The O'Connor conundrum and Aberdeen's agony

A tortuous night following Hibs' league cup win against Motherwell from afar.

They got there in the end, the dramatic cruelty of the penalty shoot-out and all that.

The "real" Hibs, said a relieved Colin Calderwood. But they were minutes away from another defeat.

Cometh the approaching final whistle, cometh the man.