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I said quite a while ago that whoever wins the winter season will win the title and this was a typical, dour winter match in difficult conditions and a ref, Alan Muir, who was as rank as the match itself! It's a chance gone and the scoring chances were there for Hibs to take a lead and hold on to it - just get the win and move on! No Malonga who normally  'does the biz' v the Lions and Stokes did not emulate that skill tonight. However, an accusing finger must be pointed at Jason and Dagnall who wanted to touch the ball in similar scoring circumstances rather than kick the ball sharply in to a gaping Livy goal net from 2-3 yards!  Both opportunities set up from great crosses and wrong decisions made by both players. Re the derby match, that will take care of itself in front of about 18k Hibs fans and I expect Fonts to return and likewise McGeouch if fit.