Quarter final draw - Hibs v ICT

[hibbysam]

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On the basis that folk won’t be fighting over tickets, they do need to try something different to fill the place. Doing the same thing as they’ve done historically will result in the same thing happening which is quite al lot of empty seats.

If it’s not price related, which it won’t be, then they need to try something to fill the place, create a better atmosphere or whatever.

Dropping the price won’t get folk to come along though. They would just make one of the other excuses - ‘weather’ ‘kick off time’ ‘it’s on tele’ etc.

I’m not sure what else the club would try either, they’re not going to write off large chunks of money to cut prices so much that folk turn up, moving the singing section won’t get the rest of the ground filled, I'm intrigued.

[Peevemor]

Haha.

[The 90+2]

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A James Keating goal the last time we played them in the cup quarter finals in 2016. Attendance that day was just under 10,000.

Very different circumstances though.

[Nicho87]

Last year we were sat night.
2 games Sunday
Partick v jumbos. Monday night

Would take a Friday night kick off.

Give us some extra rest for the derby on the tuesday

[B.H.F.C]

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Dropping the price won’t get folk to come along though. They would just make one of the other excuses - ‘weather’ ‘kick off time’ ‘it’s on tele’ etc.

I’m not sure what else the club would try either, they’re not going to write off large chunks of money to cut prices so much that folk turn up, moving the singing section won’t get the rest of the ground filled, I'm intrigued.

A significant enough drop would sell more. Hearts got nearly 15k for the Airdrie game, but it wasn’t just a token £2 decrease or something.

Failing them dropping prices significantly, which won’t happen and I understand why that’ll be the case, I think they need to do something a bit different in the stadium. Be it the unallocated seating idea behind the goals, closing the top tiers to keep the crowd closer to the pitch to try and create a better atmosphere, giving the schools tickets or whatever.

I don’t know the answer but it’s no good when you have 8 or 9 thousand rattling round the 3 home stands. If they can’t do anything to fill the seats I’d just like to see them trying to do something to make it better for those in the ground.

[hibbysam]

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A significant enough drop would sell more. Hearts got nearly 15k for the Airdrie game, but it wasn’t just a token £2 decrease or something.

Failing them dropping prices significantly, which won’t happen and I understand why that’ll be the case, I think they need to do something a bit different in the stadium. Be it the unallocated seating idea behind the goals, closing the top tiers to keep the crowd closer to the pitch to try and create a better atmosphere, giving the schools tickets or whatever.

I don’t know the answer but it’s no good when you have 8 or 9 thousand rattling round the 3 home stands. If they can’t do anything to fill the seats I’d just like to see them trying to do something to make it better for those in the ground.

Of course pinging it down to £10 or less will sell a couple of thousand more, but it wouldn’t cover the loss to both sides for the drop hence why it wouldn’t happen.

I’m absolutely not against selling from the bottom up and from the middle out to get a better atmosphere, and unfortunately we can’t give tickets away as again, it would cost the club money stumping up for thousands of tickets that weren’t paid for to give ICT their ‘half’ of the cut.

I also don’t think much will improve the atmosphere at these games, as crap as that sounds. Games where we are expected to win, less ‘glamourous’ games just don’t tend to bring a decent atmosphere with hibs fans nowadays.

[Hibbyradge]

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A significant enough drop would sell more. Hearts got nearly 15k for the Airdrie game, but it wasn’t just a token £2 decrease or something.

Failing them dropping prices significantly, which won’t happen and I understand why that’ll be the case, I think they need to do something a bit different in the stadium. Be it the unallocated seating idea behind the goals, closing the top tiers to keep the crowd closer to the pitch to try and create a better atmosphere, giving the schools tickets or whatever.

I don’t know the answer but it’s no good when you have 8 or 9 thousand rattling round the 3 home stands. If they can’t do anything to fill the seats I’d just like to see them trying to do something to make it better for those in the ground.

Hearts game against Airdrie was the 4th round in the middle of January, at a time that their fans were losing patience with their entire club.

This is a quarter final and I'd expect around 14k depending on when it's played, more if our results running up to the game are decent.

Dropping the price to £12, same as the Duncans' did, won't increase the attendance by a significant number and it certainly won't make financial sense so ICT won't agree anyway.

Hibs have tried lowering prices before, but the bodies haven't turned up.

[B.H.F.C]

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Hearts game against Airdrie was the 4th round in the middle of January, at a time that their fans were losing patience with their entire club.

This is a quarter final and I'd expect around 14k depending on when it's played, more if our results running up to the game are decent.

Dropping the price to £12, same as the Duncans' did, won't increase the attendance by a significant number and it certainly won't make financial sense do ICT won't agree anyway.

Hibs have tried lowering prices before, but the bodies haven't turned up.

At 20ish quid I don’t see us getting over 14k. Think we got close to that against Ayr a couple of years back (with a large away support) but other recent ER quarter finals have been four figure attendances.

I understand why they won’t drop the pricing but we are rarely interested in actually trying to do anything a bit different which frustrates me.

