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Edinburgh Reporter
14-05-2025
- Sport
- Edinburgh Reporter
Hibs go into Saints game with the right mentality says Warren O'Hora
Hibs defender Warren O'Hora is relishing the prospect of a massive week for the club. Hibs can secure third place in the William Hill Premiership tonight if they better Aberdeen's result. Indeed, given Hibs vastly superior goal difference, matching the Dons result should be sufficient. David Gray's men currently lead The Dons by three points with two games to play, starting with a trip to Paisley in midweek before hosting Rangers on the final day of the season at Easter Road. Speaking to O'Hora said how much he was looking forward to the challenge ahead. 'It is an exciting game for us to be involved in – it will definitely be a tough game as St Mirren have it all to play for as well. 'These are the types of games that players want to play in, especially in this league and at this Club. 'St Mirren have done very well against us this season and have taken a lot of points off us, so we are using that as an incentive. If we were to go over there and beat them then that would be a big moment for us this season – it would mean we have beaten every team in the league this season. I don't know the last time that has happened for Hibs. 'The end goal is to achieve European football next season so the incentive is there for us. You always want to win every game, but this game definitely has that little bit more magnitude. 'At the end of the day, there are other fixtures going on – and they can go your way, or they can go the other way. 'So for us, it is all in our hands – we are in control of our destiny and our own outcome. That is what every player wants, we will be going into the game knowing that if we win this game, it will put us in a really strong position. 'We want to finish this season as strongly as possible with two wins. We owe the fans that for the way they have stuck with us this season. 'The fans have been behind us all season, so for us to get the job done and secure third would be a big moment for us. 'We are going into the game with the right mentality and to go and win.' Like this: Like Related
Scotsman
28-04-2025
- Sport
- Scotsman
but Hibs stars can't be 'devastated' by one loss in Euro race
Watch more of our videos on and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565 Visit Shots! now David Gray's men 'would have taken your hand off' for current scenario just a few months ago Sign up to our Hibs football newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Still in third place. By goal difference only, admittedly. But enough of a margin to be worth an extra point, in real terms. Not too shabby for a team who, lest we forget, once trailed their nearest rivals for the Best of the Rest title by a seemingly insurmountable 23 points; 26, if you had stopped the clock before injury time in the November meeting between Hibs and Aberdeen at Easter Road. So yeah, if you'd offered this scenario to David Gray and his players while they were scuffling along at the foot of the Scottish Premiership table, unable to catch a break or buy even an inch of upward momentum? Well, Warren O'Hora speaks for everyone with his answer to the obvious question. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad "We would have taken your hand off,' said the Irishman, searching for positive amid the 'horrible' feeling of losing a league game for the first time in 18 contests, the former MK Dons defender adding: 'But look, the past is done, you can't fix it, you can't make it better, you can't make it worse. All we can do is look forward and make sure we put it right on Saturday. "We're still in third and still in a great position, but ultimately, we look at the next game. We're at home next week, we're looking for three points, and that's the bottom line. "I haven't felt like this in a long time, I can tell you that. But we can't keep our heads down, we're at the business end of the season with big, important games coming up, and once we're back in, we'll definitely address it, the staff will be keeping us level-headed and humble, and we know that we still have work to do. We'll strip it back, take the positives, work on the negatives, and go from there 'How does it feel? Horrible. Nobody likes losing, especially not in our profession and especially not at this time of the year, but it's not all doom and gloom. We're still in third place, we've a superior goal difference, and we've four big games coming up." Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Dundee United at Easter Road new focus in fight for guaranteed UEFA group stage football Dundee United at home next week was always likely to be a significant contest, in the context of trying to secure third place. A prize that, depending on the outcome of the Scottish Cup final, could be worth a good few million quid and all the prestige that goes with guaranteed European group stage football. Asked if he thought the battle for third would go right to the wire, O'Hora confessed: "I hope not! I'd like us to do the business as soon as possible. But if it does, it does. "You can't be thinking three or four games ahead and thinking about the last game of the season coming down to this or coming down to that. We'll only be concentrating on our game next week against Dundee United at home. "We've been through a lot of adversity, yeah, and we've had some harsh words with each other as well back during the bad times. We've worked really hard to get to where we are, and we've been through a lot this season. We've been up, we've certainly been very, very low. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad "It'll all come out and we'll see how we react to this, but there definitely will be a good reaction, especially with the group and the staff we have. The manager's been absolutely brilliant for us, so there's no doubt in my mind that all the boys will be sticking together and we'll be working hard this week. 'The manager said to us it's not all doom and gloom. We haven't felt like this in a long time. 'Of course it hurts, there's no doubt. I wouldn't be here if it didn't hurt because nobody likes losing games of football. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'But no matter where you are on the table, no matter what stage of the season, it's one of those where we can't keep our heads down and be really, really devastated. At the moment we're feeling it, but we'll come back in and do what we have to do, we'll be focused, with tunnel vision on Saturday. 'The beauty of our job is the big games and the beauty after that is another one, because there's always time to prove yourself, there's always another game to change it until the end of the season.'
