David Marshall has sealed a return to Scottish football after being signed by Hibernian. The Easter Road club have moved quickly to sign the Scotland Internationalist as he was called up to Steve Clarke’s team for June’s Internationals. A Celtic fan growing up, Marshall left in 2007 and has plied his trade in England ever since, enjoying spells in both The Premier League and The Championship.
The 37-year-old has been confirmed as a new signing by Hibs after he departed QPR as a free agent in the last few weeks.
Marshall burst onto the scene with a captivating goalkeeping performance at the Nou Camp, earning Celtic a clean sheet in Barcelona that night, with some breathtaking stops. He followed it up with another fine display at Ibrox. The ex-Wigan goalkeeper started his career at Celtic before departing in 2007 after Gordon Strachan opted for Artur Boruc. It was expected that he would be the long-term No.1 at Celtic, replacing Rab Douglas but it never came into fruition with Boruc taking the gloves.
Marshall will likely look at the success of another ex-Celt, Craig Gordon, as a reason for returning back to Scotland. After an impressive spell as Celtic’s No.1, Gordon was displaced by Fraser Forster and left for Hearts where he has shone earning a Scotland recall. Marshall, who saved the crucial penalty in Belgrade to send Scotland to the Euros last summer, will see his own chance to stake a claim ahead of the World Cup in Qatar.
GET YOUR INVINCIBLE T-SHIRT NOW FREE WITH MATT CORR’S BRILLIANT BOOK
You want one of these? It’s completely FREE when you purchase INVINCIBLE from Celtic Star Books website, just click on the t-shirt below to order your copy and when you do select the size you want from small, medium, large, XL or XXL and add that after your name so we’ll know which size to send you…
