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Bike Ride To Raise Funds For Dan McMichael Memorial

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A Hibs season ticket holder will take part in a charity bike ride from London to Edinburgh next month to raise funds to help buy a fitting memorial to club legend Dan McMichael, who was the manager when the Scottish Cup last sat in the Easter Road trophy room.

Hugh Cockburn (57) who now lives in Sunderland will cycle from London to Edinburgh, starting off at Tower Bridge on Friday 3 May, arriving four days later in Holyrood Park.

Money raised will go to the St Patrick’s Branch of the Hibs Supporters Club, to be used to buy a gravestone for the club’s longest serving manager. Read more

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2013
04/18
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Fenlon Says Sorry To Fans As Stokes Sets Up All Green Final

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Hibs fans went from despair to anger to hope then finally delirium during a pulsating 120 minutes of football in the ultimate ‘game of two halves’ at Hampden Park yesterday.

Twenty four years ago, at the same stage, Hibs lost three goals in the first 30 minutes against Celtic, with a teenage Stevie Fulton the architect of their downfall. This time it was his son Jay who caused the problems, but unlike Alex Miller’s team, Pat Fenlon’s men fought back in dramatic style to clinch a place in next month’s final. Read more

2013
04/14
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Fenlon’s Men In Dramatic Fightback To Reach Final

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Pat Fenlon’s men will be back at Hampden in May after a sensational comeback against First Division side Falkirk in the William Hill Scottish Cup semi-final at Hampden today.

Three goals down in 30 minutes, Hibs were loudly booed off the park at half time, but the players responded with a fantastic second half performance to take the game to extra time before Leigh Griffiths sealed the win with a stunning 30 yard drive near the end. Read more

2013
04/13
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Paul Hanlon’s Relief After Injury Nightmare

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Hibs’ defender Paul Hanlon has expressed his relief that the injury sustained against Aberdeen a few weeks ago isn’t as serious as first thought and he hopes to line up against Falkirk in the William Hill Scottish Cup semi-final on Saturday.

Life-long Hibs fan Paul knows only too well about the dismal record the club have in the competition, but a victory on Saturday will ensureHibs first back to back finals since the 1920s. Read more

2013
04/11
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McPake Looking No Further Forward Than Semi-final

McPake_warmup Hibs captain James McPake admits that the Hibs fans are still hurting over the defeat to Edinburgh neighbours in the Scottish Cup Final last May, but he insists that the players are concentrating on Saturday’s semi-final against Falkirk and not looking ahead to a possible second final in a row.

Speaking ahead of the game against the Bairns, the former Livingston and Coventry City defender said: “We can’t think about it. That’s in the past. We can’t think about that game or we will struggle. It was a hard one for everyone, there is no hiding from that. No-one is going to say it didn’t bother us. To lose any final is hard to take. That was my first final, I still don’t know if I’ll ever get to another. To have the chance again is good. It’s what you play football for, but we have to focus completely on Falkirk, and not look to the final.
“There is a bigger thing here than losing that final in May. That is the 111 years since we last won this Cup. I’ve never won a cup, maybe Kevin Thomson will have some trophies but I can’t think of too many others in the team who have medals. So there are a lot of different things going on, a lot more than just that final in May. Yeah, it was a bad day for everybody involved and the fans are probably still hurting. Read more

2013
04/10
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Fenlon’s Selection Headache for Cup Semi-Final

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A dejected Pat Fenlon bemoaned his team’s lack of commitment following yesterday’s 3-0 defeat to Celtic at Parkhead, which continues a poor run of form which has seen Hibs win only one league game this calendar year.

Fenlon has always insisted that a top six spot was his objective this season, and for long spells it looked as if this would happen. In fact Hibs sat top of the SPL on two occasions earlier in the season, but recent results have condemned them to the bottom half of the table for the third year running, a situation which has seen some fans questioning the ethics of the club from top to bottom. Read more

2013
04/07
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Hibs Fail To Make Top Six For Third Season In A Row

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Hibs’ hopes of a top six finish vanished at Parkhead today as Pat Fenlon’s team lost 3-0 to champions elect Celtic.

Pat Fenlon made three changes to the team who lost to Inverness last Saturday, with Paul Hanlon back in defence after recovering from a hip injury. Jorge Claros and David Wotherspoon also returned, with Lewis Stevenson and Eoin Doyle on the bench and Tom Taiwo out altogether. Read more

2013
04/06
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Fenlon’s Surprise that Doyle Chose Chesterfield over Hibs

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Hibs’ boss Pat Fenlon has expressed his surprise that former Sligo Rovers striker Eoin Doyle has rejected the offer of a new contract to ply his trade in League Two in England rather than the SPL.

Speaking at the weekly press conference, Fenlon said: “Eoin’s decided that he wants to join Chesterfield, so we just have to get on with that as well. We are disappointed, we offered him a contract but he didn’t want to stay. When you see him playing, his effort and attitude is top class so I’ve no concerns in relation to that, but he’s made his decision and we have to move on.” Read more

2013
04/05
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Hibs Top Six Hopes Hang By A Thread

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Pat Fenlon’s hopes of a top six finish hang by a thread tonight after Hibs’ 2-1 home defeat to Inverness Caledonian Thistle. Other results mean that Kilmarnock could officially end Fenlon’s chances when they play St Mirren in midweek. In any case, Hibs now have to beat Celtic at Parkhead next weekend and hope that several other results go in their favour. Read more

2013
03/30
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Fenlon Praises Trap’s World Cup Strategy

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Pat Fenlon believes that blooding youngsters is the way ahead for international teams, and cites Ireland under Giovanni Trapattoni as an example for Scotland to follow.

As Scotland suffered the shame of being the first country to be eliminated from the World Cup, Ireland are still fighting it out with Sweden and Austria for a play-off spot.

Although he concedes that the Scots had the tougher group, Germany apart, Fenlon insists that introducing the youngsters into the squad at the right time is the reason why they are still challenging for a place in Rio next year. Read more

2013
03/29
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