'I was itching to get Hibs deal done' - Greg Docherty speaks on Easter Road loan and making debut

Greg Docherty holds off St Mirren's Ilkay Durmus as he makes his Hibs debut

Greg Docherty has admitted he was "itching" to join Hibs once the club's interest in a six-month loan deal became apparent.

The midfielder swapped Rangers for Easter Road on transfer deadline day with Florian Kamberi going in the opposite direction, and made his debut as a second-half replacement for Joe Newell in the 2-2 draw with St Mirren.

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Speaking to the Evening News' sister title The Scotsman, the 23-year-old said: "That’s my first first-team game since August - I've missed that.

“I can’t believe it has been that long but I felt good. I woke up on Saturday morning with that buzz again, and it was nice to get on the pitch."

Docherty, who told the Evening News on Friday that he had rejected the chance to return to England in favour of joining Hibs, added: “I heard a few weeks before deadline day that something could happen but I didn’t know if I would be staying in Scotland or going down south again.

“My name was being thrown about everywhere but I spoke to the manager and got the green light. Once I spoke to Hibs I was itching to get it done.

“If you’d said 'Hibs' to me at the start of the window, this would have been in my thought process. It’s a great backroom team, a great structure and a great dressing room.

"This is a good platform for me to get games and I think I can strengthen this team.”