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Minutes
of London Hibs Monthly Meeting, William Wallace pub, 11th April
2000
Present
: most of the usual suspects – well, about six to ten in all, depending
on the time in the evening, plus a huge number of potential new members
who had inadvertently strayed into the meeting room thinking it was the
pub restaurant. Only one stayed the pace, Paul Reid ( brother of Chris ),
who was impressed with the professionalism of what existing members
convinced him was a typical meeting.
Not
present : Messrs Rogan, McSherry
and at least in mind, Donald (his body turned up around half-time, so he
came on as second half substitute). This list bears an uncanny resemblance
to the senior members of the committee, but the meeting seemed to go
extremely well despite this handicap.
Issues
not discussed :
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Apart
from a slight aberration when the treasurer made an appearance, there
was no prolonged discussion of whether the club was rich or poor, how the accounts were presented, what the accounting policies
were etc. Understandably, those present became somewhat disenchanted
with the lack of the usual highbrow debate.
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Travel
arrangements were conspicuous by their absence also, despite Tony
Connor bravely appearing before the select committee to answer
questions on hiring Concorde to take members to the Cup Final.
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The
football match against the Garda in August
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The
previous Sunday’s Sky Sports’ Scottish match
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The
promotion of club merchandise to ethnic minorities in Gorgie and Govan
Issues
discussed :
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It
was agreed that if the committee eventually finds out if we are
profitable or not, any profits
should be used to enable the signings of
Rivaldo, Roy Keane and Dennis Bergkamp
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Any
remaining funds should help the conversion of
Portobello beach into a mini Copacabana to help Rivaldo feel at
home (in the case of Franck Sauzee, the biennial appearance of the
French rugby team in Rose Street and the trend towards drinking
foreign beers in Edinburgh had been deemed sufficient and no such
lavish expenditure had been incurred )
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Tony
was asked to conduct a detailed study into the logistics of holding
the May 2001 meeting in Azerbaijan, who expect to host the Uefa Cup
final between Hibs and neighbouring Heart of Uzbekistan, despite not
yet convincing Uefa of its European credentials.
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A
motion was passed in
favour of adopting the
Sir Alex Ferguson tactic of brow beating small countries into
releasing stars from international matches, using the Dwight Yorke/T&T
issue as precedent. No hidden agenda was admitted, though it was
recognised that Hibs might benefit were T&T to be colonised
officially by Manchester United.
Or would they just sign Russell ?
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Brian
Rogan was given the action to speak with the T&T government about
the issue, and to liaise with Robin Cooke at the foreign office over
whether Hibs could colonise another country eg Brazil or Millwall ,
given historic links between us
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All
members using the surname “Smith” were put on notice of expulsion
from the club for exhibiting a lack of imagination
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It
was agreed that all London Hibs members should be renamed “Mike”,
in recognition of the huge numbers already sporting that name,
and to make loss of memory after a few pints less embarrassing. The
two Ia(i)n McKenzies would be exempt on the grounds of their
originality
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All
members wished Grant good luck in the marathon, and assured him that
they wished to be there alongside him, but that the organisers had
been ruthless in not exceeding the limits on numbers. Nonetheless,
Grant received many valuable tips on how to run the race ( e.g. fast,
in time for the Big Match at Hayes that afternoon, for the last time
etc )
The
committee were thanked for their contribution and asked that they be as
effective in future
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The Club Secretary
London
Hibs Supporters Club
12/04/2000 |