[Borderhibbie76]

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Best draw possible. We really have had a fair bit of luck with these over the last few years, long may it continue! Big opportunity for a trip to Hampden.

Have we??? Weve been drawn at PBS 3 times in last 5 years...Celtic at home last season and we had a tough away draw to start this years run too.

Could have been worse but I wouldn't say weve been that lucky tbh

[JohnMcM]

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Walked into that one 😁

No you didn't.

You marched into it, led by a flute playing band.

[hibbyfraelibby]

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Ah ...Half past Five in Euros

[hibbyfraelibby]

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Dropping the price won’t get folk to come along though. They would just make one of the other excuses - ‘weather’ ‘kick off time’ ‘it’s on tele’ etc.

I’m not sure what else the club would try either, they’re not going to write off large chunks of money to cut prices so much that folk turn up, moving the singing section won’t get the rest of the ground filled, I'm intrigued.

The price is the price. Why cut it when it will not measurably increase the gate or the total receipts buf will result in less money for the club to use on the squad down the line?

[hibbysam]

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The price is the price. Why cut it when it will not measurably increase the gate or the total receipts buf will result in less money for the club to use on the squad down the line?

That’s the point I’m making.

[Vault Boy]

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Have we??? Weve been drawn at PBS 3 times in last 5 years...Celtic at home last season and we had a tough away draw to start this years run too.

Could have been worse but I wouldn't say weve been that lucky tbh

We've avoided Celtic or Rangers until the final most years since 2012, I'd say we've had our share of luck.

[steelendhibs]

How quickly do they announce when the games will be and on what channels?

[21.05.2016]

Good draw but don't for one minute think it'll be an easy game. ICT have always seemed to be a bit of a bogey team for us in the past.

However, last time we got them in the SC quarters . . .

[CallumLaidlaw]

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How quickly do they announce when the games will be and on what channels?

Considering it’s less than 3 weeks away, I’d expect an announcement at the start of the week


Update - it took 5 days from the last draw to the tv announcement, so by Friday at the latest probably.

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[The 90+2]

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Considering it’s less than 3 weeks away, I’d expect an announcement at the start of the week


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We only got told about the TV games for today’s round on the 28th Jan. 9 days after the draw.

[CallumLaidlaw]

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We only got told about the TV games for today’s round on the 28th Jan. 9 days after the draw.

https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/news/sc...res-announced/

24th. 5 days after the draw.


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[The 90+2]

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https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/news/sc...res-announced/

24th. 5 days after the draw.


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Cool I must have looked at the report after we won the replay 👍

[matty_f]

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The derby won’t be moved. The TV ain’t going to amend their scheduling.

I really hope the derby is moved, mate got me tickets for gig on the same night. 😫

[Hibbyradge]

I think they'll wait until after the second replay on Wednesday.

Frustrating for those of us trying to book cheap train fares.

[Carheenlea]

£20 for a Scottish Cup Quarter final would be very reasonable pricing. Should probably be slightly more.

[Dublin07]

I think we will be Friday night on bbc. Battle of the huns on Premier sat lunch time the other bbc game Saturday night involving the 2 replays and celtic Sunday afternoon on Premier. Based on matches chose by TV so far in the competition and us and hearts both at home and playing again Tuesday.

[Steven79]

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I think they'll wait until after the second replay on Wednesday.

Frustrating for those of us trying to book cheap train fares.

The replays are on the week after on Tuesday and Wednesday.

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[MWHIBBIES]

Easy draw, Hearts pumped them last year. 3-0 or 3-1 to Hibs. Wish we'd have some confidence. Folk thinking today was some banana skin. We were rubbish and still won so easily. Brilliant draw. Thinking about the semi already.

[Sammy7nil]

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Easy draw, Hearts pumped them last year. 3-0 or 3-1 to Hibs. Wish we'd have some confidence. Folk thinking today was some banana skin. We were rubbish and still won so easily. Brilliant draw. Thinking about the semi already.

Me too will win 8 - 5 with our defence playing a blinder

[mca]

Hearts v Sevco..

stevie g and the team will not be happy to lose there again.. They Need to Win a Cup !!!

possibly a good few yellow cards and possibly a few injuries.. think it's going to be a controversial game

[Hibbyradge]

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The replays are on the week after on Tuesday and Wednesday.

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Right. I thought it was this week.

I'm having a date nightmare today.

[21.05.2016]

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Hearts v Sevco..

stevie g and the team will not be happy to lose there again.. They Need to Win a Cup !!!

possibly a good few yellow cards and possibly a few injuries.. think it's going to be a controversial game

The result the other week was one of those random freak results. Hearts by all accounts played well that day and deserved to win but the reality is they are murder so I highly doubt lightening will strike twice. They got lucky and squeezed past Falkirk last night.

Magic of the cup and all that, anything can happen but just can't see a team as rank as hearts beating Rangers twice in the space of a couple of months. But hey ho, kind of hoping they do as Rangers are a much better side and I'd far more fancy us against hearts than them if we were both to progress to the semis or final.