I’ve had enough!

[East Stand 62]

100% tonight was unacceptable, but for too long I’ve held onto information that has been kept away from supporters. An employee of the club shared a few facts with me that seem to have been overlooked, sorry, but time to share publicly.

Malky McKay has been working night and day to change things at Hibs. Of course he was guilty of making racist and homophonic remarks, 15 years ago! So much has changed since then, I would challenge most of that generation never to have made a racist, homophonic or for that matter sexist joke. Never forwarded a text or email?? Unlikely.

The clubs recruitment over the last 4 years has been a disaster, who led that? As director of football, Brian McDermott signed off, but head of recruitment, Calvin Charlton led the recruitment of almost every player in the current squad. Who is he you might ask?? Well he was involved with performance analysis before becoming best mates with Ian Gordon who promoted him, without any qualification or experience to such a senior position.

he has recently been relieved of his position.

Then of course there’s Ian Gordon, the self appointed head of scouting who has zero qualifications or experience in football!! Apparently he was looking on a website (transfermarket.com) and decided that he would work with Calvin Charlton to sign players - Dylan Vente was his signing!

I’m not suggesting coaching staff and players are without blame, but only fair that others take their fair share as well.

to be clear, only 2 players of the current squad were signed by the current management staff, all others were from Ian Gordon and Calvin Charlton.

[Del Boy]

Have it on good authority from someone who recently worked with MM that he’s still a complete arse.

[InvertedFullBak]

100% tonight was unacceptable, but for too long I’ve held onto information that has been kept away from supporters. An employee of the club shared a few facts with me that seem to have been overlooked, sorry, but time to share publicly.

Malky McKay has been working night and day to change things at Hibs. Of course he was guilty of making racist and homophonic remarks, 15 years ago! So much has changed since then, I would challenge most of that generation never to have made a racist, homophonic or for that matter sexist joke. Never forwarded a text or email?? Unlikely.

The clubs recruitment over the last 4 years has been a disaster, who led that? As director of football, Brian McDermott signed off, but head of recruitment, Calvin Charlton led the recruitment of almost every player in the current squad. Who is he you might ask?? Well he was involved with performance analysis before becoming best mates with Ian Gordon who promoted him, without any qualification or experience to such a senior position.

he has recently been relieved of his position.

Then of course there’s Ian Gordon, the self appointed head of scouting who has zero qualifications or experience in football!! Apparently he was looking on a website (transfermarket.com) and decided that he would work with Calvin Charlton to sign players - Dylan Vente was his signing!

I’m not suggesting coaching staff and players are without blame, but only fair that others take their fair share as well.

to be clear, only 2 players of the current squad were signed by the current management staff, all others were from Ian Gordon and Calvin Charlton.

Ian Gordon wasn’t self appointed. Ron appointed him not long after he took over the club. Misinformed straight away.

[Mr Grieves]

Been on the bevvy, malky?

[East Stand 62]

Ian Gordon wasn’t self appointed. Ron appointed him not long after he took over the club. Misinformed straight away.

Not true, he was looking for a role stumbled upon www.transfer market.com and said to his father that he would lead on recruitment. Trust me, fully informed!

[Exuberance1875]

100% tonight was unacceptable, but for too long I’ve held onto information that has been kept away from supporters. An employee of the club shared a few facts with me that seem to have been overlooked, sorry, but time to share publicly.

Malky McKay has been working night and day to change things at Hibs. Of course he was guilty of making racist and homophonic remarks, 15 years ago! So much has changed since then, I would challenge most of that generation never to have made a racist, homophonic or for that matter sexist joke. Never forwarded a text or email?? Unlikely.

The clubs recruitment over the last 4 years has been a disaster, who led that? As director of football, Brian McDermott signed off, but head of recruitment, Calvin Charlton led the recruitment of almost every player in the current squad. Who is he you might ask?? Well he was involved with performance analysis before becoming best mates with Ian Gordon who promoted him, without any qualification or experience to such a senior position.

he has recently been relieved of his position.

Then of course there’s Ian Gordon, the self appointed head of scouting who has zero qualifications or experience in football!! Apparently he was looking on a website (transfermarket.com) and decided that he would work with Calvin Charlton to sign players - Dylan Vente was his signing!

I’m not suggesting coaching staff and players are without blame, but only fair that others take their fair share as well.

to be clear, only 2 players of the current squad were signed by the current management staff, all others were from Ian Gordon and Calvin Charlton.

Who were the 2 players?

[HarpOnHibee]

Malky McKay has been working night and day to change things at Hibs.

Being as well informed as you are. Perhaps you would care to share with us what it is that he actually does night and day to change things at Hibs?

[InvertedFullBak]

Not true, he was looking for a role stumbled upon www.transfer (http://www.transfer) market.com and said to his father that he would lead on recruitment. Trust me, fully informed!


Maybe so but good old Ron still had to sign off on it. Not self-appointed in the true sense of the word.

[East Stand 62]

Who were the 2 players?

O’Hora and Bowie

[East Stand 62]

Being as well informed as you are. Perhaps you would care to share with us what it is that he actually does night and day to change things at Hibs?

Do you think you could change the direction of an oil tanker going at 100mph in the wrong direction over a short period of time….

[tonyrougier123]

Malky Mackay is by far and away the best football man at the club. Not much competition to beat mind you,but I think folk need to find their scapegoats elsewhere.
He will obviously need time, but the coaching team we have just now is definitely underperforming. There isn’t even one player you’d say they are squeezing the best out of.

I think as fans when there’s a bad spell there’s a tendency to go way over board about who has to go and who’s doing or not doing what.

If Calvin Charlton has now left then fair enough laddie has had years of being in and around recruitment and it’s generally not been great so fresh eyes needed. Kensall has always been a figure that most have had doubts about again fair do’s.

[InvertedFullBak]

Malky Mackay is by far and away the best football man at the club. Not much competition to beat mind you,but I think folk need to find their scapegoats elsewhere.
He will obviously need time, but the coaching team we have just now is definitely underperforming. There isn’t even one player you’d say they are squeezing the best out of.

I think as fans when there’s a bad spell there’s a tendency to go way over board about who has to go and who’s doing or not doing what.

