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Hibernian F.C. season 2008–09

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Hibernian
Season 2008–09
Manager Mixu Paatelainen
Chairman Rod Petrie
Scottish Premier League 6th
Scottish Cup R4
CIS Cup R2
Intertoto Cup R2
Top goalscorer League: Derek Riordan (12)
All: Derek Riordan (12)
← 2007–08 2009–10 →

Season 2008–09 for Hibernian was their tenth consecutive season of play in the Scottish Premier League. The SPL season began on 9 August 2008 with a 1–0 defeat at Kilmarnock. The team were eliminated from each cup competition at the first hurdle, due to defeats by IF Elfsborg in the last Intertoto Cup, Greenock Morton in the Scottish League Cup and Edinburgh derby rivals Hearts in the Scottish Cup. The team was inconsistent in the league, and only squeezed into the top six by a single point ahead of Motherwell. This led to the resignation of manager Mixu Paatelainen at the end of the season.[1] One bright spot for the club was the performance of the under–19 team, which won the Scottish league & cup double.[2]

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[edit] Pre-season

Hibs manager Mixu Paatelainen announced during May 2008 that the Hibs players would only have four weeks off after the end of the 2007–08 season, giving them two weeks to prepare for the first Intertoto Cup game.[3] Hibs entered the last Intertoto Cup competition at the second round stage. They were drawn to play IF Elfsborg, who defeated Hibs 4–0 on aggregate, 2–0 at Easter Road and again at the Borås Arena. Hibs lost a glamour friendly 6–0 against Barcelona at Murrayfield Stadium on 24 July.

Hibs then also lost a friendly to Third Division club Cowdenbeath. This prompted media speculation that Mixu Paatelainen would resign from his position as manager, which was denied.[4] Hibs then suffered another heavy defeat, 3–0 to First Division club Clyde, before finally scoring their first goal of the season in a 3–2 defeat to Premier League club Middlesbrough. Hibs completed their programme of friendlies with a 1–0 defeat against Wigan.

[edit] Results

[edit] League season

Having suffered through a very poor pre-season, Hibs were under pressure to get off to a good start in the Scottish Premier League, but they lost their first game 1–0 at Kilmarnock. The team then bounced back with an entertaining 3–2 win at Easter Road against Falkirk, but drew with Inverness Caledonian Thistle and lost 1–0 at home to Motherwell. The Scotland on Sunday reported after the latter result that Hibs' "lack of quality" was the reason for their poor results.[5] Hibs bounced back to record back to back wins over Dundee United (2–1) and Hamiton (1–0). However, in their next game, Hibs lost 3–0 at home to Rangers. The team then travelled to Pittodrie to face Aberdeen where the Hibees won 2–1 with two goals from Riordan.

An international break followed as Scotland drew 0–0 with Norway. The next game back was the first Edinburgh derby of the season, played at Easter Road. Steven Fletcher gave Hibs an early lead and it looked as though they would go on to score more. However, the game went on to be a tight affair and Hearts equalised from a Bruno Aguiar free-kick. The game finished 1–1 after both teams missed chance after chance to take the bragging rights of Edinburgh. The draw in the derby started a run of six games without a win for Hibs, including defeats by Celtic (4–2), Inverness (2–1) and Dundee United (2–0). In the last game of the run, Hibs came from 2–0 to draw 2–2 with Aberdeen. The winless run was ended emphatically when Hibs won 4–1 at Motherwell.[6] Hibs then built on that win by drawing at Falkirk and beating Celtic and Hamilton Academical at home.

After that, however, Hibs went on another very poor run of results, winning only one win of their next nine league matches. Put together with the early exit from the Scottish Cup, this run of form increased the pressure on manager Mixu Paatelainen.[7] This pressure was eased somewhat by league wins against Hamilton and Hearts, which was a first Edinburgh derby win for Paatelainen as Hibs manager.[8] Despite Hibs failing to win any of their last four games before the split, Motherwell's 2–0 defeat by St. Mirren meant that Hibs squeezed into the top six by a single point.

