Odsonne Edouard proves how valuable a player he is after coming on as a sub in the 2nd half and helping himself to a "brace" of goals and esp after Celtic lucky not to be losing by a couple of goals in the 1st half - very poor defensively and I think Simunovic's place in that defence is definitely questionable. I notice that Leicester City looking to loan out Benkovic again - could be a shrewd transfer move by Lenny if this is the case! So Celtic 5 pts clear of Rangers and an added bonus today is Rangers "flop" 2-1 loss v bottom placed Hertz at Tynecastle today which ensures that 5 pt gap at the top!!

Still being referred to as a murder enquiry, there have been 3 arrests so far.

BBC News - Jordan Sinnott: Murder arrests over Matlock Town footballer's death

Hibs at home this time and should prove to be too much for a United side that, by all accounts, should've been beaten by Morton on Saturday but saved by Shankland again. This is the one player who could threaten Hibs progress to the 5th round of the Scot Cup and we need to "keep an eye on him" while trying to finish a cup tie that really should've been "done n dusted" at Tannadice with United only having two shots on Hibs goal and, unfortunately for us, two goals scored!! We need to "take our scoring chances" when they arise and stop scorning good scoring opps! C'mon Hibs!

GGTTH

A good first half from us but we really needed that second goal which never materialised.
Smiths goal was sublime and came direct from a 1 on 1 with Jalal (1 of 3 which he saved them all).
Second half we never got out of first gear and we made some poor substitutions. Denton was having a torrid time with Montrose (didnt he play for us years ago) and was fouled every time he went for the ball. He was left on and Boden went off for Tyson who looked fast and would have done much better paired with Boden. Denton did ok with defensive headers but was too slow to support a whippet on the break.
The other substitution was Mandeville on for Wedgebury which gave Fylde the midfield. Mandeville was poor and continually gave the ball away.
Jalal really was excellent and deserved MOM. A draw was a fair result but some even handed refereeing should have given us 2 pens and them down to 10 men.
We are still a work in progress. Like the look of Cropper from Burnley. He has a hell of a throw on him and is quick on the ball. Need to up our game next week.

In Retford, on a night out. No one should die like that.

Hibernian FC today welcomed the news that Hibernian Supporters (previously HSL) is to explore ‘any and all avenues’ to see how they can continue to support the club.

This follows the decision of the Board that it is content with the balance of shareholding, and that no further share transfers would be approved other than hereditary ones.

Around a third of the club’s shareholding is now in the hands of supporters.

The club is keen to point out that continuing financial support from Hibernian Supporters is an important contributor to the continued growth and success of the club, and that supporter funds will be used to enhance the resources available to Head Coach Jack Ross and the football program. Hibernian Supporters is now an established part of the Hibernian landscape and has raised and contributed more than £770,000 since it was established in 2015.

It now has 2400 members and owns more than 15 per cent of the shareholding in the club.

New majority shareholder Ronald Gordon purchased the shareholding of Hibernian Holdings from Sir Tom Farmer and former chairman Rod Petrie this summer and paid off the club’s £2.25 million mortgage as well as injecting £1.25 million into the club’s account.

Ron said: “I will continue to invest in taking the club forward, but I want to do this alongside supporters.

“I believe we all have a role to play in making our club the best that it can be, and supporters who have given generously do so because they want to contribute to their club.

“I thank them all, and hope that we can build still further on that.

“Everyone who supports Hibernian Supporters can rest assured that the money they provide in the future will be used to help our Head Coach improve our team.”

Very poor first 45 minutes for Hibs, currently just waiting on Motherwell scoring, JR started Tom James for his first game in many months and its fair to say Scott has torn him to shreds, i think this will be his final chance. Omeonga doesnt look match fit and could well be taken off before he is sent off after many mistimed tackles, Horgan having one of his invisible games in which we see far too often. Ultimately we have been pish and Motherwells league position doesnt like, they are a well drilled side with plenty of pace, oh how Hibs have fallen.

Hopefully the second half wont be as bad as the second and JR makes some magical halftime changes, after the match i think the whole club needs looked at, this season is not what us Hibs fans expect, we expect far better than what we are currently watching, we need investment in our playing squad and need to get rid of alot of deadwood.

Actually looking forward to todays game. Its been a long time since I have felt it.
At last we have somebody who knows what the managers job is all about and he wants it just as much as we do. So far the players have bought into it and team spirit seems to be back.
Just hope Fylde dont go and spoil it all.

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