Head of Recruitment

[number9dream]

Not directly related but I see Ben Jacobs has been removed from our long list of staff in the club directory, with Adam head of comms.
Ben didn't last long, did he?
Or is this old news?

[Mr. Wonderful]

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The change was a proper recruitment strategy for the first time in my lifetime enacted under George Craig and continued by Mathie. Showing steady progress year on year is exactly what I want to see from Hibs. I honestly don't care, and actually quite like it if we research and sign players like JDH who was classed by some as underwhelming in the summer. Some signings have been better than others but we haven't been sucked into the scattergun approach most famously enacted by our noisy neighbours in recent years .

Yes, and that's been good enough to get us by. There's been peaks and troughs with it, and for the most part we've probably middled for a club of our stature in Scotland.

Absolutely no ill wishes to those who put us on steady footing, but the idea that we should stick to that system and not aim higher is bonkers.

[Oscar T Grouch]

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Fine enough, but there won't ever be wild celebrations for doing so and the manager and players won't go down in history for it.

Each time we've finished 3rd it's been closely followed by huge decline, supporter disengagement, managerial change and attendances falling. Not good enough.

Maybe good enough for teams like Killie and Motherwell but we are and should be a different kettle of fish.

The main cause of which was selling the players who got us to that position in the close season. That has been a marked change in strategy for all to see, last season we finished 3rd and immediately secured the best players that achieved that to longer deals.

[Is It On....]

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Yes, and that's been good enough to get us by. There's been peaks and troughs with it, and for the most part we've probably middled for a club of our stature in Scotland.

Absolutely no ill wishes to those who put us on steady footing, but the idea that we should stick to that system and not aim higher is bonkers.

I believe in getting better slowly with solid foundations...small improvements built on small improvements every year will be massive over a 10yr basis. The poster child for this being Brentford off course 🙂

[Heisenberg]

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Not directly related but I see Ben Jacobs has been removed from our long list of staff in the club directory, with Adam head of comms.
Ben didn't last long, did he?
Or is this old news?

I thought Ben Jacobs was always just a stop gap until we got a permanent member of staff on board? Might be remembering wrong though.

[Mr. Wonderful]

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I thought Ben Jacobs was always just a stop gap until we got a permanent member of staff on board? Might be remembering wrong though.

Correct. He's a contractor

[Billy Whizz]

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I thought Ben Jacobs was always just a stop gap until we got a permanent member of staff on board? Might be remembering wrong though.

No he was a permanent appt, no idea why it didn’t work out for him

There was an interim for a short time, before he came on board

[Heckys Wheel]

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I thought Ben Jacobs was always just a stop gap until we got a permanent member of staff on board? Might be remembering wrong though.

By the sounds of the latest announcement, the comms team are now in place and have a well thought out strategy for what they want to do.

Also sounds like they have researched and have data to back up their decisions.

[bigwheel]

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By the sounds of the latest announcement, the comms team are now in place and have a well thought out strategy for what they want to do.

Also sounds like they have researched and have data to back up their decisions.

I wonder what peoples views will be of the match programme being stopped …it was great to mark the history of games ..even if the content was mixed quality …will be sadly missed by me …

[jacomo]

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I wonder what peoples views will be of the match programme being stopped …it was great to mark the history of games ..even if the content was mixed quality …will be sadly missed by me …

Agree, think it’s a big shame. They are documents of historical record.

[Dmas]

I’m a little disappointed the Croatian fella has left his role I thought that sounded like a shrewd move by us unfortunate it didn’t work out

[Since452]

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I’m a little disappointed the Croatian fella has left his role I thought that sounded like a shrewd move by us unfortunate it didn’t work out

Yeah same here. Thought it was an ambitious tie up. Shame.

[bingo70]

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I’m a little disappointed the Croatian fella has left his role I thought that sounded like a shrewd move by us unfortunate it didn’t work out

Agree.

Bit of a strange wee episode to be honest.

[Peevemor]

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I’m a little disappointed the Croatian fella has left his role I thought that sounded like a shrewd move by us unfortunate it didn’t work out

I wonder if some of Graeme Mathie's projects might be getting shut down and this guy was one of them. I've a feeling that some of the tie-ins with various clubs might go the same way.

I could be well off the mark, but I got the impression that some of the stuff looked like somebody justifying their position.

Based on nothing but my gut feeling.

[Billy Whizz]

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I wonder if some of Graeme Mathie's projects might be getting shut down and this guy was one of them. I've a feeling that some of the tie-ins with various clubs might go the same way.

I could be well off the mark, but I got the impression that some of the stuff looked like somebody justifying their position.

Based on nothing but my gut feeling.

