Ggtth Match Programme 2015/16 Issue 03 Price £5.00 V Greenock Morton
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HIBERNIAN OFFICIAL #GGTTH MATCH PROGRAMME 2015/16 ISSUE 03 PRICE £5.00 V GREENOCK MORTON 15.08.15 KICK OFF 3PM CELEBRATING 140 YEARS OF HIBERNIAN HISTORY Online | Mobile | 0800 9757882 | Shop CHECK OUT OUR 15/16 HIBERNIAN FC SEASON SPECIALS Visit: http://ow.ly/PSwON *Over 18s only. gambleaware.co.uk. FOREWORD BY SIR MATT BUSBY It was my very good fortune when I was in the Army during the war to be posted to Kelso. It was my good fortune, too, that Bobby Baxter found out about it because soon that tremendous character, Willie McCartney, the Hibernian manager, contacted me, and I did not need any persuading to play for such a great club. Willie McCartney’s happy, beaming face, over that of the Scottish Summer Cup at Hampden Park. Beating bow tie, symbolised the very happy time I spent Rangers was a considerable feat. at Easter Road. The Chairman, Harry Swan, made Eventually, of course, I had to move on to another posting, his name synonymous with the name of mighty but I shall always cherish the wonderful memories of my Hibernian, and he was another great character, who time with Hibernian, and, indeed, the Hibs result is still had a profound effect on me at the time. one of the first I look for every Saturday in the season. I spent some of the happiest days of my football-playing I regard it as an honour and a privilege to write these life at Easter Road, grateful for the opportunity to play words on such an occasion as the centenary of Hibernian alongside players like Bobby Baxter, Alex Hall, Sammy with its splendid traditions and successes. Kean, Bobby Combe, Willie Finnigan, Jimmy Caskie and such great names as these. Even now I smile at the I hope the next 100 years will be even better. memory of the almost psychic understanding Willie Finnigan and I had in the Hibernian team. And it gives me particular pleasure to know that I had the luck to play behind a boy who was to become a Manchester United legend in Scottish football, Gordon Smith. Old Trafford 1975 I still get a thrill when I look back on the time in July 1951 when we beat Rangers in extra time in the final *Originally appeared in 100 Years Of Hibs 5 WWW.HIBERNIANFC.CO.UK 6 HIBERNIAN FOOTBALL CLUB Easter Road Stadium, 12 Albion Place, Edinburgh, EH7 5QG Website: www.hibernianfc.co.uk Email: [email protected] TICKET Tel: 0131 661 2159 INFORMATION @HibsOfficial Hibs TV Hibernian Football Club Official Rangers v Hibernian CLUB DIRECTORY Hibernian can today confirm the ticketing arrangements for the BOARD OF DIRECTORS upcoming Ladbrokes Championship match against Rangers at Leeann Dempster, Chief Executive Rod Petrie, Chairman Ibrox on Sunday 23 August (kick off 12.30pm). Brian G Houston, Director Amanda Jones, Director Bruce Langham, Director Hibernian have received an allocation of approximately 1000 tickets for Jamie Marwick, Finance Director Stephen Dunn, Director the upcoming Ladbrokes Championship match against Rangers at Ibrox Frank Dougan, Director on Sunday 23 August (kick off 12.30pm) and tickets went on sale from Amit Moudgil, Director FOOTBALL STAFF Tuesday 11 August at 10am based on loyalty points. Alan Stubbs, Head Coach Andy Holden, Assistant Coach Tickets are priced at £24 for adults, £18 for concessions (over 65, 16-17 John Doolan, First Team Coach Alan Combe, Player-Coach year olds) and £7 for under 16s. Craig Flannigan, Head of Sports Science Paul Green, Strength and Conditioning Coach Tickets will be sold across seven waves based on the following points Graeme Mathie, Head of Player Identification & Recruitment John Porteous, Head Physiotherapist thresholds. Please note all waves are subject to ticket availability: Kitty Forrest, Senior Physiotherapist George Craig, Head of Football Operations Eddie May, Academy Coaching Manager Tuesday 11 August: 374+ points (circa 700 supporters) Joe McBride, Under 20s Development Coach Calvin Charlton, Video Analyst Wednesday 12 August: 370+ points (circa 1700 supporters) Tam McCourt, Kit Manager Joyce McCourt, Kit Coordinator CLUB DOCTORS Thursday 13 August: 360+ points (circa 3200 supporters) Dr Duncan Reid and Dr Stephen Miller PARTNERSHIPS, SPONSORSHIP & ADVERTISING Friday 14 August: 330+ points (circa 5400 supporters) Greig Mailer, Head of Marketing and Commercial Email: [email protected] Tel: 0131 656 7072 Saturday 15 August-Sunday 16 August: 180+ points Angela Peacock, Sales Manager Email: [email protected] Tel: 0131 656 7073 (circa 7200 supporters) Tom Zanelli, Commercial Sales Executive Email: [email protected] Tel: 0131 661 2159 Monday 17 August: 30+ points (circa 9200 supporters) MATCH DAY HOSPITALITY Susie van der Post Tuesday 18 August: General Sale Email: [email protected] MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS