Scotland: Another dismal day for Aberdeen

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Hibernian 6 - 0 Aberdeen

Where is next for Aberdeen? It has been a nightmare few weeks for the club.

Jim Goodwin was sacked after Josh Campbell's hat trick inspired Hibernian to a stunning Scottish Premiership victory.

Pittodrie chairman Dave Cormack had demanded that the club provided an "immediate response" to Monday's Scottish Cup defeat by Darvel.

Scotland: Darvel cause huge shock (eurosuperfootball.blogspot.com)

However, two Campbell finishes and an Elie Youan header had Hibs cruising before Kevin Nisbet scored after the break. Campbell's third came from the spot as Liam Scales was sent off before Will Fish completed Aberdeen's dismal day.

Aberdeen manager Jim Goodwin went for experience on the day. He brought back the on-loan Wigan Athletic midfielder Graeme Shinnie and wing-back Jonny Hayes along with top scorer Bojan Miovski following the shock Scottish Cup defeat by sixth-tier Darvel. Sadly for everyone associated with the club, the away side never looked likely to save Goodwin's job.

This all access video from Hibernian Football Club - YouTube gives an incredible insight into the day from a Hibs perspective.

A fantastic day to be a Hibs fan

Hibs went into the game without what had been their first-choice central defence. Scotland's Ryan Porteous has just been sold to Watford, and Rocky Bushiri was also ruled out through injury. It turned out this didn't matter though. They looked a very confident side. This win will give them a huge boost as the season starts to develop. European qualification will be the aim for the club, and this looks possible.

Hibernian manager Lee Johnson told the media: "The clean sheet is important when it comes down to that defensive solidarity, which gave us the platform to go and attack."

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