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04-01-2020 05:26 PM #61
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04-01-2020 05:27 PM #62
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He’s a business man who has stated the club need to seek additional ways to increase the revenue stream.
With that in mind I’m expecting him to announce the purchase of a string of pubs and wine bars in England which he hopes will provide revenue for the football side of things.
Avon Inns is the planned company name I think I heard mentioned in conversation........
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04-01-2020 05:28 PM #63This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Anyway, I think hotels being built is yesterday’s news, short term let’s are where the money is now, especially in Edinburgh so I think that’s where the value would be on that site.
The save Leith walk campaign recently won I think, if the developers who were hoping to build down there are looking for an alternative site, that one could be ideal for them.
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04-01-2020 05:31 PM #64This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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Totally agree.
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04-01-2020 05:33 PM #66
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Left field suggestion - buy a midfielder?
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04-01-2020 05:34 PM #67This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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04-01-2020 05:39 PM #68This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I said I wondered if there might be an announcement as he was in Edinburgh over Christmas? That’s the reason I’m mentioning it this early in the month.
I’m perfectly calm, well as calm as I can be during a transfer window which is an excitable time for me.
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04-01-2020 05:47 PM #69
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I mentioned a while back but I would love to see the hibs club move to the space between the east and FF. sell the hibs club to fund it.
New hibs club with facilities overlooking the pitch. Great place for birthdays, weddings, conferences etc and a good place for drinks before the game.
New development pays for itself. The members get the benefit of a brand new state of the art facility. Everyone wins.
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04-01-2020 05:48 PM #70This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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04-01-2020 05:49 PM #72This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Kieran the fans' rep mentioned that plans were being made and would be revealed in due course.
I'm pleased that Ron & the board appear to be taking their time to produce sensible, achievable proposals instead of simply pacifying the support with daft soundbites (à la Vlad, Budge, etc.).
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04-01-2020 05:51 PM #73This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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04-01-2020 05:54 PM #74This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Ach they started it.
Anyhow, Hibernian wit goes right over their heads so it’s just an in joke, not riling the maroon balloons.
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04-01-2020 05:54 PM #75
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04-01-2020 05:56 PM #78This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show QuoteTOP CASH BACK
The easy way to make money
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04-01-2020 06:02 PM #79This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
It was the series of interviews with Ron, Dempster and Mathie that were released the week of Heckingbottoms sacking.
The one where he laughed at himself as being referred to as the invisible man. It was a good interview.
Edit- I’ve looked on hibs tv on YouTube to try and find it but no joy.Last edited by bingo70; 04-01-2020 at 06:05 PM.
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04-01-2020 06:08 PM #80This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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04-01-2020 06:14 PM #81
It would be good to hear something concrete rather than just spin.
Indoor pitch - not sure latest with this but hopefully this can be sorted.
Hospitality needs improved / updated.
Stadium - likewise - new scoreboard at each end and finally sorting the PA system. Also improved TV studio / Male it permanent in FF lower box ?
Regarding the car park / gap - build a hotel and would mean corners not being filled.
A community centre - alongside supporters bar / cafe would be the way forward but not sure they will go this route.
Sorting the FF Lower empty seats and moving signing section to middle FF lower and installing safe standing would bring a new buzz to ER.
Would like to see all corners of the stadium enclosed in some manner to improve atmosphere.
Obviously a link with another team to get players loaned to us would also be useful.
Hopefully they announce the AGM soon and we hear plans before we resume 2nd half of season.
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04-01-2020 06:16 PM #82This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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04-01-2020 06:16 PM #83
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04-01-2020 06:21 PM #84This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
This is the link to the invisible man interview and talk of revealing the plans
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04-01-2020 06:26 PM #85
https://twitter.com/hibernianfc/stat...775228418?s=21
Mentions around the 3minute mark that they’d be I a position to reveal the strategic plans to the supporters after the board meeting in December.
https://twitter.com/hibernianfc/stat...950276610?s=21
Around the 7-8 minute mark Dempster speaks about changes coming soon after they’ve been presented To and approved by the board.
Ultimately you’re correct in that there wasn’t any mention of ‘big’ changes but that was certainly the impression I got during those interviews. Maybe that’s my fault for hearing what I wanted to hear though.
In terms of the ‘match day experience’ though, nothing could really interest me less, the match day experience to me revolves round getting a performance and a win on the park, if the strategic plan is going to be around selling hot dogs instead of pies or a new catering company then I’ll be pretty disappointed, again maybe my own fault for making incorrect assumptions.
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04-01-2020 06:33 PM #86This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I’ve maybe been guilty of remembering things incorrectly but when I listened to those interviews i got the impression we would finally get to hear Rons big plans after the strategic review. All we have heard to date is short 5-6 minute clips and sound bites.
That’s been fine with me as I appreciate he wanted to learn the business before talking about what else could be done, I did hope at some point we would get an idea of his longer term vision though and I had hoped it would be in January, as was alluded to in his interview.
If it’s just going to be the same but with a few admin changes it cost cutting excercises then that’s pretty disappointing tbh.
As I said before though, maybe that’s my fault for hearing something I wanted to, rather than what he actually said.
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04-01-2020 06:44 PM #87
Piazza or Plaza facing a new glass curtain with a safe standing area for solo clapping after cup final defeats.
I think it is the least we should expect.
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04-01-2020 06:58 PM #88This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I would reiterate though it’s only a few days into January I’m sure we will hear things shortly. I don’t have any expectations that it’s going to be a revolutionary plan that’s going to blow people’s socks off and with that will naturally be people disappointed, either way it’s going to be interesting what direction a new owner will want to take the club.
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04-01-2020 07:01 PM #89
As someone who has worked in the hotel industry for most of my career, in senior management roles up to and including General Manager level, they are very hard work to get a reasonable profit on each year. It can of course be done but it would be a major gamble and the amount of money it would take to built would likely mean you wouldn't see a return on your investment for the best part of a decade if you're doing well. The venture could of course be a failure , there are a couple of very well known and centrally located hotels that have had major financial issues in recent years and that's with a city centre location.
Ron Gordon is obviously a smart businessman and I would be amazed if he was looking to build a hotel at Easter Road.Last edited by Since90+2; 04-01-2020 at 07:06 PM.
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04-01-2020 07:08 PM #90This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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