If Calvin Charlton has now left then fair enough laddie has had years of being in and around recruitment and it’s generally not been great so fresh eyes needed. Kensall has always been a figure that most have had doubts about again fair do’s.



Of course Malky needs time and hopefully we give it to him to try and fix things.

he knows he’s inherited a mess as do we that the boy wonder created by playing real life championship manager and it’ll take time to fix properly. Steps were in the last window and the same will be made in the winter window.

[HarpOnHibee]

Do you think you could change the direction of an oil tanker going at 100mph in the wrong direction over a short period of time….

Ok. Let's try this from a different angle. What foundations is he laying in place right now to help slow down said oil tanker in the long run? If he is after all "working day and night" as you suggest, then presumably he is doing something? I'd like to know what that something is.

[cabbageandribs1875]

O’Hora and Bowie


O'Hora signed 24th june, Ekpiteta 26th June, so is Ekpiteta a Gordon signing ? are they taking turns on who signs who ? :)




which wouldn't surprise me btw :wink:

[Exuberance1875]

O’Hora and Bowie

So looks like they have a 50% success rate so far then. Bowie really looked promising, really think he would be able to make a huge impact for us

[ChuckNor]

I tend to hear a fair bit of what is going on internally. Malky is not very popular is all I’ll say. Hasn’t been great with staff and his attitude in football has been described as “stone age” to me.

[KWJ]

Malky MacKay was most recently sacked from Ross County and has never had a role like the one he is in for a club. I'd say he failed at the Scotland role too with no players coming through during his era in the time between Gilmour and Doak.

Why on earth we hired him is in line with the other appointments the club have made. He's not the scapegoat but he's an easy fix and a much less emotional one than Gray.

[Gloucester Hibs]

Of course Malky needs time and hopefully we give it to him to try and fix things.

he knows he’s inherited a mess as do we that the boy wonder created by playing real life championship manager and it’ll take time to fix properly. Steps were in the last window and the same will be made in the winter window.

He needs time? 🤯 He’s made us worse from a starting position where I was convinced the only way was up.

[Unseen work]

I’ve had enough too.

It’s the hope that kills you.

After our announcement I accepted SDG would be here. I then start looking forward to this weekend and think, just get the win and build our season from here.

Start thinking of only we can get to January in/around the top 6 and then with Garvan Stewart we can strengthen.

Every week there’s hope, every week they let us down.

We’re absolutely brutal and are going straight down.

[ChuckNor]

Malky MacKay was most recently sacked from Ross County and has never had a role like the one he is in for a club. I'd say he failed at the Scotland role too with no players coming through during his era in the time between Gilmour and Doak.

Why on earth we hired him is in line with the other appointments the club have made. He's not the scapegoat but he's an easy fix and a much less emotional one than Gray.

Our recruitment of staff is incredibly slapdash. We don’t do basic checks. Did we actually look for a director of football or did we just go “**** it, Malcom Macpherson said he’s a good lad. Proper football man. He’ll do the job.”?

[B.H.F.C]

Feel that way tonight, it’s not nice.

£30 tonight, £26 for Motherwell, £37 for Celtic Park. Need to start having something to show for spending that kind of money.

Worst thing is that I haven’t come home feeling particularly down tonight. It’s past that point.

[InvertedFullBak]

He needs time? 🤯 He’s made us worse from a starting position where I was convinced the only way was up.

Of course he needs time. Look at the mess we’re in on the recruitment side of things as in how many players were emptied in the last summer window. I think we all know it’s not a quick fix. 2-3 maybe even 4 windows to get this fully reset.

It’ll be a while before we really start moving in an upward trajectory. That’s the reality of the mess Ian Gordon has left in.

[HarpOnHibee]

Of course he needs time. Look at the mess we’re in on the recruitment side of things as in how many players were emptied in the last summer window. I think we all know it’s not a quick fix. 2-3 maybe even 4 windows to get this fully reset.

It’ll be a while before we really start moving in an upward trajectory. That’s the reality of the mess Ian Gordon has left in.

We don't have 2, 3, 4 windows. Not unless we want to be languishing in the Championship. We have 1 window to turn things around enough to stave off relegation. It better be a bloody good one.

[matty_f]

Our recruitment of staff is incredibly slapdash. We don’t do basic checks. Did we actually look for a director of football or did we just go “**** it, Malcom Macpherson said he’s a good lad. Proper football man. He’ll do the job.”?

Spot on.

I'm sure there was chat that Brian McDermott got the job because he was Lee Johnson's dad's pal.

Malky is the chairman's pal.

The whole coaching team got waved in on SDG's say so.

Marshall in his first non-playing role goes into a senior position at what's supposed to be an elite football club.

I think it extends to the players as well, for a number of reasons we have ended up recruiting former players, a player's relative, and the goalkeeping coach's free agent from his last club.

[SteveHFC]

Feel that way tonight, it’s not nice.

£30 tonight, £26 for Motherwell, £37 for Celtic Park. Need to start having something to show for spending that kind of money.

Worst thing is that I haven’t come home feeling particularly down tonight. It’s past that point.


Aberdeen and Hearts away coming up too.

[Baldy Foghorn]

Aberdeen and Hearts away coming up too.

Expensive 5 or 6 weeks, just need a win pronto, to give up a boost

[tamig]

Feel that way tonight, it’s not nice.

£30 tonight, £26 for Motherwell, £37 for Celtic Park. Need to start having something to show for spending that kind of money.

Worst thing is that I haven’t come home feeling particularly down tonight. It’s past that point.

You’re in the wrong game bud if you’re expecting a return on your cash following Hibs. I’m sure many of us have spent fortunes following our team over the years. We don’t expect anything in return for doing so. Sure its a bonus seeing decent football now and again and the odd cup win. But there are no guarantees. Its not hard to understand.

[Stanton Spence]

Of course he needs time. Look at the mess we’re in on the recruitment side of things as in how many players were emptied in the last summer window. I think we all know it’s not a quick fix. 2-3 maybe even 4 windows to get this fully reset.

It’ll be a while before we really start moving in an upward trajectory. That’s the reality of the mess Ian Gordon has left in.
I don’t think anyone expected a quick fix but maybe did expect to see things starting to improve slightly this year but we have went backwards since last season which takes some doing

[davym7062]

We don't have 2, 3, 4 windows. Not unless we want to be languishing in the Championship. We have 1 window to turn things around enough to stave off relegation. It better be a bloody good one.

well aberdeen done it one window why not hibs

[B.H.F.C]

Spot on.