A home defeat by Dundee United in the first game after the split effectively ended Hibs' chances of qualifying for the Europa League. The team then enjoyed some unexpectedly good results, winning the last derby of the season at Tynecastle, and holding both halves of the Old Firm to draws at Easter Road.

[edit] Results

[edit] Final table

P
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Rangers  (C) 38 26 8 4 77 28 +49 86 UEFA Champions League 2009–10 Group stage
2 Celtic 38 24 10 4 80 33 +47 82 UEFA Champions League 2009–10 Third qualifying round
3 Heart of Midlothian 38 16 11 11 40 37 +3 59 UEFA Europa League 2009–10 Play-off round
4 Aberdeen 38 14 11 13 41 40 +1 53 UEFA Europa League 2009–10 Third qualifying round
5 Dundee United 38 13 14 11 47 50 −3 53
6 Hibernian 38 11 14 13 42 46 −4 47
7 Motherwell 38 13 9 16 46 51 −5 48 UEFA Europa League 2009–10 First qualifying round
8 Kilmarnock 38 12 8 18 38 48 −10 44
9 Hamilton Academical 38 12 5 21 30 53 −23 41
10 Falkirk 38 9 11 18 37 52 −15 38 UEFA Europa League 2009–10 Second qualifying round
11 St. Mirren 38 9 10 19 33 52 −19 37
12 Inverness Caledonian Thistle  (R) 38 10 7 21 37 58 −21 37 Scottish First Division 2009–10

Updated to games played on 24 May 2009
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored.
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points;
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (Q) = Qualified to respective phase of tournament; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.

[edit] Scottish League Cup

Having failed to qualify for European competition in the previous season, Hibs entered the Scottish League Cup in the second round. They were drawn at home to First Division club Morton,[9] but suffered a shock 4–3 defeat after extra time.[10]

Two decisions by referee Iain Brines during the second period of extra time were perceived to be wrong by Mixu Paatelainen.[10] The first decision was to award Morton a penalty kick for handball by Dean Shiels, which led to their third goal.[10] The second decision was to award a direct free kick against Chris Hogg, which led to the fourth and winning Morton goal.[10] The incident involving Hogg caused him to suffer from headaches, which eventually forced Hogg to stop playing for nearly a month.[11]

Paatelainen threw a towel to the ground in disgust at the referee's decisions, which prompted Brines to send the Hibs manager to the stands.[10] The SFA subsequently banned Paatelainen from the technical area for four SPL matches.[12]

[edit] Results

[edit] Scottish Cup

Hibs were drawn at home to Edinburgh derby rivals Hearts in the fourth round of the Scottish Cup. Hearts won the game 2–0 to extend Hibs' drought in the competition another year.[13] Steven Fletcher was sent off by referee Craig Thomson for a lunging tackle on Hearts captain Christophe Berra during the first half while the match was still goalless.[13] Hibs manager Mixu Paatelainen was critical of the referee's decision, and stated his belief that Hibs were the better side until the sending off.[13]

[edit] Results

[edit] Transfers

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Hibernian home kit (2008-09)
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Hibernian away kit (2008–09)

There was expected to be something of a clear-out of players during the 2008 summer transfer window because manager Mixu Paatelainen stated that he wanted to reduce the size of the first team squad from 32 players to around 25 players.[14] Paatelainen began this process by releasing four players who had been out on loan during the 2007–08 season. He also released left-back Abderraouf Zarabi, who had only been signed a few months previously.[15] Key midfielder Guillaume Beuzelin signed for Coventry City under freedom of contract.[16]

Right-back David van Zanten signed for Hibs, having made a pre-contract agreement to sign when his contract with St. Mirren expired. Fabián Yantorno was given access to Hibs' medical facilities with a view to him signing when he recovered from a long-term injury sustained whilst playing for Gretna,[17][18] and he signed for Hibs in August. Former Nantes youth player Steven Thicot and former Chelsea player Joe Keenan were taken on trial and signed on in July.[19]

Hibs then trimmed their squad on the final day of the summer transfer window by releasing Martin Canning, Brian Kerr and Zibi Malkowski, but they brought in Dunfermline central defender Souleymane Bamba. Mixu Paatelainen was quoted as expecting a "busy day",[20] which was highlighted when Derek Riordan completed a much-anticipated return from Celtic.[21]

