Hibernian boss Alan Stubbs is convinced the title race in the Scottish Championship is still alive for his team, despite Rangers boasting a lead of eight points at the top of the table.

Stubbs' Hibs missed a chance to close the gap on Mark Warburton's men earlier this week when they suffered a shock 3-0 home defeat to Morton.




Games are now running out for Hibernian to overhaul Rangers, but Stubbs is confident the fight is still very much alive.

"We have to [believe the league is still alive] because it is. You only have to look at the results around that anything can happen", he said on BBC Radio Scotland.
 


Hibs have a Scottish Cup quarter-final tie against Inverness and the League Cup final against Ross County coming in the next couple of weeks, but Stubbs wants his side's focus to remain on the Championship for now.

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"The cup games will take care of themselves, so focus on each game as it comes", Stubbs explained.

"And when they do come around eventually, then we can start to get excited about them."

Hibernian are next in action away at Dumbarton on Saturday and will be keen to put the pain of defeat to Morton behind them.