Hibs chief exec Ben Kensell confronted SFA officials at Celtic Park after today's game and became embroiled in a 'heated exchange' over referee Steven McLean's performance - club is demanding answers from the governing body
🆕 Scott Allan made a surprise return to Hibs training at East Mains today... the playmaker has been sidelined since August with an unspecified health issue
Hibs have had a bit of a breakthrough regarding Elias Melkersen’s work permit - process is now being fast-tracked so looks like the player will be available sooner than expected
Given the sad news about Kevin Nisbet's dad and the incredible personal strength he's shown since joining Hibs, this photo from full time at Hampden by
@AlanSNSPix
looks all the more poignant.
Hibernian family, indeed.
🆕 Hibs defender Josh Doig is on the verge of joining Serie A side Hellas Verona in a £3m+ move; player won't be involved against Clyde tomorrow and said his goodbyes at HTC today
Today’s goal means
@Chris_Doidge
has only failed to score or assist in one of his eight Scottish Cup games in a Hibs shirt. Scored 9, assisted 2.
Gafr.
So sorry to hear of Freddie White’s passing - he was a big supporter of the Hibs Observer from the start and before that, of my work with the Evening News & I always enjoyed chatting to him about Hibs. Love and thoughts with Michelle, Mason, and all his family and friends 💚
Delighted, and honoured, to be taking up a new role as the
@edinburghpaper
's Hibs writer.
Looking forward to getting started and bringing you the latest from Easter Road PLUS terrible puns, niche trivia, and overzealous emoji use! 🥳
🆕📝 As of Monday,
@edinburghpaper
and
@edinburghsport
will have a new Hibs writer, with
@p_mcpartlin
heading up our coverage of the Easter Road club ⚽️
He’s in just in time for the Prem fixture list landing at 9am!
Give him a follow if you don’t already for all things Hibs 👍
Hibs now have 8 players on long-term deals, 7 of them 23y or younger:
📝Campbell 2025
📝 Doig 2025
📝 JDH 2025
📝 Mackay 2025
📝 Magennis 2025
📝 Melkersen 2026
📝 Mueller 2025
📝 Tait 2025
Another 4 on deals to summer 2024; only one 30+:
📝 Boyle
📝 Doidge
📝 Hanlon
📝 Nisbet
💬 "I’m living and breathing Hibs, and I want it to always be like that."
Martin Boyle has reassured Hibs fans he's going nowhere this summer, following speculation about a move to the A-League
➡️
Today was my last day with the
@edinburghpaper
, and the end of 12 years with the company in various roles. I’ll be forever grateful to
@kennyfarq
for giving me a chance in journalism, & everyone else who has helped me along the way; too many to mention but you know who you are.
Will Fish, who played the second half for Manchester United against Lyon at Murrayfield this afternoon, hasn't been named in Erik ten Hag's 31-man squad for the club's USA tour - would imagine that's good news for Hibs...
Hibs U18s beat Rangers U18s 2-0 at the Rangers Training Centre tonight, Rudi Molotnikov and Josh Landers with the goals. Hibs ‘keeper Freddie Owens also saved a penalty
✍️ Wrote this on Ryan Porteous and why the narrative around him is getting tiresome.
Has become a key player for Hibs under Maloney & improved on last season, which makes the weird obsession with his on-pitch behaviour all the more strange 🤷
📝 Long-term deal for winger
🤝 Initial loan to
#CB93
⚽ Development team taking shape
Hibs sign up highly-rated US winger Emmanuel Johnson on long-term deal
Former Hibs players Pat Stanton, Jackie McNamara, Graham Harvey, Mickey Weir, & Gordon Rae all at HTC today. Shaun Maloney has previously explained his desire for ex-Hibees to be at training & games to share their experiences and pass on advice to current players & staff
📝 Melkersen to Strømsgodset done; £1.2m for Hibs and a decent sell-on % as per.
Might well have flourished under Monty but perhaps chance to be starting
#9
was too good to turn down. Some size of fee for Hibs this close to January as well...
