Lee Johnson spent time shadowing the SAS in a bid to harden his character for the rigours of football management.
There were lessons learned from those commandos which have proven invaluable particularly on weeks like this as the Hibs boss prepares for another ‘who dares wins’ Edinburgh derby. Not that he will be wanting to call on them should the 90 minutes go his side's way.
Former team mate turned footballing arch enemy Robbie Neilson getting the bullet at Hearts in the week leading up to the latest Auld Reekie shoot-out is a sharp reminder that modern day football managers are never far from the firing line. Johnson reckons the pressure means dealing with defeats has an element of post traumatic stress. That’s where the special services insight came in handy. The 41-year-old is preparing to go into the trenches with his troops once again at Easter Road on Saturday knowing a run of four straight top flight defeats needs to end against their capital rivals.
