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FT 0-0 and this result was what I expected. JR started with eight changes to the team line up with near enough Hibs "old guard" defence of Gray, Darren Mac and Stevo (+Porty) in front of Rocky who was playing his last match at ER Stadium and had a number of vg saves. None of our strikers "up top" either and Hibs conceding a lotta territory to Celtic with JR possibly trying out some mid strategies with next Saturday's Scot Cup final in mind. Darren Mac definitely the MOTM and he "read" almost every Celtic attacking move in a sterling performance. I don't think he'll play in next week's final but it presents an option to JR in a "big match" that he must try to win and "bust a bogey" at the same time - all down to good team choice, an effective strategy and astute decision-making plus a positive motivation of the team/players to win this final. Lastly, I can't let today's ref, Golum, away after some really dreadful ref decisions that denied Hibs some threatening attacking moves. In one such incident in the second half, he halted Irvine getting in behind the Celtic defence by whistling for a Hibs FK rather than allowing an advantage to Irvine and IMO he knew exactly what he was doing by calling him back from that great attacking position - totally unacceptable!