Flood — All the pressure is on Hibees

WILLO Flood believes a Dundee United/Hibs clash can be a decider in the Championship promotion race.

But it won’t be at Easter Road tonight.

The Tangerines’ midfield driving force agrees this is a massive game but has too much respect for the rest of the division to label it a winner-takes-all affair.

He knows there will be far too many twists and turns between now and the end of the campaign for it to be that.

“For me, people are making a big thing of this game, maybe too big!” he said.

“The opinion seems to be whoever wins this is going to win the league.

“That’s not the case and the big one between us is going to be when they come to Tannadice (in March).

“At that stage of the season it could be a decider but, even then, let’s see where the points total is at the end of that game.

“This one we want to win and so will they but there is a lot to be done after before anything is decided.

“There are a lot of tough places to go in this league, so it isn’t just about what Hibs and Dundee United do when they play each other.

“Our results at Dumbarton show that and places like Queen of the South, Ayr, Raith Rovers and Falkirk are all difficult.”

The straight-talking Dubliner is also able to keep a sense of perspective when it comes to the debate over which of the two promotion favourites is under most pressure to escape the Championship this term.

Put another way, he takes it all with a pinch of salt, though that doesn’t stop him adding to the mind games.

“Since you’re asking, there is no pressure on us. People keep saying there is pressure but it is on Hibs.

“They’ve been in this division three years already and need to get out of it.

“They have a big budget, they’ve signed two players already going into this transfer window and they have a big fan base behind them.

“They have fallen off a bit in the second half of the season in the last