Hibs stars shelved the tin helmets at their team meeting this week. But Joe Newell admits Lee Johnson’s troops are a long way from breaking out the party hats as they look to get their season back on song.
The midfielder reckons the Hibees are miles away from where they want to be but hopes Sunday’s 3-2 win at Motherwell that moved them to within a point of the top six can be the turning point. Boss Johnson referred to the no-holds barred ’full stop meeting’ he held with his players in the wake of the 3-0 derby defeat at Hearts as a line in the sand.
And Newell views three successive home games - starting with today’s clash with Dundee United followed by the Scottish Cup clash with Hearts and the visit of Aberdeen - as a chance for Hibs to finally get back in the swing and ensure the tin hats remain on the shelf. He said: “The meetings happen all the time, it’s just whether they’re good or bad, that’s the difference.
