David Marshall reckons Hibs boss Lee Johnson is up for the fight to be the third force in Scotland next season.
The Easter Road keeper admitted they would settle for fifth – and possible place in Europe if Celtic win the Scottish Cup – after a nightmare first half of the season amid a brutal injury list. But he knows Johnson is determined to scrap it out to be the best of the rest in this country and he’ll look to bolster the squad this summer. The Hibs gaffer is set to start next season in the stands after being shown a red card for his part in the tussle at Tynecastle following the 1-1 draw saw Hearts hold on to fourth.
But Marshall said: “The manager is passionate, the same as Steven Naismith is passionate at Hearts. He’s desperate to do well and January we brought in some players that have done well, like CJ, Jeggo’s come in and performed well and since Kevin came back, we’ve improved a lot and you’d like to think we’ll do better with Martin Boyle. There will be big changes. We lost Ryan Porteous midway as well so there’s been a fair bit of upheaval in the first half of the season but there’s much to look forward to.”
