Questions for the CEO

[Zab]

It was brought up as part of the supporters panel that there has been a real lack of communications from club execs in recent times. As such, the club will be filming a Q&A with CEO Dan Barnett, and we can put forward a couple on behalf of the Bounce.

Stick any here on this thread - most likely we’ll only get a couple so will put forward the most common / most liked ones.

 

[Smurf]

Was the budget for the men's first team, comprising players only, increased or decreased for the current 2026-2027 season from the previous 2025-2026?

 

[Greenpower]

What are your areas of responsibility and what are the sporting directors?

Who authorised the Malkay McKay car crash transfer window interview?

Why are you being reactive with your comms , were pushed into by fans feedback?

Are AGM the exec chairman talked about accountability and improved fans comms . Six months later lve seen no improvement?

When will the online ticket system be fixed so it works ?

Why do you have no public profile eg walk about BTG like Rod Petrie did every game?

Why did you attend the SFA youth development football summit? When you have no responsibility for the football department

 

[aggie]

Where the fuck are you, and what are you doing?

 

[connerg]

Where the fuck are you, and what are you doing?

Like all Senior Managers, in any industry, he'll be at a Conference or on a Video Call about,
Governance, Strategy, Innovation, Collaboration.

 

[Jack]

Where do you think Hibs will be in 5 years? Is there a 5 year plan?

Where do you think you will be in 5 years?

 

[Zab]

Thanks everyone, have tried to condense into the following three questions:

1) What are the areas of responsibility of your role and the sporting director’s role, and how does that work in practice? There is real confusion around your involvement in the football side of the business, for example recently attending the SFA youth development summit.

2) Is there a five-year plan for the club, if so what is that plan?

3) Was the playing budget increased or decreased for the 2026-27 season compared to 25-26, and what is the intended plan around the playing budget moving forward to remain competitive with our direct rivals?

Interested to see how this goes.