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    Since 2012 they’ve had in the region of £60-70 million quid of donations (other folks money) and a couple of relegations, 3rds and finals is all they’ve got to show for its. No wait a £25 million single tiered restricted view stand and a windowless struggling hotel.

    I am also led to believe that last season they needed a further £3 million donation to make them a £150k profit or there abouts.

    They’ve defo not got their act together.
    I don’t really take much notice of it but saw they were cashing in on the Oasis gigs for the hotel. You say that its struggling. Is that a fact or wishful thinking? I really don’t know.


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    Realistically I expect us to be 5 points ahead of Hearts at the split but anything could happen.
    The odds are they beat Dundee Utd at home as I expect us to beat the same team at home post split.
    They should beat Motherwell away and we should beat Dundee at home.
    I will look at who is available for both teams before predicting our game against Rangers.

    The two Rangers players who have given us problems this season have been Cerny and Igamane with the former the main source of the latters chances.
    The potential good news is that Cerny was injured on international duty and missed yesterdays game because of it and is 50/50 for our game. His absense could be the break we need to get a result at Ibroke.
    You'd imagine if there's any doubt over Cerny he'll be kept back for the game against Bilbao on the Thursday.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tamig View Post
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    I don’t really take much notice of it but saw they were cashing in on the Oasis gigs for the hotel. You say that its struggling. Is that a fact or wishful thinking? I really don’t know.
    All hotels in Edinburgh will be cashing it in when there is an event on.

    Start of Feb my wife had a works doo in Edinburgh and it was also a rugby weekend. I stayed a the Sheraton B and B for £160 for the night whilst they were charging £240.

    I’m sad and a few times I have looked and you can get rooms most days.

    It’s all well and good selling out on a Friday and Saturday night but there’s always availability midweek and at more than your average city centre hotel.

    It’s also strange how they’ve never ever mentioned it at all. Knowing them they’d be shouting from the roof tops how great it’s been doing.

    Not wishful thinking but reality. I’m sure someone on hear previously mentioned they’d need to sell out every day to make any sort of profit that would make any sort of difference.

    Just think Budge told them it would make the £1 million a year.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Aldo View Post
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    Since 2012 they’ve had in the region of £60-70 million quid of donations (other folks money) and a couple of relegations, 3rds and finals is all they’ve got to show for its. No wait a £25 million single tiered restricted view stand and a windowless struggling hotel.

    I am also led to believe that last season they needed a further £3 million donation to make them a £150k profit or there abouts.

    They’ve defo not got their act together.
    It's been said a lot on here, but that's not really the case.

    The donations are part of their budget. If they don't get them, they can't spend as much money (they have no overdraft facility AFAIK).

    So, if they don't have a guaranteed donation income of £4.5m, they have to reduce their expenditure by that same amount, and the profit remains the same.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CropleyWasGod View Post
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    It's been said a lot on here, but that's not really the case.

    The donations are part of their budget. If they don't get them, they can't spend as much money (they have no overdraft facility AFAIK).

    So, if they don't have a guaranteed donation income of £4.5m, they have to reduce their expenditure by that same amount, and the profit remains the same.
    CWG, as always I appreciate your input etc when it comes to finance but I am sure I read that they managed to obtain further donations from Bennys as they don’t get group stage European football and had already budgeted for it. Hence my comment above.

    I may well be wrong but I am sure that was the case.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Aldo View Post
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    All hotels in Edinburgh will be cashing it in when there is an event on.

    Start of Feb my wife had a works doo in Edinburgh and it was also a rugby weekend. I stayed a the Sheraton B and B for £160 for the night whilst they were charging £240.

    I’m sad and a few times I have looked and you can get rooms most days.

    It’s all well and good selling out on a Friday and Saturday night but there’s always availability midweek and at more than your average city centre hotel.

    It’s also strange how they’ve never ever mentioned it at all. Knowing them they’d be shouting from the roof tops how great it’s been doing.

    Not wishful thinking but reality. I’m sure someone on hear previously mentioned they’d need to sell out every day to make any sort of profit that would make any sort of difference.

