Iredale urges fans to roar Hibees to a Euro upset

JACK IREDALE admits he was blown away by the raucous noise a 1,000-strong Hibs travelling army made before a ball was even kicked in Denmark last week.

- By Darren Johnstone

So the Australian cannot wait to walk out to a raucous home crowd at Easter Road this evening as David Gray’s side bid to cause a Europa League upset against Midtjylland.

Iredale insists the supporters were the twelfth man in the MCH Arena last Thursday in their 1-1 draw with the Danes.

And after laying solid foundations in the first leg in Herning, Hibs - unbeaten at home since last November — are banking on the home roar propelling the team to a memorable night in Leith in front of more than 18,500 Hibees.

Iredale said: “I’m really excited, even during the warm-up over there me and a couple of the boys were talking about how good we felt because of the support that we had.