Hibs supremo Leeann Dempster helped relegate Ann Budge to her face as top-flight clubs killed off hope of reconstruction. can reveal the Easter Road chief executive was one of around half-a-dozen Premiership bosses who ganged up to torpedo any chance of a shake-up of the leagues ahead of next season.
And she had to break the news to reeling Hearts owner Budge in an emotional video conference call, with Jambos now doomed to spend next term in the Championship.A source told us: “It was a really difficult conversation for everyone to have and I think everyone on the call could feel Ann’s pain as the numbers became clear.“By the time it got around to Leeann declaring her position it was already obvious that reconstruction was off the table.