Hibs plans ahead of season hit by Covid-19
Hibs head coach Jack Ross has revealed that the Easter Road side’s pre-season plans have been disrupted by Coronavirus issues.
Jack Brydon, 17, and 16-year-olds Oscar Macintyre and Connor Young were all involved in Saturday’s 4-1 friendly victory over Dunfermline Athletic at the Hibernian Training Centre, with Young getting on the scoresheet and the defensive duo impressing.
Speaking after the bounce game, Ross said: “The circumstances sometimes dictate that young players are given an opportunity.
"We’ve spoken regularly about how Josh [Doig] benefited from that hugely last pre-season, and this pre-season we’ve had a little bit of disruption.
"We’ve had players returning late from international duty, and we’ve had a little bit of Covid-19 disruption that has left us some players short as well so Connor Young, Oscar Macintyre, and Jack Brydon have been training with us all week and the reward for them was to be involved against Dunfermline.
“All were terrific. Connor’s goal will obviously grab more headlines because it’s a tangible reward but the other two players’ performances were excellent as well.”
Martin Boyle, Alex Gogic, and Kevin Nisbet were all on international duty in June and although Gogic got a run-out against the Pars, Boyle and Nisbet’s first taste of pre-season action will come in this week’s closed-doors friendlies against Accrington Stanley and Stoke City as Hibs spend time at a training camp in the north of England.