You can almost hear the sharp intake of breath in the bean counters' Easter Road hideaway as whispers of a Faustian pact grow in volume – end the cup curse and we would embrace our fall.
And it's not just wilder elements of the Hibernian faithful who would swop the domestic top flight for a William Hill Scottish Cup triumph – finally banging a stake through the heart of the Leith club's '110-year hoodoo' – as Ian Murray, club captain no less, reckons most fans and players would see the exchange as something of a bargain.
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