Tam McManus left 'infuriated' as Hibs icon tells Lee Johnson 'snobbery' works both ways

After a Hibs defeat at the weekend it's best to start with a laugh before taking Lee Johnson and his double standards to task.

The exotically named Eduardo Estíguar Hurtado arrived one morning at Easter Road - he was better known as 'The Tank'. An Ecuadorian striker, he'd been signed at the same time as Ulises de la Cruz by Alex McLeish for a club record fee and within a few minutes of training it was clear Eduardo was the friend/translator in the deal.

The Tank came in to train and I thought his nickname was due to his powerful physique and movement but I was soon proved wrong. He was a big unit alright, the only problem was he could barely move. He had 25 clubs in career and scored about 10 goals, the worst player I encountered and within a few minutes it was clear Big Eck had signed dud.

Now to the serious stuff and some more dubious recruitment. Johnson has said he's talking to Manchester City about taking boys on loan but why isn't he looking at his own young players?

It infuriates me that he says there is a snobbery down south about our league and has said we need to to promote the Scottish Premiership better yet he's guilty of turning his own nose up at what's at his own club. Practise what you preach Lee, there are two boys in the Hibs youth set-up Josh O'Connor and Ethan Laidlaw who look as though they will leave at the end of the season.

They will leave due to lack of opportunity but why aren't they being given a chance? There is something wrong with that and it can only be that the manager is transfixed with England and doesn't have confidence in his own academy players.

The only conclusion is that Lee has played and coached down south for most of his days and he feels the standard of youngster is better in