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Scotland call-ups for Leigh Griffiths and Tony Watt
LEIGH GRIFFITHS today rounded off a memorable couple of weeks which has seen him collect a plethora of player of the year awards by being named in the Scotland squad for the World Cup qualifier against Croatia in Zagreb on June 7.
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Hearts to stay in SPL but face 15-point deduction
HEARTS will begin next season in the Scottish Premier League – but with a 15-point deduction if majority shareholder UBIG is declared insolvent.
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SPL lawyers to monitor Hearts’ UBIG situation
THE Scottish Premier League today warned Hearts they will watch events in Lithuania forensically after sparing the club relegation to the First Division.
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Hibs’ Scott Robertson battling for cup final spot
Hampden has been heaven and hell for Scott Robertson, the ecstasy of winning the Scottish Cup soured by the ignominy of being “hooked” barely half-an-hour into this season’s semi-final as First Division Falkirk threatened to end Hibs’ dream of glory for yet another year.
Hearts could still face penalty over UBIG future
HEARTS received a stay of execution from the Scottish Premier League yesterday and remain a top-flight team. League officials decided that the club’s parent company, Ukio Bankas Investment Group, being named on a list of insolvent companies in Lithuania last Thursday did not breach SPL rules on insolvency. Consequently, the Edinburgh club avoided a points deduction which would have relegated them to the First Division.
2 commentsKirk calls City loss ‘an injustice’ as Hibees slip to defeat
Hibernian Ladies Manager Willie Kirk today described his side’s weekend loss to Glasgow City “an injustice” given their performance at Albyn Park, Broxburn.
Anthony Brown: Underdogs yet again, but steelier version of Hibs have better chance
No other local paper in Britain can have had as many major cup finals to cover in the last year, and it’s these frenzied build-ups that ensure an additional buzz for us embattled souls on the Evening News sports desk. This Sunday, for the third time in 53 weeks, the eyes of the Capital will be fixed on a showpiece match at the national stadium, each one played out with a different narrative.
Taiwo eager to prove old boss wrong
TOM TAIWO reckons lifting the Scottish Cup this weekend would be the perfect way to answer his critics.
John Robertson confident Hearts will stay in SPL
HEARTS’ all-time top goalscorer John Robertson is confident the club will not be relegated from the SPL this season but has accepted it is inevitable they will begin next term with a points deduction.
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Edinburgh Rugby could share ground with Spartans
Edinburgh Rugby and Spartans Football Club are exploring the possibility of a ground-share at Ainslie Park Stadium, the Evening News has learned.
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Hearts fans will stand by us, says Gary Locke
GARY LOCKE predicted Hearts fans will stand by their team no matter what as the Scottish Premier League prepared to meet today to discuss the Edinburgh club’s fate.
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Hibs boost as James McPake and Tim Clancy back
Hibs are set to receive a double boost ahead of Sunday’s Scottish Cup final, with both skipper James McPake and Tim Clancy ready to rejoin Pat Fenlon’s squad in training tomorrow.
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Big day as Marius Zaliukas bows out for Hearts
FEARS, tears and souvenirs. The result of Hearts’ last SPL match of the season was almost insignificant compared with the last few minutes.
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Hibs end league campaign in style
Black clouds hung over Edinburgh, but there was sunshine on Leith as Hibs clinched their third win in just six days, completing their post-split fixtures without defeat for the first time and ensuring themselves of the perfect send-off for Hampden.
2 commentsGary Mackay: Club chiefs must steady our ship in the summer
I think it pretty much sums up what has happened to our club that a year after scoring the opening goal in the most momentous game in our history, Darren Barr, one of the last remaining players from that 5-1 win over Hibs, played his last game after becoming the latest victim to the worrying situation now gripping our club.
1 commentMichael Weir: Unbeaten run gives us plenty of confidence
With less than a week until our big occasion at Hampden, Pat Fenlon will be delighted with our recent run of late, which has seen us finish best of the rest in the table. Remaining undefeated after the split is most pleasing.
