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1 hour ago, It's Your Round said:

I was just contemplating driving to Edinburgh to look for a suitable tree to climb. Assuming that SPL grounds are basically League Two standard. 

No trees tall enough to look in......................perhaps get friendly with a flat owner behind the corner of the East and South stands. 

Hibs have put the top tier of the South open for home support so unfortunately there will be no more official tickets available for visitors.   Shame as it will be interesting to see if we sell out..............so unless you can get a ticket in the home stands   it will have to be watching in the boozer or hopefully BBC Scotland will pick it up if nobody else wants it??  

After the fiasco with the ticket sales on Friday there will be some home tickets available from touts .

Well, having just watched Hibs today there will only be one winner on Wednesday whatever side Villa put out.  ( even Olsen in goal )  Thought we may have rested some players but went with a strong line up and still our defense was shocking and we have the midfield of a doughnut........take the SHA fan Joe Newell out of the game and it will be easy street for Villa.

Enjoy your trip up to Edinburgh and don't fear another Stevenage .

1 hour ago, Demitri_C said:

The 5.45 ko is just so dead

Why they didnt put the hearts game at 5.45 ill never know as hibs vs villa is a much bigger game

With regards to tickets they will only get 2k so more tickets for villa fans home leg which will hopefully bw a brilliant atmosphere 

The decision as to which game was moved was made as to league positions at the end of last season.and since Hearts were above Hibs they stayed on Thursday. Problem then was that as there are Champions League games on the Wednesday our game had to be brought forward so as not to clash.

3 hours ago, mottaloo said:

Am conflicted. One the one hand it means we would be able to drink in town....but there....?! 

Yes, I know he is your patron Saint but.... I'd feel proppa awkward mate 

Not mine mate.............born in Hall Green to Welsh parents

14 minutes ago, troon_villan said:

Be a bit passed if TV ain't picking this up.  Can't see anything yet.

If none of the usual suspects want it I am sure BBC Scotland will show it.

2 hours ago, turvontour said:

Any plans for Villa fans going up without tickets? Like big screen or just away pub?

Doubt there will be any big screens to show the game with the festival in full swing . In the past they have used a square opposite Usher Hall in the past but "The Ladyboys of Bangkok" are there at the moment     St Andrews square is the only other possible venue but not seen anything proposed.

The Globe Sports Bar just in Niddry Street is a good venue to watch the game and is fairly close to Waverley Station.

Rose Street ( parallel to Prince's Street ) is good for pubs and atmosphere.  Only fans you are likely to encounter are Hearts fans who will be cheering for Villa  anyway!!.

2 hours ago, Pinebro said:

Should breeze through these. Conference will be a great chance to get the others match sharp

............................Olsen...............................

.....Chambers.....Torres......Carlos...Digne

..............Tielemans......Iroegbunam............

....Philogene..........Duran...................Coutinho

...............................Archer..................................

 

 

Wot no McGinn

Agreed you should breeze past Hibs who apart from a couple of games in Europe ( one was a team from Andorra) have shown nothing. Not won a League game and a second string Bournemouth put 4 past us pre season against a reasonably strong Hibs side, though pre season has to be taken with a pinch of salt!  Lose tomorrow in the "wee wee cup" against a flying Raith side in front of an empty Easter Road ( apart from Raith who have sold their allocation) then confidence will be low and the Hibs natives won't be happy!

17 hours ago, Kingman said:

Reckon the SJM factor is a bigger pull than Rangers/Celtic 

Rangers often doesn't sell out due to the antics of their fans but Celtic and Hearts often do. Much depends on how we are doing at the time. You are right that many fans are attracted by the return of SJM .................hope they feel the same about him when as a true professional he slots his third goal home. 

The attraction is also an English Premier League side and some delusionals feel we "have a chance of an upset"   It's the same when we get to Hamdump there is always a scramble for tickets and many are day-trippers who don't attend any other games. We have a League Cup game tomorrow at home where we have sold maybe a couple of thousand tickets and these same " tripper fans" will be moaning if they turn us over. There is probably a good chance of this which is a shame as it is one of the 2 opportunities in Scotland ( along with the Scottish Cup) of winning a trophy. Having said that it has been an expensive month for Hibs fans so maybe saving their money to see a quality side on Wednesday and not going to watch Raith tomorrow. 

The South stand holds 3250 ish.  1600 ish in both top and lower tiers.