    Just think Budge told them it would make the £1 million a year.
    Vlad can open his Edinburgh bank if hotel isn’t paying

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    Quote Originally Posted by Aldo View Post
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    All hotels in Edinburgh will be cashing it in when there is an event on.

    Start of Feb my wife had a works doo in Edinburgh and it was also a rugby weekend. I stayed a the Sheraton B and B for £160 for the night whilst they were charging £240.

    I’m sad and a few times I have looked and you can get rooms most days.

    It’s all well and good selling out on a Friday and Saturday night but there’s always availability midweek and at more than your average city centre hotel.

    It’s also strange how they’ve never ever mentioned it at all. Knowing them they’d be shouting from the roof tops how great it’s been doing.

    Not wishful thinking but reality. I’m sure someone on hear previously mentioned they’d need to sell out every day to make any sort of profit that would make any sort of difference.

    Just think Budge told them it would make the £1 million a year.
    I appreciate that every hotel in Edinburgh will cash in on the Oasis gigs. I wasn’t suggesting that was an indication of success at the windowless tiny hotel. I just don’t have a clue if its been a financial success for them or not. When you said in the original post it was struggling, I thought you may have had info to back that up. Here’s hoping its true though. I want every money making venture they embark on to fail.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tamig View Post
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    I appreciate that every hotel in Edinburgh will cash in on the Oasis gigs. I wasn’t suggesting that was an indication of success at the windowless tiny hotel. I just don’t have a clue if its been a financial success for them or not. When you said in the original post it was struggling, I thought you may have had info to back that up. Here’s hoping its true though. I want every money making venture they embark on to fail.
    Btw I wasn’t trying to be arsey or smart.

    My only info is the availability of rooms
    Most days which won’t be good for them.

    If think it’s very hard for hotels at the best of times but given its location and price I’m not sure folk will be rushing to book it up.

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    "Hearts have sold 20,000 tickets for next month’s Scottish Cup final against Aberdeen at Hampden Park" - BAnderson
    https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.c...-seats-5057598

    Did I miss something and they just switched this Semi to be the Final?

    Have they told Celtc and St Johnstone?

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    You'd imagine if there's any doubt over Cerny he'll be kept back for the game against Bilbao on the Thursday.
    Yeah, I think that will happen. He's a great player and his absense really increases our chances of taking something.
    If Ferguson has any brains, which is obviously questionable, he would be resting other key players by putting them on the bench.
    They can't afford an injury to Souttar and guys like Raskin will have to run and run against Bilbao so why would you play them in a meaningless league game given they are locked in 2nd and Europe could fill the coffers.
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    "Hearts have sold 20,000 tickets for next month’s Scottish Cup final against Aberdeen at Hampden Park" - BAnderson
    https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.c...-seats-5057598

    Did I miss something and they just switched this Semi to be the Final?

    Have they told Celtc and St Johnstone?
    Yeah, Banderson should have checked his work more carefully before submitting it.

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    Its the hotel prices that stop me coming back for a lot of games (mind you, flights are also difficult to predict) I can get return flight to Edinburgh cheaper than the price of a hotel.Didnt used to he the case.
    Our friends got us a night in the Balmoral for £240 for our anniversary a couple of years back, that same room is now £736, unbelievable. They can ask what they want, Edinburghs overcrowded and over priced 😢. Maybe I need to take more games in Glasgow in.
    If hertz make their hotel competitive prices folk will use it, of course I wont.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Phil MaGlass View Post
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    Its the hotel prices that stop me coming back for a lot of games (mind you, flights are also difficult to predict) I can get return flight to Edinburgh cheaper than the price of a hotel.Didnt used to he the case.
    Our friends got us a night in the Balmoral for £240 for our anniversary a couple of years back, that same room is now £736, unbelievable. They can ask what they want, Edinburghs overcrowded and over priced 😢. Maybe I need to take more games in Glasgow in.
    If hertz make their hotel competitive prices folk will use it, of course I wont.
    Was just speaking to mrs about it as its our 25th in May and looking for somewhere special. Before covid you get good deals for DBB in the like of old course St Andrews for about 200, well over 700 now! They put prices up after covid to claw money back but just kept the inflated prices as if it was the norm!! I could go the canaries for a week instead of 2 nights here!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Phil MaGlass View Post
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    Its the hotel prices that stop me coming back for a lot of games (mind you, flights are also difficult to predict) I can get return flight to Edinburgh cheaper than the price of a hotel.Didnt used to he the case.
    Our friends got us a night in the Balmoral for £240 for our anniversary a couple of years back, that same room is now £736, unbelievable. They can ask what they want, Edinburghs overcrowded and over priced 😢. Maybe I need to take more games in Glasgow in.
    If hertz make their hotel competitive prices folk will use it, of course I wont.
    Every top holiday destination is hugely expensive now.

