The Proclaimers conquer the Castle

Published Date: 18 July 2008 WHEN Craig Reed reveals that he's "not confident", and isn't getting his hopes up, it's hard not to conclude things must not be going to plan ahead of The Proclaimers' biggest ever Capital gig, in front of 8500 fans at Edinburgh Castle's famous Esplanade tomorrow night. As it turns out, though, he isn't even talking about the gig. He's bemoaning the lack of signings made by his beloved Hibs, predicting no better than a mid-table finish, unless there's activity in the transfer market soon. "No. Yeah. Maybe. My daughter's pestering me to go," he says, when asked if he'll at least be attending the club's game against Barcelona at Murrayfield Stadium on Thursday evening. Normally, this Hibees die-hard would be relishing such an occasion but, such is his pessimism for the coming season, he isn't even... [read full story]