Hibs have effectively been kicked OUT of the Premier Sports Cup after fielding ineligible Rocky Bushiri.
Lee Johnson 's side were on the verge of elimination anyway after Wednesday night's 2-2 draw with Greenock Morton. The Championship club went ahead through Grant Gillespie's spot-kick before Ewan henderson levelled. However, the hosts missed their first three penalties in the shoot-out, going on to lose 3-1 as 'Ton claimed the bonus point.
That left Hibs needing Clyde to beat Falkirk this weekend in order to top the group and progress to the knock-out stages. Had the Bairns taken something from the game, then the Easter Road club would have had to rely on an unlikely set of results from various other fixtures to go their way in order to finish as one of the three best runners up. That's all moot now however, after the sanctions imposed at an SPFL hearing this afternoon make it impossible for the capital club to qualify, regardless of what happens.