I'm sure there was chat that Brian McDermott got the job because he was Lee Johnson's dad's pal.

Malky is the chairman's pal.

The whole coaching team got waved in on SDG's say so.

Marshall in his first non-playing role goes into a senior position at what's supposed to be an elite football club.

I think it extends to the players as well, for a number of reasons we have ended up recruiting former players, a player's relative, and the goalkeeping coach's free agent from his last club.

£6m invested in the club by people who know what they’re doing. But Ian and Ben didn’t want to listen, they wanted to keep control.

It looks worse with every passing day. Clearly something has changed, just need to hope it’s not too late and they can find us a manager sharpish as well as a few players who can make a difference in January.

[B.H.F.C]

You’re in the wrong game bud if you’re expecting a return on your cash following Hibs. I’m sure many of us have spent fortunes following our team over the years. We don’t expect anything in return for doing so. Sure its a bonus seeing decent football now and again and the odd cup win. But there are no guarantees. Its not hard to understand.

I don’t mean a return on the cash I spend in that sense. Hibs are like owning a car, you’ll never make money on it. But I’d like to see a team that gives there all and a club that is reasonably well run. I don’t think that’s too much to ask.

I’ve followed Hibs for long enough to realise it’ll be ***** a fair amount of the time. I don’t find that hard to understand. But the way it is at the moment and us passing up a massive opportunity with how we’re being run is hard to take.

[HarpOnHibee]

well aberdeen done it one window why not hibs

It's entirely possible mate. But it requires something our club seldom has. Competency. That's why we're constantly fed the "long term" chat. They don't know what they're doing and are just constantly trying to buy more time by selling us false hope for a future that never arrives.

[tonyrougier123]

I tend to hear a fair bit of what is going on internally. Malky is not very popular is all I’ll say. Hasn’t been great with staff and his attitude in football has been described as “stone age” to me.

Lot of people with agendas it seems, turning hibs around and clearing out situations and departments that won’t do us a turn going forward won’t win you plaudits, we either want change from the norm or we don’t. Can’t keep everyone in same positions and expect change. Man basically ran Watford when they were in admin whilst managing the team and a lot of people down there still speak most favourably of Malky Mackay so I’d say your source might be off it by quite a bit.

[Donegal Hibby]

I’ve had enough too.

It’s the hope that kills you.

After our announcement I accepted SDG would be here. I then start looking forward to this weekend and think, just get the win and build our season from here.

Start thinking of only we can get to January in/around the top 6 and then with Garvan Stewart we can strengthen.

Every week there’s hope, every week they let us down.

We’re absolutely brutal and are going straight down.

Our situation is bad alright , there’s no question about that ! …

And it’s understandable why fans say they’ve had enough…

Today i honestly thought we started brightly , looked dangerous and much the better team only to shoot ourselves in the foot once again which we have been doing a lot this season .. why ? I honestly don’t know…

My hope is we can pull ourselves off the bottom by cutting out individual mistakes and getting to January with Bowie maybe back which would make a difference….

Garvan Stewart is another I’m putting hope into as I think he use to analyse other teams weaknesses at one point at Bournemouth before moving into the recruitment area ..

Which I hope he does at us .. do think five or six players in the right areas would make a big difference to us like a creative midfielder , maybe somebody with leadership and drive too …

It’s a common phrase that it’s “ The hope that kills you “ though to be totally honest I’d much rather have even the smallest bit of hope than none at all .. 👍

[Unseen work]

£6m invested in the club by people who know what they’re doing. But Ian and Ben didn’t want to listen, they wanted to keep control.

It looks worse with every passing day. Clearly something has changed, just need to hope it’s not too late and they can find us a manager sharpish as well as a few players who can make a difference in January.

Remember the review we had earlier this year when we just missed out on top 6.

That’s when I thought Black knights would be heard and we’d really kick on and see some real good players come in

Our board then have a highly experienced and successful group and decide to not listen to them whatsoever

We’re now worse than ever

We need to fix it now before it’s too late

[B.H.F.C]

Remember the review we had earlier this year when we just missed out on top 6.

That’s when I thought Black knights would be heard and we’d really kick on and see some real good players come in

Our board then have a highly experienced and successful group and decide to not listen to them whatsoever

We’re now worse than ever

We need to fix it now before it’s too late

Yep, it should have happened then, no doubt.

It’s too late to get any kind of success this season but it’s not too late to get out of trouble. I just hope we don’t let it rumble on.

[SHODAN]

I think a few people at our club are trying to control the narrative before a lot of nasty info comes out.

[CL0762]

100% tonight was unacceptable, but for too long I’ve held onto information that has been kept away from supporters. An employee of the club shared a few facts with me that seem to have been overlooked, sorry, but time to share publicly.

Malky McKay has been working night and day to change things at Hibs. Of course he was guilty of making racist and homophonic remarks, 15 years ago! So much has changed since then, I would challenge most of that generation never to have made a racist, homophonic or for that matter sexist joke. Never forwarded a text or email?? Unlikely.

The clubs recruitment over the last 4 years has been a disaster, who led that? As director of football, Brian McDermott signed off, but head of recruitment, Calvin Charlton led the recruitment of almost every player in the current squad. Who is he you might ask?? Well he was involved with performance analysis before becoming best mates with Ian Gordon who promoted him, without any qualification or experience to such a senior position.

he has recently been relieved of his position.

Then of course there’s Ian Gordon, the self appointed head of scouting who has zero qualifications or experience in football!! Apparently he was looking on a website (transfermarket.com) and decided that he would work with Calvin Charlton to sign players - Dylan Vente was his signing!

I’m not suggesting coaching staff and players are without blame, but only fair that others take their fair share as well.

to be clear, only 2 players of the current squad were signed by the current management staff, all others were from Ian Gordon and Calvin Charlton.

Having experienced Malky Mackay myself I can tell you he’s a condescending ******** of a man who should be nowhere near our football club.

