Going to games whenever you happen to be in Edinburgh for other purposes - in this case Christmas - does have its drawbacks. You end up spending a freezing afternoon watching tedious golless draws against St Mirren for example. Despite the fact that this was Boxing Day, only another 7,499 people joined me at Easter Road for an entirely forgettable experience.
For the record Hibs lined up: Goram, Hunter, Sneddon, May, Rae, Mitchell, Kane, McIntyre, McCluskey, Collins and Watson, with McBride and Milne coming on for the two Macs, presumably only to prevent them developing frostbite.
The St Mirren squad featured a young Paul Lambert, and Brian Hamilton : 'a strong attacking player he can also play well at left back or in central defence' - aha, so that's why Lexo signed him, he could never play him out of position...
Alex Miller's 'Backchat' notes in the programme perhaps give some explanation for the lack of seasonal cheer: 'As we look into 1988, I'm simply aiming to better last year's points total in the league. If we can finish with more points than last year, then it will be an improvement we can build on.' Stirring stuff, eh?
