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Same
Old Story - But a New Face
Welcome
to this edition of the London Hibs Newsletter. At the controls is the
‘new boy on the block’ - Jim Jeffries, hot from Hearts training camp
at Edinburgh Airport (familiarising themselves with the ‘Arrivals’
lounge after an unfamiliar speedy exit from the UEFA Cup preliminary
rounds !!).
Seriously,
Craig Bennison took leave of his senses at the AGM on Saturday 24th June
2000 and offered his services as club secretary; taking over from the
club stalwart, Mike McSherry. Mike, after many years performing the
‘back-bone’ position of the club decided that he wanted to spend
more time looking for a replacement for .............. ‘Dirk Lehman’
and has stepped down as club secretary.
I
hope this and every edition brings you the same amount of information,
views and comment on the club that we love, whilst adding my own edge to
the proceedings.
I
would welcome your views and comments as this is YOUR newsletter.
Finally
at this point I think it is only right and proper to ask you all to join
me in thanking Mike for the sterling work that he has done to make our
supporters club what it is today - THANK YOU, MIKE !!
‘Player
of The Year’ (POTY)
Here
comes the first date for your diary ......... the 11th November 2000.
As the fixture list has now been posted on every fans mind, this date is
the home game against Kilmarnock. Following on from last years complete
success the award ceremony will take the format of an evening function
in the Forthview suite, with a disco, players past and present not to
mention the Award itself.
‘The
Award Winner’
With
votes cast and signing on fees in the bank, there was much fear that
Kenny ‘The Hun’ Miller would be lifting the ‘POTY’ crown.
However, in Eric Morley (Miss World fame) fashion, I can reveal, in
reverse order, the winner and losers :
5th place Yogi
4th place Colgan
3rd place K Miller
2nd place Russell Latapy
1st place Franck Sauzee
‘2nd
Date for Your Diary’
Not
only do I come with news of one social event but yes.....another ......
The date for the Burns Supper has been confirmed as the 20th
January 2001. The venue will be as last year at Kavanagh’s in
Kensington - so again get your friends and family ready for thee shindig
of all shindigs !!!
‘AGM
Business’
1. Finances
: Andrew Murray gave a thorough expose of the club’s finances. The
essentials of this expose are that the club turnover is up thus allowing
us to give more money to Hibs, which is exactly what our club is all
about.
2.
Membership
: Subscriptions are to remain at £10-00 (ten pounds) and continue to
offer great value for money. As if you need reminding, what you get for
this sum is a monthly newsletter; access to the clubs season tickets for
Easter Road; friendly likeminded fans full of passion for their club; a
top supporters club football team; Predict the Score Competition, the
POTY and Burns Supper for a slight additional charge.
Membership
is now due and for you to benefit from our club your subs should be paid
to our lovely treasurer ASAP - after all you don’t want to be the
‘Aberdeen’ of our supporters club - COME ON - PAY TODAY !!
Family
Membership : Family membership is still available and offers
excellent value for money. The cost of this type of membership is £10-00
for the first name, with an extra £5-00 for a second name and £2-50
for any names thereafter. (e.g. a family membership for 2 adults and 2
children will cost £20-00 = £10-00, £5-00, £2-50, £2-50)
Club
Season Tickets : It was decided that the cost of using these
tickets, which was currently £5-00 would be raised to £10-00 to start
at the beginning of the forthcoming season. HOLD ON : as each
game is likely to cost at least £18-00 this season and may even reach
£20-00 this new cost is still going to offer at least £8-00 of saving
to each member and covers the £10-00 fee in one go !! So, in the words
of Nicholas Parsons (for those old enough to remember) ‘Its Sale of
The Century Time !!)
3.
Mike McSherry : As previously mentioned, Mike has stepped
down but not away from his committee role at LHSC. This has left a void
in the fanzine department, although Rose McEwan has kindly offered her
services and of course I am typing furiously. If anyone would like to
add to the growing band of trojans, then please volunteer !!
