Jordan Smith hasn’t even had the time to unpack in a whirlwind week since joining Hibs – but all he really cares about is the No.1 jersey.The goalkeeper joined on a two-year deal last Thursday and made his debut just two days later in the Premier Sports Cup defeat at Kelty Hearts.
He kept his place between the sticks for the first half of Wednesday’s 3-2 friendly loss to Watford with Josef Bursik still sidelined with a minor knock.
Boss David Gray has already made it clear that fellow summer recruit Bursik is at the top of the pecking order but former Nottingham Forest and Stockport shotstopper Smith will not settle for second best.He said: “That’s the role of a goalkeeping department, to push each other.
Regardless of who is out-and-out No.1, there’s always going to be speculation.I just think the best thing for everybody is that we all want to play and we’re all confident and able enough to play.
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