foot LCD TVs.

To ensure that these mothers couldnt be poached by other clubs once their contract is up we would invite them to take a shower in preparation for reinteration to society. It's been tried before and with a few tweaks i'm sure this is another field that Hibs could lead the way in.

Forget social engineering, genetic engineering is the way ahead!

Just about p!shed myself reading this

[Phil D. Rolls]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Just about p!shed myself reading this

I suspect my ideas aren't being taken seriously.

[RoYO!]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Sod that, there's room at East Mains to build a custom made education facility. Get the best talent, teach them, coach them all on site. Someone posted a link to an article about Watford's youth set-up, and how the Ajax coaches said it was better than their system in Holland. That's what we should go for, IMHO.

Again, the finance would be an issue, but long term we'd recoup that many times over, as well as being THE leading team in Scotland for youth development.

could make it a boarding school that parents have to pay fees for? As well as the kid having enough potential

[offshorehibby]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

could make it a boarding school that parents have to pay fees for? As well as the kid having enough potential

Meaning only kids who's parents have money would get in. So we 'Pat Stanton' fi Muirhouse has no chance but big 'Nade' From Barnton has a better chance

[degenerated]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

I thought it was only a game. However, following on from this radical suggestion can I suggest that Hibs invest money in buying sperm from famous players such as Cruyff and Maradona, then impregnating expendable women with it?

They could keep these expectant mothers in a shed at East Mains, ensuring that they eat only the best nutritional products (these could be liquified and fed to the women by a drip). To keep them calm, they could be played soothing music such as "Sunshine on Leith" on a tape loop, and wold watch re-runs of Hibs greatest matches on 40 foot LCD TVs.

To ensure that these mothers couldnt be poached by other clubs once their contract is up we would invite them to take a shower in preparation for reinteration to society. It's been tried before and with a few tweaks i'm sure this is another field that Hibs could lead the way in.

Forget social engineering, genetic engineering is the way ahead!

then we truly could be the "boys from brazil"

i'm off to check your IP address isn't from Paraguay

[Dashing Bob S]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

I thought it was only a game. However, following on from this radical suggestion can I suggest that Hibs invest money in buying sperm from famous players such as Cruyff and Maradona, then impregnating expendable women with it?

They could keep these expectant mothers in a shed at East Mains, ensuring that they eat only the best nutritional products (these could be liquified and fed to the women by a drip). To keep them calm, they could be played soothing music such as "Sunshine on Leith" on a tape loop, and wold watch re-runs of Hibs greatest matches on 40 foot LCD TVs.

To ensure that these mothers couldnt be poached by other clubs once their contract is up we would invite them to take a shower in preparation for reinteration to society. It's been tried before and with a few tweaks i'm sure this is another field that Hibs could lead the way in.

Forget social engineering, genetic engineering is the way ahead!

The Petrie genetics laboratory next THEN the infrastructure is in place. Of course,you have to tell the women it was Rod's sprem to get them to agree.

[RoYO!]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Meaning only kids who's parents have money would get in. So we 'Pat Stanton' fi Muirhouse has no chance but big 'Nade' From Barnton has a better chance

Well I did say they needed enough potential, but could have sponsored places too.