Sacked as Ross County manager for **** sake 😂

[tonyrougier123]

Having experienced Malky Mackay myself I can tell you he’s a condescending ******** of a man who should be nowhere near our football club.

Sacked as Ross County manager for **** sake 😂

You a person of upstanding integrity likes? 😂

We’ve all seen your posts chief. What was your experience of meeting Malky Mackay? Enlighten us……..

Some absolute nonsense being posted on here the night. 🤦*♂️😂

[HarpOnHibee]

I think a few people at our club are trying to control the narrative before a lot of nasty info comes out.

Wouldn't be for the first time either.

[neil7908]

O’Hora and Bowie

So your saying Triantis wasn't a Gray signing?

[neil7908]

Having experienced Malky Mackay myself I can tell you he’s a condescending ******** of a man who should be nowhere near our football club.

Sacked as Ross County manager for **** sake 😂

Known ******** is ******** shocker.

[Forza Fred]

Malky Mackay signed off on the acquisition of Bursik

Nuff said

[Cooshed Kid]

Unless we can stop the ship sinking before January no decent manager or players will wish to join us in our voyage to the bottom of the sea.

We're in a really desperate condition now. Going back to the Championship ought not to be the end of the world. It could be a good place to carry out a complete reset, but it's best avoided because of the financial ramifications.

There's a shocking lack of professionalism visible on the pitch. Our goalkeepers must be shocking if Bursik is the best. He needs to go ASAP. The sendings-off are disgraceful. Myko may have been hard done by in one sense but what was he doing pulling the guy's shirt in the box in the first place when he was already on a booking? I honestly have no idea whether there is a single player at the club worth keeping under a new regime.

In Jack Ross's last few weeks I just stopped watching and didn't look at the news at all. One day I did and discovered he had been fired. I'll be sorry to read that about SDG as he is most likely not the main problem, but until the squad has been 80% replaced with solid professionals, SDG is the easy target.

[Iain G]

So your saying Triantis wasn't a Gray signing?

Or big Myko?

[Paulie Walnuts]

The OP is giving me strong Michael Beale vibes.

Joined the forum after Mackay was announced. 6 posts, all of which have some emphasis on Mackay and deserving more time/shouldn’t be criticised.

It’s got a real whiff of the Malky about it.

[Northernhibee]

I don’t know if there’s any truth in this particular rumour and I’ve stopped trying to guess as nothing is unbelievable about the club just now.

All I’ll say is I refuse to be harsh on SDG as he appears to have inherited an impossible mess of a situation and his managerial career appears to be DOA. It’s impossible to know if he may actually have been a decent head coach but I feel badly for him.

[Centre Hawf]

The need to defend Malky Mackay is as baffling as the fact we hired him. Get him to ****

[we are hibs]

"Malky" should never have been employed in the first place. The work done in the summer has done nothing to suggest he should be near another window either.

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[blackpoolhibs]

Malky Mackay signed off on the acquisition of Bursik

Nuff said

That is a sackable offence on its own, it makes no difference really who signs the players, but if they are as bad as he is, then consequences should apply.

Add in the rest of the crap, Smith, O'Hora, Triantis, Iredale, Kwon, Kuharevich, Gayle, then you have to question his ability at the job, especially when he appointed a rookie manager who then appointed his mates to run those duds brought to the club.

Yet getting back to the keeper, when did he actually scout him, as he's not played much 1st team football in years, and his replacement around 5 games in 5 years or so?

What happened to the mantra of getting the right players with the right charecter, and doing due dilligence into their background?

I think we signed 12 players in the summer, yes 12, added to the likes of Miller, Cadden, Obita, ****in Newell, Amos, McKirdy, JDH, Levitt, NMW, and Bloody Campbell, it's beyond belief that we actually bought players who are as bad or even worse than we already had.

Probably a 1/10 transfer window in my opinion.:rolleyes:

[eastmainsmsh]

It’s a shambles this lot are making club a laughing stock what are they hoping to achieve ?

[Chorley Hibee]

Whoever signed off the signing of Bursik and Smith should be clearing their desk first thing on Monday morning.

I can't make up my mind what the more ridiculous situation is?

That we signed the utterly useless Bursik and never scouted him, or that fact that we brought in a back-up to him, that has barely played a game in 5 years, and sole position in the club seems to be to sit on the bench each week and never play.

I stand by my assertion that, whilst not the answer, Boruc is by far and away the best keeper currently at the club.

In the few appearances he's made for Hibs, he's shown a level of competence that these two will ever struggle to reach.

[Hibby Kay-Yay]

Malkay appointed Gray. Said he absolutely smashed the interview. That’s all fine and well but Gray had inside knowledge on the club and players. Existing relationships with players and senior staff. The interview looks more like a case of unconscious bias (perhaps even conscious bias) for Gray to get the job.

That in itself shows Malkay’s naivety in his role. Something the Black Knights realised.

Kensell also needs to go.

[SHODAN]

If OP is MacKay then I'd like to hear from him exactly how he will turn things around given he's likely to be made interim manager today.

[cameronw-hfc]

100% tonight was unacceptable, but for too long I’ve held onto information that has been kept away from supporters. An employee of the club shared a few facts with me that seem to have been overlooked, sorry, but time to share publicly.

Malky McKay has been working night and day to change things at Hibs. Of course he was guilty of making racist and homophonic remarks, 15 years ago! So much has changed since then, I would challenge most of that generation never to have made a racist, homophonic or for that matter sexist joke. Never forwarded a text or email?? Unlikely.

The clubs recruitment over the last 4 years has been a disaster, who led that? As director of football, Brian McDermott signed off, but head of recruitment, Calvin Charlton led the recruitment of almost every player in the current squad. Who is he you might ask?? Well he was involved with performance analysis before becoming best mates with Ian Gordon who promoted him, without any qualification or experience to such a senior position.

he has recently been relieved of his position.

Then of course there’s Ian Gordon, the self appointed head of scouting who has zero qualifications or experience in football!! Apparently he was looking on a website (transfermarket.com) and decided that he would work with Calvin Charlton to sign players - Dylan Vente was his signing!

I’m not suggesting coaching staff and players are without blame, but only fair that others take their fair share as well.

to be clear, only 2 players of the current squad were signed by the current management staff, all others were from Ian Gordon and Calvin Charlton.


