Source: FOOTYMAD
Let's Do It Again
Martin Scott knows how it feels to score and win against Celtic. He wants to enjoy that feeling once more with Hibs. Martin Scott helped stun Celtic last year with Ross County in the Scottish Cup and is now out to hurt their title chase when he runs out at Parkhead with Hibs. The midfielder was part of the Dingwall side who overcame Celtic by 2-0 last April to reach their cup final in their 81-year history. In a remarkable afternoon at Hampden, Scott scored to double the advantage created by Steven Craig to set up a final against Dundee United, which Derek Adams' men ultimately lost. Last year's entire cup experience was a career highlight for Scott, who linked up Hibs assistant Adams to Easter Road in January. The chance to play Celtic again, in what will be his first trip to Celtic Park in over five years, on Wednesday night is whetting Scott's football appetite. Hibs are on an unbeaten run of seven games but, after losing a late goal to Hearts on Sunday in the Edinburgh derby, must pick up all nine points available from their last three games before the SPL splits to have any hope of a top-six finish. Celtic, meanwhile, are looking to win and overtake Rangers at the top of the table. Scott hopes to prove the thorn in Celtic's side again that deflates that particular balloon. He said: "I had just signed a new contract at Ross County, then we went on the so-called fairytale run to Hampden. It was unbelievable for a First Division club to do that. You always hope and work hard every day in the First Division in the hope somebody is watching and, luckily for me, Colin Calderwood came to a few Ross County games and saw I was continuing to play the same way as I did in the cup run. I last played a Boxing Day match at Celtic with Livingston, when we lost 2-1 (in 2005). We've been debriefed on Celtic and everyone knows the players there very well. "We know what they're capable of. It'll be a tough ask but we've got to go there and enjoy the occasion and try and impose our own game plan." Scott admits not winning the derby was a mighty blow, especially as Hearts were down to 10 men in the first half when Marius Zaliukas was shown a straight red card. Stephen Elliott's late goal secured the visitors a point to leave Hibs needing a win at Celtic to keep their top-half ambitions alive. Scott went on: "We created a lot of chances on Sunday. We've looked over the game and we know we probably should have taken the three points for the amount of chances we created in the second half, especially. But fair play to Hearts, they held out with 10 men. To play a derby match and then go to Parkhead in the same week makes it an amazing time."
