Hibs Under-18s: Title is in touching distance - but what needs to happen for league glory?

But with the end of the season looming closer, and Gareth Evans’ side top of the table, what needs to happen for the young team to taste glory?

The under-18 teams play a 32-game season, with each club in the nine-strong league playing each other four times. For varying reasons Hibs have only played 24 games, while nearest challengers Rangers have played 28. The other teams in the league have played either 27, 28, 29 or in Kilmarnock’s case, 30 games.

Hibs still have eight games to play to complete their season.

Yes. Second-placed Rangers are on 57 points, one behind Hibs. Hearts are in third with 50 points but the maximum points they can finish with is 59 points.

The unlikely scenario of Hibs and Rangers both losing all their remaining games would have to happen to give the wee Jambos a shot at glory.

Rangers face Hearts on Friday while Hibs are scheduled to face their rivals at the Oriam on Friday May 13.

Hibs face basement boys Celtic at HTC on Friday May 6, before hosting Motherwell on Sunday May 8. They then face Dundee United on May 10 and Hearts on May 13. On top of that there are still games to be played against Rangers, Hearts, Dundee United, and Motherwell. Quite what happens if Hibs win their next four games and can’t be caught remains to be seen – but the end of the season is pencilled in for mid-May and there is a very real chance that not all matches will be played.

In some games they have been blowing away the opposition – just ask Hamilton, Motherwell, and Dundee United. But although an unbeaten league season was on the cards at one point, they have lost twice in recent weeks, both 1-0 defeats at HTC by Hearts and Aberdeen respectively.

The side might be missing key forward Josh O’Connor, while