Joe Newell didn’t think too much had changed for him at Hibs since being named club captain.Until he suffered a defeat, that is.
All of a sudden, after an opening Premiership loss at St Mirren, it struck him that HE was shouldering most of the responsibility.
And incredibly his gaffer David Gray read his skipper’s mind. From his own experience with the armband, the Easter Road boss knew Newell would be suffering and called him for a pep talk.That’s the pressure of being a figurehead at Hibs.
But the 31-year-old Englishman isn’t shying away from the role, despite a ropey start to the new campaign. Newell has been through a lot in his five years in Leith.
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