Islington Hibs
20-09-2014, 06:27 PM
From the website we have the following support staff- at a random guess that is £650/700k in wages, before national insurance etc
FOOTBALL STAFF
Alan Stubbs, Head Coach
Andy Holden, Assistant Coach
John Doolan, First Team Coach
Alan Combe, Player-Coach
Paul Green, Strength and Conditioning Coach
Graeme Mathie, Head of Player Identification & Recruitment
John Porteous, Head Physiotherapist
Kitty Forrest, Senior Physiotherapist
George Craig, Head of Football Operations
Bill Hendry, Head of Youth Development
Eddie May, Academy Coaching Manager
Tam McCourt, Kit Manager
Joyce McCourt, Kit Coordinator
Billy Bryson, Video Analyst
Then East Mains, the 3rd best stadium in Scotland and all the other infrastructure paraphernalia that goes with it. 9 board members (some will be on decent salaries) On top of that the gardening expenses to our esteemed previous management team.
There is little wonder there is no cash for players. This is absurdly top heavy. The club has put the cart before the horse.
Next season there will be no Hearts, or Rangers, in this league, no £500k relegation parachute (unless we are relegated again, which although unlikely is not entirely impossible), and if we are lucky 4/5000 seasons sold. The situation seems to me to be close to out of control with large elements of the support absolutely disgusted. They cannot be blamed. People pay good money to watch crap, season after season and eventually they snap. Watching Hibs is simply no fun, at best a duty. It is very clear from this board that a high proportion of the clubs loyalist customers are very close to snapping (if they have not already done so.)
Next season the club is facing an empty stadium and a totally unsupportable infrastructure. Unless form improves dramatically, and it is not clear why it will, Hibernian are facing footballing and financial crisis. The club could easily loose £3-4m million with no certainty of promotion and be faced with some very very unpalatable choices. Pleas with the support will certainly fall on deaf ears- they have been tried one time too many. The club's position is becoming untenable and I would think very deep cuts are on the way. Sorry to be so cheerful but it is as I see it.
FOOTBALL STAFF
Alan Stubbs, Head Coach
Andy Holden, Assistant Coach
John Doolan, First Team Coach
Alan Combe, Player-Coach
Paul Green, Strength and Conditioning Coach
Graeme Mathie, Head of Player Identification & Recruitment
John Porteous, Head Physiotherapist
Kitty Forrest, Senior Physiotherapist
George Craig, Head of Football Operations
Bill Hendry, Head of Youth Development
Eddie May, Academy Coaching Manager
Tam McCourt, Kit Manager
Joyce McCourt, Kit Coordinator
Billy Bryson, Video Analyst
Then East Mains, the 3rd best stadium in Scotland and all the other infrastructure paraphernalia that goes with it. 9 board members (some will be on decent salaries) On top of that the gardening expenses to our esteemed previous management team.
There is little wonder there is no cash for players. This is absurdly top heavy. The club has put the cart before the horse.
Next season there will be no Hearts, or Rangers, in this league, no £500k relegation parachute (unless we are relegated again, which although unlikely is not entirely impossible), and if we are lucky 4/5000 seasons sold. The situation seems to me to be close to out of control with large elements of the support absolutely disgusted. They cannot be blamed. People pay good money to watch crap, season after season and eventually they snap. Watching Hibs is simply no fun, at best a duty. It is very clear from this board that a high proportion of the clubs loyalist customers are very close to snapping (if they have not already done so.)
Next season the club is facing an empty stadium and a totally unsupportable infrastructure. Unless form improves dramatically, and it is not clear why it will, Hibernian are facing footballing and financial crisis. The club could easily loose £3-4m million with no certainty of promotion and be faced with some very very unpalatable choices. Pleas with the support will certainly fall on deaf ears- they have been tried one time too many. The club's position is becoming untenable and I would think very deep cuts are on the way. Sorry to be so cheerful but it is as I see it.