Graham Stack arrived at Hibernian last summer seeking to establish himself as the first choice in goals - after a great start things were looking good, but an injury setback and the arrival of two experienced goalkeepers in January suggested that he might have a tough time getting back into the side. He has fought his way back however and now looks forward to the Active Nation Scottish Cup clash with Ross County this weekend with only one thing on his mind - further progression in the competition.

There were some serious questions being asked of Graham as he fought through a back injury that did not look too serious at the start, but ended up threatening his entire season: "I'm fine now - the back injury was a strange one, I was led to believe it would only be a week or two but it gradually got worse and worse and it ended up being that way for six or seven weeks. It was frustrating because before I got injured I was playing fairly well and the team were on a good run, then I missed some important games that I wanted to be a part of. I've managed to get myself back and fit though and that was through some very hard work with the Physio staff who were all different class in helping me get back without rushing things."

Stack was back between the posts at Easter Road last week and claiming the Club's first clean-sheet since the Irvine Meadow cup tie back at the start of January. Stack admitted he had little to do against Kilmarnock - but warned that sometimes that is not a good thing at all: "I did not really have a save to make last week - our Prozone had me down as making one save but I don't think that was anything difficult. But these are the game that are actually more difficult for goalkeepers, the game is on a knife-edge and you have nothing to do but it only takes one thing, someone taking a shot from 30 yards that catches you off guard or a ball in the box that you are not quite prepared for - so it's important to remain switched on.

"You have to always expect the unexpected so it really is easier for a goalkeeper if you are busy but then at the same time to come out of a game with a clean sheet is always the aim. It was strange as well last week because you are used to the East Stand guys making a noise - but I love it as well when the punters are behind the goal, that creates a bit more atmosphere for me in particular when our supporters are at both ends of the ground. I'm looking forward though to when they finish building the new stand, it will make Easter Road an even more intimidating place for teams to visit - our club is going in the right direction and it must be great for our supporters to see how well the club is run."

Stack has been through enough cup competitions to know the dangers that await Hibernian this week against a side from a lower division, but his personal cup ambitions are lofty - and the immediate threat is posed by Ross County: "This week will be a big test for us, they come here as the underdogs and the pressure is all on us to get the result - we should be a superior team individually and collectively but we know that games are not always decided on ability, if they were we might be higher up the table that we are. It's going to be a typical cup game I think and a hard, hard shift from us will be needed to get into the next round.

"Ross County obviously have goals in them as we saw in the last round and are going fairly well so they have every right be feel confident. I've been in good cup runs down south and I always liked that because they create a special atmosphere around the club - and for me to go to Hampden on my first season here would be something very special, my ambition is to win the cup and has been all along. It's still within our grasp but we have to get through Saturday."

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