Steve Kean looks at two players named in Steve Clarke’s Scotland squad yesterday and holds them up as perfect examples for the Hibs youngsters currently under his charge.
Easter Road favourite Ryan Porteous and Norwich City skipper Grant Hanley. The former is the most recent proof that the pathway from Hibs academy to Scotland honours really does exist. And the latter remains the best example he has ever known of what he reckons is the dying art of defending. Hibs Academy Director Kean is in Norway with his U19 side for this afternoon’s first leg of their UEFA Youth League first round clash with Molde.
And he is serious when he says a number of his squad are on the verge of breaking through to Lee Johnson’s first team and taking the next step on a dream career just like Porteous five years ago. Kean said: “You've got Ryan and you've got Josh Campbell who, not too long ago were Hibs academy players.
