Definition: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
Input: Hibernian warned Scott Allan once again on Tuesday night that they won’t be forced into selling him to promotion rivals Rangers despite an official transfer request from the playmaker. The Ibrox club are set to tender a third bid for the Easter Road midfielder after Allan made his ambitions clear on Tuesday afternoon. Bids worth £175,000 and £225,000 have already been rejected by the Edinburgh club. And an anticipated third bid today seems certain to suffer the same fate after Hibs chiefs responded to the 23-year-old’s request to leave with a counter statement making it clear they won’t sell to their Championship promotion rivals.Hibernian are determined not to sell Scott Allan to rivals RangersEaster Road midfielder has handed in transfer request ahead of third bidIbrox club have broken through the 30,000 barrier for season ticket salesSign-up for this season’s MailOnline Fantasy Football game 
 Question:Manager Alan Stubbs met _ on Tuesday morning when he was informed a transfer request would be formally submitted by the afternoon.

Scott Allan