Source: Team_Talk
Galbraith prepared to be patient
Then he assumed his game-changing introduction against Kilmarnock would lead to his big break.[LNB]Now the teenager is simply hoping the poor form of his Easter Road team-mates finally convinces manager John Hughes to pick him for the SPL at Falkirk.[LNB]Galbraith has been biding his time ever since joining Hibs from Manchester United last summer.[LNB]He had no complaints about his limited role while the club were flying high in third place and looking like they might even split the Old Firm.[LNB]But with Hibs having won only one of their last nine games in all competitions, the 19-year-old is praying his time has come at last.[LNB]He wrongly assumed he had made it when he came of the bench to seal a 2-1 victory at Parkhead two months ago.[LNB]"I scored against Celtic and I really did think that was the time for me to push on," he said.[LNB]"I think that was the longest I'd had on the park in any game.[LNB]"I felt as if I worked hard and put in a fairly good performance.[LNB]"To get a goal and a winner on top of that, I was flying.[LNB]"Next thing I know, I wasn't even making squads, so it was a huge disappointment.[LNB]"The next involvement I got was against Kilmarnock a few weeks ago.[LNB]"I came on and I felt I made an impact in that game as well.[LNB]"I'm still young and that's probably one of the things the manager emphasises to me - that I've got to be patient."[LNB]The midfielder is even ready to ditch the yellow boots that earned him an ear-bashing from his manager after the Killie game, but will not go as far as begging for a start.[LNB]"I would never knock on his door and I say I wanted to play - I'm not that type of person," Galbraith said.[LNB]"Being patient is not the easiest thing in the world but that's what I've got to do and hopefully my time will come."[LNB]Galbraith's only two appearances since the Kilmarnock game have been coming off the bench in the Active Nation Scottish Cup quarter-final tie against Ross County.[LNB]He was on the field in Dingwall as Hibs crashed out of the competition, three days after being comprehensively beaten in the Edinburgh derby.[LNB]"As weeks go, this has probably been the toughest we've had since the start of the season," Galbraith said.[LNB]"Losing in the derby and losing probably our biggest game of the season on Tuesday night, I don't think it could've been much worse."[LNB]With Hibs having slipped to fifth in the SPL, Galbraith claims there is one easy way for them to salvage their season.[LNB]"The simple answer to that is by finishing third," he said.[LNB]"Anything less than that, the season's probably going to be regarded as a disappointment."[LNB]Describing the prospect of ending up outside the top three as "terrible", he added: "We should really be finishing third.[LNB]"We've got some international players who have come in."[LNB]Having spent three years at Old Trafford, Galbraith knows all about the winning mentality Hughes is trying to instil at Easter Road.[LNB]Asked whether his current boss was more intimidating than Sir Alex Ferguson, he joked: "I've never had the hairdryer from Fergie so I'd have to say the gaffer."[LNB][LNB] Falkirk v Hibernian. Click here to bet.
