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Haemorrhaging £20,000 a day and no end to losses in sight: What’s gone wrong at Hibs?
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Haemorrhaging £20,000 a day and no end to losses in sight: What’s gone wrong at Hibs?

How poor football recruitment and a bulging pay roll have added up to record losses at Easter Rd

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Feb 11, 2025
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It’s a funny old game, as the late, great Jimmy Greaves informed us more than once. But no one was laughing at Easter Road when Hibernian Football Club’s annual accounts came out last week announcing record-breaking losses.

Not the supporters. Not the Board of Directors. And most certainly not the majority shareholding Gordon family, who continue to pick…

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