The Scotsman

Hibernian Strong character

- Stevie Sideburns

We had to lose a derby eventually, and I suspected it was going to happen on Sunday. Still, we nearly had another replay at Easter Road, and the winning goal probably summed up a game where decent football was conspicuou­s by its absence. Hearts were the better team over the 90 minutes, which would be easier to acknowledg­e if they had a manager who possessed a modicum of class, and who wasn’t arrogant to an extent which borders on narcissism.

The uncertaint­y of the final week of the transfer window makes it difficult to predict how the future will pan out, but whoever pulls on the green jersey must show character and I am confident that is the least we can expect from a team of Neil Lennon’s constructi­on.

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