Hibernian-Mad today throws it's backing behind the statement released by Hibs legends Pat Stanton & Jackie McNamara, about joining the HSL.
The former Hibs players have released the following statement:
Dear Fellow Supporter,
Like you, we were overjoyed last month to see our beloved Team, at last, pick up the Scottish Cup. The joy that this brought to us and every other Hibs family was just great to see. We both tried our best to bring the Cup back to Easter Road but it was not to be. It was therefore great to see David Gray pick up the Cup, particularly after such a great Captains display.
However, as Neil said last week, this is now behind us and we now need to concentrate on winning this Championship and ensuring automatic promotion. This is why we have taken the liberty to ask all Hibs fans to get right behind the Club.
This is now our third year in this League and we are sure it doesn’t need us to tell you how difficult this is financially for our Club. The Board have shown great ambition in attracting Neil to the Club and are committed to supporting him as much as possible. Hopefully we can now do our bit by doing what we can. Clearly in all cases the best way we can express this support is by turning up at Easter Road and preferably by buying a Season ticket.
Many supporters cannot or don’t want to make this commitment but are willing to support in other ways. To date we have been able to donate over £300,000 to the Club and this certainly helped Alan bring in some Players who would not otherwise have been there. There is no doubt in our minds that this played some part in helping to bring the Cup back to Easter Road. With this in mind we would like to appeal to Hibs supporters everywhere to join Hibernian Supporters. All funds that we raise go straight to the Club and are an extra source of funds and therefore go straight to the Football budget. You can join for just £10 per month. While this may not sound like a lot, when there are several thousand fans contributing this can add up to substantial sums.
We both want to see our Team get back to the top and we could be on the cusp of a really successful era at the club. Let’s give Neil a really pleasant surprise by getting as many supporters joining HSL as possible and give him extra funds to really drive us forward. So far over 1500 supporters are doing their bit to help, if you are not one of them, and you are able to help we would encourage you to do so.
You can join HSL at: http://hiberniansupporters.co.uk/donate.html
Thank you
Jackie McNamara/Pat Stanton
HSL
The more people who sign up, the more Neil Lennon will have in his squad budget.
To have already backed the club with an extra £300,000 for the transfer kitty is an amazing achievement by the supporters, hopefully we can get even more on board!!!!
Hibernian-Mad urges you to sign up - we have!!