Anthony Stokes happy at Hibs but better placed than before if a big club comes calling

ANTHONY Stokes has heard the rumours but he hasn't heard a thing from his agent. He also maintains that he is in no rush to leave Hibs where he says he is only just beginning to get his career back on track.

But when the time does come to move on to something bigger, he says he is far better placed to make a go of things. The Republic of Ireland striker is a man in form at the moment, earning the Clydesdale Bank Young Player of the Month award for his scoring exploits throughout December. Until that stage of the season he had three league goals to his name, but in four weeks he had tripled that tally and with the transfer window open, the striker is now reportedly on a list of possible Celtic targets.

Celtic previously tried to sign him in 2006-7, following his successful loan spell at Falkirk, but when he left Arsenal, he opted instead to join Sunderland. His spell on Wearside may not have been the success he had hoped for but he says he does not regret his choice:

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