Hiya Malky, get out our club please. :thumbsup:

[Pedantic_Hibee]

So, I’ve to believe that Ian Gordon is still heavily involved in recruitment? I don’t think I want to believe that, I’ll have an aneurysm.

[Hibs90]

100% tonight was unacceptable, but for too long I’ve held onto information that has been kept away from supporters. An employee of the club shared a few facts with me that seem to have been overlooked, sorry, but time to share publicly.

Malky McKay has been working night and day to change things at Hibs. Of course he was guilty of making racist and homophonic remarks, 15 years ago! So much has changed since then, I would challenge most of that generation never to have made a racist, homophonic or for that matter sexist joke. Never forwarded a text or email?? Unlikely.

The clubs recruitment over the last 4 years has been a disaster, who led that? As director of football, Brian McDermott signed off, but head of recruitment, Calvin Charlton led the recruitment of almost every player in the current squad. Who is he you might ask?? Well he was involved with performance analysis before becoming best mates with Ian Gordon who promoted him, without any qualification or experience to such a senior position.

he has recently been relieved of his position.

Then of course there’s Ian Gordon, the self appointed head of scouting who has zero qualifications or experience in football!! Apparently he was looking on a website (transfermarket.com) and decided that he would work with Calvin Charlton to sign players - Dylan Vente was his signing!

I’m not suggesting coaching staff and players are without blame, but only fair that others take their fair share as well.

to be clear, only 2 players of the current squad were signed by the current management staff, all others were from Ian Gordon and Calvin Charlton.

Thanks for the insight Malky :aok:

[The Tubs]

So, I’ve to believe that Ian Gordon is still heavily involved in recruitment? I don’t think I want to believe that, I’ll have an aneurysm.

Take a deep breath.

Bursic has all the telltale signs of an Ian Gordon signing.

[Hiber-nation]

Hiya Malky, get out our club please. :thumbsup:

Can just add.....Malky, what do you actually do?

[Bostonhibby]

Have it on good authority from someone who recently worked with MM that he’s still a complete arse.Cannae see it, I heard bellend, but to be fair there's scope for both.

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[EVENTUALLY]

That is a sackable offence on its own, it makes no difference really who signs the players, but if they are as bad as he is, then consequences should apply.

Add in the rest of the crap, Smith, O'Hora, Triantis, Iredale, Kwon, Kuharevich, Gayle, then you have to question his ability at the job, especially when he appointed a rookie manager who then appointed his mates to run those duds brought to the club.

Yet getting back to the keeper, when did he actually scout him, as he's not played much 1st team football in years, and his replacement around 5 games in 5 years or so?

What happened to the mantra of getting the right players with the right charecter, and doing due dilligence into their background?

I think we signed 12 players in the summer, yes 12, added to the likes of Miller, Cadden, Obita, ****in Newell, Amos, McKirdy, JDH, Levitt, NMW, and Bloody Campbell, it's beyond belief that we actually bought players who are as bad or even worse than we already had.

Probably a 1/10 transfer window in my opinion.:rolleyes:

Spot on.

[Nicho87]

Any self respecting club in the modern day would know hiring Malky with his history. From a commercial point of view is very risky.

Sums this current board up perfectly

Making all the wrong decisions

Malkys biggest own goal was his first interview saying all these players now, you just wait until next summer. Awful awful awful.

Again Ohora, Bursik Deary me

[GordonHFC]

O’Hora and Bowie

Talking *****

[marinello59]

100% tonight was unacceptable, but for too long I’ve held onto information that has been kept away from supporters. An employee of the club shared a few facts with me that seem to have been overlooked, sorry, but time to share publicly.

Malky McKay has been working night and day to change things at Hibs. Of course he was guilty of making racist and homophonic remarks, 15 years ago! So much has changed since then, I would challenge most of that generation never to have made a racist, homophonic or for that matter sexist joke. Never forwarded a text or email?? Unlikely.

The clubs recruitment over the last 4 years has been a disaster, who led that? As director of football, Brian McDermott signed off, but head of recruitment, Calvin Charlton led the recruitment of almost every player in the current squad. Who is he you might ask?? Well he was involved with performance analysis before becoming best mates with Ian Gordon who promoted him, without any qualification or experience to such a senior position.

he has recently been relieved of his position.

Then of course there’s Ian Gordon, the self appointed head of scouting who has zero qualifications or experience in football!! Apparently he was looking on a website (transfermarket.com) and decided that he would work with Calvin Charlton to sign players - Dylan Vente was his signing!

I’m not suggesting coaching staff and players are without blame, but only fair that others take their fair share as well.

to be clear, only 2 players of the current squad were signed by the current management staff, all others were from Ian Gordon and Calvin Charlton.

The cynic in me (and several others it would appear) would read this and think somebody was trying to spin information to the fans via an internet forum. That would be utterly ridiculous though wouldn't it? Surely even members of this ****show of a regime wouldn't be treating the fans with such contempt would they?
The message from your post appears to be that Malky (ex_racist, former misogynist) has been working night and day to fix things whilst all the others are to blame for the situation we find ourselves in?
Well this is just my opinion but looking from the outside and on the evidence of what we saw on the pitch last night everybody from the current regime should be considering their position, especially those who were involved in appointing David Gray. If the manager goes they need to go as well and that includes MM.

[Coco Bryce]

100% tonight was unacceptable, but for too long I’ve held onto information that has been kept away from supporters. An employee of the club shared a few facts with me that seem to have been overlooked, sorry, but time to share publicly.

Malky McKay has been working night and day to change things at Hibs. Of course he was guilty of making racist and homophonic remarks, 15 years ago! So much has changed since then, I would challenge most of that generation never to have made a racist, homophonic or for that matter sexist joke. Never forwarded a text or email?? Unlikely.

The clubs recruitment over the last 4 years has been a disaster, who led that? As director of football, Brian McDermott signed off, but head of recruitment, Calvin Charlton led the recruitment of almost every player in the current squad. Who is he you might ask?? Well he was involved with performance analysis before becoming best mates with Ian Gordon who promoted him, without any qualification or experience to such a senior position.

he has recently been relieved of his position.