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Hibernian 1 - 0 Dundee: Hibs clinch seventh place
FOR the Hibs manager Pat Fenlon and maybe even his players, the focus really was on three points and the chance to finish the league season in seventh place. Everyone else’s minds have long since wandered along the M8 to Hampden.
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Aberdeen 1-1 Hearts: Hearts’ point at Pittodrie
IT WAS a day for fond farewells. Gavin Rae, one of many who have been told that they have no future at Aberdeen, was given a standing ovation when he was substituted with six minutes left.
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Hearts staring down barrel of uncertainty
THE unclear wording of the Scottish Premier League’s rule book combined with Hearts’ unique ownership structure leaves the Edinburgh club’s long-term future open to interpretation. Specifically, the SPL’s interpretation.
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Four in a row Tynecastle crowned cup kings again
TYNECASTLE 16s delivered their fourth consecutive Scottish Cup triumph after beating Clydebank United 4-0 after a thoroughly dominant display by the Edinburgh youngsters.
Kirk feels Glasgow test has come too early for Hibees
HIBS Ladies take on champions Glasgow City in a top-of-the-table clash tomorrow, although Hibees manager Willie Kirk believes this season may be too soon for his girls to mount a serious title challenge.
Hibs cup final parade planned for Monday 27th May
PLANS for the first Hibs Scottish Cup victory parade since 1902 have been finalised – all the Easter Road side have to do now is win.
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Fenlon says Hibs youngsters ready for Cup final
HIBS boss Pat Fenlon today insisted he would have no qualms about throwing any of his Easter Road kids into next weekend’s Scottish Cup final against Celtic as he revealed skipper James McPake remains a doubt ahead of the Hampden showdown with the SPL champions.
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Hearts boss Locke ‘to fight on’ despite problems
GARY LOCKE has pledged to fight on as Hearts manager regardless of the club’s fate, recalling his own battles with injury as proof of his character and stressing he will not be derailed from his ambitions to guide the Tynecastle club into next season.
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Jason Holt reckons Hearts kids will learn from season
THERE’S no doubt this has been a season to forget for Hearts supporters. The Tynecastle side will finish their SPL campaign against Aberdeen this afternoon in the bottom half of the table, but Jason Holt reckons that the trials and tribulations which Hearts’ young stars have been through, combined with the experience gained from playing regular football, could well be the making of them.
Hibs’ Forster dreaming of taking on Celtic in final
HIBS kid Jordon Forster today admitted he’d be lying if he were to claim he wasn’t dreaming of facing Celtic – the club he turned his back on three years ago – in next weekend’s Scottish Cup final.
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Hearts poised to learn SPL status at Monday meeting
Hearts could learn on Monday morning if their Scottish Premier League status has been retained, immediately prior to the club’s expected participation in an SPL vote to push through league reconstruction plans.
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Junior football: Bo’Ness fired up by chance to end Rose run
AFTER two defeats to their bitter rivals already this season, Bo’ness United are desperate to beat Linlithgow tomorrow and shatter the visitors’ unbeaten record.
Senior football: Dalgleish won’t put principals aside
TYNECASTLE team director Douglas Dalgleish will not stray from playing football “the correct way” – even if they are embroiled in a relegation battle.
Ngoo says Hearts spell has taught him to play tough
THE Scottish Premier League would toughen up most footballers. Nonetheless, when a hulking figure like Michael Ngoo says the SPL has taught him to play men’s football, it underlines the gluttonous nature of our top flight.
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Hibs’ Robertson keen to take on heroes Dundee
IT may be the final SPL match of the season, but as far as Hibs star Scott Robertson is concerned, there is still all to play for as he prepares to face his boyhood heroes Dundee for the first time in his career.
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Hutchison Vale 15s win Challenge Cup
HUTCHISON Vale 15s fought back from a goal down to topple Dundee United 3-2 and lift the Scottish Youth Challenge Cup at the Excelsior Stadium in Airdrie.
