Jarhead Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 Just now, heartsfc_fan said: Can someone clarify, in the late 1980s when we got high 20k's for some league games against Hibs and the Old Firm. How many away fans attended roughly? Good question. IIRC the capacity was 27.5K later rising to 29K. If the Gorgie Road End and School End were roughly the same size then maybe 10K each. With the rest made up of the benches, main stand and the enclosures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTT Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 42 minutes ago, Libertarian said: Remember in 2017 while playing at Murray field a poor Hearts side had around 26,000 against Aberdeen and 36,000 against Rangers. I know that there were large away supports at both games but the home crowd was in excess of 20,000 Also wasn't a great team either. You build it up right and get the sort of momentum we've got just now behind the team and the fans would turn up. I don't think we're in 30k territory, but genuinely think 25k would suit our needs and provide a little bit of room to grow into over time. Plenty of sides down south don't sell 100% of tickets, or even 80%. Thinking sides like Bradford and Bristol City for example. Both of which in stadiums of 25k (avg 15k) and 27k (avg around 20k). You don't have to sell all your tickets every game. No one remembers the games against diddy teams, its about making the big nights memorable and we've got 6/18 of our home games which are pretty much dead certs to be sell outs, going up to 8/18 if you include Aberdeen. Fair argument to chuck in Europe because midweek games under the flood lights are ****ing glorious. Other thing is you'd probably get carry over from walk ups after a big game as folk develop that itch to go. I think we really dropped the ball by not managing to get the mainstand that little bit bigger. 22k would have been absolutely perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watt-Zeefuik Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 24 minutes ago, OTT said: Also wasn't a great team either. You build it up right and get the sort of momentum we've got just now behind the team and the fans would turn up. I don't think we're in 30k territory, but genuinely think 25k would suit our needs and provide a little bit of room to grow into over time. Plenty of sides down south don't sell 100% of tickets, or even 80%. Thinking sides like Bradford and Bristol City for example. Both of which in stadiums of 25k (avg 15k) and 27k (avg around 20k). You don't have to sell all your tickets every game. No one remembers the games against diddy teams, its about making the big nights memorable and we've got 6/18 of our home games which are pretty much dead certs to be sell outs, going up to 8/18 if you include Aberdeen. Fair argument to chuck in Europe because midweek games under the flood lights are ****ing glorious. Other thing is you'd probably get carry over from walk ups after a big game as folk develop that itch to go. I think we really dropped the ball by not managing to get the mainstand that little bit bigger. 22k would have been absolutely perfect. We tried. Wasn't allowed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisyboy7 Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 38 minutes ago, OTT said: Also wasn't a great team either. You build it up right and get the sort of momentum we've got just now behind the team and the fans would turn up. I don't think we're in 30k territory, but genuinely think 25k would suit our needs and provide a little bit of room to grow into over time. Plenty of sides down south don't sell 100% of tickets, or even 80%. Thinking sides like Bradford and Bristol City for example. Both of which in stadiums of 25k (avg 15k) and 27k (avg around 20k). You don't have to sell all your tickets every game. No one remembers the games against diddy teams, its about making the big nights memorable and we've got 6/18 of our home games which are pretty much dead certs to be sell outs, going up to 8/18 if you include Aberdeen. Fair argument to chuck in Europe because midweek games under the flood lights are ****ing glorious. Other thing is you'd probably get carry over from walk ups after a big game as folk develop that itch to go. I think we really dropped the ball by not managing to get the mainstand that little bit bigger. 22k would have been absolutely perfect. Hopefully the club are looking into it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemclaren Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 14 minutes ago, Led Tasso said: We tried. Wasn't allowed. Exactly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hearts1975 Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 It's a long haul to split the old firm It won't happen any time soon They are still trying to out smart each other and spend, spend, spend to pull away from each other That all said, The current plan for us is most definitely the right plan. Keep building piece by piece, recruit and improve the squad, season by season Any investment needs to go into the 1st team and academy, and not into stadium development or even a new stadium Get investment into the colts team. Start producing players from the academy. Sell them on. You only need to look at abroad and England to see that clubs will swoop and pay big money for good young players Regardless of what anyone thinks the board has business people in place. People that know how to capitalise on revenue opportunities etc Why the likes of JA was brought on board in the first place. For his business acumen If there is silence (currently) over doing anything now then there is good reason for this Doesn't mean it isn't in the pipeline but I would bet my bottom dollar there is a minimum criteria in place before we can push that button and we ain't there yet There is a sense of desperation there at the moment, from the likes of the vermin and the sheep throwing money at untried and untested signings. Not saying some of them won't work out for them but would rather they were doing this, than us. They know full well if we pull away and get minimum 3rd each year, they will have a hard hard job catching us Would rather it took us another 3-5 years even, to pull away from everyone else and then maybe look at things like expansion provided at that particular time we are dominating the rest of the football landscape, out with the OF We have the biggest opportunity in our history, right now to get in a position to challenge the OF consistently, but we have to have patience and see this all through. The way we are going about it currently, in my own humble opinion is absolutely the right way to