HIBERNIAN head coach Neil Lennon watched his team blow Dundee United away last Friday after unleashing an attacking maelstrom that their Ladbrokes Championship title rivals failed to handle.
The former Celtic manager, however, has warned that the inclement weather at Dumbarton’s exposed Cheaper Insurance Direct stadium will be a significant threat to his team’s four-point lead at the summit.
The conditions will not be the only consideration. The players will also have to make the transition to competing at less salubrious surroundings in a ground that holds just in excess of 2,000 supporters.
“This is a dangerous game for us,” conceded Lennon, whose side needed a Cummings penalty to settle the contest at Dumbarton in September.
“I think it’s the trickiest venue to go in the Championship, particularly with the inclement weather at the minute.”
Lennon is hoping that his players are also bracing themselves for the mental challenge in making sure they are motivated to play at Dumbarton.
Lennon was given a pleasant boost this week after realising that he was mistaken in thinking that Kris Common’s month-long loan deal would expire on January 10.
However, the club’s attempts to prolong the Scotland cap’s stay have not moved on ahead of what could potentially be Common’s last game for Hibs against the Sons.
“We’re not further down the line,” admitted Lennon. “It’s a question of finance as well whether we can do it over a length of time.”
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