Hibs chairman Ron Gordon has let rip at the SPFL for scheduling the Edinburgh derby as the club's first home game of the new season.
Speaking to a number of Hibs fan podcasts, the Easter Road chief reckons league bosses have made an "absurd" and "foolish" decision to stage a flagship fixture so early in the campaign. Lee Johnson's side host Hearts on August 7 and Gordon insists the scheduling makes "zero business sense".
With their opening home fixture traditionally drawing higher attendance regardless of opponent, the chairman is angry the club will miss out on a second big gate guaranteed by playing the derby further down the line. Johnson's side also face Rangers in their first four fixtures and Gordon revealed he's already made his frustration known at Hampden. He said: "I'm not happy. The league, putting the derby so early in the season... for a variety of reasons, number one, we're doing construction, we're going to get the west stand completed on the Wednesday or Thursday of the Sunday before Hearts.
