Kris Boyd has blasted Hibs fans who want their team to lose against Celtic today.
A not-insignificant portion of the Hibees support have voiced that they will be rooting against their team today, as a win over the Hoops would potentially do a massive favour for city rivals Hearts in the title race.
However, David Gray’s men still have something to play for themselves, especially after Motherwell’s slip-up in the race for Europe yesterday.
Boyd sees the mentality among Hibs fans as “tinpot.”
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Asked if a sixth-placed finish would be poor for Hibs, Boyd said on Sky Sports: “Yeah, it would be. But I think it’s pretty tinpot from the fans, being brutally honest.
“When you look at it, when you consider where Hibs have been — I know that they applied for it and were successful to play in the Intertoto cup [in the 2000s] and that’s where they got back-to-back Europe…
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“But it’s the 1970s, the last time Hibs qualified through the league or cup to play in Europe back-to-back.
“That’s a long, long time. Everybody tells you they’re the third biggest club in Scotland, and it’s taken them that long, and you’ve got some fans out there telling you to get beat today so [Hearts] don’t win the league.
“I get it, I understand it. Both of them are on four league titles, and if Hearts are to deliver a fifth, it’s very unlikely that Hibs will be able to do that as well.
“But, at the same time: you’ve still got the chance to play European football, you’ve still got the chance to get back-to-back top fours for Hibs.
“The players will want to go out and fight today. They’ll want to put on a performance for where it was last week. [against Hearts].
“Ill-discipline cost them last week, there’s no getting away from it. But I understand where the fans will be, because you don’t want their city rivals winding them up in their work or that…
“But it is pretty tinpot for me.”
Easter Road has been a tricky destination for the Hoops historically, but Martin O’Neill won on his last visit in November.
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