You’d have to look at them all in isolation
Stenhousemuir, we had a number of players on loan at them last season. Jack Brydon was the standout, and been in a few 1st team squads this season

Brighton, I’m not sure where the benefits were going go to be, but English Premier league clubs spend a fortune on training grounds and youth development, maybe GM was looking at this more like HTC staff get to share best practices with them, latest equipment et

CSS strollers was to be a pathway for young players, but we haven’t allowed any of our highly rated under 18 team go out on loan this season. Jayden Fairley who’s too old for the under 18’s has joined CCS until January

The most bizarre and nothing to do with GM, is the Charleston Battery tie up. Logically there’s no reason for a link to this club, hope it hasn’t cost us too much

[blackpoolhibs]

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I wonder if some of Graeme Mathie's projects might be getting shut down and this guy was one of them. I've a feeling that some of the tie-ins with various clubs might go the same way.

I could be well off the mark, but I got the impression that some of the stuff looked like somebody justifying their position.

Based on nothing but my gut feeling.

I hope not, our partnership with Chelsea has been mutually beneficial for years now.

[Since90+2]

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You’d have to look at them all in isolation
Stenhousemuir, we had a number of players on loan at them last season. Jack Brydon was the standout, and been in a few 1st team squads this season

Brighton, I’m not sure where the benefits were going go to be, but English Premier league clubs spend a fortune on training grounds and youth development, maybe GM was looking at this more like HTC staff get to share best practices with them, latest equipment et

CSS strollers was to be a pathway for young players, but we haven’t allowed any of our highly rated under 18 team go out on loan this season. Jayden Fairley who’s too old for the under 18’s has joined CCS until January

The most bizarre and nothing to do with GM, is the Charleston Battery tie up. Logically there’s no reason for a link to this club, hope it hasn’t cost us too much

The Charleston linkup I'd agree is the strangest one.

Are they not in the second tier of American football? If they are then you'd have to imagine the odds of any of their players getting a visa here are tiny.

[Pretty Boy]

Is Eddie May still at the club?

I haven't heard his name mentioned for what feels like years but I don't recall any announcement that he had left either.

[Billy Whizz]

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Is Eddie May still at the club?

I haven't heard his name mentioned for what feels like years but I don't recall any announcement that he had left either.

Eddie’s still at Hibs thankfully. Club directory has him down as Lead Coach Emerging Talent. Think someone on this thread said he was moving into a more general scouting role

[Peevemor]

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Is Eddie May still at the club?

I haven't heard his name mentioned for what feels like years but I don't recall any announcement that he had left either.

"Lead Coach Emerging Talent" apparently.

Interesting that James McDonaugh isn't listed anywhere.

https://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/our-club/club-directory

[Billy Whizz]

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"Lead Coach Emerging Talent" apparently.

Interesting that James McDonaugh isn't listed anywhere.

https://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/our-club/club-directory

He’s not in a senior position to be on it

[Peevemor]

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He’s not in a senior position to be on it

What's he doing (I can't remember what was said when he came back)?

[Billy Whizz]

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What's he doing (I can't remember what was said when he came back)?

He’s a coach, not sure what age group

[andudare2]

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He’s a coach, not sure what age group

working with the under 16,s for definite perhaps with other age groups as well but unsure on this part.

[Dmas]

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The Charleston linkup I'd agree is the strangest one.

Are they not in the second tier of American football? If they are then you'd have to imagine the odds of any of their players getting a visa here are tiny.

I read an article I think it was maybe Forbes, where pre hibs Ron Gordon was looking to invest in a club in that league and ended up in a sort of cahoots with the new buyer of Charleston, introductions where made with his son Iain and then Ron bought us and we teamed up with them, so I’d be very surprised to see us end that so soon

Edit Forbes article https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaellore/2020/12/21/player-development-is-top-priority-in-usl-scottish-premiership-club-partnerships/amp/

[Dmas]

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He’s a coach, not sure what age group

Any idea if he is in the frame for this head of academy position Billy? Seems weird to leave Edin City DOF for a job coaching our U16s

[Iggy Pope]

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You’d have to look at them all in isolation
Stenhousemuir, we had a number of players on loan at them last season. Jack Brydon was the standout, and been in a few 1st team squads this season

Brighton, I’m not sure where the benefits were going go to be, but English Premier league clubs spend a fortune on training grounds and youth development, maybe GM was looking at this more like HTC staff get to share best practices with them, latest equipment et

CSS strollers was to be a pathway for young players, but we haven’t allowed any of our highly rated under 18 team go out on loan this season. Jayden Fairley who’s too old for the under 18’s has joined CCS until January

The most bizarre and nothing to do with GM, is the Charleston Battery tie up. Logically there’s no reason for a link to this club, hope it hasn’t cost us too much

Proper young team thug! He better have the right trainers.

[Hibbyradge]

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Proper young team thug! He better have the right trainers.

No point spending wads on trainers.

He's getting booted out at the end of December.

[Iggy Pope]

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No point spending wads on trainers.

He's getting booted out at the end of December.

CCS? You missing this big fellah?

[Hibbyradge]

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CCS? You missing this big fellah?

I was joining in.

In hindsight, I should have said kicked tae **** instead of just booted.