Tickets will be restricted to one per client reference number. Please note Andrew Sleight, Media Manager Email: [email protected], Tel: 0131 656 7079 if buying for more than one person, including supporter groups, all those HIBERNIAN HISTORICAL TRUST in the group will require the qualifying number of points. The Ticket Tom Wright, Club Historian Artefacts and memorabilia: [email protected] Office will not be able to sell a ticket to anyone who does not have the General comments or enquiries: [email protected] required number of points at that time. Ticket waves are subject to ticket MEETINGS & EVENTS availability. Azure at Easter Road Stadium, 0131 656 7075 Email: [email protected] The sales have been coordinated in this manner to provide priority to CLUB STORE Tel: 0131 656 7078 [email protected] those supporters who have attended the most games. As we have had TICKET OFFICE more time to sell these tickets compared to the Dumbarton game we Nicola Laing, Ticket Office Manager have been able to introduce further waves to take into account other Tel: 0844 844 1875 [email protected] 7 STADIUM & OPERATIONS points brackets, including current season ticket holders who, availability Keith Donaldson, Stadium Manager permitting, will be able to purchase tickets whilst at Easter Road for the Colin Fraser, Head Groundsman Robbie McGregor, Operations Advisor Greenock Morton game. GRAPHIC DESIGNER Jennifer Tune, Sian Pryce HAPPY HIBEE HALF-TIME DRAW DESIGNED AND PRODUCED BY The popular Happy Hibee Half-time Draw will be now be sponsored by the Hibernian Supporters Association. Check the results after every game via www.hibernianfc.co.uk/pages/happyhibee ALAN STUBBS HEAD COACH Welcome to Easter Road Stadium for this afternoon’s Ladbrokes Championship match against Greenock Morton. I’d like to welcome Jim Duffy and everybody from Today the club are celebrating their 140-year anniversary Morton here to our home for what will be another and our history inspires me. keenly contested and competitive match in the division. Understanding what has happened here in the past just Obviously, everybody associated with the club was reaffirms my belief that this is an extraordinary football disappointed with the outcome of our opening league club with phenomenal supporters – managing Hibernian is game of the season at Dumbarton last weekend. both a pleasure and a privilege. Credit to Dumbarton because they took their It’s reassuring to see so many experienced players opportunities, but I was far from satisfied with our performance and the players fully understand that. returning to full fitness and both Dan Carmichael and Martin Boyle got some more game-time under their belts We learned early on last season that there are no in midweek with the Development squad. straightforward games in this division – you have to be on it as a team and make the correct decisions all over James Keatings has suffered a slight recurrence of his the pitch. original hamstring injury, but hopefully he will be ready to We must move the ball around better with more zip and return to full squad training in the near future. purpose and also attack the ball when it gets delivered Similarly we are hopeful that Farid El Alagui will be back into the box. sooner rather than later – his return will give everybody at We have to be prepared to do whatever it takes in order to the club a big lift. reach the required level of consistency and we must play Thanks once again for your continued support – please at the top of our game week in, week out. keep backing the team. When I look around the dressing room I recognise just how disappointed the group were and we must make sure GGTTH, that, as a group, results like that happen less and less. Alan Stubbs 8 Today’s match provides us with an opportunity to get over Head Coach that disappointment and get it out of our system with a much more positive, energetic and hungry performance. Last Saturday’s result was a timely reminder that this is a tough division and that nobody ever gives you anything in football – you have to be prepared to roll up your sleeves and go out and earn it. WWW.HIBERNIANFC.CO.UK SPONSORED BY James Cruickshanks (Home), Redpath & McLean (Away) and Stevie B (Boots) 9 WWW.HIBERNIANFC.CO.UK An unmissable line up on BT Sport Free for our BT TV Customers Call 0800 756 75 66 bt.com/sport Free for existing BT TV customers when you re-contract TV & broadband for 18 months. Subject to min. line speed & Availability. Terms apply. 12 UEFA Champions League games shown free to air on BT Sport Showcase 2015/16. AD-120x170-BT Sport (Scot)-Unmissable v1.indd 1 28/07/2015 22:15 10 s HIB STORY: A classic snap from our archives – Bobby Combe, Jock Weir and Gordon Smith celebrate the opening 100 years of Hibernian at the club’s special centenary dinner in October 1975.