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A good professional job done by Hibs after losing that early goal where Doig's defensive frailty exposed AGAIN - DEJA VU!!! Young Hendo vg in Hibs midfield and set up Nisbet's goal (at last!!), really liked Cadden's work ethic and threat on Hibs right flank plus Porto doing a competent "sweeping up" and "setting up" job. It's a pity he didn't score a deserved 4th goal in the final secs of the game. Stevo definitely worth a special mention re his consistency and prompting in the captain's role plus a wonderful cross ball for Mitchell's headed goal/equaliser. What a great servant to the club and rewarded well for it. Another moment of refereeing madness definitely worth mentioning btw - midway through the 1st half and Arbroath's CF, Hamilton, clearly "miles" offside, the Arbroath forwards literally (and luckily for Hibs) stopped playing and Hibs players similar. Yet the referee, Gollum, doesn't just call it offside anyway without his AR's consent. IMO both these officials deserve to be suspended from officiating matches, such was the enormity of this failure. Remember that these are supposed ref officials approved to ref pro matches and pick up a reasonable wage in the process!! Unjustified based on observing such a gross failure in observing the offside rule and its current interpretation!!
Anyway, Hibs in the Scot Cup QFs and hopefully a favourable home draw will be "pulled out of the hat" tomorrow. Well done!
GGTTH
A good professional job done by Hibs after losing that early goal where Doig's defensive frailty exposed AGAIN - DEJA VU!!! Young Hendo vg in Hibs midfield and set up Nisbet's goal (at last!!), really liked Cadden's work ethic and threat on Hibs right flank plus Porto doing a competent "sweeping up" and "setting up" job. It's a pity he didn't score a deserved 4th goal in the final secs of the game. Stevo definitely worth a special mention re his consistency and prompting in the captain's role plus a wonderful cross ball for Mitchell's headed goal/equaliser. What a great servant to the club and rewarded well for it. Another moment of refereeing madness definitely worth mentioning btw - midway through the 1st half and Arbroath's CF, Hamilton, clearly "miles" offside, the Arbroath forwards literally (and luckily for Hibs) stopped playing and Hibs players similar. Yet the referee, Gollum, doesn't just call it offside anyway without his AR's consent. IMO both these officials deserve to be suspended from officiating matches, such was the enormity of this failure. Remember that these are supposed ref officials approved to ref pro matches and pick up a reasonable wage in the process!! Unjustified based on observing such a gross failure in observing the offside rule and its current interpretation!!
Anyway, Hibs in the Scot Cup QFs and hopefully a favourable home draw will be "pulled out of the hat" tomorrow. Well done!
GGTTH