Hibs are starting to sell in the lower tier ( alongside Villa) but not the top tier as yet. Difficulty would be segregation as the stand can be split vertically . If they can segregate the top tier from the Hibs on the lower then perhaps extra tickets could be made available but only, as one post states, if Hibs cannot sell the rest of the ground.

Mind you, when tickets went on sale yesterday  Hibs made a complete mess of it and had to close it down after a couple of hours. 

20 hours ago, Kingman said:

Why?.. No word removed works up there!

Probably be on the second crate of Buckfast come 5pm  

Maybe if it were the 2 bigot brothers  in Glasgow 

No fully deserved mj  ( need a bit of slack as I was born in Hall Green ) .................will teach me to re read what I have written.   It's the shock of going through! 

Cheers

Terrible news for Mings and everybody connected with Villa. 

Fingers crossed that scans and the consultant find that it is not as bad as first feared.

Good luck Tyrone.

Thanks John, ...........think Cropley went to Arsenal from us and then onto Villa after breaking his leg there?

On 11/08/2023 at 08:06, John said:

Yes it was like a scene from "The Birds" wasn't it?  

Great result for Hibs, I can see them scoring in the away leg and that should do it. I think we will be given a decent test at Easter Road, because Newall won't be the only one that's up for it. Last night brings the McGinn, Bremner, Cropley, MacLeod, Hamilton, Campbell, Groves derby a lot nearer. 

To go with de la Cruz, will need a goalkeeper so just remembered John Burridge....................what a character 

Don't forget Ulises de la Cruz  

13 minutes ago, John said:

Good luck tonight! 

Cheers, just leaving for the ground but they won't let me take the sofa in so I can hide behind it. 

41 minutes ago, AvfcRigo82 said:

What's Easter Road going to do with the other 19,000 tickets?

 

It will be 18998 to get rid of as we will be there.

Plenty of tickets left for tonights game if anybody fancies a trip up?       Nah.....watch it on BBC i player 

He's a bit of a lad from his off field attire to his hair cuts!!  However I think most players are judged on not what they look like but on how they play.  Unfortunately for him he was used only as a sub for most of his Hibs appearances often being brought on when we were losing and not playing well. I think his first start was at Celtic park where our manager played him wide left instead of on the right.  Towards the end of last season he was unlucky not to score which would have done his confidence no end of good.

We used to have a player who was similar in his off field antics, Jason Cummings, but because he scored many goals the fans loved him.  Harry just needed a goal or two.

15 minutes ago, ferguson1 said:

I hadn’t realised he wasn’t popular. Has he acted like a word removed during his time with you? 

1 hour ago, dubliner said:

I don't think they'll do either. 

I'm a Celtic fan myself and we've had a really poor window in my opinion but I still don't think Rangers will bridge the gap this season.

 

Agreed you've had a quiet window but obviously have too much for the rest of the league except for perhaps The Rangers.  It will be interesting to see how Beales new look signings settle in........I thought there were positive signs for this happening last night and were unlucky not too score more thanks to some great goalkeeping and defending.  The problem Beale has is that this has to happen quickly otherwise Celtic will open a large gap which in the SPL will be curtains for any thought of a second title. 

If they don't win in Switzerland and lose any more league points quickly then the Bears den will not be happy.................they expect success when judged against the green half of Glasgow.

10 hours ago, ferguson1 said:

Good to hear from a Hibs perspective.

As an aside, I only heard today about Harry McKirdy having heart surgery! Wishing him a full and speedy recovery, and be good to hear of him playing for you guys again soon

Unfortunately there are quite a few Hibs fans who would never want him to play for Hibs again!

I quite like him myself and thought he just needed a goal to kick start his career at Easter Road. He came so close at Aberdeen save for a handball on the line...........he then didn't take the penalty so was robbed of his first goal for the club. ( We missed the penalty )

Bit of both with Doyle-Hayes.........as I said many fans don't rate him and in January this year it looked like he was moving to Forest Green, but that fell through and then struggled a bit with injury.

I'm sure all Hibs fans also wish McKirdy all the best but again many don't rate him and has not become a favourite. Struggled for game time and confidence has taken a beating. There was talk about him returning to Swindon but then in a pre-season medical check up the heart problem was revealed.

On 07/08/2023 at 22:34, villan95 said:

Not sure if it's been mentioned but Jake Doyle-Hayes and Harry McKirdy are both at Hibs. Adds another interesting dynamic if they get past Luzern..

Harry McKirdy has just had open heart surgery and won't be kicking a ball in anger for about 6 months.

Jake Doyle-Hayes has been with us for a while and is "marmite" with the fans with the majority probably thinking  .......we could do better.