27 abril, 2012
Hibs Latest – The Good News Update!
On Saturday 14th April, Hibs beat Aberdeen 2-1 in the Scottish Cup semi-final.
Check the celebration here
The song is ‘Sunshine on Leith’ by The Proclaimers, famous for songs in the Shrek movies. Leith is the area of Edinburgh where the Hibs stadium is.
On Sunday 15th April, Hearts beat Celtic 2-1 in the other semi-final.
Scottish Cup Final, Saturday 19th May 2012 – an all Edinburgh derby.
In 1896, Hearts won 3-1 in the only other final the two teams have ever played together.
Hibs last won the Scottish Cup in 1902 – 110 years ago!
Now is the time!
Cris
27 abril, 2012 at 20:34Congratulations! And good luck with the final! By the way, do you know that there are a book shop called Hibernian here in Barcelona?
Best wishes
Calum
30 abril, 2012 at 18:33Hi, thank’s for the good wishes, and the same good luck to you in your final, especially after last week, which was not a good week for Barça 🙁
I know about the bookshop, in Gracia. I occasionally buy things there. Many centuries ago, Ireland was called ‘Hibernian’, and my team was started by Irish immigrants, and that’s why we have our name and colours.
Make sure you read the Hibs v Barça story!
Bye!
Cris
2 maig, 2012 at 20:12Yes! I’ve read it! And I’m waiting for the final of the story. What will be happen? 🙂