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EspañolHIBERNIAN F.C. SEASON 2006-07
Season 2006-07 was a mixed season for Hibs; their league form suffered from extended cup runs, and they eventually finished 6th. The reward for their cup form was a first trophy in 16 years, thrashing Kilmarnock 5-1 in the final to lift the CIS Cup. Hibs were knocked out of the Scottish Cup in a semi-final replay by Dunfermline.
The competitive football started early in 2006-07 for Hibs due to their qualification for the Intertoto Cup. They beat their first opponents Dinaburg on a comfortable 8-0 aggregate, but were eliminated on the away goals rule by Danish team OB in the third round.
Hibs got off to a slow start in the new league season, taking eleven points from the first nine matches. The highlight of the early part of the league season was a 2-1 win over Rangers on September 17, but this was then followed with two disappointing losses against Falkirk and St Mirren, both by 1-0.
On 7 September 2006, Tony Mowbray and Mark Venus signed new 12-month rolling contracts that were due to come into force in July 2007. However, shortly after signing the deal, Mowbray departed to become manager of West Bromwich Albion. Mark Venus, Mowbray's assistant at Hibs, joined him at West Brom in the following week. John Park (previously director of football) and Mark Proctor (previously a first team coach) took charge on a caretaker basis. John Collins was subsequently appointed as manager, with Tommy Craig as his assistant. Mark Proctor became reserve team coach before taking the manager's job at Livingston, while John Park returned to his "behind the scenes" role before taking a similar post at Celtic.
Before Collins took over as manager, Hibs had gone through a particularly inconsistent start to the league campaign - capable of beating Rangers and causing problems for every team in the league, but also capable of losing to "lesser" sides. In the period since Collins took over, Hibs' league form has been somewhat more consistent, and they clinched a place in the "top six" of the SPL with three games to spare.
Hibs advanced to the League Cup quarter finals under Tony Mowbray due to two straightforward wins over lower division opposition (4-0 v Peterhead and 6-0 v Gretna). Following Collins' appointment, they defeated Hearts 1-0 in the quarter-final and St Johnstone 3-1 after extra time in the semi-final at Tynecastle. On 18 March 2007, Hibs beat Kilmarnock 5-1 at Hampden to win the League Cup for the third time in their history. This was the first major trophy that Hibs had won in 16 years, the previous trophy win being the 1991/92 League Cup competition.
Hibs progressed to the semi-final of the Scottish Cup through wins over Aberdeen (after a replay), Gretna and Queen of the South. Hibs drew 0-0 with Dunfermline Athletic in the semi-final of the tournament on 15 April, and replayed the tie on 24 April. Hibs lost this tie 1-0 to a late Dunfermline penalty.
Top goalscorer Chris Killen had a prolific season for the ''Hibees'', but it was cut short by an Achilles injury suffered while playing Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup. With Killen out for the rest of the season, Collins signed Thomas Sowumni, a 28 year old Hungarian international striker, on a six month contract as cover. Former Hibs striker Tam McManus, released by Falkirk in the January transfer window, was offered a trial period but did not earn a full contract and later signed for Dunfermline.
The most high-profile transfer activity during the season involved Kevin Thomson and Scott Brown. Speculation persisted that both would be sold during the January transfer window, despite Collins' insistence otherwise. Thomson eventually departed to Rangers, for a reported fee of £2M, on the transfer window's final day. Scott Brown was eventually sold to Celtic at the end of the season for a record transfer fee between Scottish clubs of £4.4 million.
Some younger players in the squad notably flourished during the season, particularly Abdessalam Benjelloun. 'Benji' has gained a reputation as a 'supersub', scoring important goals in the Scottish Cup ties against Aberdeen and Gretna, the CIS Cup Semi Final against St Johnstone, and two goals in the CIS Cup Final victory.
Several youngsters were given their first opportunities in the Hibs first team by Collins, most notably 20 year old goalkeeper Andrew McNeil, 19 year old Steven Fletcher, 19 year old right back Kevin McCann and 18 year old left back / midfielder Lewis Stevenson. Midfielder Sean Lynch made his debut aged 20 against Gretna and then followed that up by keeping his place in the starting line up against Celtic at Parkhead.
Ross Campbell, Dermot McCaffrey, Ross Chisholm and Damon Gray (who scored on his league debut at Pittodrie) also featured. Some of these opportunities have been due to the fact that Collins has had to balance a relatively small squad with a heavy workload (due to the two extended cup runs), but most of the players showed well in these games.
After a few disappointing league results that followed the victory in the CIS Cup final, reports emerged in the media of a supposed rift between Collins and many of the players.[1] The players strongly criticised the manager for constantly chopping and changing the team and formation. Reports claimed that almost all of the first team players went to chairman Rod Petrie hoping to get Collins replaced.[2] This example of "player power" was not well timed given the recent cup victory. The period of unrest was quelled when club captain Rob Jones, on behalf of the squad, made a statement apologising "to the management, supporters and board of the club for any distress or embarrassment that has been caused".[3]
Results for Hibernian for season 2006-2007.
''Scores written Hibs first.''
1. Hibs Revolt
2. Col: I won't walk away
3. Hibs players apologise to Collins
| Contents |
| Slow start |
| Mowbray's departure |
| Extended cup runs |
| Transfer activity |
| Young players emerging |
| "Dressing room unrest" |
| Final Table |
| Results |
| References |
Slow start
The competitive football started early in 2006-07 for Hibs due to their qualification for the Intertoto Cup. They beat their first opponents Dinaburg on a comfortable 8-0 aggregate, but were eliminated on the away goals rule by Danish team OB in the third round.
