Hibs’ Head Coach Alan Stubbs was delighted with his players’ performance during yesterday’s emphatic 4-0 win over Rangers at Easter Road.
His gamble of playing vice-captain David Gray who has been suffering form a groin/stomach problem which will require an operation paid off when the former Manchester United defender opened the scoring in the eighth minute with a sensational strike.
Youngster Jason Cummings added a second a few minutes later then second half goals from Scott Robertson and birthday boy Liam Craig secured the historic victory.
After the game Stubbs told Hibs TV: “I’m thrilled – I’m actually trying very hard to hold all the excitement in; we were outstanding.
“I thought all our goals were good – from David’s strike to the other goals with our movement and build-up play, which was first class.
“Overall, I’m really happy and the win was fully deserved.
“It sets us up great for the Derby. It’s always nice to go into a Derby on the back of a morale-enhancing win – it will be another cracker next week.
“Hearts are at the top of the league, but if we perform in that game like we did against Rangers we will give them a very good game.
Coincidentally the last time Rangers lost by four clear goals was against Celtic fourteen years ago when a certain Alan Stubbs played in a famous 6-2 win.
“We’ve finished the year well and we want to start 2015 the same way.”
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
