Kevin Harper relishing Hibs opportunity as he vows to keep 'bumping gums' over racism in Scottish football
dailyrecord.co.ukTwenty-four years on from the day he slipped out of Easter Road with barely a word of goodbye, Kevin Harper is grateful to be back where it all began.
The manner of his sudden departure has long troubled the former Hibs legend, with the gnawing regret over the fact he did not get the chance to bid farewell to the fans who had supported him through six years of thick and thin.
So his return to Leith in a new scouting role is an opportunity to make amends to those he feels he let down back in 1998 when he rushed off to seal his £300,000 switch to Derby County.It’s a second chance the 46-year-old wishes he’d only been afforded by a string of other clubs.
Since stepping down as manager of Albion Rovers two years ago - a job that twice saw him steer the perennial League Two strugglers away from relegation danger - Harper has posted off 15 applications for head coaching positions.
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