Hibs and the Ian Gordon saga: Quashing fans' fears over 'dangerous' dynasty

With the benefit of it, Hibs might have handled the Ian Gordon saga a lot differently. The son of owner Ron has been pilloried on social media for just about everything that has gone wrong with the club recently.

The unease with which fans view the younger Gordon can be traced back to October last year, when he was installed as Head of Recruitment following a spell working as a scout for the club, and added to the club’s directory online.

There was no fanfare; it wasn’t even addressed before the page was quietly altered to remove any reference.

The optics weren’t great, compounded by the fact that across the city, former Hearts owner Vladimir Romanov had installed his son in a key position some a little over ten years ago.

Senior club figures accept that part of the problem is Gordon’s title. A lack of clarity has led some supporters to assume that he is in overall charge of signings. ‘Head of Recruitment’ does suggest an autocratic approach at HTC but his day-to-day job at the Ormiston training complex has been considerably over-exaggerated.

The fans’ view of Gordon’s role in the recruitment department is of mounting concern to Easter Road chiefs as they seek to dispel the myths surrounding the 29-year-old’s contribution to the running of the club.

His perceived role on the so-called transfer committee (more on that later) has also been questioned but Gordon’s involvement in recruitment is focused on helping to compile a list of potential targets for the manager to consider.

The Hibs hierarchy is frustrated by the mistaken belief among some supporters that Gordon jnr is playing a significant role in the day-to-day running of the club.

While he was involved in the initial stages of the search for a new manager, he