Hibernian brushed aside St Johnstone, Aberdeen left it late against St Mirren while Motherwell won at Dundee United. Antony Stokes enjoys his football in Scotland and he scored twice as Hibswere too strong for newly-promoted St Johnstone 3-0. Stokes bagged his first goal on 21 minutes with Derek Riordan adding a second before the break. Stokes’ second [...]
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HIBERNIAN’S profits have been almost slashed in half and their debts have also increased, according to financial results released by the club today. Hibs reported a fifth successive year of profit but the net figure was down from £1.2million last year to £700,000 for the year ending July 31 2009. Net debt also rose from [...]
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Hibernian have signed former Celtic and Manchester United midfielder Liam Miller on a two-year contract. The 28-year-old Republic of Ireland international was a free agent after being released by QPR in May. “I am excited about joining Hibernian and have been impressed by the set-up at the training centre,” Miller told the club website. “I [...]
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Hibs manager John Hughes is interested in signing former Celtic and Manchester United midfielder Liam Miller. However, Hughes insists the 28-year-old is just one of a number of free agents he is keeping an eye on. “Liam Miller certainly fits the bill, with his age and with the clubs he’s played for,” said Hughes. “If [...]
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Hibernian have released full-back David van Zanten and forward Jonatan Johansson from their contracts. Van Zanten, 27, joined from St Mirren last summer, making 34 appearances for the Edinburgh club. Johansson was signed by previous Hibs manager Mixu Paatelainen in January, but the Finnish international could only manage six starts at Easter Road. Van Zanten [...]
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Sky Sports sources understand Falkirk have rejected a bid from Hibernian for Scott Arfield. Arfield is regarded as one of the best young players in Scotland and has attracted interest from a host of clubs in Scotland and England. Falkirk have rejected bids from Hamilton and an unnamed Championship club this summer for Arfield as [...]
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Anthony Stokes has revealed that manager John Hughes was the main reason he decided on a move to Hibernian. The 21-year-old striker has taken a huge drop in salary to leave Sunderland but is delighted to be reunited with Hughes, who had him on loan at Falkirk. “He’s been a massive influence,” Stokes told BBC [...]
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John Hughes insists he wants to keep striker Colin Nish at Hibernian but has warned that others will have to move on for new players to arrive. Scunthorpe have been linked with Nish, 28, but Hughes is keen to retain the forward and bolster his first team. “I wouldn’t want to be doing any kind [...]
Continue reading …Hibernian have signed Sunderland striker Anthony Stokes for an undisclosed fee. Stokes has signed a three-year deal at Easter Road and will link up again with John Hughes having played under him during a successful loan spell with Falkirk in 2006. The 21-year-old scored 14 goals in 16 SPL starts for Falkirk and Hughes has [...]
Continue reading …Old Firm rivals Rangers and Celtic started the new SPL season with comfortable wins as St Johnstone marked their return to the top flight with a draw. Hibernian were forced to battle back to overcome St Mirren at home, while Kilmarnock enjoyed an easy win over Hamilton Academical. Celtic enjoyed the perfect start to their [...]
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