BBC News
27-04-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Hibs must 'react in positive way' after Dons defeat
Hibernian defender Warren O'Hora says it is "about how we react" after their 17-game unbeaten Premiership run came to an end at 1-0 loss against Aberdeen was their first league defeat since the start of December and the result moves the Dons level on points with Hibs, who remain third on goal difference."It is a hard one to take, we knew the stakes going into the game, no doubt about it we are still in a good position but we haven't felt like this in a long time so it is tough," O'Hora told BBC Scotland."We were the first to say it in the dressing room, it is about how we react for next week. We need to react in a positive way, come Monday we will assess what happened and we will go through the positives and negatives and move on."If you look at the start of the season we were in a very bad place, but we go on this amazing run with the same group of players and it is the same staff, so it is definitely in us to have this character and this desire not to lose games."Of course today hurts, look it has to happen in football sometimes but we will never accept losing, as professionals we hate it."After all the praise and plaudits that have been coming Hibs' way over the past few months, O'Hora was asked if what happened at Pittodrie serves as a reminder that there is still plenty of work to do between now and the end of the season."We were humble, we weren't getting ahead of ourselves at all," he responded."If somebody had offered us this at the start of the season, of course we would have taken somebody's hand off."We have got here from sheer hard work and being together as a group, there are amazing characters in that group and the staff have been amazing with us."
Scotsman
26-04-2025
- Sport
- Scotsman
Ex-Hibs ace strikes to sink Easter Road men as Dons win
It had to be Kevin Nisbet, didn't it? Just as Hibs had a new club record of 18 straight top-flight games without loss just within their grasp, up popped the former Easter Road favourite with an absolute wonder goal. The Aberdeen striker's sumptuous, lobbed finish beyond a helpless Jordan Smith secured a home victory for the Dons with all sorts of implications in the race for European places. Jimmy Thelin's men are now level with David Gray's side on points, although Hibs remain in third place on goal difference; already, it feels like this race to be Best of the Rest will go right to the wire. In a Hibs team missing the injured Lewis Miller, opening the door of Warren O'Hora to return on the right side of the back three, the visitors had to defend a lot of crosses in opening exchanges that saw both sides create chances. Rocky Bushiri, a man who has stamped his name all over this fixture in the past, had the distinction of blocking a shot at both ends of the park – one from Topi Keskinen, the second an unintentional stop on team-mate Jack Iredale's goal-bound effort – in a crazy 20 minutes that also saw Martin Boyle rip one shot wide and Josh Campbell hit the post with a header. Kieron Bowie, promoted from the bench after his two goals in the ritual dismemberment of Dundee last time out, looked a handful from the outset, occupying defenders and running channels to good effect. Hibs also had a scrappy 'goal' disallowed for a foul on the keeper. Gray's men would have known that a draw suited them, of course, in terms of fending off Aberdeen's challenge for third place. But that didn't stop them from giving as good as they got. Chris Cadden probably should have crossed instead of shot with an opening that fell to him, allowing Leighton Clarkson to clear. And Campbell miscued a shot from decent range at a reasonable angle. Aberdeen throwing Hibs-bound Jamie McGrath into the contest was certainly a bold move, as Sir Humphrey would put it. Aye son, go on and play yourself out of Europe next season … As it transpired, Nisbet was the man to make the difference, picking up a half-cleared ball just outside the box and finishing with impeccable technique. It looked like he enjoyed the moment, to say the least. 1 . GK Jordan Smith 6.5/10 Could do nothing about the goal. Really good in his distribution, both with feet and through some excellent throws. Made an excellent injury-time stop from Dabbagh to keep it at 1-0. | SNS Group Photo Sales 2 . RCB Warren O'Hora 6/10 Irish centre-half marked his first start since March with an assured performance, slotting into a defensive unit comfortable in playing a high line. | SNS Group Photo Sales 3 . CB Rocky Bushiri 6/10 Involved in a lot of goal mouth action at both ends. Could he have got more on the clearing header that fell to Nisbet? | SNS Group Photo Sales 4 . LCB Jack Iredale With the ink on his new three-year deal barely dry, Iredale brought his usual aggression and discipline to a solid defensive display. Sacrificed late on as Hibs went for broke. | SNS Group Photo Sales
BBC News
18-02-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Hibs' O'Hora prioritises points v Celtic
Hibernian defender Warren O'Hora prioritises points above plaudits when his side take on Scottish Premiership leaders Celtic on Saturday. (Record), externalO'Hora says December's 3-0 loss at Celtic Park "feels so long ago", with Hibs having gone on a 12-match unbeaten run since. (Edinburgh Evening News - subscription), externalRead Tuesday's Scottish gossip
