Ron Gordon

[Bronson]

The impression I got from his and Dempster’s interviews is they were working on tweaks to the matchday experience. Afraid that those expecting a big announcement are likely to be disappointed. More chance it’s an introduction of vegan pies than a hotel or a marquee signing.

[SMAXXA]

I don’t understand why people have unrealistic expectations

[Hibbyradge]

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Would you settle for La Favorita selling some Pizza?

I'd cope with that as long as it had beautiful, shiny, moving stairs.

[Hermit Crab]

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I see hen & stag doo’s travel in from airport and other hotels on the outskirts of Edinburgh. I think a hotel at our stadium would be considered a hot spot location to stay for a few day’s.

Lets be honest, the area around the stadium is not the best. Tenement flats with authentic inner city domestics and violence on occasions and an industrial estate.

[Sudds_1]

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just the sly dig at Hearts would be enough really.

Be better if he outlined plans to buy the budgie out....then liquidate them. Been tried before ? 😈😈

[BroxburnHibee]

This is gonna get thrown up just like Petries "5 year plan" did every time things ain't going well.

[Sudds_1]

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Lets be honest, the area around the stadium is not the best. Tenement flats with authentic inner city domestics and violence on occasions and an industrial estate.

So......a theme hotel instead!

[Sudds_1]

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The impression I got from his and Dempster’s interviews is they were working on tweaks to the matchday experience. Afraid that those expecting a big announcement are likely to be disappointed. More chance it’s an introduction of vegan pies than a hotel or a marquee signing.

Whats a hotel signing? 😄

[hibsbollah]

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There plenty calls for hotels, air bnb’s and student accommodation in Edinburgh. Post you’re replying to is a lot of rubbish.

They also don’t care if it’s opposite a graveyard.

This debate is confused by the fact that, yeah, there is demand for hotels, but there are still 'too many' in terms of the city being overdeveloped to within an inch of its life, it's become global air b n b central and residents feel excluded from the city centre.

But I'd take a plaza. Or a piazza. In fact I think they're the same thing. And definitely pizza. Make it happen Ron.

[stoneyburn hibs]

It would be excellent if it was something significant, more so for the seethe of the 5 points clear mob.

[H18S NX]

I don't think there will be any big announcements by wee Ron,much along the as you were line,imo only.

[bingo70]

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I don’t understand why people have unrealistic expectations

Did the club not say there was big plans that would be announced in January and they wanted to say more before then but couldn’t?

I suspect I’m one of the people that’s getting a bit carried away but I think it’s the club that have built this up, not over eager fans like me.

[Smartie]

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I don’t understand why people have unrealistic expectations

Because we are football fans and it is what we do.

[Waxy]

Safe standing section to upgrade the atmosphere.

[stoneyburn hibs]

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Did the club not say there was big plans that would be announced in January and they wanted to say more before then but couldn’t?

I suspect I’m one of the people that’s getting a bit carried away but I think it’s the club that have built this up, not over eager fans like me.

Fair comment, over to you Hibernian.

[Iain G]

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Whats a hotel signing? 😄

Andy Marriot or Kirk Hilton?

[Keith_M]

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What do people think the news will be ?
Obviously like everyone else I'm keen to find out but haven't a clue as to what it could be, wouldn't even want to speculate.

Moving to a new, larger stadium just outside town.

[Col2]

I am sure I heard that we would be installing two big (TV) screens in the corners of east stand in the summer. I think I heard it as part of Graeme Mathie interview on Hibs Talk podcast. GM was a also very complementary about Rom and talked about how passionate and energetic he is and how detailed he wants to get into.

[stoneyburn hibs]

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Moving to a new, larger stadium just outside town.

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[bingo70]

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I am sure I heard that we would be installing two big (TV) screens in the corners of east stand in the summer. I think I heard it as part of Graeme Rennie interview on Hibs Talk podcast. GR was a also very complementary about Rom and talked about how passionate and energetic he is and how detailed he wants to get into.

Who is Graeme Rennie?

[Col2]

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Who is Graeme Rennie?

Meant Mathie. Not sure where that came from!

[Smartie]

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Merging with Edinburgh's other club to make a "super club" with the intention of making a stronger challenge to the Glasgow clubs.

Or maybe buying a few wine bars in the Bath area?

[The Captain....]

Not expecting anything particularly exciting..the club and Ron himself were pretty clear when he came in that the club would continue to run much as it had before.

Not particularly sure why you buy a club and then do that but there you go. Mid table mediocrity it is until we unearth a crop of wonder kids.

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[stoneyburn hibs]

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Merging with Edinburgh's other club to make a "super club" with the intention of making a stronger challenge to the Glasgow clubs.

Or maybe buying a few wine bars in the Bath area?

Edingengeng Hibernators?

[Keith_M]

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Where? The Evening News?

[Hibbyradge]

An hotel is pie in the sky.

They costs £thousands per square metre to build so even if they want tiny rooms with no facilities like a bar, restaurant, pool or gym, they're looking at tens of millions.

This is for accommodation at least 2 miles away from the main tourist areas, with a poor outlook and not in an exactly salubrious area compared to what Edinburgh can offer.

It would probably fail, and even if it didn't, it would take decades to pay for itself which is no use to either Ron Gordon or Hibs.

[Hibbyradge]

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So......a theme hotel instead!

;faf:

[The Modfather]

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This is gonna get thrown up just like Petries "5 year plan" did every time things ain't going well.

It will only get thrown up if it’s just an unquantifiable sound bite to buy time, as it was for Petrie. If it’s a genuine 5 year plan with detail that’s something else. Here’s hoping we don’t end up relegated at the end of this 5 years.

[Keith_M]

Does anybody know what height "Big" Ron actually is?

[Unseen work]

People need to calm down and get off his back a bit imo.

I get everyone is anxious and asks where is he, why did he buy the club etc etc. Personally I don’t want a owner who is in the press doing interviews every 2 minutes. He’s clearly passionate about football and saw us as an attractive team/location.

He has already contributed a lot by wiping out debt and investing a 7 figure sum.

Whether the club put his money and the money saved to good use is another question and not one to be aimed at him.

I can see potentially some of the following

Updated sound system and scoreboard/TV in corners
Standing section
Partnership with another team
Indoor pitch
Updated hospitality

I get people want massive signings but I don’t think our wage structure will be moved too much and rightly so. We have the 4/5th biggest budget in the league yet Motherwell and Livi are above us and many above hearts.

I think it’s more a case of improving the recruitment than chucking in millions - Look at the summer signings Vela, Doidge, Newell, Maxwell and James. They’ll be on or would have been on a healthy wage since they were playing in England, doesn’t mean they’re going to transform us.

Where as we could potentially have had Ambrose, Mulumbu, Shankland etc who know the league and I imagine would have came.