On 13 November, Hibs announced that they had signed Jonatan Johansson to a pre-contract agreement. Johansson was included in the squad from the start of January 2009,[22] and made his debut in the Edinburgh derby played on 3 January. Former Dundee United goalkeeper Grzegorz Szamotulski signed a deal with Hibs until the end of the season. Thierry Gathuessi and Filipe Morais, who had both been signed by John Collins in the summer of 2007 but fell out of favour under Mixu Paatelainen, were released on 8 January and both signed deals with Inverness Caledonian Thistle until the end of the season.[23][24]

[edit] Players in

Player From Fee
Flag of Ireland David van Zanten St. Mirren Free
Flag of England Joe Keenan Melbourne Victory Free
Flag of France Steven Thicot Nantes Free
Flag of Uruguay Fabián Yantorno Gretna Free
Flag of Côte d'Ivoire Souleymane Bamba Dunfermline Athletic £50,000[25]
Flag of Scotland Derek Riordan Celtic £400,000[26][27]
Flag of Finland Jonatan Johansson Malmö FF Free
Flag of Poland Grzegorz Szamotulski Ashdod Free
Flag of Hungary Dénes Rósa Wolverhampton Wanderers Free

[edit] Players out

Player To Fee
Flag of France Mickaël Antoine-Curier Dundee Free
Flag of Northern Ireland Dermot McCaffrey Falkirk Free
Flag of France Patrick Noubissie Ayia Napa Free
Flag of Algeria Abderraouf Zarabi Nîmes Olympique Free
Flag of France Guillaume Beuzelin Coventry City Free
Flag of Scotland Sean Lynch Falkirk Free
Flag of England Clayton Donaldson Crewe Alexandra Undisclosed[28]
Flag of Scotland Martin Canning Hamilton Academical Free
Flag of Scotland Brian Kerr Inverness CT Free
Flag of Poland Zbigniew Małkowski Free
Flag of Cameroon Thierry Gathuessi Inverness CT Free
Flag of Portugal Filipe Morais Inverness CT Free
Flag of Northern Ireland Dean Shiels Doncaster Rovers £50,000[29]
Flag of Hungary David Grof Free

[edit] Loans in

Player From
Flag of France Steve Pinau Genoa

[edit] Loans out

Player To
Flag of England Damon Gray Partick Thistle
Flag of Morocco Abdessalam Benjelloun Charleroi
Flag of Morocco Merouane Zemmama Al-Shaab
Flag of Scotland Ross Campbell Dunfermline Athletic
Flag of Scotland Paul Hanlon St. Johnstone
Flag of Morocco Abdessalam Benjelloun Roeselare

[edit] Player stats

During the 2008–09 season, Hibs used 30 different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.[30]

No. Nat. Position Player Total SPL Scottish Cup League Cup Intertoto Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Flag of Hungary GK David Grof 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Flag of Belgium GK Yves Makabu-Makalambay 23 0 21 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Flag of Scotland GK Andrew McNeil 8 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Flag of Poland GK Grzegorz Szamotulski 13 0 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Flag of Côte d'Ivoire DF Souleymane Bamba 30 0 29 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Flag of Scotland DF Martin Canning 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Flag of Scotland DF Paul Hanlon 9 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
Flag of England DF Chris Hogg 35 0 31 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
Flag of England DF Rob Jones 35 4 32 4 1 0 0 0 2 0
Flag of Scotland DF Darren McCormack 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flag of Scotland DF Ian Murray 32 0 28 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
Flag of Ireland DF David van Zanten 33 0 29 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
Flag of Scotland MF Ross Chisholm 21 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Flag of Finland MF Jonatan Johansson 10 0 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Flag of England MF Joe Keenan 16 1 15 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Flag of Scotland MF Brian Kerr 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Flag of Portugal MF Filipe Morais 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Flag of Ireland MF Alan O'Brien 26 0 24 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Flag of Scotland MF John Rankin 38 3 34 3 1 0 1 0 2 0
Flag of Hungary MF Denes Rosa 12 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flag of Northern Ireland MF Dean Shiels 23 4 20 3 0 0 1 1 2 0
Flag of Scotland MF Lewis Stevenson 32 0 29 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
Flag of France MF Steven Thicot 20 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flag of Uruguay MF Fabian Yantorno 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flag of Morocco MF Merouane Zemmama 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Flag of Scotland FW Ross Campbell 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Flag of Scotland FW Steven Fletcher 38 11 34 11 1 0 1 0 2 0
Flag of Scotland FW Colin Nish 35 8 31 8 1 0 1 0 2 0
Flag of France FW Steve Pinau 9 1 8 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Flag of Scotland FW Derek Riordan 33 12 32 12 1 0 0 0 0 0

