Pressure has continued to mount on the Old Firm to accept new voting rules in the Scottish Premier League. Yesterday Kilmarnock Chairman, Michael Johnston, compared the struggle of the 10 “rebel” clubs to that of the Arab Spring, “Hopefully we can be as successful as some of the pro-democracy movements elsewhere.” The 10 clubs, which [...]
After the drama of last weekend’s Six Nations’ climax, the next two days promise a much quieter weekend of sport. Football In the SPL, Hibernian take on Dundee United on Saturday, while Perth side St. Johnstone face Hearts. Other matches include Aberdeen v Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Dunfermline v St Mirren and Kilmarnock v Motherwell. The [...]
Scottish FA Youth Cup – 3rd Round Hibernian 2-1 Heart of Midlothian (AET) Saturday 12th November 2011, Easter Road Stadium 7 points clear at the top of the under-19′s league table Hearts were the favourites to progress at the expense of local rivals Hibs. However failure to turn their dominance into goals proved to be [...]
By Gail Pickering Disappointed Hibs fans are today coming to terms with a crushing derby defeat at the hands of bitter rivals Hearts. The first Edinburgh derby of the season, played at Easter Road yesterday, brought goals in each half from David Templeton and Stephen Elliott. As a result of the comfortable 0-2 Hearts victory, [...]
By Christopher Hall For years Scottish Football has had it’s issues, everyone knows that. Sectarianism, racism and debt have all manifested themselves over the last few years within the match day terraces and streets of Scotland. Refereeing enquiries, while omnipresent, are usually taken no farther than the post-match summary from the irate gaffer. However, the [...]
By CHRISTOPHER HARRESS An ex-Hibs football player has established a footballing charity that combines the incentive of football with education. Jimmy Adjovi-Boco, who was born in Benin and now lives in the French town of Arras, says: “I created this charity 10 years ago, but the idea goes back a little further. At the end [...]
By Ross Winton The number of regular blood donors in Scotland is beginning to fall dramatically according to The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service. Figures revealed this month showed that there are 30,000 less registered donors giving regularly in Scotland compared to ten years ago. As is often the case in the build up to Christmas, [...]
By Lauren Witherspoon Hearts captain, Michael Stewart, has claimed that the media have undermined his team, by “manipulating” his words, to boost Hibs chances of winning the first Edinburgh derby of the season. The SPL match of the day kicks off at 12:30 on Saturday, with hearts hosting Hibs at Tynecastle, and there has been [...]
By Benjamin Zand A 24 year-old football fan on a train in Fife suffered severe burns to his arms and legs as a practical joke turned into a nightmare. Fans of Scotland’s SPL side, Aberdeen, claimed the man ran ablaze through the carriages whilst people sprayed beer on him to try and tame the flames. [...]
By Myles Edwards Hearts and Hibs bosses have clashed over Walter Smith’s claim that Scottish football is dying a slow death. The Rangers manager said on Friday that it would harm Scottish football if the Old Firm were to remain in the Scottish Premier League. He said: “I think if we don’t leave the SPL, Scottish football is in danger [...]
By Stewart primrose Hibernian won the Edinburgh derby for the first time in five attempts as they strengthened their hopes of a top six finish. A Steven Fletcher goal early on was enough to give the green half of the city the bragging rights. The game was far from incident-free with both teams having a man sent off. [...]
Motherwell 1-0 Hearts By Ross Hart Hearts missed the chance to move level on points with Dundee United in the Scottish Premier League after a 1-0 defeat to Motherwell last night. Chris Porter’s early header was enough to condemn Csaba Laszlo’s side to a fifth game without a win ahead of Sunday’s Scottish Cup derby with [...]
By Ross Hart This weekend marks the third round of the Homecoming Scottish Cup and two part-time Edinburgh sides will be looking to defy the odds and advance to round four. Spartans travel north to play Elgin City of the Third Division, while Edinburgh City take on Second Division Brechin City at Meadowbank Stadium. Spartans have [...]
by Lesley Knowles Hibs Player Derek Riordan was seen breaching his 2 year night club ban yet again on Saturday night in Niddrie Street nightclub ‘The Hive’. Riordan and his friends were involved in an altercation with another clubber over seating which led to both parties being evicted from the premises. This comes just 3 [...]
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