This week we've seen two members of the comms team move on from the Club, with Kenny Millar finishing up on Tuesday and David Ronney just announcing on Twitter that he's joining Everton.
Firstly, I think they've done a great job whilst in post. Hibs' communication is night and day compared to a few years ago - thanks for your work gents and wishing you both the very best for what lies ahead.
We'll have a temporary communications manager in post from Monday, with the new permanent communications and content manager starting in May. Looking forward to seeing the ideas they bring to the table
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25-03-2021 02:08 PM #1
Communications Department
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25-03-2021 02:21 PM #2
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25-03-2021 02:22 PM #3
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Where's Kenny off to?
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25-03-2021 02:31 PM #4
I didn't realise Kenny was leaving, gutted about that tbh he's always cone across brilliantly and always been great with me any times i havs dealt with him.
Didn't his brother just leave recently also?
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25-03-2021 03:28 PM #6
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Interesting to note that they've both left at the same time judging by your post. In my opinion this suggests a forced removal. Did they leave for better things, jump, or were they pushed? Good to see that one of them has something else lined up, though I suspect based on timing of them both departing that Ron has swung the axe. I see someone else has referenced Kenny's brother leaving too which definitely raises my eyebrows. Ron maybe just doesn't fancy them.
I wish them all nothing but the best for the future, even if I wasn't overly enamoured with their work for the club.
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25-03-2021 03:35 PM #7This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show QuoteFollow the Hibs podcast, Longbangers, on Twitter (@longbangers)
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25-03-2021 04:06 PM #8
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25-03-2021 04:53 PM #9
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Kenny recently unbanned me from the official twitter account after I tweeted some constructive words about Ryan Mcgivern a few years ago 😂
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25-03-2021 08:31 PM #10
Good Hibs man is Kenny.
Done a power of work on testimonial committees too.
Likeable bloke too.
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25-03-2021 08:50 PM #11
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Big fan of Kenny. Looking forward to what comes next.
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25-03-2021 09:29 PM #12
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The best connection I felt with the club due to comms etc was without doubt the Stubbs era with Tom Zinelli doing stuff like outside the box and Fontaine of knowledge.
It's been far too clinical feeling of late, there's a place for that but I think there should also be a place for more laid back and creative stuff to come from the club which engages fans with the players.
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25-03-2021 09:30 PM #13
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25-03-2021 09:42 PM #15
With Kenny and Colin Miller leaving, this other communication boy leaving, Dempster leaving months ago and not replaced yet, is there a time we become a bit concerned with things off the park at the club?
I’ve been probably overly critical of the manager at times this season but I can’t help but think if we weren’t doing pretty well on the pitch just now we would be a bit more anxious about what’s happening off it. If we’d appointed a Stendel instead of Ross I think this place would have a different feel about it.
Big few weeks ahead for the club I think.
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25-03-2021 09:47 PM #16This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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25-03-2021 09:50 PM #17This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I like Ron and I trust him, I’m just a wee bit concerned at good Hibs people leaving combined with Dempster not being replaced yet.
I wouldn’t say alarm bells are ringing as such, it’s maybe just on my radar a wee bit that if Ross wasn’t doing a good job on the park, people would be saying lore about what’s happening off it.
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25-03-2021 09:53 PM #18
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Yes Dempster is an important piece of the puzzle who has not been replaced yet, but I think a lot of that comes down to the covid situation and we've obviously found a temporary workaround since she left
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25-03-2021 09:56 PM #19This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
More just an observation that good Hibs people have left the club combined with Dempster leaving and not being replaced has made me sit up and take a bit notice.
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Sweeping statement, but broadly right imo 😁
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25-03-2021 10:06 PM #21
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I think its important to give some extra time to Ron given the whole covid situation, we have to remember that just before covid hit we were hearing all about Ron's 5 year plan, potential screens at the ground etc etc. He will have had to revisit things over the last 12 months and it's important to fill positions like Dempster with the right person, not just rush to get anyone in the door asap.
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25-03-2021 10:09 PM #22This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
If we appoint Dempster replacement tomorrow I won’t really care again. I think with it being months ago she left and no replacement yet I probably am a bit aware that if things weren’t right on the park people would be going a bit more radge.
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25-03-2021 10:18 PM #24
Ron is the executive chairman. Maybe the need for a chief exec isn't as high up the list as it might be if the chairman is hands on. He doesn't need to be at a desk at ER to get things done.
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25-03-2021 10:25 PM #25This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I’m a big believer that sometimes the best time to speak to your ‘customers’ (i hate that word in that context) is when you have nothing to say.
Season ticket sales are coming up soon, I’m sure the club will want to speak to us then. IMO if you speak to supporters when you’ve got nothing to say but want to stay in touch, it makes it easier to ask for money when the time comes.
Ultimately it’s no that big a deal, as long as the team are doing alright on the park people will still want to get season tickets. That doesn’t mean things couldn’t be handled better behind the scenes though, things won’t be going this well on the pitch forever.
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25-03-2021 10:28 PM #26
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Not knowing who the comms people are isn’t a bad thing. The job is to promote the club across all the socials not promote themselves. My view is our socials have been pretty good through this pandemic. Let’s see what the future brings.
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That said, I think one of my concerns is that not many people leave their job during a pandemic through choice (ironically I did but that’s a different story).
The fact it’s Hibs fans leaving jobs working for Hibs during a pandemic that seems a bit odd.
Without knowing any of the facts and using absolute guess work, my assumption would be that they’d either been sacked (seems unlikely seeing as they seemed to be popular guys), they’ve quit (seems unlikely considering how hard it would be to get work elsewhere just now) or they’ve left as they’re not happy at the club (that’s the option that worries me)
Time will tell what the truth is, if it was just a couple of comms guys leaving I wouldn’t give a **** if truth be told. It’s that it’s comms guys who are big Hibs fans leaving during a pandemic when there isn’t many other jobs about that ‘worries’ me a bit.
As I said though, if Hibs appoint Dempster replacement tomorrow I will instantly forget about them, no offence to the Millars of course.
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25-03-2021 11:46 PM #29This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Not anywhere near panic stations for now but we have had a few good people leave the club recently.
Time will tell but I’m raising an eyebrow, which is many stages short of demonstrating out the back of the West Stand.
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26-03-2021 01:24 AM #30
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