Then of course there’s Ian Gordon, the self appointed head of scouting who has zero qualifications or experience in football!! Apparently he was looking on a website (transfermarket.com) and decided that he would work with Calvin Charlton to sign players - Dylan Vente was his signing!

I’m not suggesting coaching staff and players are without blame, but only fair that others take their fair share as well.

to be clear, only 2 players of the current squad were signed by the current management staff, all others were from Ian Gordon and Calvin Charlton.

None of this is hardly new information to be honest. Good try though Malky.

Just to add. What actually are you doing when you're working day and night as we are regressing rapidly with no sign of progression.

[marinello59]

None of this is hardly new information to be honest.

Just to add. What actually is Malky doing when he's working day and night as se are regressing rapidly.

I'd love to know that as well.

[WhileTheChief..]

I’ve had enough too.

It’s the hope that kills you.

After our announcement I accepted SDG would be here. I then start looking forward to this weekend and think, just get the win and build our season from here.

Start thinking of only we can get to January in/around the top 6 and then with Garvan Stewart we can strengthen.

Every week there’s hope, every week they let us down.

We’re absolutely brutal and are going straight down.

See, that's your mistake right there!!

I lost all hope the day SDG got the job and went straight to thinking we're going down this season. I really don't see how we avoid it.

This is looking like being our worst season ever and I reckon we will finish with our lowest ever points tally.

[hibsbollah]

Maybe our problem is poor insomniac Malky needs to do a normal 37 hour week like the rest of us and this ‘night and day’ graft is counterproductive?

[blackpoolhibs]

I'd love to know that as well.

He's trying to get Simon Brown back, and international clearance for Hutardo in January.

[Pretty Boy]

This is bordering on a new low and that is saying something.

[marinello59]

He's trying to get Simon Brown back, and international clearance for Hutardo in January.

Looks like he is trying to improve us then. :greengrin

[blackpoolhibs]

Looks like he is trying to improve us then. :greengrin
:faf:

[WhileTheChief..]

Probably a 1/10 transfer window in my opinion.:rolleyes:

Been like that since the Gordon's took over. Our squad has generally ended up weaker after each window closed.

Not looking forward to January :wink:

[Trinity Hibee]

Genuinely what else is there left to say now? Relegation looks a certainty given the calamitous errors we are seeing week in week out. No plan and we can’t defend.

[JimBHibees]

100% tonight was unacceptable, but for too long I’ve held onto information that has been kept away from supporters. An employee of the club shared a few facts with me that seem to have been overlooked, sorry, but time to share publicly.

Malky McKay has been working night and day to change things at Hibs. Of course he was guilty of making racist and homophonic remarks, 15 years ago! So much has changed since then, I would challenge most of that generation never to have made a racist, homophonic or for that matter sexist joke. Never forwarded a text or email?? Unlikely.

The clubs recruitment over the last 4 years has been a disaster, who led that? As director of football, Brian McDermott signed off, but head of recruitment, Calvin Charlton led the recruitment of almost every player in the current squad. Who is he you might ask?? Well he was involved with performance analysis before becoming best mates with Ian Gordon who promoted him, without any qualification or experience to such a senior position.

he has recently been relieved of his position.

Then of course there’s Ian Gordon, the self appointed head of scouting who has zero qualifications or experience in football!! Apparently he was looking on a website (transfermarket.com) and decided that he would work with Calvin Charlton to sign players - Dylan Vente was his signing!

I’m not suggesting coaching staff and players are without blame, but only fair that others take their fair share as well.

to be clear, only 2 players of the current squad were signed by the current management staff, all others were from Ian Gordon and Calvin Charlton.

So your first post on the site is to inform everyone you have had enough :greengrin

[Coco Bryce]

O’Hora and Bowie

Gray publicly said that he wanted Myko and Triantis back and where his signings?

Sadly they've been utter ***** which isn't helping his argument to be kept on.

[Unseen work]

Genuinely what else is there left to say now? Relegation looks a certainty given the calamitous errors we are seeing week in week out. No plan and we can’t defend.

I don’t see any way that we turn it around

Don’t score enough, concede loads, goalie is hopeless, shocking discipline and players look defeated - everything is going against us

[wookie70]

100% tonight was unacceptable, but for too long I’ve held onto information that has been kept away from supporters. An employee of the club shared a few facts with me that seem to have been overlooked, sorry, but time to share publicly.

Malky McKay has been working night and day to change things at Hibs. Of course he was guilty of making racist and homophonic remarks, 15 years ago! So much has changed since then, I would challenge most of that generation never to have made a racist, homophonic or for that matter sexist joke. Never forwarded a text or email?? Unlikely.

The clubs recruitment over the last 4 years has been a disaster, who led that? As director of football, Brian McDermott signed off, but head of recruitment, Calvin Charlton led the recruitment of almost every player in the current squad. Who is he you might ask?? Well he was involved with performance analysis before becoming best mates with Ian Gordon who promoted him, without any qualification or experience to such a senior position.

he has recently been relieved of his position.

Then of course there’s Ian Gordon, the self appointed head of scouting who has zero qualifications or experience in football!! Apparently he was looking on a website (transfermarket.com) and decided that he would work with Calvin Charlton to sign players - Dylan Vente was his signing!

I’m not suggesting coaching staff and players are without blame, but only fair that others take their fair share as well.

to be clear, only 2 players of the current squad were signed by the current management staff, all others were from Ian Gordon and Calvin Charlton.

Malky Mackay is the top of the football management chain at Hibs. He is in charge of recruitment and was announced on 14 May 2024. Every part of the recruitment this year is his responsibility. How do you know he is working night and day and there is nothing so far to suggest he hasn't been a disaster of an appointment and of course he appointed a rookie manager. There are plenty reasons to want MM out the door before you add in his dodgy past.

[Northernhibee]

This is bordering on a new low and that is saying something.

Oh, I’m sure we can go lower.

[1875M]

Malky’s burner account?

[DIXIHIBS]

In the next 9 games we've got Celtic, Rangers, Hertz and Aberdeen X2. Gonna get messy I think.

[Paulie Walnuts]

In the next 9 games we've got Celtic, Rangers, Hertz and Aberdeen X2. Gonna get messy I think.

To be fair we also have Motherwell, Ross County, Kilmarnock and St Johnstone, all of which are better than us as well. Motherwell and Kilmarnock especially are more of a concern than Hearts for me.