    We had a weekend in Paris last year and hotels were eye wateringly expensive.

    Ended up going self catering and it was a much more sensible option.

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    Quote Originally Posted by green day View Post
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    Every top holiday destination is hugely expensive now.

    We had a weekend in Paris last year and hotels were eye wateringly expensive.

    Ended up going self catering and it was a much more sensible option.
    Tynecastle hotel is your best bet, especially if you’re attracted by the windowless option.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hibsbollah View Post
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    Tynecastle hotel is your best bet, especially if you’re attracted by the windowless option.
    Lovely view of the castle from tiny though.

    Hanging gardens of Babylon to the left, herds of Wildebeest crossing the Serengeti as the sun sets......

    Very atmospheric.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bostonhibby View Post
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    Lovely view of the castle from tiny though.

    Hanging gardens of Babylon to the left, herds of Wildebeest crossing the Serengeti as the sun sets......

    Very atmospheric.

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    Somebody's been watching Fawlty Towers





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    Quote Originally Posted by hibsbollah View Post
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    Tynecastle hotel is your best bet, especially if you’re attracted by the windowless option.
    Bit far from the Eiffel Tower, mind......

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    Quote Originally Posted by green day View Post
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    Bit far from the Eiffel Tower, mind......
    If you can see the castle from the School view lounge you can see the Eiffel Tower from the Gorgie Savoy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by green day View Post
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    Bit far from the Eiffel Tower, mind......
    As long as i get the pungent aroma of manure and pish stained straw drifting from Gorgie farm and George Fowkes’ hayloft I don’t need a view.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bostonhibby View Post
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    Lovely view of the castle from tiny though.

    Hanging gardens of Babylon to the left, herds of Wildebeest crossing the Serengeti as the sun sets......

    Very atmospheric.

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    The will be putting up a graphic of waves lapping on the shore on the TVs and tell you that you have a sea view.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gbhibby View Post
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    The will be putting up a graphic of waves lapping on the shore on the TVs and tell you that you have a sea view.
    Mikey will be doing voice overs describing the unique atmosphere/ identity

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    Quote Originally Posted by Keith_M View Post
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    Somebody's been watching Fawlty Towers

    Anne Budge probably used it for her business case 😁

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    Anne Budge probably used it for her business case 😁
    Well they are Flowery Twats!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Iain G View Post
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    Anne Budge probably used it for her business case
    Business plan?

    Anne Budge, she does what she wants, she does what she wants.......



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    Wonder what’s worse, 11 points back or their big brothers getting pumped by the hibees.

    Good times!

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    Im actually bored of winning now. Unbeaten in 16 league games. We win all the time. Ive just taken it for granted.

    I can’t wait for the derby when we can rub their faces in it again. Only 1 derby win out of the last 8, no wins in the last 4 for The Famous.

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    Im actually bored of winning now. Unbeaten in 16 league games. We win all the time. Ive just taken it for granted.

    I can’t wait for the derby when we can rub their faces in it again. Only 1 derby win out of the last 8, no wins in the last 4 for The Famous.

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    Im actually bored of winning now. Unbeaten in 16 league games. We win all the time. Ive just taken it for granted.

    I can’t wait for the derby when we can rub their faces in it again. Only 1 derby win out of the last 8, no wins in the last 4 for The Famous.

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