Just an idea I've had for a while, why not open a section of the stadium for kids and give away free tickets to schools. I'm thinking the empty sections of the West stand at each end that are already stewarded would be perfect as that would have no real additional expense to steward. I wouldn't do it for big games e.g. hearts, celtic etc but smaller teams such as st mirren, ross county, which generally attract a smaller crowd to ER would be good. Would improve gates and get kids interested in hibs, you never know how many of these guys might end up wanting to go every week and become season ticket holders.
Leyton Orient did something similar when they gave 1500 season tickets away to school kids for free, think it's a brilliant idea. The club wouldn't lose much money since the seats aren't used against smaller teams and would probably make money from parents going along with them.
Any opinions? I'm not sure if they already do something like this, if they do it should be on a larger scale. Too many people are losing interest in Scottish football and I think schemes like this are a step in the right direction.
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Thread: Tickets for schools
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04-09-2013 03:14 PM #1
Tickets for schools
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04-09-2013 03:19 PM #2
I live in south Lanarkshire and Motherwell often give tickets to schools. Very good idea
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04-09-2013 04:03 PM #5
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I'm sure that we already give away tickets through a charity - the Scottish Communities Foundation (I think). Not sure how often and how many are given to the charity.
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04-09-2013 05:07 PM #7This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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04-09-2013 05:24 PM #8
Give free tickets for hotels. Give them to guests. Make it a special area and they have to go through a bar/ food area before, half time and full time.
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04-09-2013 05:25 PM #9
Headmaster: Right boy, your in detention for that.
Pupil: Aye sir, what is it this time? 200 Lines, missing my lunch break, suspended from the common room?
Headmaster: Oh no much worse, you have to sit for 90 minutes.
Pupil: Just sitting, c'mon thats hardly a punishment.
Headmaster: Its on a saturday.
Pupil: Well thats not very fair but still, it'll be a breeze.
Headmaster: glad you think so......you'll be doing it at Easter Road while Hibs are playing St Mirren.
Pupil: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
Seriously though i think its a great idea given how many spare seats there are in the stadium now.
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04-09-2013 05:26 PM #10
Would it be compulsory for the kids with the lowest grades to turn up? poor sods!
Since I was entitled to a bursary place at Heriots, should I be following the establishment club? :-)Last edited by HUTCHYHIBBY; 04-09-2013 at 05:29 PM.
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04-09-2013 05:28 PM #11
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Yes yes yes these are our future supporters even if only a few become future season ticket holders it would be worth it. I would even go as far as giving 3000 tickets away for cat b games. It would also bring in money to the club in other stuff if not gate receipts. The more people in the stadium the better
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04-09-2013 05:43 PM #13
First game I ever went to was when my school, Lorne Primary, got given tickets for a Hibs game. There seemed to be hundreds of us on the wooden seats in the West Stand cheering Hibs on to a One all draw with Hamilton.
I took some sweets and my mum made me a packed lunch. Happy days!
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04-09-2013 05:56 PM #14
not a good idea at the moment as you might put future fans off watching the dross thats served up at the moment. maybe wait a few seasons then do it when we might be a tad better.
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04-09-2013 06:07 PM #15This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
All joking aside, don't really see why we shouldn't do this.
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04-09-2013 06:13 PM #16This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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04-09-2013 06:21 PM #17
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Definitely should happen. You can see through Hibs Kids games that youngsters will go, obviously affordibility plays a part.
Also think the half time entertainment should centre around a kids game/mini tourney. 20 - 40 kids get the time of their lives and with all the friends and family that would want to come, would boost the crowd by a few hundred.
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04-09-2013 06:43 PM #18
Hibs have been giving free tickets to schools for some years now.
If you look at the top of this Hibs.Net page you will see that Hibs.Net posters have already purchased seasons to give to various charities to let underprivileged kids the chance to see as many games as possible.
Sue McLernon has been working her magic with the schools and social work centers and youth clubs galore for many years. hundreds of tickets are handed out to these groups for lesser games each week.
The club keeps the supporters up to date with information on these incentives, but it looks like no one reads the articles put out?
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04-09-2013 06:45 PM #19This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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04-09-2013 06:48 PM #20
Yeah, Hibs already do this.
My mum teaches and she gets some free tickets every week to take pupils.
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04-09-2013 07:46 PM #22
All joking apart, there's an increasing east european population in the capital that should be targeted, we all know how fanatical these guys can be!
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04-09-2013 07:48 PM #23
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04-09-2013 07:52 PM #24This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Sadly neither has been back since Tynecastle.PM Awards General Poster of The Year 2015, 2016, 2017. Probably robbed in other years
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04-09-2013 08:15 PM #25This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Same as the poster above saying we should get hotel guest or tourists incentives to come.
Is there ever any advertising when the festivals on?
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04-09-2013 08:27 PM #26
Hibs have given away thousands of tickets to schools through the Community Foundation
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04-09-2013 08:42 PM #27
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They also have the School Holiday football sessions at the training center and even under 5s sessions in the church hall next to the stadium on Saturday mornings
In all the club has reached out into the community and tried to foster the kind of relationship you are talking about.
The club also run coaching for the Lothians Disabled Football which sees the younger players take on responsibility for both their own personal development and to enable the disabled to have access to football and to use the skills they have.
You may have noticed recently the Foundation has been giving away sets of football strips to boys teams in the Edinburgh and surrounding areas as training gear to.
IMO the club have and are doing all the things you mentioned and doing them well too.
Like you i too think that this encourages young supporters to stay with us as they grow up.
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04-09-2013 09:55 PM #29
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It would be too embarrassing letting the kids in for free, then seeing Petrie going round with a ticket machine and sharp stick at half-time!
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06-09-2013 10:16 AM #30
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We are really rubbish at getting it promoted in the media though. Hibs do so many good things off the park but appear reluctant to let people know.
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