[Since452]

In the next 9 games we've got Celtic, Rangers, Hertz and Aberdeen X2. Gonna get messy I think.

And we're already 4 points from safety. Beyond worrying.

[04Sauzee]

Which one of them signed Joe Newell?

[AlbertK86]

I tend to hear a fair bit of what is going on internally. Malky is not very popular is all I’ll say. Hasn’t been great with staff and his attitude in football has been described as “stone age” to me.

You are usually spot on mate.

I can quite believe this. Comes across as ‘cock of the north’


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[GreenCastle]

Always a bit odd when someone starts a thread then you don’t hear from them again.

[Billy Whizz]

Always a bit odd when someone starts a thread then you don’t hear from them again.

He’s been viewing this morning

[Scorrie]

Always a bit odd when someone starts a thread then you don’t hear from them again.

Curious that eh? And so supportive of Malky and his hard work…

[Pretty Boy]

Always a bit odd when someone starts a thread then you don’t hear from them again.

It is odd.

I would usually dismiss out of hand the idea that someone from the club was utilising an account on here, or having someone do so on their behalf, and pretending to be 'just a fan'.

Hibs are so odd right now that I'm more than half way convinced though. The only thing stopping me being fully convinced is that it's about as subtle as a boot in the baws and I'm not sure even the people in senior positions at the club are quite so stupid that one of them would make it so obvious.

[Irish_Steve]

So your first post on the site is to inform everyone you have had enough :greengrin

All rather similar to a poster last night who seemed to be an infrequent visitor to the site. Maybe last night's Celtc result made him turn his ire elsewhere

[One Day Soon]

Really? The club is in meltdown and what we get is painfully thinly disguised ‘Listen carefoollee, I shall say zeees earnly wance’ postings on .net by way of an attempt at ‘it wisnae me’?

Well, listen very carefully, we shall be saying this way more than once. **** off out of our club every last one of you currently thieving your wages. You’re a bunch of charlatan impostors and everyone knows it. This club will be here long after you are all gone but your squalid collusion in not rocking the boat, enabling Walter Mitty to Football Manager the club into the ground and dressing-up as people with any affinity for or competence within Hibernian will never be forgotten.

[GordonHFC]

Have it on good authority from someone who recently worked with MM that he’s still a complete arse.

Nothing has changed with him

[GordonHFC]

Does the OP have any idea who MM gave the Head of Recruitment post to at the start of the season?

[A Hi-Bee]

Gave up a wee while ago, after more than 60 years, sad times. What would be interesting to know is-
Just, what is the "Process" we are meant to trust?
What, was the result of the root & branch review, was it a secret?
Only one way this spiral goes.
Perhaps Malky or Big Ben can answer this.

[HarpOnHibee]

Always a bit odd when someone starts a thread then you don’t hear from them again.

He's too busy working really hard day and night in his defence. :greengrin

[Brizo]

100% tonight was unacceptable, but for too long I’ve held onto information that has been kept away from supporters. An employee of the club shared a few facts with me that seem to have been overlooked, sorry, but time to share publicly.

Malky McKay has been working night and day to change things at Hibs. Of course he was guilty of making racist and homophonic remarks, 15 years ago! So much has changed since then, I would challenge most of that generation never to have made a racist, homophonic or for that matter sexist joke. Never forwarded a text or email?? Unlikely.

The clubs recruitment over the last 4 years has been a disaster, who led that? As director of football, Brian McDermott signed off, but head of recruitment, Calvin Charlton led the recruitment of almost every player in the current squad. Who is he you might ask?? Well he was involved with performance analysis before becoming best mates with Ian Gordon who promoted him, without any qualification or experience to such a senior position.

he has recently been relieved of his position.

Then of course there’s Ian Gordon, the self appointed head of scouting who has zero qualifications or experience in football!! Apparently he was looking on a website (transfermarket.com) and decided that he would work with Calvin Charlton to sign players - Dylan Vente was his signing!

I’m not suggesting coaching staff and players are without blame, but only fair that others take their fair share as well.

to be clear, only 2 players of the current squad were signed by the current management staff, all others were from Ian Gordon and Calvin Charlton.




I always felt McKays baggage outweighed his credentials.

Baggage that split opinion among us and credentials that don't stand up to recent scrutiny. For me , he's yesterdays man , someone whose career was on a downward trajectory and who was of course binned by Ross County. If we really were having an extensive search for a Sporting Director its strange to me that we ended up with someone who was unemployed and available, more or less on the doorstep and a close personal pal of Malcolm McPherson. It strikes me as just another example of the cronyism culture that's put us in the position we now find ourselves.

Like others on this thread I've also been informed that McKay is an absolute snake of a human being. Maybe East Stand , you can pass that back to the employee at the club who can then pass it back to Malky.

[Paulie Walnuts]

It is odd.

I would usually dismiss out of hand the idea that someone from the club was utilising an account on here, or having someone do so on their behalf, and pretending to be 'just a fan'.

Hibs are so odd right now that I'm more than half way convinced though. The only thing stopping me being fully convinced is that it's about as subtle as a boot in the baws and I'm not sure even the people in senior positions at the club are quite so stupid that one of them would make it so obvious.

Generally speaking I’d agree. That post is absolutely screaming Mackays had a few bevvys and wanted to set the record straight though :greengrin

[Hibiza]

This shambles isn't worth commenting on in either a constructive or destructive way , just an act of complete futility.

[The Captain....]

Having experienced Malky Mackay myself I can tell you he’s a condescending ******** of a man who should be nowhere near our football club.

Sacked as Ross County manager for **** sake [emoji23]I've also had the misfortune of his company (before he was at Hibs) and thought he was lacking in any self awareness whatsoever. He's his own biggest fan that's for sure.

I thought at the time it was an unnecessarily stupid appointment for many reasons, not least that there are infinitely more qualified candidates who have done the role he hadn't until his mate handed him the job. I've been told there is no working relationship whatsoever between Gray and MacKay and they have rarely spoken. It is emblematic of the poor decision making and recruitment of senior football staff. No wonder the Black Knights raised an eyebrow. ( they're not the only ones by the way, agents have told me we're seen as mugs who have a reputation for employing people who have struggled to get back in the game.)

