Hibs Women

**BobbyT1875** · 12-11-2023 05:11 PM

Originally Posted by Northernhibee

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Plus the best way to grow the Hibernian women's team and make it sustainable is to invest in it, make it successful, market it well, and provide an enjoyable match day experience. The women's team have played in front of thousands at both Easter Road and Tynecastle, had some cracking players come through, and will surely continue to grow going forward.

I honestly enjoy going to watch the women's team more than the men's team more often than not nowadays.

Despite it being free crowds are falling. Look at the last derby at PBS and ER.

**BobbyT1875** · 12-11-2023 05:12 PM

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This website sponsors five women players and the Girls Academy and are incredibly proud to do so. The women’s game is growing, will continue to do so and our Daughters and Grandaughters deserve the chance to make a living from the game we all love.

They won’t be doing that in Scotland as the demand isn’t there .

**hibby rae** · 12-11-2023 05:43 PM

Originally Posted by BobbyT1875

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Despite it being free crowds are falling. Look at the last derby at PBS and ER.

Compare the attendance at the 2019 Scottish Cup final and last year's League Cup final. Hibs played in both.

The former had a crowd of around 1900, the latter around 3800. So in the space of 4 years there has been an approximate 100% increase. That's very good going in a such a short space of time. Add to that the 2022 game was also on Sky Sports.

**hibby rae** · 12-11-2023 05:44 PM

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A superb 7-0 win. Really enjoyed that.

Next round will be very difficult. Fingers crossed the Old Firm draw each other.

***Danderhall Hibs*** · 12-11-2023 05:47 PM

Originally Posted by BobbyT1875

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They won’t be doing that in Scotland as the demand isn’t there .

I’d still like to hear the answers to the questions I asked earlier but can you add - what questions did you ask to find this out to the list?

**BobbyT1875** · 12-11-2023 05:50 PM

Originally Posted by hibby rae

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Compare the attendance at the 2019 Scottish Cup final and last year's League Cup final. Hibs played in both.

The former had a crowd of around 1900, the latter around 3800. So in the space of 4 years there has been an approximate 100% increase. That's very good going in a such a short space of time. Add to that the 2022 game was also on Sky Sports.

That’s true . But it was free to get in . It’s also a huge drop
Off from record crowd at ER.

I walked past meadowbank , l Think it was a Sunday, on route to ER, hibs women were playing. I counted circa 50 fans . Wouldn’t have covered the rent of meadowbank

***Northernhibee*** · 12-11-2023 05:52 PM

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That’s true . But it was free to get in . It’s also a huge drop
Off from record crowd at ER.

I walked past meadowbank , l Think it was a Sunday, on route to ER, hibs women were playing. I counted circa 50 fans . Wouldn’t have covered the rent of meadowbank

The league cup final wasn't free.

***Danderhall Hibs*** · 12-11-2023 05:53 PM

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That’s true . But it was free to get in . It’s also a huge drop
Off from record crowd at ER.

I walked past meadowbank , l Think it was a Sunday, on route to ER, hibs women were playing. I counted circa 50 fans . Wouldn’t have covered the rent of meadowbank

They could do more - scheduling games that clash with the mens team doesn’t help like you say. Could maybe play at ER as a curtain raiser or something?

**BobbyT1875** · 12-11-2023 05:59 PM

Originally Posted by Danderhall Hibs

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They could do more - scheduling games that clash with the mens team doesn’t help like you say. Could maybe play at ER as a curtain raiser or something?

Yes good dea

**GreenCastle** · 12-11-2023 06:00 PM

Meadowbank is crap stadium for watching football.

Both Hibs and Hearts women’s teams don’t have great set ups for league matches. Ideally they would play at a venue which has a better spectator experience.

***marinello59*** · 12-11-2023 06:19 PM

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They won’t be doing that in Scotland as the demand isn’t there .

Some are already being paid.

***cabbageandribs1875*** · 12-11-2023 09:01 PM

***Malonga's Cat*** · 12-11-2023 09:16 PM

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Meadowbank is crap stadium for watching football.

