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Hibs have smashed through their record season ticket sales as supporters gear up for a first top flight campaign in four years.

The Easter Road club have passed 12,000 mark for the first time ever and with three weeks still to go before the opening Premiership game of the season against Partick Thistle.

The wave of optimism surrounding the Leith club follows 12 months in which they won the Scottish Cup for the first time in 114 years in May 2016 and then lifted the Championship title a year later.

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Neil Lennon is now building a side he hopes can compete at the top end of the Premiership on their top flight return.

Steven Whittaker has returned to the club on a three-year deal and joins Simon Murray, Danny Swanson, Efe Ambrose and Ofir Maciano in signing up for the new campaign although Jason Cummings departure to Nottingham Forest leaves a huge void to fill.

A Hibs spokesman confirmed: "We actually broke the previous record which was 11,500 a wee while back but now we have gone through the 12,000 mark.

"It's really good numbers and comes on the back of a successful year."

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The Hibees aren't the only top flight club embracing strong sales either.

Across the city Hearts have sold 13,500 season tickets for the new season which will see them play in the revamped Tynecastle.

Champions Celtic broke through the 50,000 mark over a month ago and Rangers announced a fortnight ago they had broken the 40,000 sales and were heading towards their record of 43,170.