New Hibs signing Jair Tavares says work permit waits aren't an excuse for the team not to be safely through to the Premier Sports Cup last 16.
The Portuguese winger has signed for the Easter Road club from Benfica and made his debut in Wednesday's poor 1-1 draw with Morton in Group D at Easter Road, a result that all but put them out a competition they reached the final of in December last year. Their exit was confirmed by Rocky Bushiri playing while supposed to be suspended and a 3-0 defeat being inflicted upon them as punishment.
Tavares, Elie Youan, Momodou Bojang and Marijan Cabraja have all came or are coming through the work permit process which has meant not being able to get started straight away at Hibs. For their Portuguese recruit, it's not a get-out clause: "It doesn't affect nothing. There are more players with quality here, so we have to trust each other and that's it.
