What next for hecky?

[Squealing pig]

After his absolute nightmare up here will it be a job south of the border ? Lower half of league 1 maybe and take some flops with him

[B.H.F.C]

Whatever it is, hopefully it happens soon so he’s off the wage bill!

[DetroitHibs]

Probably the conference.

[One Day Soon]

Really, who cares?

[bingo70]

Carlisle looking for a manager, probably a good fit for a club like that.

[H18 SFR]

I hope he does well wherever he goes. Just wasn't a neat fit for him at Hibs.

[CMurdoch]

Hearts looking for a manager.
Experience of Scottish and English football.
What more could they want.

[Steven79]

And he's a "big name"

What more could they want...

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[SMAXXA]

I hope he does well good luck to him, tried his best for us didn’t work out no hard feelings from me.

[Onion]

Hecky failed miserably in Scotchland with a big budget and a clutch English players. Not a good look for his CV and very little mitigating circumstances for him to fall back on. Expect he'll lie low for a few months to put some time between Hibs and his next move.

[hibeejeebies]

I hope he does well good luck to him, tried his best for us didn’t work out no hard feelings from me.

This.

[660]

Reckon he will be a great coach. He’s never a manager though.

[The 90+2]

S****horpe or Rochdale and genuinely wish him all the best.

[heretoday]

Hearts looking for a manager.
Experience of Scottish and English football.
What more could they want.

Don't say that! It would just be like it if he went there and was (gulp) successful.

[Mr Grieves]

Obscurity

[oneone73]

And people talk about Hibs class. What a crap thread.

[Walter]

I hope he gets a job and it all works out for him. Seemed like a decent enough person who misjudged the job

[Forza Fred]

I hope he gets a job and it all works out for him. Seemed like a decent enough person who misjudged the job

That’s the way I see it.

It didn’t work out, but don’t see the need for ridicule.

[Squealing pig]

And people talk about Hibs class. What a crap thread.

Genuine question what’s next for this imposter , who cares about hibs class it’s a myth

[FilipinoHibs]

He will struggle to get another job; his CV looks terrible.

[lyonhibs]

Could not care less. Good riddance.

[Since452]

He'll get a good coaching job no problem. Good luck to him

[judas]

Don’t know but I really wish him well

A good professional who invested himself fully in the playing side of the club.

[southsider]

Could not care less. Good riddance.

Me too. If he never darkens the door of this club for 20 years it will be too soon.

[Scouse Hibee]

And people talk about Hibs class. What a crap thread.

As is the term Hibs Class.

Not really bothered what he does next to be honest but don’t hold any grudges against him, he tried and failed, wasn’t the first and won’t be the last.

[Sir David Gray]

Not bothered.

I don't wish him any harm as a person but I don't care where he goes next.

One thing's pretty certain, he won't get near another job that's as big as Leeds or Hibs again.

[J-C]

Needs to learn more about adapting and forget about all the laptop fitness levels, if you want to play a certain style then buy players suited for it.

[CapitalGreen]

Really, who cares?

I care considering we are still paying his wages until the end of his contract unless he gets another gig.

[Scouse Hibee]

I care considering we are still paying his wages until the end of his contract unless he gets another gig.

Surely not?

Thought there was a three month pay off agreement.

[Brightside]

Classy replies.

[SMAXXA]

Surely not?

Thought there was a three month pay off agreement.

Correct we arnt paying his wages till end of his contract that’s not true

[1van Sprou7e]

I just hope, for the sake of every other club in football that he never manages again. He will have a great career as a coach though if that's what he chooses to do

[eastmainsmsh]

wish him the best and hope he goes on to success I thought he was real deal after last season turnaround suppose thats football

[FilipinoHibs]

Surely not?

Thought there was a three month pay off agreement.

Yes the one the other failure Appleton would not take.

[Cataplana]

What will he do next? Exactly the same thing. He is incapable of changing.

[heid the baw]

The board were right to sack him and the fact that we have a new owner who wants to protect his investment, meant that he was not going to to be given another few games to turn it round. This might have been different a few years ago and might have been different at another club.
I hope he gets another gig soon.
Hibs was not the right job for him where thankfully bottom 6 is o longer acceptable, but he knows lower league English football and will do a job for someone.

