Dunfermline’s Jason Thomson will not be ”deflected” from his belief that he deserves the credit for the goal which capped a tremendous fightback by Dunfermline on Saturday.
That’s despite the fact that it appeared Hibs skipper Paul Hanlon was responsible for the final touch which ultimately secured the Pars a precious point.
However, on-loan Hearts player Thomson, who scored last week against Kilmarnock, was having none of it.
He said: ”I will need to see it again but, at the time, I was certainly going to claim it and celebrate. It was on target and at first I thought the goalie had got a touch, but perhaps it was Hanlon.
”However, I am definitely claiming it as that would be two goals in two games.
”The gaffer always encourages the full-backs to get forward so it was good to get another.
”It was even more pleasing to score against Hibs. Right after the game I was receiving a few texts from my Hearts mates.
”Most of them were saying well done but others were having a wee dig claiming it wasn’t my goal.”
Thomson added: ”I felt a draw was the least we deserved. It was a great fightback after being 2-0 down. By the end, we looked like the only team who were going to win it.”
Dunfermline dominated the first half thanks largely to the outstanding Davie Graham only to go behind when Ivan Sproule shot past Paul Gallacher in the 36th minute.
The second half had barely begun when they conceded a second after controversial striker Garry O’Connor turned and fired in a shot from the edge of Pars penalty area.
The home side looked dead and buried but just two minutes after conceding the second, young Ryan Thomson, who also scored at Kilmarnock, drilled the ball past Hibees keeper Graham Stack to give them a lifeline.
And the Pars fightback was completed when his namesake Jason’s cross-cum-shot found its way into the back of the net to end a run of three defeats on the bounce for Jim McIntyre’s side.