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29-03-2018 06:22 AM #11131
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29-03-2018 08:09 AM #11132
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29-03-2018 08:14 AM #11133
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29-03-2018 08:16 AM #11134This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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29-03-2018 08:20 AM #11135
Even then AB has said this is a preferred option which makes me think its not even past the planning stage.
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29-03-2018 08:22 AM #11136This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Although it is about time we were beating them at Tynecastle so it would be a shame to not get the chance to.
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29-03-2018 08:29 AM #11137This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
So they have spent £15 million and rising still (nursery - new tv studio - control room scaling back) and they have increased capacity by around 3,000 but they have decided to keep hospitality in the old Gorgie Suite - sounds like they are reallly preparing for the future ! Does that mean I have to cancel my table reservation for the castle view (of the school). Shambles F.C.
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29-03-2018 08:36 AM #11138
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29-03-2018 08:52 AM #11139This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Wife and kids go to ER☺
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"I did not need any persuasion to play for such a great club, the Hibs result is still one of the first I look for"
Sir Matt Busby
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29-03-2018 09:00 AM #11140This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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29-03-2018 09:06 AM #11141This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
That could have brought down the roofs of the Roseburn stand and the Budge folly in a one large heap.
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29-03-2018 09:09 AM #11142
So let me get this straight.
They built a new stand with the intention of increasing capacity and providing matchday hospitality in new state of the art suites which would generate an extra £1M per year?
But now its been decided to leave the new suites empty and use them for conferences which it isn't suitable for them to host for a whole load of reasons?
So, in effect, they have paid £15M for a rusty single tier stand with no hospitality, no TV studio, no new Police box and a couple of long rooms with pillars in them?
And the loyal fans praise her for being open, honest and transparent?
Can you imagine this place if Rod had made such a mess of our re build?
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29-03-2018 09:11 AM #11143
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29-03-2018 09:13 AM #11144
@fat freddy
No your way off the mark, AB has recently said that the new stands will generate around 2.5m - 3m extra per year once fully operational.
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29-03-2018 09:33 AM #11145This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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"I did not need any persuasion to play for such a great club, the Hibs result is still one of the first I look for"
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29-03-2018 09:48 AM #11146
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29-03-2018 09:54 AM #11147
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The latest revelations from Auld Annie's Q&A are, what's the word? Oh, yes, 'pleasing'. Very pleasing indeed. The shambles continues and they suck it up. I'm actually quite glad that they aren't calling her out over all this. Just means that this thread will run for quite some time to come.
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29-03-2018 09:55 AM #11148
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29-03-2018 09:55 AM #11149This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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29-03-2018 09:56 AM #11150This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
There is very, very stiff competition between conference venues in Edinburgh already. Without even trying particularly here are just some:
Murrayfield - multiple conference suites
Easter Road
Hotels:
Caledonian
Grosvenor
Sheraton
Hospitality Inn (2)
George Hotel (as was)
Carlton Barcelo (as was) North Bridge
At least two of the Apex Hotels have conference suites
Macdonald Holyrood Hotel
Novotel Edinburgh Park
DoubleTree by Hilton at the Airport
the old Dragonara at Belford Road (formerly Eugene Lampard's Renault garage for Hibbies of a certain age)
Miscellaneous venues:
Edinburgh Training Centre
At least three major law firms have Edinburgh conference suites
At least three major financial services companies have conference suites
RBS conference centre, Gogar
Council: City Chambers and Assembly Rooms
A couple of Housing Associations have conference suites
NHS Scotland has conference facilities
Church of Scotland has conferencing facilities
Norton Park conference centre next to ER
Edinburgh International Conference Centre
Royal Highland Showground has conference suites
Edinburgh Zoo conference centre
Then there are others like:
Surgeon's Hall (multiple venues)
Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation
Edinburgh Corn Exchange (multiple venues)
Universities:
Edinburgh (multiple venues)
Heriot-Watt (multiple venues)
Edinburgh Napier University
Queen Margaret University
Trust me, I didn't even need to think about that list too hard. There are many, many others catering extensively to the high, mid and low ends of the conferencing market.
Of course few if any of them can compete with the Heartswarts staircase to nowhere.
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29-03-2018 10:02 AM #11151
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AB may have temporarily waived some interest repayments but I would not be in the least surprised if there is not some sort of agreement that this will be recouped in spades once the new share issue becomes a reality. However long away that is we don't know yet, it is a moving feast. What we can safely assume is that at present she owns the whole lot, lock stock and barrel, and will very much control what happens in the medium to longer term. There is no way she will lose out personally.
The people losing out financially, in my opinion, are the punters presently lobbing money in with no tangible return, other than the satisfaction of helping her out financially, while she retains ownership of the whole shooting match.
She has pulled off a major coup, in my opinion.
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29-03-2018 10:04 AM #11152This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
And, if the secured creditor was aware that there was potentially more money available, they would have held out for more than they eventually got.
Besides, I thought you said the donor was Budge ?Last edited by CropleyWasGod; 29-03-2018 at 10:08 AM.
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29-03-2018 10:43 AM #11153This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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29-03-2018 11:03 AM #11154
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29-03-2018 11:12 AM #11155
if 18600 was a sell out and AB has said that they can only sell 95% of the stadium capacity at the moment that bring there capacity up-to 19500 and that's being generous. They are kidding themselves if they think that stadium holds 20,000 especially when they are about to rip out a few rows for a media box and create a new exit for the directors. all of which will result in loss of seats.
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29-03-2018 11:31 AM #11156This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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29-03-2018 11:34 AM #11157This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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29-03-2018 11:34 AM #11158
If they hadn’t banged on relentlessly about a stand that would give them a 20,000+ capacity stadium, and their fans whipping themselves into a frenzy about having more seats than Easter Road, I don’t think Hibs fans would have cared less if the capacity of Tynecastle was bigger or smaller than Easter Road by a few hundred seats. For most reasonably thinking folk, both grounds are similar in size.
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29-03-2018 11:37 AM #11159This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
The amount of the debt (c £30m) was so much that a further few million wouldn't have made any difference to the eventual outcome. It would have gone to the secured creditor, who was owed about £8m IIRC.
Any potential investor or donor with any sense would have seen that, and kept their money for a time when it would make a difference.Last edited by CropleyWasGod; 29-03-2018 at 11:52 AM.
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29-03-2018 11:38 AM #11160
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