Now you see him...
One visit to Easter Road, and agreement to return and a departure - Gudjon Thordarson's Hibs career...

In what must be regarded as the shortest managerial career ever in Scottish football, Gudjon Thordarson signed then unsigned himself from the staff at Hibs after making changing his mind yesterday morning as he arrived at Easter Road!  Despite having agrees terms on Sunday afternoon, the Icelander arrived at the stadium to meet Rod Petrie and Jim Clark but used the opportunity to inform the Hibs Managing Director that he was changing his mind over the short term contract that he would be working under.

At the heart of this change of mind was Thordarson's wish to 'keep himself available to seek permanent employment'.  Speaking about his decision, the 48 year old former Stoke and Barnsley manager said, "There was no fall-out, I just made my mind up and there are a lot of reasons for that.  The club wanted to appoint somebody for two weeks but I’m looking for a permanent job - or at least as permanent as it can be in football."  Thordarson also praised Rod Petrie and indicated that he may look to throw his own name in for the job on a permanent basis.  "I didn’t think it was the right thing for me to take the club for just two weeks. I had good, healthy discussions with Rod Petrie on Sunday and I enjoyed that. He is an ambitious man and he wants to take the club forward. I didn’t think I could put my mark on the team in only two weeks’ time but I’m pretty sure people would see a big difference with me in charge for six to ten months. I don’t know if people will see this as arrogance, but I have a proven CV."

"I would still be interested in the job on a permanent basis. It is a big club which has been underachieving for some time now and they have a great support base. If they wanted to speak to me regarding the position permanently I would certainly be open to discussions."  However, his rejection of the terms currently on offer is bound to send his name spiralling down any list of potential managers that the club comes up with, if indeed it stays on the list at all!

Colin Murdock gets to grips with Novo  (sns)

Meanwhile Hibs goalkeeper Daniel Andersson has spoken of the effort put in by all players in Saturday's victory over Dundee at Easter Road.  The Swedish keeper keep another clean sheet although it wasn't through lack of effort on the part of tricky striker Nacho Novo who forced Andersson into a couple of close range saves as well as hitting the post in the first half.  Speaking to the official website after the game, Andersson said of Novo, "Novo is a very tricky and a good player - he can create anything from nothing so you have to be aware of him. He did manage to get one on target but luckily I blocked that one with my legs – and it felt good."  The Dundee striker though didn't get everything his own way as the Hibs defence and midfield put in a sterling effort, a fact acknowledged by Andersson.

"They were very good. The defending started all the way from the very top to the back four. It was a good team effort today."  With the return from injury of Grant Brebner, the Hibs midfield had a manner to it that had been sadly missing over the past couple of months with the home side content to stroke the ball about across the park for longer periods than normal as they waited for an opening to develop that would allow Riordan and McManus to head for goal.  Despite not being able to play for the full 90 minutes, the reaction that Brebner got both before the match and as he left the field was well deserved according to Daniel.  "Yeah, it was good. I'm very pleased for him. He's had a tough year with that arm injury. I'm very pleased."

With Hibs next up against Partick Thistle in the club's final home game of the season, the board and the players will be hoping for a good send off although the chances of that happening on a Wednesday night against the team that has already been relegated from the league can only be listed as 'poor'.  With attendances struggling into the mid-6,000 mark in recent weeks, Hibs will do well to get that again for tomorrow night's match.