Pat Fenlon: ‘Decent season’ ahead of last SPL game
PAT FENLON today urged Hibs fans to give his players a “Hampden send-off” in their final SPL match against relegated Dundee tomorrow.
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Hearts lawyer talks over SPL point deduction fear
HEARTS officials today consulted lawyers in preparation to fight any points deduction by the Scottish Premier League.
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Wolves extend Leigh Griffiths contract
WOLVES have confirmed that they have taken up a one-year contract extension option on Scottish striker Leigh Griffiths, who has been on loan at Hibs for the past 18 months.
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Hearts in deal bid for Arvydas Novikovas fee
HEARTS are hoping to secure a fee for departing winger Arvydas Novikovas – although the Tynecastle club will have to offer him a new deal to do so.
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Scott Robertson says Hibs goal was long overdue
Scott Robertson today breathed a huge sigh of relief after scoring his first goal for Hibs and admitted: “It was long overdue.”
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Eoin Doyle extends Hibs’ unbeaten run
Eoin DOYLE staked a claim for his place in Hibs Scottish Cup final team as he struck twice in the final four minutes to fire Pat Fenlon’s side into pole position in the race for seventh place in the SPL table as the Easter Road outfit stretched their unbeaten run to five matches.
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Ex-Hearts man Jamie McAllister set for playoff
A LEAFY town in south Somerset. An unfashionable football club which would prompt scoffing among many. A huge prize at stake. Yeovil Town aren’t exactly synonymous with Wembley success, but they could provide Jamie McAllister with the crowning moment of his career this weekend.
Keeper’s goal not enough
Linlithgow ROSE needed penalties to progress to the semi-finals of the East of Scotland Cup following a 3-3 draw with Armadale last night at Prestonfield, writes JOHN GILMOUR.
Wayne’s wonder strike seals Premier title for Whitehill
Whitehill WELFARE clinched the Central Taxis Premier Division title with a 1-0 victory against Gretna 2008 thanks to a wonder goal from striker Wayne McIntosh as the club’s nearest challengers, Spartans, were beaten 2-0 away from home by Stirling University.
Pat Fenlon: Hibs must focus on league, not Hampden
PAT FENLON insisted today that his side must focus on getting victories from their final two league matches – and not the Scottish Cup final.
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Hearts chase Kris Boyd and David Goodwillie
HEARTS are targeting two new strikers for next season, with Kris Boyd and David Goodwillie high on their list of potential new recruits.
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Hibs may rest Leigh Griffiths for Scottish Cup
PAT FENLON knows Leigh Griffiths will be less than happy if he finds himself sitting on the sidelines tonight. However, the Hibs manager admitted that’s exactly what he’s thinking about doing for the SPL clash with Kilmarnock.
Marius Zaliukas wants to leave Hearts in style
FROM punching Carl Finnigan in the face to lifting the Scottish Cup, it has been seven eventful years for Marius Zaliukas in Edinburgh. He now wants to bid farewell properly before his contract expires by playing in Hearts’ last SPL match of the season against Aberdeen at Pittodrie.
12 commentsMcNeil’s men thrilled after 4-2 victory
Craigroyston won the Central Taxis First Division and promotion after beating Leith Athletic 4-2 in a pulsating 90 minutes where emotions ran high in front of a large crowd at Spartans’ Ainslie Park.
Adrenalin will be pumping as Whitehill chase crown
The destination of this season’s Central Taxis Premier Division championship title could be decided tonight, with leaders Whitehill Welfare at home to Gretna 2008 and second-placed Spartans at holders Stirling University.
Hibs’ Leigh Griffiths not counting on Scotland call
Leigh GRIFFITHS today claimed that even if he becomes the first Hibs player in 40 years to score 30 goals in a season he won’t be guaranteed a place in Gordon Strachan’s Scotland squad for next month’s World Cup qualifying match against Croatia
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