Friday 16 May 2008, 09:24
by Matthew Gamble @efc_mattgamble
Tony Hibbert will be a regular at Finch Farm this summer.
The defender is rehabilitating the knee ligament injury he suffered in the penultimate game of the season at Arsenal.
His knee is currently in a brace to avoid any further problems, and the academy product will step up his recover over the summer, with the target being a return for the 2008/09 season.
Hibbert told evertonTV: “Halfway through the second half I felt something different in the knee. I’d done it a couple of years ago when I was younger, and this time it didn’t feel that bad and I just thought I’d tweaked it.
“As soon as I did it, I shouted to the bench that I’d opened the knee up. I felt it a couple of times, but it wasn’t as bad as last time so I didn’t think it was any worse.
“But when I got the results of the scan it was obvious it was a bad one.
“There’s no good time to do it, but it’s better to have done it at the end of the season. It’s a pain, but it’s one of those things.”
The blow meant Hibbo had to watch Everton's last-day win over Newcastle from the stands.
“We deserved fifth," he declared. "It’s not like we were worrying about it, there was obviously pressure, but we had confidence we could do it.
“I think it’s been a great season and we’ve bonded even more. It’s shown what we can do and hopefully do again next season.
“We’ve stabilised in the league and it’s a big achievement to just be underneath the top four. Now we want to go on and win some silverware next year.”
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michael mckeon
TONY YOU GET A LOT OF STICK, BUT I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO AND TRY TO DO! IMPROVE YOUR CROSSES & YOU'LL PLAY 4 ENGLAND!
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Monday 19th May 2008 12:08
Agree with michael?
John Coady
Spot on Hibbo lad. Ur a great stopper and a die hard true blue who gives his all every week. Come back strong mate we all love you. PS.. In the Goodison derby Gerrard dived into the penalty area as we all know. Next time mate just let him go if hes on his left cos he cant hit a barn door with it!! HA!
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Friday 16th May 2008 21:59
Agree with John?