Hibs countinue their Calderwood revival
Two games don’t make a manager but it’s a start
The knives were already out for new Hibs boss Colin Calderwood before he took his side to Ibrox but a storming 3-0 win has certainly bought the new boss some time. Another win today over high-flying Motherwell may not have Hibs hurtling up the tabley just yet but things are certainly looking brighter for the Leith club.
As much as many people would be looking towards the home spice to see if they were up for continuing their Ibrox form but the main spotlight of the game was falling on Dougie McDonald. Yes, Dougie Dougie, the SFA’s favourite liar was back in the big league for what some were predicting would be his final match.
This ties in with the practice of the SFA allowing an outgoing referee to select their final match with Hibs fan McDonald appearing at Easter Road.
He may be a Hibs fan but the first big incident for McDonald to deal with saw him presenting Craig Brown’s side the perfect opportunity to take the lead. Midweek hat-trick hero Nigel Blackman opened the scoring but Hibs were soon on level terms when the returning Derek Riordan fired into the corner of the net to grab his first of the game.
Riordan’s second came before half-time when he took advantage of a big mistake from Stephen Craigan to blast the home side into the lead.
That may have been the end of the scoring but the action continued in the second half with the officials once again in the middle of a controversial decision. Motherwell looked to have made it 2-2 but Steven Saunders shot was flagged offside. This decision looks very debatable but no doubt McDonald and his assistants will have their story straight with regards the decision.
The only downside for Hibs fans was the fact that city rivals leaprfrogged Motherwell into 3rd place but aside from that, two league wins in a row will be very pleasing for the Easter Road faithful.
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