The 2023/24 Scottish Premiership season is now in the final few rounds of fixtures as Hearts look to cement third spot while Hibs players and head coach Nick Montgomery are essentially playing for their futures at Easter Road in the bottom half. There’s still an title race and a battle to avoid the relegation play-off spot going on but once the dust has settled it will be time to focus on the summer and the transfer window. Clubs across the country will expect players to come in and go out and,...
The numbers have been crunched to try and give scope on what Premiership team has pulled off the best transfer this season. Hearts and Hibs were both busy last summer in an attempt to secure European football. It’s the Jambos who have been successful in their quest, with the Premiership’s third place available to be wrapped up this weekend with victory over Kilmarnock. That will bring European group stage football, meanwhile, there is an ongoing review at Easter Road after a disappointing...
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As the 2023/24 Scottish Premiership season comes to a close, we will soon be able to look back at another campaign full of interesting statistics to dissect. While goals scored, clean sheets kept and saves made are often the biggest talking points, there are other interesting stats to take into account. Using data provided by WhoScored?, we have put together the top 10 Premiership players who have won the most fouls per game throughout the season so far. Take a look below at the tricky stars...
The VAR debate is running high as new findings released by the Scottish FA bring up 10 more errors made by the refereeing tech. Both Hearts and Hibs are named as teams who have been on the wrong side of decisions made by whistlers with the help of video-assistant referees. The review from an independent panel brings the total amount of incorrect calls up to 26 for the season. Refereeing scrutiny has been heightened this season and has been the subject of much debate on the airwaves and in the...
The Edinburgh derby clashes are over for another season but just how do the city’s fierce rivals ranks in an SPFL-wide table? Hearts find themselves sat in 3rd place in the Premiership table behind Celtic and Rangers. Meanwhile, Hibs are down in 7th and missed out on the top six alongside Aberdeen. Dundee United are back in the top flight after winning the Championship title with ease, whilst Falkirk have won League One pretty comfortably as well. Down in League Two, Stenhousemuir take the crown...
Every manager thinks their team is the hardest done by when it comes to refereeing decisions, VAR non-interventions, bad bounces, unlucky breaks, injuries the weather. But there’s no denying that Hibs boss Nick Montgomery has some grounds for feeling aggrieved over the decisions that have gone against his side this season. The guy has only been in Scotland since September, yet already he’s been driven to the brink of bafflement, frustration and outright fury by the standard of officiating....
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A golden European ticket can be wrapped up as a guarantee this Saturday and it will largely be down to an inspiring 23-game run Hearts have put together. With a Rangers vs Celtic Scottish Cup final impending, victory at Kilmarnock this weekend will seal third spot and a Europa League play-off position. That comes with lucrative rewards of either competing in UEFA’s second tier club competition or the Europa Conference League as a Swiss-style model comes into play. Head coach Steven Naismith had...
There is a way for Hearts fans to have their say on whether Lawrence Shankland picks up another award this season. The striker is sweeping up plenty of nominations for his stellar season so far in maroon, winning plenty at the club’s Player of the Year awards. He is also nominated for PFA Scotland’s Premiership Player of the Year after being picked for their Team of the Season. Now he has been nominated for Goal of the Season, with one option for selection being his strike against St Mirren in...