[Pretty Boy]

He'll end up coaching at a decent level. His coaching ability, based on the modern day standards, was never really in question. His ability to be proactive and reactive when managing a game was his downfall. As a coach he'll not have that responsibility.

It wouldn't surprise me to see him become part of a successful set up in the same way as the likes of Alex Miller and Ian Cathro have done.

[Keith_M]

I think he'd be ideal for Hearts.

[Bangkok Hibby]

And people talk about Hibs class. What a crap thread.

Hibs class has no meaning now. Its a quote from a much loved ex player and manager from a more innocent time.
As far as Heckingbottom goes his CV isnt looking too good is it. Possibly some sort of coaching coaches job?

[Eyrie]

By all accounts he's a nice enough guy.

So I hope he gets a job which is suitable for his skills ie as a coach working for a good manager.

[Pilrig_Sauzee]

I hope he does well wherever he goes. I also hope he learns the lessons he was slow to absorb here, because he might have another crack at management, but odds against i fear. However i reckon he’s best as a coach within a decent-sized club, as opposed to a public-facing figurehead, which is what managers have to be. Without the spotlight and press responsibilities i think looking after the youth/development teams he would flourish. All the best to him, he goes his way and we go ours.

[Bangkok Hibby]

By all accounts he's a nice enough guy.

So I hope he gets a job which is suitable for his skills ie as a coach working for a good manager.

He seems very determined and set in his ways so maybe not suited to working where someone else has the final shout.

[WestCoastHibby]

I’ve actually got things that matter in my life to be concerned about.
Not the future of a complete dud.
Does anybody have thoughts about Colin Calderwoods career after Hibs??
I rest my case

[Jim44]

He will have received a severance payment. Some folk are saying three months but that’s guesswork. He himself said that a managers worth is only the value of his severance package. Looks like he’s building a handy wee career out of severance packages. The only downfall is that the value of each package will probably decrease in proportion to the number of times he is sacked.

[Weegreenman]

He made a complete mess of our club and he was pretty rigid in his formations and the tempo he wanted us to play.
He managed to upset one or two players along the way, failing to get the lads to fight hard for him.
I genuinely hope he takes up gardening in future.
We’re in a right sorry state and it’s doing.

[NORTHERNHIBBY]

Wherever he goes next, he will surely do his homework a bit more thoroughly and not jump to the conclusions that he did with us.

[Just Alf]

I hope he gets a job and it all works out for him. Seemed like a decent enough person who misjudged the jobAgreed, met him in the Hibs club and he came over really well, I was sooo looking forward to this season :-/

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[WhileTheChief..]

Lucky if he gets a coaching or scouting gig at a club in League 2.

Doibt we’ll see him as a manager anywhere again.

[Steve88]

Couldn't care

[SingaporeHibs]

He’ll be back managing in the English Div 1 or 2 playing eye bleeding Football before too long. Proven to be utterly clueless but will continue to get away with it. The merry go round of managers never stops.

[Since452]

Agreed, met him in the Hibs club and he came over really well, I was sooo looking forward to this season :-/

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Same. Looked so promising after sorting us out last season. Reckon we should be 9 points better off than we are this season but for stupid mistakes. Fine margins. Buck stops with the manager though. He'll be fine back down south and we are now in far better hands

[chrisski33]

Tbh time to move on from Hecky now. He probably doesn't give too hoots about Hibs now so don't think any of us should. He will have done well out of being sacked financially whilst many of us wouldn't if we got the boot from our day job.

[Swedish hibee]

That’s the way I see it.

It didn’t work out, but don’t see the need for ridicule.

Well said. I wish him well, and we move on.

[Lago]

Reckon he will be a great coach. He’s never a manager though.
Hibs don't have managers they have a head coach.

[B.H.F.C]

Hibs don't have managers they have a head coach.

The job titles might be different but the job is the same.

[Borderhibbie76]

No interest either way from me...he was utterly useless here and drove me away from wanting to go to matches. No sympathy here..he gets a severance package for failing at his job...none of us are afforded suck luxuries in life.

