Hibernian v Kilmarnock: Goalkeeper keen to get hands on silverware at last

Saturday 2 March 2013

SUCCESS in cup competitions has always been at arm's length for Ben Williams.

Jude Winchester scored at Easter Road

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The goalkeeper has been able to tolerate that frustration given he was playing at Manchester United and at a time when the club picked up the FA Cup four times in just 10 years from 1994. Those were enjoyable to be a part of even if Williams was on the periphery, only getting as close as the stands at the Millennium Stadium as Millwall were beaten in the 2004 final.

The 30-year-old will have a chance to get a darn sight closer to some silverware tomorrow even if the William Hill Scottish Cup will still be just out of reach by the end of a quarter-final tie with Kilmarnock. The trophy has always been more of an ambition that something tangible for the Edinburgh side, with the less said about the last attempt to get their hands on it the better.Williams has been given the abridged version of that sorry story since his arrival at Hibs in the summer and the goalkeeper is more concerned about their latest bid for success, which resumes tomorrow. "I've been to FA Cup finals as part of the playing staff with Manchester United and they're fantastic occasions for everyone involved," said Williams. "This is what you want to be involved in as a player and it's what we're striving to do. Hopefully we get to the final, win it and put this record of having not won the cup for over a century to bed."It is that heavy defeat by city rivals Hearts last season which keeps them up at night. Pat Fenlon, the Hibs manager, did not cover himself in glory either, reacting to Hearts fans' gloats with an underarm gesture that earned him a touchline suspension, but he is hopeful of earning a return to Hampden in search of redemption for his club's supporters."When you get a job you try and read up as much as you can about the club and the hoodoo is obviously something that pops up every year the cup is played," he said. "You tend to learn about it quickly. If we could win it I think it would be brilliant for the supporters."Hibs have played Kilmarnock already this week, in a belatedly dramatic league match which ended with Leigh Griffiths scoring in the final moments to secure a 2-2 draw. That goal came after Jude Winchester had given Kilmarnock the lead and the young forward is intent on getting the job done properly this time around."Getting the goal was brilliant, it was just conceding the goal two minutes later that killed us," said the Kilmarnock teenager. "We were disappointed and we will be looking to go further in the cup. It will be hard because both teams want to progress but we will have faith."

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