Both Hibs and Hearts women’s teams don’t have great set ups for league matches. Ideally they would play at a venue which has a better spectator experience.

100% this. (new) Meadowbank is a joke for football. Must be better options out there for us.

***JimBHibees*** · 13-11-2023 08:59 AM

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They won’t be doing that in Scotland as the demand isn’t there .

Depends what you are comparing the demand to. Certainly interest in women's football in terms of participation has never been higher.

***JimBHibees*** · 13-11-2023 09:00 AM

Originally Posted by cabbageandribs1875

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Good to see.

***Brightside*** · 13-11-2023 09:09 AM

Originally Posted by marinello59

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Some are already being paid.

Almost all of the top 5 teams are on paid contracts now.

***blackpoolhibs*** · 13-11-2023 09:26 AM

Originally Posted by hibby rae

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Compare the attendance at the 2019 Scottish Cup final and last year's League Cup final. Hibs played in both.

The former had a crowd of around 1900, the latter around 3800. So in the space of 4 years there has been an approximate 100% increase. That's very good going in a such a short space of time. Add to that the 2022 game was also on Sky Sports.

Who did we play in these games?

**Crunchie** · 13-11-2023 10:20 AM

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Who did we play in these games?

An educated guess would be Glasgow City

***Danderhall Hibs*** · 13-11-2023 10:27 AM

It was Rangers in last years LC final.

***blackpoolhibs*** · 13-11-2023 03:52 PM

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It was Rangers in last years LC final.

Could the increase in the crowds be because we played the **** in the 2nd game?

**hibby rae** · 13-11-2023 05:22 PM

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Could the increase in the crowds be because we played the **** in the 2nd game?

If we'd played them in the pre-pandemic final the crowd would have still been lower, they never used to get a crowd going until they started winning.

***blackpoolhibs*** · 13-11-2023 06:17 PM

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If we'd played them in the pre-pandemic final the crowd would have still been lower, they never used to get a crowd going until they started winning.

They have started winning because they are throwing money at the team.

**hibby rae** · 13-11-2023 07:04 PM

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They have started winning because they are throwing money at the team.

Well that's not a secret

***Malthibby*** · 14-11-2023 03:43 PM

Got a friend now taking his 10 year old daughter to all the home matches, on the back of watching women's footie on the telly.
She is loving it.
Neither had been in a football stadium before & now a very good chance of another two long term Hibees joining the club.
GG

***JimBHibees*** · 15-11-2023 06:00 AM

Originally Posted by Malthibby

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Got a friend now taking his 10 year old daughter to all the home matches, on the back of watching women's footie on the telly.
She is loving it.
Neither had been in a football stadium before & now a very good chance of another two long term Hibees joining the club.
GG

That is brilliant

***marinello59*** · 15-11-2023 07:59 AM

Originally Posted by Malthibby

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Got a friend now taking his 10 year old daughter to all the home matches, on the back of watching women's footie on the telly.
She is loving it.
Neither had been in a football stadium before & now a very good chance of another two long term Hibees joining the club.
GG

Superb.

***linlithgowhibbie*** · 15-11-2023 10:38 AM

Originally Posted by Malthibby

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Got a friend now taking his 10 year old daughter to all the home matches, on the back of watching women's footie on the telly.
She is loving it.
Neither had been in a football stadium before & now a very good chance of another two long term Hibees joining the club.
GG

Poor parenting!!! Should have dragged her to Easter Road in her nappies, fed her sweets and taught her all the songs!

***Carheenlea*** · 15-11-2023 05:53 PM

My daughter and her friend picked up some tickets at the Hibs Kids game on Saturday and enjoyed meeting the players who were at the table promoting this Saturdays game. They’ve been before to the Tynecastle women’s derby and sat with a Hearts supporting friend who came with us to the Hibs section.

Hadn’t given this one a lot of thought admittedly, but with international break, free tickets and a game at Easter Road it sounded a good way to spend Saturday afternoon. With the international break it may see a few more tickets shifted than normal with folk maybe at a bit of a loose end.