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Hibs v CelticThe ESPN juggernaut rolls into town to enliven an otherwise dull - and rather damp -
Saturday lunchtime in Leith. I've been banging on all week about how bad Hibs were against Ayr
United but I really can't stress enough the shortcomings of this squad.
Bill Belicheck, coach of Superbowl favorites New England Patriots, once said this about his
philosophy:
"There's an old saying that the strength of the wolf is the pack.
Three days of Scottish Cup action to look forward to. Much talk of "cupsets" but probably not many
actual upsets. And, I'd wager, a mention or two for Berwick Rangers, the most famous of Davids in
Scottish football's gallery of Goliath-slayers.
Pitch inspections at a few of these games and snow falling as I write so things could be subject to
change.
When Ayr United took to the field dressed in black on Saturday, pessimistic Hibs fans might have
felt that here was the Grim Reaper ready to finish off what was left of their miserable season.
Certainly Hibs started the game at a funereal pace that never threatened to enliven the 5000 or so
home fans who had turned out.
Ayr United v HibsThe Sky Sports cameras will be at Somerset Park tomorrow night. Not, I think, to
savour the surroundings or in anticipation of a cracking game of football.
No. The Honest Men are hosting Sky because they scent an upset. The vultures are circling ready to
feast on the corpse of Hibs' season.
Having fallen into the football supporter's trap of self obsessed navel gazing it's time to redress
the balance.
Amid the fun or pain to be had, depending on your persuasion, of watching Hibs suffer a massive,
institutional mental breakdown, we shouldn't forget the role that Ayr United played last night.
Having fallen into the football supporter's trap of self obsessed navel gazing it's time to redress
the balance.
Amid the fun or pain to be had, depending on your persuasion, of watching Hibs suffer a massive,
institutional mental breakdown, we shouldn't forget the role that Ayr United played last night.
