Banned Fletch says Del can still be Hibs player of the Rior.Byline: By Ian Orr BANNED Hibs striker Steven Fletcher
Steven John Fletcher, MP, BSc (Eng), MBA (born June 17, 1972) is a Canadian politician. has backed Derek Riordan to turn on the style while he is out of the side. The Scotland forward Scotland Forward was a coalition of organisations and individuals who campaigned for a Scottish Parliament in the early to mid 1990s. In power at the time in Westminster were the Conservatives, who were strongly opposed to Scottish devolution in the main, and who also had declining was hit with a two-match ban following his red card in the 2-0 Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup[1], usually known as the Scottish Cup, is the national cup knockout competition in Scottish football. The trophy awarded to the winners has the distinction of being the oldest national trophy in the world. fourth-round defeat to Hearts at Easter Road Easter Road is the home ground of Scottish football club Hibernian. Located in the Leith area of Edinburgh, the stadium has a capacity of 17,500, making it the seventh largest stadium in Scotland and the largest stadium used primarily for football in Edinburgh. . Fletcher was given his marching orders following a challenge on Jambos skipper Christophe Berra and although aggrieved at missing out he has backed team-mate Riordan to shine in his absence. He misses Saturday's home meeting with St Mirren and the visit of Motherwell on January 31 but is available for the trip to Celtic the previous weekend. Riordan has netted six goals since his Easter Road return but has been struggling of late and showed his frustration on Sunday when he gestured to Hearts fans following his substitution. But Fletcher, who said sorry to his Easter Road colleagues at half time for his 30th-minute dismissal, said of Riordan: "I think people can see Derek is still not fully match fit. But even then he has the quality to take chances. He is a great finisher and always has been. We have to remember he was out for a very long time and so he needs time to get back to being the player we all know he is." The cup defeat to city rivals Hearts has piled further pressure on Hibs boss Mixu Paatelainen with the club's season now hinging on a strong SPL (1) (Systems Programming Language) The assembly language for the HP 3000 series. See assembly language for an SPL program example. (2) (Structured Programming Language) See structured programming. 1. finish. Fletcher added: "I'm confident we can get back on a winning run again. We've shown we can beat anyone in this league including those in the top six. "We are looking to get a good result against St Mirren and take that to Parkhead with a good deal more confidence." Meanwhile, Colchester have revealed they're not planning to come back with an improved offer for Rob Jones. Manager Paul Lambert is keen to bolster his squad for a promotion push but saw his bid of pounds 100,000 for the Easter Road skipper rejected by Hibs. He turned his attentions to the SPL after failing to capture Mike Williamson from former club Wycombe. But chairman of the League One side, Robbie Cowling, said: "At this stage, we will not be going back with improved offers for the two players in question. We feel our valuation for the two players are fair." CAPTION(S): OFF DAY: Fletcher's tackle on Berra |
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