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[Phil MaGlass]

Ive talked to three of my mates so far and none of them will be going to the Dons game, looks like ER will be empty apart fae the sold out Dons end. Not a good look.

[Hannah_hfc]

If this suspected poster is Malky or anyone else from the club then here’s my message to you- grow up.

Stop the snide finger pointing/ throwing each other and past colleagues under the bus and collectively take accountability for where this club is right now. This includes Ben Kensall, Ian Gordon and the rest of the board.

The state the club currently finds itself in does not justify some of the over inflated egos swanning around Easter Road right now. Swallow some pride and find some humility as those of us (fans, media, pundits) outside looking in can see through the bullsh*t. Year after year of poor performances, strange decision making from the top, clearing out long term Hibs people from within the club and general nonsense stories circulating round the press are an embarrassment and when groups like Black Knights are coming in, I seriously hope you aren’t furthering this embarrassment behind the scenes.

Stop treating the fans with complete disdain and acting like we are the problem for calling these issues out. The HSL snub the other week speaks volumes. We deserve better than the current circus happening behind the scenes and on the pitch. Stop lying to us with promises of reviews and things getting better on the pitch only for us to see neither of these happen.

This club means a lot of things to so many people and piece by piece you are stripping the heart and soul out of everything this club stands for.


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[SHODAN]

Malky come back and tell us why you and Gray keep playing Bursik

[Crab apple]

Our situation is bad alright , there’s no question about that ! …

And it’s understandable why fans say they’ve had enough…

Today i honestly thought we started brightly , looked dangerous and much the better team only to shoot ourselves in the foot once again which we have been doing a lot this season .. why ? I honestly don’t know…

My hope is we can pull ourselves off the bottom by cutting out individual mistakes and getting to January with Bowie maybe back which would make a difference….

Garvan Stewart is another I’m putting hope into as I think he use to analyse other teams weaknesses at one point at Bournemouth before moving into the recruitment area ..

Which I hope he does at us .. do think five or six players in the right areas would make a big difference to us like a creative midfielder , maybe somebody with leadership and drive too …

It’s a common phrase that it’s “ The hope that kills you “ though to be totally honest I’d much rather have even the smallest bit of hope than none at all .. 👍

Bowie has been a huge loss but I don't expect to see him fully fit until next season when we open the season at Greenock or Kirkcaldy.

[Hiber-nation]

Malky come back and tell us why you and Gray keep playing Bursik

And is it true that his loan deal entails that he has to play 20 games?

[SHODAN]

Malky do you think footballers are too woke these days

[lyonhibs]

100% tonight was unacceptable, but for too long I’ve held onto information that has been kept away from supporters. An employee of the club shared a few facts with me that seem to have been overlooked, sorry, but time to share publicly.

Malky McKay has been working night and day to change things at Hibs. Of course he was guilty of making racist and homophonic remarks, 15 years ago! So much has changed since then, I would challenge most of that generation never to have made a racist, homophonic or for that matter sexist joke. Never forwarded a text or email?? Unlikely.

The clubs recruitment over the last 4 years has been a disaster, who led that? As director of football, Brian McDermott signed off, but head of recruitment, Calvin Charlton led the recruitment of almost every player in the current squad. Who is he you might ask?? Well he was involved with performance analysis before becoming best mates with Ian Gordon who promoted him, without any qualification or experience to such a senior position.

he has recently been relieved of his position.

Then of course there’s Ian Gordon, the self appointed head of scouting who has zero qualifications or experience in football!! Apparently he was looking on a website (transfermarket.com) and decided that he would work with Calvin Charlton to sign players - Dylan Vente was his signing!

I’m not suggesting coaching staff and players are without blame, but only fair that others take their fair share as well.

to be clear, only 2 players of the current squad were signed by the current management staff, all others were from Ian Gordon and Calvin Charlton.

Cheers for the update Malky.

[K-Zazu]

100% tonight was unacceptable, but for too long I’ve held onto information that has been kept away from supporters. An employee of the club shared a few facts with me that seem to have been overlooked, sorry, but time to share publicly.

Malky McKay has been working night and day to change things at Hibs. Of course he was guilty of making racist and homophonic remarks, 15 years ago! So much has changed since then, I would challenge most of that generation never to have made a racist, homophonic or for that matter sexist joke. Never forwarded a text or email?? Unlikely.

The clubs recruitment over the last 4 years has been a disaster, who led that? As director of football, Brian McDermott signed off, but head of recruitment, Calvin Charlton led the recruitment of almost every player in the current squad. Who is he you might ask?? Well he was involved with performance analysis before becoming best mates with Ian Gordon who promoted him, without any qualification or experience to such a senior position.

he has recently been relieved of his position.

Then of course there’s Ian Gordon, the self appointed head of scouting who has zero qualifications or experience in football!! Apparently he was looking on a website (transfermarket.com) and decided that he would work with Calvin Charlton to sign players - Dylan Vente was his signing!

I’m not suggesting coaching staff and players are without blame, but only fair that others take their fair share as well.

to be clear, only 2 players of the current squad were signed by the current management staff, all others were from Ian Gordon and Calvin Charlton.

Who the f is Calvin Charlton? Never heard of him?

[DIXIHIBS]

Ive talked to three of my mates so far and none of them will be going to the Dons game, looks like ER will be empty apart fae the sold out Dons end. Not a good look.

Luckily my mates...and me...are going so it won't be empty.

[Ozyhibby]

So your saying Triantis wasn't a Gray signing?

They are all Gray signings from the moment he took the job.


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[Trinity Hibee]

How the hell are any of the youngsters don’t good enough to step into this squad?

[AdidasHibernian]

Cheers for the update Malky. Don't let the door hit you on the way oot!

[04Sauzee]

Luckily my mates...and me...are going so it won't be empty.

Defo be a family of 4 in ff upper

[CapitalGreen]

How the hell are any of the youngsters don’t good enough to step into this squad?

With the exception of Rudi they are out on loan. The youngsters not out on loan are 16/17 years old.

[WestStandWillie]

What a shambles but deep down is anyone really surprised?

We've been sleepwalking towards trouble for a while now but were previously saved by the teams around us being worse. We don't have that cushion now.