[heid the baw]

No interest either way from me...he was utterly useless here and drove me away from wanting to go to matches. No sympathy here..he gets a severance package for failing at his job...none of us are afforded suck luxuries in life.

To be fair most of us have a wee bit more job security than football managers

[chrisski33]

To be fair most of us have a wee bit more job security than football managers

Most of us aren't paid as well and get a huge good payoff!

[Deansy]

I think Hecky will go for a complete change of career and move into rugby where the 'Forward pass' is illegal - he'd thrive with his recent experience !

[basehibby]

And people talk about Hibs class. What a crap thread.

With many posters sincerely wishing PH good luck I don't see much wrong with it - What a crap comment.

[Anthony Soprano]

And people talk about Hibs class. What a crap thread.

What's wrong with the thread? I'm not reading anything that isn't fact

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

No interest either way from me...he was utterly useless here and drove me away from wanting to go to matches. No sympathy here..he gets a severance package for failing at his job...none of us are afforded suck luxuries in life.

That's how I see it too when pretty much any football manager is sacked, although I'm sure there's the odd exception.

[Speedway]

PH by his own admission, didn’t intend to be a manager.

I think he knows he lacks the full required skillset and rode the train as far as it would go.

A respected coaching career beckons and I don’t think he’ll struggle for offers on the front.

[KDY Hibs]

wish him well

[Turkish Green]

PH by his own admission, didn’t intend to be a manager.

I think he knows he lacks the full required skillset and rode the train as far as it would go.

A respected coaching career beckons and I don’t think he’ll struggle for offers on the front.

I suspect he will end up coaching at a lower league cub in Yorkshire, in a position away from the media glare and the goldfish bowl that is Scottish football.

[matty_f]

I hope he does well, wherever he goes. It didn't work out for him here, but it certainly wasn't for a want of trying and he was very popular around the club. He didn't mean to do a bad job, so I hope he has a good career wherever he ends up.

[Waxy]

Wish him all the best.He’ll improve for this and he’ll have a good chance of being a success if he finds a good fit.

[easty]

He did a ***** job. He was a nice guy apparently, as if that makes a difference to how Hibs fans should feel about him?

Don’t wish him good luck or bad luck, I just don’t care what happens to him, but glad he’s gone.

[Steven79]

He did a ***** job. He was a nice guy apparently, as if that makes a difference to how Hibs fans should feel about him?

Don’t wish him good luck or bad luck, I just don’t care what happens to him, but glad he’s gone.

This!

[Beefster]

He did a ***** job. He was a nice guy apparently, as if that makes a difference to how Hibs fans should feel about him?

Don’t wish him good luck or bad luck, I just don’t care what happens to him, but glad he’s gone.

Yup. I've read countless times on here, Twitter etc about how Heckingbottom was a nice guy who tried his hardest as if the likes of Calderwood and Butcher didn't.

[Steven79]

Yup. I've read countless times on here, Twitter etc about how Heckingbottom was a nice guy who tried his hardest as if the likes of Calderwood and Butcher didn't.

He may have tried but his stubbornness would have taken us down also he was unable to learn from his own mistakes and fans were voting with their feet as the football was painful to watch.

The best game this season was the one just after he was sacked which sums up the last 6 months of him in charge.

[Since452]

Yup. I've read countless times on here, Twitter etc about how Heckingbottom was a nice guy who tried his hardest as if the likes of Calderwood and Butcher didn't.

I'll wish anyone who was employed by Hibs well unless they disrespect the club like Calderwood and Lennon did. They can gtf as far as I'm concerned. Some managers do well, some are hopeless but as long as they tried their best and treated the club with respect i can accept it. It's a tough gig.

[BegbieHSC]

I’m never happy to see a guy lose his job.

It was clear that he wasn’t the right fit for us, and it was best for him to move on, but I certainly don’t wish the guy any ill. He gave us that win at Tynie - the standout highlight of last season, and he seemed like a genuinely good guy.

Feel for him, and hope he gets a gig soon.

[MrRobot]

I hope he does well good luck to him, tried his best for us didn’t work out no hard feelings from me.

Agreed. It's crazy how many people seemed to take his failure at Hibs personally.