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Porto off to Watford for £450k!! Confirmed!! A good move for him btw and good luck son! Scot footie poorer again re these kinda transfers out of our sport!! For Hibs, at least there's the possibility of a future sell on fee. There's also a rumour of a poss transfer for Chris Cadden!
So what's the plan at HFC??????????? Can we somehow bring back Darren McGregor if Hibs and Ron Gordon not "gonna get the finger out" and do something significant before the transfer window closes??? DO SOMETHING FFS!!!!!!!! I've never looked forward to the end of a Hibs footie season for a long time!! This is definitely one of them and it epitomises the trials and tribulations of being a Hibs fan - enjoying the good times while we endure the bad times eventually and the lack of proper management at a footie club of our size - patiently waiting for the people in key positions to evolve and rebuild an accountable Hibs team. We've seen it all before and will we ever get accustomed to this??? I notice Celtic picking up a decent amount of transfer money (£7M-£10M) for Juranovic; a fraction of this money would be a godsend for Scot clubs like Hibs and others at the current time in order to improve the standard of this league a wee bit! Re HFC's position itself? We still have all the "building blocks in place" - a vg stadium, top class training facilities - all belonging to HFC and no debt hanging over the club any more. Also, just like me, Ron Gordon will have read Hibs consultation document of 2014 re the future projected growth of Edinburgh's population and subsequently the eventual "filling up to capacity" of ER Stadium by people who wanna watch a game of footie. Hibs have already proved how the demand is out there by reducing ticket prices v Saint Johnstone at ER Stadium. However, like AFC, it certainly looks like we are not being organised and run properly for a club of our size and reputation. A common factor for both clubs? American ownership with great aspirations, but no knowledge of Scot footie and what is required to successfully "tick over" as a consistent to mid-top six footie operation with the decent resources available to them? There is a huge concern amongst a lotta Hibs fans that we could be relegated this season due to the notable lack of action and leadership within the club plus the current transfer events compounding the probs while the club persists in retaining certain players who are not fit to wear a Hibs jersey. The paradox is that we are still within reach of a decent top six position if we had footie people in place who know how to strengthen and organise this team with conviction. Hibs definitely play well in certain key areas. I can only pray there is someone with the ability to pull in players, or use other current players to make this 1st team much more solid and durable. And try to "soldier through" to the end of the season. There's a bigger debate re Ron Gordon and the way he has been doing things at ER - gradually running down a good team from the days of John McGinn, Leeann Dempster and other vg servants of the club. And contrary to all the rivalry and partisan stuff between fans, it's well known he has been consulting/meeting up with the likes of AFC, Hertz and the SPFL re ways of pulling in extra revenue to give Scot clubs more financial clout in order to somehow compete in a poor footie league where Celtic and Rangers hardly lose matches any more for obvious reasons and to the detriment/damaged reputation of the game up here.
Porto off to Watford for £450k!! Confirmed!! A good move for him btw and good luck son! Scot footie poorer again re these kinda transfers out of our sport!! For Hibs, at least there's the possibility of a future sell on fee. There's also a rumour of a poss transfer for Chris Cadden!
So what's the plan at HFC??????????? Can we somehow bring back Darren McGregor if Hibs and Ron Gordon not "gonna get the finger out" and do something significant before the transfer window closes??? DO SOMETHING FFS!!!!!!!! I've never looked forward to the end of a Hibs footie season for a long time!! This is definitely one of them and it epitomises the trials and tribulations of being a Hibs fan - enjoying the good times while we endure the bad times eventually and the lack of proper management at a footie club of our size - patiently waiting for the people in key positions to evolve and rebuild an accountable Hibs team. We've seen it all before and will we ever get accustomed to this??? I notice Celtic picking up a decent amount of transfer money (£7M-£10M) for Juranovic; a fraction of this money would be a godsend for Scot clubs like Hibs and others at the current time in order to improve the standard of this league a wee bit! Re HFC's position itself? We still have all the "building blocks in place" - a vg stadium, top class training facilities - all belonging to HFC and no debt hanging over the club any more. Also, just like me, Ron Gordon will have read Hibs consultation document of 2014 re the future projected growth of Edinburgh's population and subsequently the eventual "filling up to capacity" of ER Stadium by people who wanna watch a game of footie. Hibs have already proved how the demand is out there by reducing ticket prices v Saint Johnstone at ER Stadium. However, like AFC, it certainly looks like we are not being organised and run properly for a club of our size and reputation. A common factor for both clubs? American ownership with great aspirations, but no knowledge of Scot footie and what is required to successfully "tick over" as a consistent to mid-top six footie operation with the decent resources available to them? There is a huge concern amongst a lotta Hibs fans that we could be relegated this season due to the notable lack of action and leadership within the club plus the current transfer events compounding the probs while the club persists in retaining certain players who are not fit to wear a Hibs jersey. The paradox is that we are still within reach of a decent top six position if we had footie people in place who know how to strengthen and organise this team with conviction. Hibs definitely play well in certain key areas. I can only pray there is someone with the ability to pull in players, or use other current players to make this 1st team much more solid and durable. And try to "soldier through" to the end of the season. There's a bigger debate re Ron Gordon and the way he has been doing things at ER - gradually running down a good team from the days of John McGinn, Leeann Dempster and other vg servants of the club. And contrary to all the rivalry and partisan stuff between fans, it's well known he has been consulting/meeting up with the likes of AFC, Hertz and the SPFL re ways of pulling in extra revenue to give Scot clubs more financial clout in order to somehow compete in a poor footie league where Celtic and Rangers hardly lose matches any more for obvious reasons and to the detriment/damaged reputation of the game up here.