SCOTT Taggart has started exacting revenge on Hibernian.
Now he intends to finish it.
The defender thought he’d got his own back on the Easter Road club for his release when Dumbarton led 2-0 in August’s League Cup second round tie.
But joy turned to frustration as an evening kick-off caught up with Sons, who went down to a 3-2 defeat.
As thoughts turn to Saturday’s return visit to Easter Road, on league business, the defender, released by Hibs in 2012, has no fear.
Especially not as part of a defence which has conceded only twice in the last five fixtures.
And having come within a few minutes of beating Hibs earlier this season, Scott and his team-mates are confident they can finish the job this time.
The 22-year-old, man of the match in Saturday’s 0-0 draw with Cowdenbeath, said: “Easter Road is a great place to go and these are the games we look forward to in this league.
“There should be a good crowd and hopefully we’ll bring a decent number of fans through. They supported us very well the last time.
“We know we are capable of playing well there, and scoring goals. Hopefully this time, if we get ourselves in front, we can hold out.
“We have had some good results in the league recently and we’re going there to try to keep our record going.
“It’s always nice to go back to where I started in football, and hopefully we can pick up the three points.”
Saturday’s game is the start of a run of league fixtures which sees Sons line up against the three high-profile teams in the league. They are back in Edinburgh next Saturday to visit Hearts, while Rangers come to the Rock a week later.
The Govan side are then back in G82 for a Scottish Cup third round tie, a match which Scott will miss through suspension, having been sent off in Morton’s 4-0 defeat at Inverness CT in last season’s competition.
However, there’s nothing stopping him playing in the coming run of league fixtures, and it’s one the close season signing from Morton can’t wait to get started.
His man of the match award marked the latest in a series of impressive performances as he and skipper Andy Graham make the centre half positions their own.
Scott added: “I was a right back in my first season at Morton, while in my second I was used at rightback and central midfield. I can play several positions.
“People won’t be expecting us to get anything out of these fixtures but we will go and hopefully surprise a few people.
“The Cowdenbeath match could have gone either way on Saturday. We weren’t at our greatest but we’ll take the point and a clean sheet.
“We’re very happy with how we’ve played defensively. One of the two goals we’ve conceded was a wonder strike in the last minute which was only a consolation (by Stephen Simmons for Alloa in a 3-1 win for Sons).
“But it isn’t just about the back four – we defend well as a team, and long may that continue.”
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