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ "Paatelainen parts with Hibernian". BBC Sport. 29 May 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/8074794.stm. Retrieved on 29 May 2009. 
  2. ^ Hibernian youths complete double, BBC Sport, 29 April 2009.
  3. ^ Mixu: Short break no big deal for Hibs, Edinburgh Evening News, 13 May 2008.
  4. ^ Pattullo, Alan. Relaxed Paatelainen says he will not quit, The Scotsman, 30 July 2008.
  5. ^ Hibernian 0 – 1 Motherwell: Hibs' lack of quality their undoing, Scotland on Sunday, 31 August 2008.
  6. ^ Hardie, David. Motherwell 1 – 4 Hibernian: Decisive victory ends Hibs' losing streak, Edinburgh Evening News, 22 November 2008.
  7. ^ Paatelainen held culpable as Hibs toil to break out of spiral of decline, The Scotsman, 24 February 2009.
  8. ^ Mixu Paatelainen finally finds joy in derby, The Times, 16 March 2009.
  9. ^ Co-op Ins Cup - second round draw, BBC Sport, 11 August 2008.
  10. ^ a b c d e Hibs boss critical of ref Brines, BBC Sport, 26 August 2008.
  11. ^ Gordon, Phil. Chris Hogg heartened by doctors’ news after torment of post-concussion, The Times, 30 October 2008.
  12. ^ Grahame, Ewing. Hibernian's Mixu Paatelainen fails to overturn touchline ban, Daily Telegraph, 23 October 2008.
  13. ^ a b c Hibs boss slams Fletcher red card, BBC Sport, 11 January 2009.
  14. ^ Hibs squad to get a summer trim – Mixu, Edinburgh Evening News, 20 May 2008.
  15. ^ Wright, Angus. Zarabi exits Hibs after four months, The Scotsman, 22 May 2008.
  16. ^ Guillaume Beuzelin "lacked commitment" says Pat Stanton, Coventry Telegraph, 16 June 2008.
  17. ^ Yantorno given chance with Hibs, BBC Sport, 9 April 2008.
  18. ^ I'll prove I'm worth Hibs deal, Daily Record, 19 June 2008.
  19. ^ Crowther, Stuart. Hibernian sign two, Hibernian official site.
  20. ^ Etherson, Brian. Paatelainen expects busy day, Setanta Sports, 1 September 2008.
  21. ^ Riordan reunited with his first love, The Scotsman, 2 September 2008.
  22. ^ Johansson agrees Hibernian switch, BBC Sport, 13 November 2008.
  23. ^ Hibs pair heading for Inverness, BBC Sport, 8 January 2009.
  24. ^ SQUAD UPDATE, Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
  25. ^ Dey, Graeme. Bamba on his way back to the SPL, The Courier, 1 September 2008.
  26. ^ Etherson, Brian. Mixu welcomes 'matured' Riordan, Setanta Sports, 2 September 2008.
  27. ^ Jardine, Peter and Greechan, John. Riordan relief as he leaves Celtic while Cousin, Gow head south as Gers cut salary bill, Daily Mail, 2 September 2008.
  28. ^ Donaldson was sold for a "six-figure fee" according to BBC Sport.
  29. ^ MIXU: FLETCHER WILL STAY LOYAL, Sporting Life, 2 February 2009.
  30. ^ "Hibernian 2008/2009 player appearances". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/squad_season.sd?teamid=1227. Retrieved on 2008-11-24. 
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