John Hughes has claimed Falkirk will have to build a statue of him as the Hibernian boss prepared to welcome his former club to Easter Road.

Hughes quit the Bairns during the summer to take charge of his boyhood idols and he reckons Saturday's Clydesdale Bank Premier League opponents should be paying homage to what he achieved during his six and a half seasons in charge.

He said: "I'm not one for blowing my trumpet but: most successful manager in the club's history; got them in the SPL, kept them there; won the Challenge Cup; produced many a young player; Scottish Cup final; two CIS Cup finals; Europe.

"In fact, next time I go through there, I'll have to stop to polish the statue they're going to have to build of me."