New hospitality offering

[Brightside]

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That was certainly the initial plan but think it's gone quiet.

My understanding is that there's no active plans in place.

They are developing BTG to be used by the community foundation.

[leith lynx]

Wonder if there are any plans to relocate the Historical artifacts presently on show in the West stand?

[Danderhall Hibs]

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I don’t get the whole #weareallhibs one season then next they’re asking people to fork out £200 to enter a cash bar in easter road. We’re all hibs but only if you can afford it.

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£200 is very steep. Expecting someone to pay £600+ for access to the match and a drink in the bar before hand for a season, oft

“Community club”

I don’t think they expect everyone to do it. The pricing is the same between folks/silver and bronze - you buy what you can afford. No gun is being held at anyone head here.

[tamig]

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200 quid for access twice a month to a glorified BTG 🤣

There are plenty folk who will be taking that up.

[tamig]

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Seems a long way to get there if the team are packed with journeyman, laddies and loan players, though.

Still, first to have shirt sponsorship, floodlights, etc and basically trade on past glories while pleading poverty on the playing side.

Who’s pleading poverty on the playing side? You make stuff up to dig at the board. No matter who is in charge.

[marinello59]

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There are plenty folk who will be taking that up.

Those who can afford to pony up will do I guess. Out of reach for me given there are three of us.

[Nicho87]

I’ll Maybe get a glimpse on one of the stadium tours

[JohnM1875]

We're charging folk £200 a season to enter a paid bar meanwhile Motherwell are giving away season tickets to unemployed/low income families 😂

[h1bs4life]

Was taking part in a community foundation event . They have moved from the South stand to the North Stand to allow offices etc located in the West to go in the South freeing up space to develop the West hospitality.
BTG looks very dated and needs a good clean / modernisation the foundation are happy to go in the North with all the space it has.
Hospitality not for me rather go to pubs in Easter Road but no doubt it will be popular and bring extra revenue

[Allant1981]

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We're charging folk £200 a season to enter a paid bar meanwhile Motherwell are giving away season tickets to unemployed/low income families 😂

And? No matter what the club does these days there are folk ready to pounce and moan, we are a business, we need money coming in. If folk can afford it and want to do it then great, motherwells initiative is great but not viable long term

[CapitalGreen]

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We're charging folk £200 a season to enter a paid bar meanwhile Motherwell are giving away season tickets to unemployed/low income families 😂

If you took the same option this season it was £1350 with a seat in the West.

[JohnM1875]

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And? No matter what the club does these days there are folk ready to pounce and moan, we are a business, we need money coming in. If folk can afford it and want to do it then great, motherwells initiative is great but not viable long term

Not true at all. Got plaudits for extending the season ticket deadline and for freezing prices this season. But charging folk £200 a season to enter a paid bar is absolutely ridiculous.

Leith has about 25 pubs within walking distance and good ones at that.

[davhibby]

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£200 is very steep. Expecting someone to pay £600+ for access to the match and a drink in the bar before hand for a season, oft

“Community club”

It’s a slightly posh version of a season ticket for people who want easy access to a pint. I know someone who has a season ticket at Celtic for pretty much the exact same thing. It wouldn’t surprise me if they charge double what we are for that.

BTG should be refurbed so we have a proper fans bar again, I know Kensell said it didn’t make money before but it was pretty poorly run imo, and there were multiple easy wins that would give it a chance of turning a profit. A bottle bar being one.

[PaulSmith]

Hibs fans - it’s a scandal that we don’t have the same commercial income as Hearts and Aberdeen

Hibs fans - it’s a scandal that we’re trying to increase commercial income to match that of Hearts and Aberdeen

[RIP]

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Hibs fans - it’s a scandal that we don’t have the same commercial income as Hearts and Aberdeen

Hibs fans - it’s a scandal that we’re trying to increase commercial income to match that of Hearts and Aberdeen

This place!!!

[JohnM1875]

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Hibs fans - it’s a scandal that we don’t have the same commercial income as Hearts and Aberdeen

Hibs fans - it’s a scandal that we’re trying to increase commercial income to match that of Hearts and Aberdeen

Pretty sure that's what the plethora of new sponsorship deals is for right? Bridging the commercial income gap? Be surprised if we weren't one of the most sponsored teams in the league now, which the board definitely deserves credit for.

[blackpoolhibs]

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Hibs fans - it’s a scandal that we don’t have the same commercial income as Hearts and Aberdeen

Hibs fans - it’s a scandal that we’re trying to increase commercial income to match that of Hearts and Aberdeen

Exactly, if you cant afford it or dont want it, dont bloody buy it?

