There was good news for Hibs’ fans yesterday as both Stevie Mallan and Sean Mackie took part in a bounce game against Livingston at the club’s Training Centre at East Mains.
Mallan who was voted the club’s player of the year in his first season suffered a knee injury against Hearts on Boxing day last year and has not played a competitive game since.
He was on the bench for the first team against Motherwell last Saturday and is now hoping for a place in Jack Ross’ plans for Sunday’s game away at St Johnstone.
Mackie played for James McPake’s Dundee on-loan last season but suffered a broken foot and has been recovering from that injury.
Livingston won the match 3-0 with goals from Aymen Souda, Rafa de Vita and a Tom James own goal.
Hibs fielded a strong side containing several first-team regulars who have not featured much this season.
Hibs: Dabrowski, Stirling, Gray, McGregor, Stevenson, Mallan, Allan, Hallberg, Mackie, F Murray, Gullan. Subs: Johnson, James, Shanley, I Murray, Yeats, Fairley
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.
