From the publisher:
Hibernian Heroes takes you on to the pitch and into the dressing room with the Hibs players who finally ended the club’s 114-year wait for the Scottish Cup.
From journalist and lifelong Hibernian fan Isaac Callan.
Relegated, denied promotion and beaten cruelly in the dying seconds of the League Cup, Hibs seemed destined for more heartbreak. But as the players strolled out for the 2016 Scottish Cup Final, fans greeted them with a prophetic banner. It read, ‘Time for Heroes’.
Drawing on hours of exclusive interviews with players and staff, this enthralling book:
- Brings you the complete story of the Hibernian Scottish Cup win from the first game to the final celebrations
- Takes you inside the changing room, into strategy meetings and on to the pitch
- Offers in-depth insights from the senior leaders and the management team who masterminded the victory
- Tells the story of how Hibernian found semi-final hero Conrad Logan halfway through the season, and their scepticism when he signed
- Reveals how managers struggled and eventually succeeded in motivating nomadic striker Anthony Stokes
Witty, personal and thrilling, this is the inside story of the greatest Hibs side in a generation – guaranteed to delight supporters and anyone who loves an uplifting underdog tale.
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224 pages