do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Libertarian Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 2 hours ago, OTT said: Also wasn't a great team either. You build it up right and get the sort of momentum we've got just now behind the team and the fans would turn up. I don't think we're in 30k territory, but genuinely think 25k would suit our needs and provide a little bit of room to grow into over time. Plenty of sides down south don't sell 100% of tickets, or even 80%. Thinking sides like Bradford and Bristol City for example. Both of which in stadiums of 25k (avg 15k) and 27k (avg around 20k). You don't have to sell all your tickets every game. No one remembers the games against diddy teams, its about making the big nights memorable and we've got 6/18 of our home games which are pretty much dead certs to be sell outs, going up to 8/18 if you include Aberdeen. Fair argument to chuck in Europe because midweek games under the flood lights are ****ing glorious. Other thing is you'd probably get carry over from walk ups after a big game as folk develop that itch to go. I think we really dropped the ball by not managing to get the mainstand that little bit bigger. 22k would have been absolutely perfect. Absolutely agree with everything above Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Section Q Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 Can anyone confirm if the board have discussed increasing capacity, and the club's official policy on this....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highlandjambo3 Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 I see they have upgraded the ticket scanners in the main stand with the other stands to follow………. Does that include the disinfectant station for the away fans 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clerry Jambo Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 https://twitter.com/JamTarts/status/1552611018689449984?s=20&t=Z5MDKV9l77WxTIuwFequSQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newton51 Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 27 minutes ago, Clerry Jambo said: https://twitter.com/JamTarts/status/1552611018689449984?s=20&t=Z5MDKV9l77WxTIuwFequSQ I like that it’s voice activated as the amount of people who go to events/games that scan tickets but don’t know when to go thru is staggering Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemclaren Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 4 minutes ago, Newton51 said: I like that it’s voice activated as the amount of people who go to events/games that scan tickets but don’t know when to go thru is staggering Sounds like Scott Wilson. 🥸 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hughesie27 Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 (edited) 2 minutes ago, davemclaren said: Sounds like Scott Wilson. 🥸 No entry unless you agree to attend the Richard F Mackay sale on Sunday. Edited July 28, 2022 by hughesie27 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamboinglasgow Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 2 minutes ago, davemclaren said: Sounds like Scott Wilson. 🥸 They need to get a lot of ex-players to record it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobreath Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 I wonder if it's easily customisable. A wee welcome message to the Hibs support as they go in, FTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taylor75 Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Watching the commonwealth games just to see our TV screens lol.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hughesie27 Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 30 minutes ago, taylor75 said: Watching the commonwealth games just to see our TV screens lol.. You won't see them tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taylor75 Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 35 minutes ago, hughesie27 said: You won't see them Watching them now ...on bbc1 unless you have chored them lol... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hughesie27 Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Just now, taylor75 said: Watching them now ...on bbc1 unless you have chored them lol... Do they look anything like the same dimensions as this? No. Ours will be at one of the other venues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknown user Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 2 minutes ago, hughesie27 said: Do they look anything like the same dimensions as this? No. Ours will be at one of the other venues. I'm thinking they're at the velodrome for the cycling but I'm not sure if I've read that or been told by a gobshite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fort Vallance Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 7 hours ago, jamboinglasgow said: They need to get a lot of ex-players to record it. Have to be selective. Not too many going to understand Gary Locke. Bit like a sat navs. If it's a birds voice you're just going to ignore it anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hughesie27 Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 Look forward to seeing the new disco lights that have been installed along the length of the Wheatfield and Main Stand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazhearts Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 4 minutes ago, hughesie27 said: Look forward to seeing the new disco lights that have been installed along the length of the Wheatfield and Main Stand. Does it look like they have been installed? Photos required. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemclaren Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 2 hours ago, hughesie27 said: Look forward to seeing the new disco lights that have been installed along the length of the Wheatfield and Main Stand. 