Out-Standing Name!
(Stuart Crowther)

HIBS FANS ARE SPLIT on a suitable name for the new West Stand currently under construction at Easter Road, according to a poll on Hibs.net this week that has attracted a high turn-out but a split decision!

In the poll, fans were given five of the more popular names suggested on the Hibs.net message board in recent weeks.  Of these, two emerged as clear favourites, polling 40.9% of the 500 votes.  The 'Sir Tom Farmer' stand attracted 23.3%, while the winner in this poll at least was the 'Pat Stanton' stand, with 27.6% of the vote reflecting the popularity of the Hibs legend and Hibs.net columnist.

A significant vote however also went to none of the choices on offer being acceptable - 19.1% of those voting unhappy with the choices available, while 12% wished to follow the route of naming the stand after the founder of Hibernian, Canon Hannan.  Trailing on 9.9% was the 'Turnbull' stand, while 8.1% believed that simply calling the latest building project at the club the 'West Stand' was the way forward!  Hibs.net will hold further polls with alternative names between now and the end of the season.

Nigel Pierre - Hibs will take another look

Hibs boss Alex McLeish meanwhile will take another look at Trinidad and Tobago striker Nigel Pierre before deciding if he will talk to the player about a deal a the club.  Pierre did well in Hibs 4-2 defeat in a closed-door match at Livingston yesterday, in a game that saw Livi's Brian McPhee suffer a media ligament injury that could well keep him out of the Scottish Cup semi-final between the clubs next month.  Jim Leishman commented after the game: "We will have a clearer picture of the extent of Brian's injury but it does look as if he is going to be missing for some weeks."

Mark Dempsie could be set for a recall to the side to face Dunfermline on Saturday, having come through the game well, although Dirk Lehmann remains on stand-by to step back into the Hibs central defence.