Tam McManus warns another Hibs Euro humiliation could be curtains for Lee Johnson as boss MUST inspire Escaldes comeback

Two years ago I dubbed Santa Coloma as the ‘Butchers of Andorra’ after one of the dirtiest performances I’ve ever seen at Easter Road.

But if Hibs fail to make mincemeat of their compatriots Inter Escaldes in Leith on Thursday then I’m afraid it’ll be Lee Johnson and his players on the end of a deserved slaughtering. The manager 's head would be on the chopping block and I’d struggle to see any way he could survive. If they can’t overturn last week’s first leg humiliation - and that is exactly what it was - then this would go down as the most embarrassing two-legged result in Scottish football history. Bar none.

Even worse than Motherwell slipping up against Sligo a year ago. And we know what that led to for Graham Alexander a few days later. It’s win or bust and despite watching last week’s shambles through my fingers I still thoroughly expect Hibs to win. Convincingly.

My only fear is that Johnson’s players get caught up in the ugly stuff the Andorrans will no doubt bring. I was at the Battle of Easter Road two years ago and Santa Coloma played dirty. Rolling about like they’d been hit with a baseball bat every time a Hibs player went near them then leaving the boot in when they were flying into challenges.

It led to Joe Newell getting sent off early on for a nothing tackle before they themselves had to red carded when they lost the plot in the second half. Thankfully Hibs got out of it with a 3-0 win and finished the job 2-1 over in Andorra. But Newell - as well as Martin Boyle and Paul Hanlon who both played that night aswell - will know exactly what to expect on Thursday.

Hibs absolutely have to keep the heid and keep 11 men on the park or it’ll be a long and very difficult night. Escaldes will come looking for