Hibees Sell-Out for Athens!
Fully booked as Hibees rush to
taken in Greek capital
(Stuart Crowther)SKYE
TRAVEL HAVE SOLD OUT all their slots on the official Hibernian travel
package for next weeks UEFA Cup tie in Athens - and very few tickets
remain for independent travelers wishing to take in Hibs first journey
into Europe since the Anderlecht tie in 1992.
The official travel
agents are 'delighted' at the response from Hibs fans for their one-night
deal, with two flights heading for the Greek capital a week on Wednesday -
one a Jumbo Jet carrying almost 500 Hibs fans. Many more fans have
decided on independent travel, with a large number taking in a weeks
holiday on various Greek islands with the intention of traveling on to
Athens for the game itself. The Easter Road ticket office was a busy
place yesterday as hundreds of fans snapped up the remaining tickets
available to fans taking such routes, with only around 100 tickets
remaining this morning in the allocation of 1,500 given to the club by
AEK.
De La Cruz - returns on Friday (hibs.net)
Hibs boss Alex McLeish
meanwhile is confident that Ecuador international Ulises de la Cruz will
be able to start in his side to face Motherwell at Fir Park on
Saturday. De La Cruz will feature for his country in a World-Cup
qualifying match on Wednesday and is due to return to Edinburgh on Friday,
just 24 hours before taking the field against the Lanarkshire side. "Ulises
faces a long haul but we spoke to him before going away about aiding his
recovery by drinking plenty of water on the flight and trying to get some
rest. We'll see him on Friday afternoon and assess him then," McLeish
said last night. De La Cruz was confined to the bench the last time
he returned from international duty, in the 2-2 draw at Ibrox, but the
player is expected to be on from the start barring any knocks.
McLeish had his squad,
bar those on international duty, back at Easter Road yesterday following a
short break, saying: "We'll be working all
week. The players have had a wee break but we now have quite an intense
period coming up with SPL and UEFA Cup matches, which will be a test of
the squad." While the
minds of most Hibs fans are on the European match next week, McLeish has
his squad firmly focused on a game he sees as a 'must win' at Fir Park, as
Hibs seek to move back up the league table.
A new Hibs video has
been released for sale today - a must for all Hibees, in particular with
one eye on Europe! "Hibernian F.C. - European Nights" has
been produced in association with Hibs.net and can be purchased
on-line from today via www.hibsvideo.com.
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