[Brooster]

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We're charging folk £200 a season to enter a paid bar meanwhile Motherwell are giving away season tickets to unemployed/low income families 😂

Go support Motherwell then. Or maybe just stop putting the boot in all the time, go on...say something nice about the club, it will make you feel better.

[CapitalGreen]

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Not true at all. Got plaudits for extending the season ticket deadline and for freezing prices this season. But charging folk £200 a season to enter a paid bar is absolutely ridiculous.

Leith has about 25 pubs within walking distance and good ones at that.

Why are you only fussed now and not during the previous 25+ years this hospitality option has been available?

All they’ve done now is rebrand it and make it available to more season ticket holders.

[PaulSmith]

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Pretty sure that's what the plethora of new sponsorship deals is for right? Bridging the commercial income gap? Be surprised if we weren't one of the most sponsored teams in the league now, which the board definitely deserves credit for.

That’s true in regards to sponsorship but in terms of corporate commercial income the current facilities are very poor and a harder sell. It’s not bad much more than a lick of paint in 25 years.

A survey of existing members showed that 96% thought that the facilities were tired and in desperate need of an upgrade and a further 97% said that the food was poor/average.

Now, there will be an argument that kiosks and other areas deserve the same upgrade, I can’t argue with that, but the return on capital investment on the West Stand makes it a priority.

[JohnM1875]

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Go support Motherwell then. Or maybe just stop putting the boot in all the time, go on...say something nice about the club, it will make you feel better.

'Go support Motherwell' nothing wrong for praising a club for doing something right and giving something back to their fans. Just like I said our board deserve credit for the sponsorship deals and extending the season ticket deadline, so already gave the club credit on this thread twice.

[Jones28]

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Not true at all. Got plaudits for extending the season ticket deadline and for freezing prices this season. But charging folk £200 a season to enter a paid bar is absolutely ridiculous.

Leith has about 25 pubs within walking distance and good ones at that.

Go to them then? **** sake no one’s forcing you to buy it.

[Gatecrasher]

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Hibs fans - it’s a scandal that we don’t have the same commercial income as Hearts and Aberdeen

Hibs fans - it’s a scandal that we’re trying to increase commercial income to match that of Hearts and Aberdeen

Is there no a middle ground here though? Charging £200 to enter a bar that STH got free access to previously is a bit steep. How about a £5 entry fee for using it or something like that?

[JohnM1875]

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Why are you only fussed now and not during the previous 25+ years this hospitality option has been available?

All they’ve done now is rebrand it and make it available to more season ticket holders.

You're right and that's a completely fair point. Just think the club have gone on a lot about being a community club recently and charging folk £200 (or any amount to be completely honest) a season for a paid bar is crazy and will price a lot of the Leith community out of being able to indulge.

No doubt other clubs do it as well and we're not alone in doing it.

[JohnM1875]

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Go to them then? **** sake no one’s forcing you to buy it.

Oh don't you worry about that, I will.

[bigwheel]

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Oh don't you worry about that, I will.

Don’t you realise that the club has to raise more income to fund the team to get better ?


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[CapitalGreen]

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You're right and that's a completely fair point. Just think the club have gone on a lot about being a community club recently and charging folk £200 (or any amount to be completely honest) a season for a paid bar is crazy and will price a lot of the Leith community out of being able to indulge.

No doubt other clubs do it as well and we're not alone in doing it.

It’s not just a “paid bar” though, it’s a hospitality package that includes all the hospitality benefits afforded to other hospitality offerings such as event priority and concierge service. It’s a members lounge with a limited membership meaning you are guaranteed to get in when we you arrive and wait times at the bar will be minimal - 2 things which couldn’t be said about BTG or local pubs.

As I said before, this isn’t a new offering. It’s an offering that’s been around for 25+ years which was merged with a food option a couple of years ago and is now being reinstated with a new name and opened up to the wider season ticket base.

[Gloucester Hibs]

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Hibs fans - it’s a scandal that we don’t have the same commercial income as Hearts and Aberdeen

Hibs fans - it’s a scandal that we’re trying to increase commercial income to match that of Hearts and Aberdeen

That’s a good point, what are that mob charging for equivalent packages 🤔

[PaulSmith]

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That’s a good point, what are that mob charging for equivalent packages

Who cares? Hibs don’t have a few multi-millionaire fans who are happy to pump in c£4m a years so we need to bridge the gap in other ways.

[Gloucester Hibs]

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Who cares? Hibs don’t have a few multi-millionaire fans who are happy to pump in c£4m a years so we need to bridge the gap in other ways.

I’m with you - I was coming at it from the point of view that they are probably charging similar so not worth getting worked up over 🤷*♂️