Hibs’ keeper Conrad Logan has admitted that he was so mentally drained at the final whistle of Saturday that he didn’t know how to celebrate the club’s first Scottish Cup win in 114 years.
With mayhem going on all around him, the big Irishman just slumped to his knees in front of the dejected Rangers fans.
Two months ago, few fans knew his name however when Mark Oxley was booked for time wasting in Hibs’ quarter final win over Inverness Caledonian Thistle, manager Alan Stubbs decided to bring in cover for the semi-final.
Even then, most thought that Otso Virtanen would be first choice, particularly as Logan hadn’t played for over a year but the Head Coach went for experience over youth and the rest is history.
A man of the match performance against Dundee United saw him make the goalkeeper’s jersey his own and although he did not have a lot to do against Rangers, the mental pressure left him drained at full time.
Logan told Hibs TV: “I didn’t know what to do at the final whistle. Normally I run about celebrating but I just dropped to my knees. Everything was zapped out of me. It was one of those games. I didn’t have a lot to do but mentally you were just drained. As I said I just collapsed on my knees and a couple of the lads ran on. Sometimes in these situations you can’t plan for them.
” It’s been fantastic. I knew when I came here there was a chance of getting to the Scottish Cup Final and the chance of promotion but that was taken from us but to finish the season in this way has been fantastic.
“It’s been unbelievable. what a spectacle it was out on the pitch seeing everyone so happy and excited. It’s been 114 years since they won it. It’s been emotional when you see some of the older generations 60-70 year old who probably thought that they would never get to see it.
“It was just a fantastic day and one that we will all cherish forever.
“Football has its highs and lows so you have to enjoy the highs when they are there because there are plenty of lows as well.
“As a kid all you want to do is win a trophy no mater what it is so to win the Scottish Cup and take it around Edinburgh is just an unbelievable feeling and what you live for when you play football.
“I’ve enjoyed my time here. It’s a fantastic club, with the facilities and the people here, the management and the fans have been different class.”
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.