🥸 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShedBoy Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 (edited) I have pics but they’re too big to upload 🤷🏻♂️ Edited July 30, 2022 by ShedBoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemclaren Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 9 minutes ago, ShedBoy said: I have pics but they’re too big to upload 🤷🏻♂️ Shrink them then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris5115 Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 2 hours ago, hughesie27 said: Look forward to seeing the new disco lights that have been installed along the length of the Wheatfield and Main Stand. They are the exact same lights as the ones on the pylons just that the club have had to double the number to be UEFA Compliant. What makes you so sure that they are disco lights. Personally I couldn't care less if they are disco lights or not it's a football stadium not a nightclub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JALBO Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 15 minutes ago, davemclaren said: 🥸 I never thought to take pics, but for those that didn't notice, they're running along the length of the Wheatfield and Main stands close/at similar intervals to where the PA is hung. You could see the 16A cables powering them if you looked closely. This pic isn't great for seeing them, but I've highlighted the ones in the WHEATFIELD that are in the photo with a red box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tazhearts Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 4 hours ago, Boris5115 said: They are the exact same lights as the ones on the pylons just that the club have had to double the number to be UEFA Compliant. What makes you so sure that they are disco lights. Personally I couldn't care less if they are disco lights or not it's a football stadium not a nightclub. I think you're probably correct here and they are just additional flood lights rather than "Disco Lights" (which is a pity IMO). Surely if they were disco lights the club would have already announced we are getting them fitted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemclaren Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 1 hour ago, tazhearts said: I think you're probably correct here and they are just additional flood lights rather than "Disco Lights" (which is a pity IMO). Surely if they were disco lights the club would have already announced we are getting them fitted. Don’t think we need disco lights. 🥸 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor FinnBarr Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 15 minutes ago, davemclaren said: Don’t think we need disco lights. 🥸 Rock disco lights flashing on and off to Rammstein or AC/DC maybe but run of the mill disco lights, naw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemclaren Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 Just now, FinnBarr Saunders said: Rock disco lights flashing on and off to Rammstein or AC/DC maybe but run of the mill disco lights, naw. Maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor FinnBarr Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 2 minutes ago, davemclaren said: Maybe. Just maybe? "Highway to Hell" or "We are family"? Your choice mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemclaren Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 Just now, FinnBarr Saunders said: Just maybe? "Highway to Hell" or "We are family"? Your choice mate. I’m more a Deep Purple man - Highway Star Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor FinnBarr Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 Just now, davemclaren said: I’m more a Deep Purple man - Highway Star Defo not Sister Sledge then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemclaren Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 2 minutes ago, FinnBarr Saunders said: Defo not Sister Sledge then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNCASTLE Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 On 09/11/2021 at 03:38, been here before said: Cornurssssss. Dae the cornurssss. Make the Wheatfield bigger but its the cornurssss. It’s probably an engineering issue tying in two independent structures. Not nearly as straightforward as it seems, not to mention a fair few quid to make it work. I imagine the club don’t see that as a cost efficient solution. Two bigger stands at Gorgie and School with two tiers each is what I would look at to make 27,000. The lower levels being standing (safe) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris5115 Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 8 hours ago, tazhearts said: I think you're probably correct here and they are just additional flood lights rather than "Disco Lights" (which is a pity IMO). Surely if they were disco lights the club would have already announced we are getting them fitted. I'm a little surprised that they are virtually doubling the number of lamps to be honest. I wouldn't have thought that it would have taken that many to reach UEFA criteria. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Of The Cat Cafe Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 Never mind all this aspirational stuff, some hand towels in the toilets before the game and at half time would be nice. 😬 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroondevo52 Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 6 hours ago, King Of The Cat Cafe said: Never mind all this aspirational stuff, some hand towels in the toilets before the game and at half time would be nice. 😬 and how hard can it be to clean all the bird crap off the steps in upper N. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Doctor FinnBarr Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 8 hours ago, King Of The Cat Cafe said: Never mind all this aspirational stuff, some hand towels in the toilets before the game and at half time would be nice. 😬 This is why the good lord gave us denim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Sifter Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 Bumped this thread cos didnae know quite where to post this. Bit random, but Hearts have just tweeted out this pic. What’s the white board on the gable end of the stand here? Is it an advert? Is it new? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunks Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 5 hours ago, Mr Sifter said: Bumped this thread cos didnae know quite where to post this. Bit random, but Hearts have just tweeted out this pic. What’s the white board on the gable end of the stand here? Is it an advert? Is it new? New ad below the control room? Think it's Murrayfield Construction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Sifter Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 40 minutes ago, Dunks said: New ad below the control room? Think it's Murrayfield Construction. Cheers Dunks. Just back from the game and didnae even think to check ffs 🤪 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
campbell Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 When are the screens due to go in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philfigo Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 I am convinced after seeing the additional lights they are the Euro disco lighting, they look nice compact LED ones. I am a sparky so will probs be wrong lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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