Demetri Mitchell ready for Hibs vs Hearts 'hot reception' as former Jambo fired up for grudge match
dailyrecord.co.ukCrossing a football divide isn’t for everybody. But for Demetri Mitchell making the move to Hibs last week was never a case of going against his heart.
Or Hearts to be precise. The former Tynecastle loanee, twice removed, didn’t think twice about becoming the latest recruit in Shaun Maloney ’s Easter Road revolution despite his previous ties with their arch rivals.
That it came in the same week as Toby Sibbick claimed he couldn’t even think about becoming a Hibee after a spell on loan at Tynecastle - despite interest from Leith - thrust Mitchell even further into the spotlight.Just to make sure, the 25-year-old was subjected to a mock interrogation to pledge allegiance to the Leith cause as Hibs’ social media bods played to the gallery to cleanse the new boy of his past association in Gorgie.But Mitchell insists there will be no need for cross-examination after he steps right back into the line of fire in tomorrow’s clash of the capital big guns.
Indeed he has so little trouble with his decision that the first thing the former Manchester United wing-back did after sealing his return to the cut and thrust of Edinburgh’s football rivalry was hunt out the derby.
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