‘Scottish
Fitba Net’
A
new Scottish football internet site is soon to be launched with links to
other football sites. It was proposed we entered the site and this
motion was carried. Don’t worry, our London Hibs identity will be
retained and this will allow us to be even more recognised by even more
visitors. Amongst other features, this site will provide us with
eCommerce facilities to sell our merchandise alongside the official Hibs
offerings, access to an enormous database of photos, information, etc.
and much, much more!! - Watch this space!!
‘New
Hibs CD’
Mike
Inglis has produced a great CD containing Hibs songs, speeches from the
Y2K Burns supper, including the famous speech of ‘Eddie Turnbull’
and lots, lots more - For £5-00, its yours so come and see Mike and
have a unique, limited edition piece of Hibernian Memorabilia!!
‘Hibs
Framed Programme’ (as presented by Eddie Turnbull to LHSC)
For
those of you who were at the Burns Supper, Eddie Turnbull (yes, the one
and only) presented two framed Hibs - Tottenham - Hibs programmes. What
a prize !! I hear you say. However, the item will be raffled at the
September meeting of LHSC. However, only those members who have paid up
their subscriptions by 31st August 2000, will be entered into the raffle
- so as before ‘PAY TODAY AND PLAY’
‘Australian
Hibs signed Jersey raffle’
Andrew
Murray has kindly obtained a signed jersey from the Australian Hibs
Supporters Branch. This will be raffled at the POTY in Edinburgh and
will be by signed £5-00 notes only. Any person not intending to travel
to the POTY can send their signed fivers to Andrew, who assures us they
will make the raffle ! (David Duff eat your heart out !!)
‘Erin
Community Trust’
Dave
McBain is offering advice and answers to your queries on this direct way
of helping our club. As a supporters branch we have decided that a
members vote should take place before we join such. Therefore, your
attendance would be greatly appreciated at the September meeting as not
only may you win the ‘programmes’ but you may wish to vote; This is
a useful and valuable way of giving money directly to the manager’s
pocket via trustees who are supporters; WANT TO KNOW MORE, then speak to
Dave !!
‘Ireland
Trip’
Andy
Bell has done a fantastic job organising this ‘weekender’ to the
emerald isle. Why not join Andy, me and others on this Hibs Fans Trip of
a lifetime to see where our club began ? Or why not come along for
drink, sports and a weekend away from the partner !! For further details
contact Andy Bell, but you better be quick we fly out on the 4th of
August 2000.
‘Next
Meeting’
The
next official meeting will be at the William Wallace Pub on Tuesday 8th
August 2000. BE AWARE : The William Wallace is moving to 33
Aybrook Street which is just around the corner from where the
Pub is now, so DON’T BE A STRANGER !!
‘25
Years and now time for a newer model’
A
regular feature of this newsletter will be the ‘Jimmy Boco’ Award
for outstanding dedication to Hibernian. Each month I would like you to
write in with the names and brief stories of people you think have shown
outstanding dedication to Hibernian, whether it be travelling to
Stranraer for a tanking or eating Kebabs in Gorgie, please let me know
and I’ll print your story !!
Mike
Hennesey wins the inaugural ‘Jimmy Boco’ award. Despite the fact
that his 25th Wedding anniversary fell on our AGM, Mike was not to be
undone. He sent his beloved wife off to the Victoria & Albert
Museum, probably in the hope that she would find a new model, (only
kidding !!) whilst he leant his ever present support to our proceedings
- Congratulations on your silverware and on being the first proud
recipient of the ‘Jimmy Boco’ Award.
Last
but not least ......
Calling
all you bargain hunters !!! -
Forget Mohamed Al Fayed at Harrods or even the famous Debenhams Blue
Cross Sale - Alex Lyndsey has got the ‘sale of the century’.
-
9 holes of golf
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lunch
-
9 holes of golf
-
Buffet Dinner
PRICE
...........£20-00 (incl.). Why not join me and Alex on the 23rd
September 2000. Email Alex
Lindsey TODAY !!
Confirmation
and deposits to Alex by the August monthly meeting - Thanks !!
Craig
Bennison
Club Secretary |