'The whole club is bouncing along nicely' - Hibs' Scott

Grant Scott's nomination for SWPL manager of the year is "a good sign of how well the club are doing", according to the Hibs head coach.

Hibs extended their lead at the summit to three points on Wednesday night by beating Motherwell while Rangers lost to Glasgow City.

With four games left, Scott said "it's the best place to be" but he's far from popping the champagne.

"It's incredible that we're there," he told BBC Scotland. "I think the group's been amazing all season but we know it's going to be a tough job. There's some really, really good football teams chasing us down, but it's the best place to be at this point.

"The whole club's bouncing along nicely on all fronts, ourselves included. The girls are in good spirits, and we've said it for a few months now, there's a good feel around the place when we're working during the week.

"But the squad have stuck together well, we've had some tough moments that we've been through, with tough moments to come but I think that's the strength of the group right now."

The strength of their season so far has earned a PFA Scotland manager of the year nomination for Scott alongside Leanne Ross, Jo Potter and opposite number on Wednesday night, Paul Brownlie.

"It's nice to get the nomination for sure, but I'm just the guy that gets to do the glamour stuff like this and give interviews and whatnot - there's a massive team operation behind me," Scott added.

"So if we won the award, it'd be for them as much as anything else. I think it's a good sign of where the club is and how well we're doing."

On the back of a first top-six finish and a second Scottish Cup semi-final appearance in three years, Brownlie was also shortlisted, but the Motherwell head coach admitted he was "embarrassed" by the recognition.

"I'm a bit embarrassed if I'm being honest, that's just the type of person that I am," he said. "I'm quite humble and I'm somebody that's there to help develop players and that's been a big part of my job the last four years.

"This year has obviously been really successful, the top-six finish, but I'm there because of the players. I've got a fantastic staff group, I've got a lot of support from them so I'm delighted to be nominated."