Hibs got off to a slow start in the new league season, taking eleven points from the first nine matches. The highlight of the early part of the league season was a 2-1 win over Rangers on September 17, but this was then followed with two disappointing losses against Falkirk and St Mirren, both by 1-0.
Mowbray's departure
On 7 September 2006, Tony Mowbray and Mark Venus signed new 12-month rolling contracts that were due to come into force in July 2007. However, shortly after signing the deal, Mowbray departed to become manager of West Bromwich Albion. Mark Venus, Mowbray's assistant at Hibs, joined him at West Brom in the following week. John Park (previously director of football) and Mark Proctor (previously a first team coach) took charge on a caretaker basis. John Collins was subsequently appointed as manager, with Tommy Craig as his assistant. Mark Proctor became reserve team coach before taking the manager's job at Livingston, while John Park returned to his "behind the scenes" role before taking a similar post at Celtic.
Before Collins took over as manager, Hibs had gone through a particularly inconsistent start to the league campaign - capable of beating Rangers and causing problems for every team in the league, but also capable of losing to "lesser" sides. In the period since Collins took over, Hibs' league form has been somewhat more consistent, and they clinched a place in the "top six" of the SPL with three games to spare.
Extended cup runs
Hibs advanced to the League Cup quarter finals under Tony Mowbray due to two straightforward wins over lower division opposition (4-0 v Peterhead and 6-0 v Gretna). Following Collins' appointment, they defeated Hearts 1-0 in the quarter-final and St Johnstone 3-1 after extra time in the semi-final at Tynecastle. On 18 March 2007, Hibs beat Kilmarnock 5-1 at Hampden to win the League Cup for the third time in their history. This was the first major trophy that Hibs had won in 16 years, the previous trophy win being the 1991/92 League Cup competition.
Hibs progressed to the semi-final of the Scottish Cup through wins over Aberdeen (after a replay), Gretna and Queen of the South. Hibs drew 0-0 with Dunfermline Athletic in the semi-final of the tournament on 15 April, and replayed the tie on 24 April. Hibs lost this tie 1-0 to a late Dunfermline penalty.
Transfer activity
Top goalscorer Chris Killen had a prolific season for the ''Hibees'', but it was cut short by an Achilles injury suffered while playing Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup. With Killen out for the rest of the season, Collins signed Thomas Sowumni, a 28 year old Hungarian international striker, on a six month contract as cover. Former Hibs striker Tam McManus, released by Falkirk in the January transfer window, was offered a trial period but did not earn a full contract and later signed for Dunfermline.
The most high-profile transfer activity during the season involved Kevin Thomson and Scott Brown. Speculation persisted that both would be sold during the January transfer window, despite Collins' insistence otherwise. Thomson eventually departed to Rangers, for a reported fee of £2M, on the transfer window's final day. Scott Brown was eventually sold to Celtic at the end of the season for a record transfer fee between Scottish clubs of £4.4 million.
Young players emerging
Some younger players in the squad notably flourished during the season, particularly Abdessalam Benjelloun. 'Benji' has gained a reputation as a 'supersub', scoring important goals in the Scottish Cup ties against Aberdeen and Gretna, the CIS Cup Semi Final against St Johnstone, and two goals in the CIS Cup Final victory.
Several youngsters were given their first opportunities in the Hibs first team by Collins, most notably 20 year old goalkeeper Andrew McNeil, 19 year old Steven Fletcher, 19 year old right back Kevin McCann and 18 year old left back / midfielder Lewis Stevenson. Midfielder Sean Lynch made his debut aged 20 against Gretna and then followed that up by keeping his place in the starting line up against Celtic at Parkhead.
Ross Campbell, Dermot McCaffrey, Ross Chisholm and Damon Gray (who scored on his league debut at Pittodrie) also featured. Some of these opportunities have been due to the fact that Collins has had to balance a relatively small squad with a heavy workload (due to the two extended cup runs), but most of the players showed well in these games.
"Dressing room unrest"
After a few disappointing league results that followed the victory in the CIS Cup final, reports emerged in the media of a supposed rift between Collins and many of the players.[1] The players strongly criticised the manager for constantly chopping and changing the team and formation. Reports claimed that almost all of the first team players went to chairman Rod Petrie hoping to get Collins replaced.[2] This example of "player power" was not well timed given the recent cup victory. The period of unrest was quelled when club captain Rob Jones, on behalf of the squad, made a statement apologising "to the management, supporters and board of the club for any distress or embarrassment that has been caused".[3]
Final Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 'Celtic (C)' | 38 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 65 | 34 | +31 | '84' |
| 2 | 'Rangers' | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 61 | 32 | +29 | '72' |
| 3 | 'Aberdeen' | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 56 | 37 | +19 | '65' |
| 4 | 'Hearts' | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 47 | 35 | +10 | '61' |
| 5 | 'Kilmarnock' | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 47 | 54 | -7 | '55' |
| 6 | 'Hibernian' | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 56 | 46 | +10 | '49' |
| 7 | 'Falkirk' | 38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 49 | 47 | 2 | '50' |
| 8 | 'Inverness CT' | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 42 | 48 | -6 | '47' |
| 9 | 'Dundee United' | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 40 | 59 | -19 | '42' |
| 10 | 'Motherwell' | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 44 | 57 | -13 | '38' |
| 11 | 'St. Mirren' | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 31 | 51 | -20 | '36' |
| 12 | 'Dunfermline' '(R)' | 38 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 55 | -29 | '32' |
Results
Results for Hibernian for season 2006-2007.
''Scores written Hibs first.''
References
1. Hibs Revolt
2. Col: I won't walk away
3. Hibs players apologise to Collins
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