Hibs’ Head Coach Alan Stubbs has won the Championship Manager of the Month Award for the second month running but he insisted that the honour belongs, not just to him, but to everyone at the club.
The team won five games in all competitions during November, leaving the club just three points behind league leaders Rangers in the race for the Championship.
Hibs face Falkirk at Easter Road on Saturday having not played at the stadium in a competitive game since 17 November and Stubbs is looking forward to playing in front of the home support and is hoping they turn out in numbers to support the team.
Speaking to Hibs TV, Stubbs said: “When your team is winning games of football you’ve got a better chance of winning these types of award.
“My award is a reward for the team behind the team. They deserve a lot of credit, and that goes to all my staff including the coaches, the physios, everybody at Easter Road, kit men, the chefs and the cleaners.
“It’s a team, it’s an accolade and that they should share because they’ve played a big part in it as well.
“I’m hoping there is going to be a big crowd in there on Saturday to cheer us on. We haven’t been at home for a number of weeks now and the fans have been fantastic – home and away.
“We’re coming into a big month, we’ve got two home games against Falkirk and Queen of the South before we have another game on the 28th. It’s important we approach them in the right way and that the outcome is in our favour.
“The fans will play a big part in that and we’re hoping that they’ll be here in their numbers like they always are and cheering the team on.”
There was more good news for the Hibs’ fans with midfielder John McGinn winning the Player of the Month Award.
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.
