Kevin Nisbet will return as an even better version of himself and like a new multi-million pound signing. And Lee Johnson desperately needs it after the devastating news over Martin Boyle.
Confirmation Boyle is out for the rest of the season is a hammer blow to Hibs. I’ve said before he’s a talisman for the team and it’s sickener for him. It’s bad enough for the guy having to miss a World Cup finals, but to have your season now ended is awful. The thought of teaming Boyle and Nisbet up again was a mouth-watering one, but that’s not going to happen now. Frankly, it makes it imperative Nisbet can get back into it starting in Saturday’s friendly against Middlesbrough.
It won’t be easy having been out since February, but I genuinely believe that this long spell stuck on the sidelines will make him even better. When he first went into Hibs, he was outstanding. His form got him the Scotland call-up and people forget that he played in all three of Scotland fixtures at the Euro 2020 Finals, so that shows a manager of the stature of Stevie Clarke also believes in him.
