Hibs’ manager Terry Butcher has again asked for the support of the fans to help bring the glory days back to Easter Road.
As the club publish details of season tickets for the next campaign, Butcher made a statement on the club’s website.
He said: “I’ve made no secret of my delight at becoming the manager of Hibernian FC.
“I’m enjoying becoming embedded into the fabric of this proud club.
“But while I enjoy learning about the Club’s rich past – I’d rather be making history than learning about it. And together, we can write a new chapter.
“Maximising this Club’s enormous potential is achievable and realistic. But Maurice and I and the rest of the team can’t do it without you, the supporters, the people who make the Club what it is.
“I’ve been struck by one of the songs you sing on match days – ‘Terry Butcher’s Green And White Army’.
“It chimes with me because as well as illustrating your support for me and how much your club means to you, it’s also very similar to the way I see us all working together to be successful.
“I’m on a mission to bring glory days back to our magnificent stadium, I need you to sign up for active duty. We need your backing – all of you – and not just for the very necessary financial reasons but also to create a Fortress Easter Road that our opponents will fear to visit.
“Imagine a fully manned and impregnable Fortress Easter Road? And good football played out in a packed and passionate atmosphere? We all have that shared goal. And it’s ours to seize.
“Any General is only as good as the troops he leads. That’s why I’m personally inviting you to enrol today and become part of my Green and White Army now…”
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
