I thought it was spot on. Not going to lie, a revamped Easter Road, lot up from the outside with the big screen inside etc, better sound system and so on, with a great team on the pitch, is doing a lot for me.
I loved the optimism and ambition behind it, the fact that there were some really strong core values about Hibs' role in the community and our traditions, and a sense that there is massive opportunity and untapped potential there waiting to be taken advantage of is really exciting.
The support wanted a plan that we could all buy into -I honestly think this is it.
Commercially, if we want to be the go-to club for sponsors, the things Hibs are planning will make it the easiest choice going.
Hibs have made sure the supporters are taken care of as well, I think they hit the mark on so many levels tonight with that plan.
Kieran Power had said in here previously that we would be excited about the plans, I think he understated it, to be honest.
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26-02-2020 09:45 PM #331Follow the Hibs podcast, Longbangers, on Twitter (@longbangers)
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26-02-2020 09:46 PM #332
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26-02-2020 09:47 PM #333This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote"Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.' - Paulo Freire
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26-02-2020 09:50 PM #334
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The singing section was mentioned, and when Leeann mentioned that the FF upper was maybe the wrong place for it, did I hear her say something about a movement to the East? Or was it that the SS were wanting to move to the East.
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26-02-2020 09:58 PM #335
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In regards to big screen. Will it be big or a mediocre one St mirren have.
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26-02-2020 10:03 PM #336This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Big team = big screen.
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26-02-2020 10:04 PM #337
Will doubling the playing budget by 2023 see us spending more than everyone outside the old firm?
Anyone know if Aberdeen already spend twice what we do on their playing budget?
I’m buzzing about this! Europa league group stages here we come!
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26-02-2020 10:06 PM #338
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26-02-2020 10:11 PM #339
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26-02-2020 10:13 PM #340
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26-02-2020 10:16 PM #341This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Glad this is now all here and in the open. So much detail in the strategic presentation that there is nuggets of gold everywhere below the headlines, plans, aims and values. Captured superbly by some on here and elsewhere, I’ll do my best to bring to life again in an update I’ll fire out at the weekend.
Ron’s impression of the PA (and more...) the highlight of the evening.
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“This club must be the best club it can be – on and off the pitch.
Every area was analysed, fuelled by a desire to give supporters a Hibernian they can be proud of and to build on the progress made in recent years.
In short, we’ve been listening.” to us ✅
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26-02-2020 10:19 PM #342This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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26-02-2020 10:37 PM #344
Thanks to everyone for all the updates, really excited about the coming few years and it's great to have an owner who is also a football fan, as much as STF helped us through the years he was never a football fan as such and helped us due to kind heartedness.
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26-02-2020 10:39 PM #345
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Superb stuff. Definitely exciting times ahead being a Hibs fan!
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26-02-2020 10:47 PM #347This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Thanks to us all - great ideas, discussions and suggestions - just keep engaging, makes it really easy to represent us and get our views across.
As much as I’m part of the clubs governance structure the club has been great at listening to any feedback or direct verbatim I’ve passed over - they won’t always do everything but it certainly helps the bigger picture as we’ve heard tonight.
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26-02-2020 10:59 PM #348
Exciting stuff. Sounds more like aspirations rather than any details of how he is going to achieve it. The real excitement will come when we start to see the fruits of his efforts.
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26-02-2020 11:27 PM #349
I wonder if the club will try to play more night games now to get full use of the new disco lights?
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26-02-2020 11:34 PM #350
That was a really interesting evening. I have to say Ron Gordon's presentation was delivered with consummate professionalism and not a little humour, his enthusiasm was clear, so fair play to him.
Some of the ambitions were for me at the extreme end of what Hibs could look to be achieving in the short time periods mentioned. Doubling the playing budget in 3 years or less is one hell of a goal, if we did that we would easily be a match for, in fact some way ahead of, Aberdeen and Hearts. Also the ambitions for season ticket sales. Given that currently its clear to see loads of folk who do have STs aren't turning up, adding another 4,000 onto the 13,000 we have currently within 3 seasons seems like a tough ask bordering on unrealistic .... in all honesty I would be beside myself if we matched this seasons next season and for the following two or three.
The only time I thought RG was uncomfortable with a question was the transfer of individual shares to HSL one. He was a tad evasive to say the least, but its pretty clear to me that his unspoken answer was 'I'm not going to allow HSL to reach the numbers required to be entitled to an automatic seat on the board' ...end of discussion.
I moaned about squeezing the fans dry prior to the AGM ..... But a fans contribution scheme similar to AberDNA or even FOH sits fine with me as part of an overall commercial strategy. I would like to think the club and HSL can come together and transform HSL from a share buying vehicle to something along those lines, with a re launch and re branding of the name to something a little less dry. Ron didn't appear to be totally against allowing an HSL presence on the board, so perhaps that would allow for one with a purpose to it.
All the stuff relating to changes to the stadium with a big screen and possible bars in the east and south are nothing but positives in my opinion, making ER a brighter and cheerier place to be on a Saturday can only be a good thing .... The guy who moaned about the big screen displayed exactly the sort of blinkered thinking which if copied by an owner would only stop us from progressing long term.
Overall the vibes are positive after that meeting .... how close we come to delivering the ambitions and goals should be very interesting, but to my mind one thing is clear, the non football sourcing of income is going to have to be supported by a fair amount of on field success in the next 5 years ... IE regular European football, top 4 finishes and cup semi finals and hopefully a final or two ... because without the income and fan interest these things bring the outside income on its own wont be enough IMO.
BTW ... Dunno who asked the Docherty v Kamberi question, but for me it was by far the best question of the evening
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26-02-2020 11:48 PM #351
Ambition is great and very positive. Timescales unrealistic IMO. The actual delivery is going to be very interesting tho. Let’s get our sleeves rolled up.
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27-02-2020 12:13 AM #352
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27-02-2020 12:31 AM #353hfc rdLeft by mutual consent!
Cheers for the updates.
After reading through bits of the thread, it’s definitely feels like there are very exciting times ahead 😁
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27-02-2020 05:41 AM #356
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And where is Ron? I think we have the answers.
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If the screen is used for marketing activity and sponsorship then all well and good, however, why did we forego a shirt sponsor in summer?
My feeling has always been build a team and people will watch, it's not a new science. I also don't know how we will double turnover by 2025. It's going to take much more sponsorship and marketing opportunities to fill the void that season ticket sales alone can fill
Interesting times ahead, but I'm not popping on the party hat just yet
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I thought it was pretty clear last night that that’s the way they’re going to double turnover?
If spending on a giant TV screen stops us funding one player for one season, but it helps bring in sponsorship and cash that lets us fund one player every season after that then it’s a no brainer.
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