WITH ANOTHER DISAPPOINTING SEASON OVER FOR EVERYONE connected to Hibs, you could understand if any of the players wanted nothing to do with the game for the next month or so in an effort to put the last nine months firmly out of their mind.  One player who won't have that opportunity quite yet though is current Easter Road skipper Ian Murray who has been drafted in to Berti Vogt's Scotland squad to take on New Zealand tonight at Tynecastle.  Murray, who looks set to take a seat on the bench alongside former Hibs loan star Gary Caldwell, has been drafted in to provide some additional cover following injuries and knocks so some players at the weekend.

Meanwhile, one full international looks set to switch clubs in the next few days.  Janos Matyús has this morning been linked with a move to German side FC Cologne.  The Hungarian International arrived in August last year on a one year deal just in time to beat the transfer window closing and was starting to win round sections of the Hibs support before picking up an Achilles injury.  Although he has come back to form over the last few weeks and looked impressive in doing so, it was thought that he would have problems in obtaining a new work permit although the German side appear to have some confidence in being able to resolve any issues that may arise here.  Although Matyus hasn't played for Hungary in any of their recent games, the 34 times capped defender had hoped to stay in Edinburgh with an appeal being made to the relevant authorities with regards to his current working situation.

Matyus - set for German move? (sns)

One player hoping that he can change manager Bobby Williamson's mind is the also recently released Darren Thomson.  Thomson has impressed in recent matches with the news that he could earn a reprieve depending on his performances in those games and the training leading up to them.  It is believed that the young defender/midfielder will find out in the next day or so whether he has a future at Easter Road or whether he will be forced to find a new home to ply his trade from the end of the summer break onwards.

Away from Easter Road, First Division champions are set to have their case for promotion discussed in the Scottish Parliament.  Falkirk West MSP Dennis Canavan called the decision of seven of the SPL clubs to reject Falkirk's bid a 'travesty of justice' and has accused the league of operating a 'closed cartel' and has tabled a series of Parliamentary questions regarding the public funding of SPL clubs.  Meanwhile Falkirk Chairman Campbell Christie has said that the club's lawyers are re-looking at the terms of the deal which would have seen them share the Excelsior stadium next season after the details were thrown into doubt last Friday by those rejecting their case.  An appeal to the SFA or the courts has not yet been ruled out, signalling what could be a long, drawn out battle for fairness in Scottish football.