Nick Montgomery has called for some patience after the Hibs boss watched his team suffer a 4-0 defeat by Aberdeen at Easter Road. The hosts started brightly but the roof caved in when Leighton Clarkson curled home the opener. Then Dante Polvara, Bojan Miovski and Fletcher Boyd all netted to compound a miserable day as the rain ironically poured on a weekend of sunshine in the capital. Apathy set in from the stands during the game but fans remaining inside Easter Road come full-time let the boss...
A trio of Scottish football pundits have debated out the situation at Hibs right now. Boss Nick Montgomery watched his side fall to a 2-1 defeat against Ross County on Saturday. Myziane Maolida netted the opener but Simon Murray and Jordan White goals left them staring at defeat in their second post-split match in the bottom six. After a bottom half finish, club chiefs insisted the position was unacceptable and that results had to improve. Bournemouth owner Bill Foley’s investment is nigh and...
Stop-gap Hibs boss David Gray believes the lure of leading the Easter Road club will make the job attractive to top-class managers. But he’s not even thinking about throwing his hat into the ring as a replacement for Nick Montgomery. Gray was pressed into emergency service for lunchtime media duties following this morning’s sacking of Monty after eight months. He’ll take charge for the final two games of the season, starting with tomorrow night’s visit of Motherwell. And the Scottish...
AC Milan were held to a thrilling 3-3 draw by Genoa on Sunday in front of a San Siro crowd which voiced its frustration as a disappointing season crawls to its conclusion.
Nick Montgomery has been SACKED by Hibs after just eight months in charge. And club great David Gray will step into the caretaker role - again - for tomorrow night’s farewell to fellow legends Paul Hanlon and Lewis Stevenson. The club issued a statement this morning declaring: “Hibernian FC can confirm that Nick Montgomery has been relieved of his duties as Head Coach. In addition, Sergio Raimundo and Miguel Miranda have also left the Club with immediate effect. David Gray will take charge of...
Hibs boss Nick Montgomery has opened up on the decision to let club legends Paul Hanlon and Lewis Stevenson leave Easter Road. And he’s backed both defenders to carry on contributing – as players AND future coaches – despite calling time on their Hibs careers. It was announced yesterday that both club captain Hanlon and fellow Scottish Cup winner Stevenson would be leaving at the end of the season. A special farewell is planned at Easter Road following next Wednesday night’s final home game of...
New Hibs sporting director Malky Mackay has urged Hibs fans to give him a chance to prove himself. A supporters’ group have already promised to protest against the appointment of Mackay, whose involvement in a text scandal over a decade ago remains a bone of contention for some – despite the former SFA performance director winning the support of anti-racism campaigners after undergoing counselling. Addressing the polarised reaction to his appointment yesterday, the former Cardiff, Wigan and Ross...
Fede Valverde struck the third goal for Real Madrid against Alavés when he clinically finished off a fine team move. The Uruguayan spoke to Realmadrid TV after the clash: “We're really pleased. Playing relaxed and knowing that we've won the league even though there's still a very important game to play. When you play like this you enjoy it a lot because there's no pressure. You enjoy the atmosphere, the game and it was a great night.” “I hit the ball with everything I had. It went in and I'm...
Hibs boss Nick Montgomery wants to preside over a massive cull of the first-team squad – and jokes that it would take every inch of the training ground at East Mains to accommodate a 50-strong group of currently contracted players for pre-season. Monty confirmed today that Adam Le Fondre will be the next big name to depart in the summer, following this week’s announcement that veterans Paul Hanlon and Lewis Stevenson would be moving on. He’s preparing to have tough conversations with some of the...
It was not Luka Doncic's night. The Oklahoma City Thunder gave no option to the Dallas Mavericks (117-95) and went ahead in the Western Conference semifinals (1-0) in a bad game of the former Real Madrid player, who ended frustrated on and off the court before the obvious inferiority of his team and especially for his performance, well below his level, usually superlative. The Thunder's excellent defense minimized his production like no other...
David Gray believes he has the ability and experience needed to become Hibs manager. And he’s clearly intent on persuading the board of directors to share in that belief. In laying out his managerial manifesto this afternoon, the Scottish Cup-winning captain talked about the sort of non-negotiables guaranteed to win approval from the core audience. His case for Hibs making an in-house appointment to replace Nick Montgomery has a certain logic to it. Persuading Ian Gordon and Bill Foley of his...
Hibs interim boss David Gray says he’s ‘100 per cent’ confident in his ability to take on the manager’s role at Easter Road. And he’s warned that the much-needed ‘stability’ sought by the club can only be achieved by putting a winning team on the park. Gray, uncomfortable in putting himself forward after playing such a key role in the backroom staff of axed gaffer Nick Montgomery, insists he’s been given no indication of what the board – including billionaire Bournemouth owner and new investor...