Killie installing some safe standing

[Antifa Hibs]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48612693

Brilliant to see some standing places for U16's aswell. Good on them and the Killie Trust.

[HibeeHibernian4]

And yet seemingly the board and a large percentage of fans don't want Hibs to install safe standing because it all needs to go on the playing budget, which dwarfs Kilmarnock but saw us finish two places and thirteen points behind them.

[Blaster]

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And yet seemingly the board and a large percentage of fans don't want Hibs to install safe standing because it all needs to go on the playing budget, which dwarfs Kilmarnock but saw us finish two places and thirteen points behind them.

Fans funded

[Carheenlea]

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And yet seemingly the board and a large percentage of fans don't want Hibs to install safe standing because it all needs to go on the playing budget, which dwarfs Kilmarnock but saw us finish two places and thirteen points behind them.

Kilmarnock fans are funding this project, and it’s not very many seats/standing spaces.

[Bishop Hibee]

Well done Killie for allowing this fan led initiative. Over to Dempster and Petrie to facilitate something similar at Easter Road if the demand is there.

[Lago]

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48612693

Brilliant to see some standing places for U16's aswell. Good on them and the Killie Trust.

1st in Britain, well done the Killie fans, would be perfect for FF lower ,but wait it's a pet project called the family section 😐

[Since452]

Good on them. FF lower should be the same.

[Moulin Yarns]

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Good on them. FF lower should be the same.

Which particular 324 do you think should be made into safe standing seats in the famous five lower?

[green day]

They had rail seats in Molde. I thought they were quite unsafe.....largely because we were pished and standing on them !

[1van Sprou7e]

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Good on them. FF lower should be the same.

This

[SquashedFrogg]

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This

I guess if fans are prepared to fund it then the club would listen.

[Billy Whizz]

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I guess if fans are prepared to fund it then the club would listen.

Presume the Killie trust are giving the money on this occasion, to do this, rather than to give the money to Kilmarnock to buy players. Providing this is how their Trust works?

Quite an interesting concept

Wonder what HSL think of this

[SquashedFrogg]

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Presume the Killie trust are giving the money on this occasion, to do this, rather than to give the money to Kilmarnock to buy players. Providing this is how their Trust works?

Quite an interesting concept

Wonder what HSL think of this

Not sure entirely BW. Clearly money to squad is the priority but I think a visible benefit like this lets people see something for their money and get direct benefit?

Maybe not necessarily seats, but other additions to the stadium perhaps.

[Billy Whizz]

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Not sure entirely BW. Clearly money to squad is the priority but I think a visible benefit like this lets people see something for their money and get direct benefit?

Maybe not necessarily seats, but other additions to the stadium perhaps.

They managed to get a a seat on the board by buying up un allocated shares


Https://killietrust.killiefc.com/en/what-we-do_48755/

[Hibernian32]

100% this should be at ER bottom of the East right on the half way line

[Hermit Crab]

C'mon Hibs, get on board with this!

[LaMotta]

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100% this should be at ER bottom of the East right on the half way line

100 percent in FF lower would be far better.

[green day]

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OMG, no this again

Naw, it's a fantastic idea called the Family Section. That a very large number of people are fully behind, and a small number constantly whinge about.

Yep.

If you want to stand, just stand - I am not bothered, please just crack on.

However, dont tell the club to remove the family area as the result of that will be people moaning about that...................

[Power]

I’ve no doubt it has been discussed before and I do know it has been marked up during the exploration of the ‘improve the atmosphere’ conversations played out since I’ve been around.
Looking on a ‘can do’ attitude it can certainly be done - just where and at what cost. Where does this spend fall between everything else needing done (?). I can keep this on my radar.
Important to note that this is self-funded (40k) by Killie fans (trust) and only 2% of the capacity. I like their progressive attitude.

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I’ve no doubt it has been discussed before and I do know it has been marked up during the exploration of the ‘improve the atmosphere’ conversations played out since I’ve been around.
Looking on a ‘can do’ attitude it can certainly be done - just where and at what cost. Where does this spend fall between everything else needing done (?). I can keep this on my radar.
Important to note that this is self-funded (40k) by Killie fans (trust) and only 2% of the capacity. I like their progressive attitude.

We’ve got the equivalent in HSL

[NORTHERNHIBBY]

Would rather have seen a safe pitch.

[PH91]

This looks like it is costing roughly £125 per seat. I would certainly pay an extra 125 on top of my season ticket for one season (or maybe it could be split over 2 or 3) to get a safe standing seat and perhaps others would also. If there was enough interest id love to see it happen at hibs.

Location is of course a big issue as demonstrated on here but i just dont believe that there are absolutely no options. The stadium has to evolve with the times and hibs will eventually have to annoy some people by moving in the near future in order to do so.

[Onceinawhile]

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This looks like it is costing roughly £125 per seat. I would certainly pay an extra 125 on top of my season ticket for one season (or maybe it could be split over 2 or 3) to get a safe standing seat and perhaps others would also. If there was enough interest id love to see it happen at hibs.

Location is of course a big issue as demonstrated on here but i just dont believe that there are absolutely no options. The stadium has to evolve with the times and hibs will eventually have to annoy some people by moving in the near future in order to do so.

How does that work though? Is that your seat forever? What if you move away and someone buys that area, they've not paid for the safe standing, but they're getting it. That's not fair on the others.

[Juniper Greens]

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We’ve got the equivalent in HSL

We don't, that has been stated as going to the playing budget.
I think the 'pay an extra £50 a season for 3 years' option is the best?

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We don't, that has been stated as going to the playing budget.
I think the 'pay an extra £50 a season for 3 years' option is the best?

It’s the same, as in the fans pay into it
Who agrees where HSL pays it to?

[PH91]

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How does that work though? Is that your seat forever? What if you move away and someone buys that area, they've not paid for the safe standing, but they're getting it. That's not fair on the others.

I see it as a one off donation to form a safe standing section at easter road and it would guarantee a seat within the section for a year (or as noted before, maybe 2 or 3 as further incentive). Beyond that it would be mines to give up season on season, just like the current scheme.

Assuming hibs wont look at a non fan funded section being installed, it would be interesting to know how many others would pay a bit extra to have an initial section formed.

How that then is further developed would depend on the success of it. I suppose if it didnt work out well then hibs would be stuck with them but i think the seats can be locked and function similar to the current ones.

Lots of people have noted they would like to see a safe standing section installed. If hibs were to do this using their own funding, how would it be decided who gets a season ticket within it?

[hibeedonald]

Has to be the east stand if we do it...

[MagicSwirlingShip]

I think it's safe to say the bottom of the Famous 5 isn't an option for this.

In light of that, I'd like to see the bottom section of the East (the 4-5 rows down towards the pitch below entry level) put forward as a viable area to trial Rail Seating. No idea of how many seats would be in that section from top to bottom but I'd imagine 500+ ?

[Juniper Greens]

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It’s the same, as in the fans pay into it
Who agrees where HSL pays it to?

I'm sure it was in the mission statement or something.
Official HSL have definitely told us on here that it's the football department the cash goes to.

[Hermit Crab]

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Has to be the east stand if we do it...

Pretty sure the East stand can’t have safe standing as it’s too steep.