IN different circumstances, Hibernian and Aberdeen might have viewed their cinch Premiership match in Leith this afternoon as the chance to give their chances of European qualification a fillip.
The Easter Road and Pittodrie clubs were, despite the unhappiness that abounds among their fans about their form and results of late, in sixth and fifth place in the table respectively going into the game.
Yet, their Scottish Cup fourth round defeats had led to the pressure on Lee Johnson and Jim Goodwin mounting massively – and this encounter in the capital being dubbed “El Sackico” by waspish online wags.
