"It's hard to watch sometimes because I feel like there was a few years there where they had a bit of stability and a bit of direction. Whereas when I was there, it was like a revolving door of players. There was just players coming in, players going out, managers coming in, managers going out. There's just not that stability. But it's down to the people that were making the decisions there, I guess."placeholder image
"It's hard to watch sometimes because I feel like there was a few years there where they had a bit of stability and a bit of direction. Whereas when I was there, it was like a revolving door of players. There was just players coming in, players going out, managers coming in, managers going out. There's just not that stability. But it's down to the people that were making the decisions there, I guess." | SNS Group

11 Hibs pundits react to managerial change and Malky Mackay at Easter Road as 4 next boss contenders tipped

By Ben Banks

Sports editor and journalist

Published 16th May 2024, 11:00 GMT
Updated 16th May 2024, 16:00 GMT

The last few days have brought a whirlwind of Hibs news and updates.

It’s been a breathless few days at Hibs and there’s little time for trying to digest it all in the next manager hunt storm.

Nick Montgomery has been sacked as boss after a 4-0 defeat to Aberdeen ended a spell lasting less than a full season. That happened amid the backdrop of club legends Paul Hanlon and Lewis Stevenson preparing to play their final matches at Easter Road against Motherwell.

Then the appointment of Malky Mackay as sporting director was announced, which has proven polarising in the fanbase. A morale-boosting 3-0 win over Motherwell on Wednesday night ensured an emotional day to remember for Hanlon and Stevenson, with their big night ending positively.

Now attentions are turning to who will be appointed as gaffer next, and how Mackay fits into the Hibs project, with Bill Foley’s Black Knights group also on the scene. Here are how 11 pundits reacted to the news coming out of Hibs - with four managerial candidates mentioned.

"It's been a very disappointing season, there's no question of that. I think Nick had to go. You never like to see a coach lose his job. There's a high standard at Hibs but they haven't reached it for a couple years now. Malky's gone in as sporting director, there's going to be a change, I don't know how the dynamic is going to work with the Black Knights having a say and the Gordons having a say. I hope they get the right appointment."

9. Neil Lennon (Sky)

"It's been a very disappointing season, there's no question of that. I think Nick had to go. You never like to see a coach lose his job. There's a high standard at Hibs but they haven't reached it for a couple years now. Malky's gone in as sporting director, there's going to be a change, I don't know how the dynamic is going to work with the Black Knights having a say and the Gordons having a say. I hope they get the right appointment." | SNS Group

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"I am surprised in a sense... look Hibs fans will probably be happy he's left the club but he's been given one transfer window. The decisions that have been made over the last number of years, I am not surprised really."

10. James McFadden (Sky)

"I am surprised in a sense... look Hibs fans will probably be happy he's left the club but he's been given one transfer window. The decisions that have been made over the last number of years, I am not surprised really." | Getty Images

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"The problems run deeper or have run deeper than just Nick Montgomery this season. They backed Lee Johnson at the start of the season, not even a handful of league games and they sack him. Nick Montgomery wasn't given a transfer window, they have the winter window, a couple of players brought in. I just wonder if Shane Blaney hadn't scored that goal for Motherwell, they talk about minimum top six, would he still be in a job? I don't know."

11. Chris Sutton (Sky)

"The problems run deeper or have run deeper than just Nick Montgomery this season. They backed Lee Johnson at the start of the season, not even a handful of league games and they sack him. Nick Montgomery wasn't given a transfer window, they have the winter window, a couple of players brought in. I just wonder if Shane Blaney hadn't scored that goal for Motherwell, they talk about minimum top six, would he still be in a job? I don't know." | Getty Images

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