Celtic’s clash at Hibernian proved to be a stressful watch for Kris Boyd, whose blood pressure hit an all-time high as Martin O’Neill’s side pulled level with Hearts at the top of the Premiership table.
Adding to the weekend’s drama was the noise leading up to the Hibernian match, fueled by conspiracy theories that the Hibees might actually be happy to lose to Celtic rather than inadvertently help their fiercest rivals win the league.
Minutes before the game was about to kick off, Boyd noticed lots of empty seats across Easter Road.
He was left fuming at the home fans not turning up to back their team and possibly push them towards a fourth-placed finish.
“It’s embarrassing,” said Boyd. “You still have a chance of finishing fourth in this league. This place was absolutely bouncing last week; it’s as if there isn’t a game on today.”
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Let’s not forget that back in December, when Rangers fell 12 points adrift of Hearts, Boyd literally whipped out a Jambos shirt and jokingly announced his new-found support for those in Edinburgh.
That stunt was purely designed to spite Celtic, which makes his current outrage over the Hibs fanbase so utterly ironic.
Thankfully, James McFadden was quick to jump on it, shutting Boyd down by reminding him, ‘I am sure you supported two teams this season,’ as he told Sky Sports Football (03/05/26).
With Rangers now travelling to Tynecastle on Bank Holiday Monday, Boyd has already teased that the Hearts kit might make a reappearance if his former side suffers a title-ending defeat.
Eilidh Barbour: “Conflicting day for Hibs fans, you heard from them there. You (Boyd) aren’t having it at all, this notion of wanting your team not to win.
“But there aren’t too many inside the stadium (five minutes before the game), as of yet.”
Boyd: “It’s embarrassing. You still have a chance of finishing fourth in this league. This place was absolutely bouncing last week; it’s as if there isn’t a game on today.”
McFadden: “I am sure you supported two teams this season.”
Boyd: “I will. By the way, depending on what happens at Tynecastle, I might be doing the same again. Hibs still have a chance of finishing fourth in the league. The players will come out here and put on a performance. The Hibs fans should get behind their team.”
McFadden: “The dread is that Hearts are going to win the league, so they are thinking, ‘if Hibs don’t win, it’s not the end of the world because it helps the cause for Hearts not to win the league.'”
Boyd: “Look at it, it’s empty – from a financial point of view as well, Hibs fans turned up at the AGM, moaned about the problems at the club and what’s been going on behind the scenes.
“You look at it now, and it’s a half-empty stadium – you are expecting people to come and pay their money to watch the team. The gap on the pitch, there is a huge gulf between Hearts and Hibs.
“But even in the stands now as well, I mean, Hearts were getting bigger supporters in the Championship. It’s embarrassing.”
McFadden: “How would you feel if it were Rangers?”
Boyd: “We now hand over to Ian Crocker and Chris Sutton.”
And then Boyd’s blood was boiling even further after Celtic’s win…
Celtic then beat ten-man Hibs, thanks to another winning goal from Kelechi Iheanacho, as the pressure is now firmly on Hearts and Rangers.
If Boyd’s blood pressure was at an all-time high before the game, you can just imagine what a Celtic win would have done to it by the time the full-time whistle blew.
And to nobody’s surprise, he couldn’t stop ranting.
McFadden: “Most important for Hibs, I am not saying give up on it, but they won’t finish fourth. They have to make sure they finish fifth.”
Boyd: “It shouldn’t make a difference anyway, because the fans gave up. It’s true, though. They failed to turn up. You still have an opportunity to finish fourth in this league, and this stadium was half empty with Hibs fans.”
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