Celtic, perhaps buoyed by the enthusiastic minute's applause to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the death of legendary Celtic manager JockStein, had made an energetic start.
Known as the doyen of Northern Ireland football writers, Dr Brodie was respected by many of the game's legendary figures including Matt Busby, JockStein and George Best.
But the truth is Hibs have not been challenging regularly for silverware since the early to mid 1970s when Eddie Turnbull's wonderful team locked horns with Jock Stein's Celtic, albeit finishing second more often than not.
