The bit in bold - that's the category into which the majority of lapsed supporters fall into IMO.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I was speaking to a couple of blokes just recently who used to go regularly to ER, one a former season ticket holder. We got talking about this subject, and one said words to the effect that he didn't want to put himself through the stuff the Hibs support has had to suffer in recent seasons any longer. He was referring in particular to that cup final, the Malmo debacle, and the truly shocking manner in which the club was relegated. They both seemed very disillusioned, despite my saying that things have improved at ER both on and off the pitch.
The impression I got was that it's going to take an awful lot to get these guys back at ER, let alone get them to buy a season ticket. How typical they are, and how many there are out there like them I don't really know.
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24-06-2015 05:48 PM #121
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24-06-2015 06:37 PM #123This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Should Petrie step down and leave the club.
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24-06-2015 06:42 PM #124This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Last edited by marinello59; 24-06-2015 at 06:45 PM.
Every gimmick hungry yob,
Digging gold from rock and roll
Grabs the mic to tell us,
He'll die before he's sold.
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24-06-2015 06:45 PM #125This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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24-06-2015 06:56 PM #127This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
It was getting that bad Hibs.net Admin team responded with a statement to the club regards the damage Petrie was doing to the club and wanted him removed.
hibs.net response to the club's statement of 29th May
Published on 29-05-2014 10:15 PM 14 Comments Comments
In response to the club's statement on Thursday 29th May the Hibs.net Admin team would like to reiterate the point made regarding Rod Petrie's continued involvement at board level. We are in no doubt that his presence will hamper Leeann Dempster's attempts to engage with the support when she takes up the role of CEO next week. It doesn't matter how many times she tells us that she has full control, and that Rod Petrie is not offering any guidance, as a large section of the support simply won't believe that.
While Rod Petrie remains on the board it will be extremely difficult for Leeann to achieve the season ticket sales and sponsorships required to fund the club's push to get out of the Championship at the first time of asking, and that has to be the number one priority for everyone connected with Hibernian FC. Rod Petrie should recognise this himself and step down with immediate effect.
The admin team is confident that the vast majority of the site's users agree with this view.
The admin team did not receive a reply to the e-mail sent to the club on 27th May. We will write to Leann Dempster when she starts on Monday to make the same point and will ask for her reply.
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24-06-2015 07:00 PM #128This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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24-06-2015 07:04 PM #129
Its amazing how touchy some folk can get when thier love of Hibs/non attendance at ER is called in to question.
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24-06-2015 07:11 PM #130This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
If the major share holder of the club wants him on the board , he stays.
Judging by the share issue take-up, there does not seem to be an overwhelming drive by the mass Hibs support to purchase a majority share holding and force Petrie out.
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24-06-2015 07:11 PM #131This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Yep I signed up to get rid of him and would rather he had moved on ,but I am prepared to accept the Club is changing for the better and in that respect his continued presence doesn't appear to now be holding us back ,apart from an unspecified number of lapsed fans who may or may not return to supporting the club by attending if he did walk away .
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24-06-2015 07:13 PM #132This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show QuoteEvery gimmick hungry yob,
Digging gold from rock and roll
Grabs the mic to tell us,
He'll die before he's sold.
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24-06-2015 08:17 PM #133This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show QuoteThis is how it feels
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24-06-2015 09:18 PM #134This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
But its counter productive for people to state "I will support Hibs at away games but not at Easter road".
Going to livi/Falkirk/St mirren etc, pay your cash to them......but not to Hibs? Aye right, that's helping Hibs big style.
I have a mate that's in that camp, and don't believe he will suddenly turn into a season ticket holder if rod leaves.
IMO its an easy excuse.
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25-06-2015 06:06 PM #135This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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25-06-2015 07:45 PM #137
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