Hibs set to sever T&T links!
Andrews invited to seek a new
club
(Stuart Crowther)HIBERNIAN
LOOK TO BE ending a love-affair with Trinidad and Tobago that started
when Russell Latapy arrived a the club, peaked with a mid-season tour of
the Caribbean and fell to an all-time low with the departure of Latapy
before the Scottish Cup Final last season.
Lyndon Andrews, dropped
from a recent T&T international, has found himself out in the cold at
Easter Road this season and now Hibs boss Alex McLeish is making it clear
that the player is unlikely to figure in his first-team squad.
Andrews, in the final year of a two-year deal, has shown only fleeting
promise in his rare first team appearances, notably against Hearts last
October when Hibs ran out 6-2 winners. McLeish said: "Lyndon
is not playing and it may well be time for him to look at his
options," - a clear and early
indication from the Hibs boss that Andrews will not be offered a new
contract.
Lyndon Andrews - departure imminent? (sns)
There was good news
yesterday for midfielder Frederic Arpinon, who came through a closed-door
match against Clydebank without further problems to the injury that has
forced the Frenchman to miss the start of the season. Arpinon is
unlikely to feature against Motherwell
on Saturday, but may yet find a place in the squad for the UEFA Cup tie in
Athens a week on Thursday. Hibs international U-21 pair, Ian Murray
and Tom McManus, both featured once again last night in Belgium, where the
young Scots held the group winners to a 0-0 draw. It could have been
a victory for the Scots, had McManus managed to keep the chance of the
game on target in the first half, a Kenny Miller cut-back setting up a
chance for the Hibs youngster who unfortunately blasted the ball over the
bar from 8 yards.
Hibs.net
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