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“I had a lot of offers when my contract expired. But Hibs feels like home. That’s why I wanted to stay & make them proud one day. I am just so happy that it’s finally happened.”
Kevin Dabrowski 'had offers to leave Hibs' before MOTM debut against Hearts
"The tears came and went a few times. At the end of the game, that was my release.”
Huge respect for Marijan Čabraja speaking to us about the sudden death of his father Frano and the emotion he felt during and after the Rangers game
Don’t think it should be underestimated how hard Hibs worked on this. CEO Ben Kensell travelled back to Norwich and worked closely with former colleagues as well as his Canaries counterpart Stuart Webber to get the deal over the line
📝 Loan deal with option to buy
🇧🇪 International experience
🐤 CEO's Norwich trip to broker deal
Hibs transfer coup as Rocky Bushiri joins on loan from Norwich City
Wish we didn't have to write articles like this in 2024... Allan Delferrière in November last year, Élie today - and potentially other incidents we don't know about. Glad Élie is being supported, but it's all so depressing
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📊 More than 40% of league goals conceded by Hibs this season have come when Ryan Porteous wasn’t on the pitch… and Saturday was the first Scottish Premiership win without him in the team
😨 “I’m a football fan, so I get it; I get what the fans are thinking and how they’re feeling. But it can be annoying when you hear it and you’re trying your best.”
Joe Newell pleads with Hibs fans to back the team as he addresses Cove Rangers jeers
A big win for Hibs, and you do wonder where they might be had Nisbet, Magennis, and McGeady been fit for more of the season. Still some problems, but three points the main thing today.
Not particularly surprising but amid interest from other clubs this maybe feels like a bit of a coup. United were always happy with his progress at Hibs last season, even when he wasn't playing much, and looks like that trust has played a part in this
Hibs have held talks with SFA chiefs over 'refereeing inconsistencies' in the 0-0 draw with Dundee.
Understand incidents between Mullen & Porteous, and Anderson & Doig were highlighted by the Easter Road side
“At the moment we are in discussions with Martin and his representatives about trying to put something in front of him that would enable him to stay at Hibs”.
Josh Doig on the bench again for Verona for tonight's Serie A clash with Liam Henderson's Empoli at the Stadio Carlo Castellani. Both teams looking for their first win of the campaign.
🧤 Jon Busch named new Hibs goalie coach, replacing Craig Samson.
Ex-San Jose Earthquakes, Chicago Fire (where he played alongside Maloney), Columbus Crew & more. MLS goalie of the year 2008.
This understandably got a bit lost yesterday but Hibs defender
@JoshDoig_
has been identified as one of the Scottish Premiership's top performers in a new study carried out by the CIES Football Observatory boffins
Hibs set to announce Kieron Bowie on a four-year deal after fending off a late attempt by Hearts to hijack the move. Fee believed to be in the £600k region.
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First professional deal for Jacob MacIntyre. Boy is a serious player: midfielder, but been playing RWB for the 18s; only just turned 16, and captains Scotland U16s.
Hibs have signed striker Matthew Hoppe on a loan deal until the end of the season from Middlesbrough. USA internationalist, 6ft 3, previous clubs include Schalke and Mallorca
A snapshot of those Adam Jackson stats:
• has played in 7 of Hibs' 9 clean sheets this season (in all comps)
• has only lost 3 of the 17 games he's played any minutes in - v Motherwell, v Rangers and v Celtic
Could Jack Ross lining his Hibs team up in a 3-4-1-2 formation be the tactical tweak that reinvigorates the Easter Road side's season?
@p_mcpartlin
looks at the impact of Greg Docherty, Adam Jackson's role in defence & the benefits of playing two up top
Wee match report from tonight’s Scottish Youth Cup quarter-final between Hibs 18s and Celtic 18s.
Third consecutive cup clean sheet, into the last four, still unbeaten in all competitions, and a 40-yard goal: