Former Hibs midfielder Scott Allan says the fact Reedijk felt a need to make the change is a concern.

“The biggest surprise was the impact Grant Hanley had up front,” Allan said. “That would also be a concern if you’re a Hibs fan because that’s probably the impact they were looking for from Ante Suto.

“I thought there was a real lack of quality within the Hibs side throughout.

“I refuse to take a positive that Grant Hanley coming up front for the last 10 minutes and being a target man is something you want to be talking about.

“Hibs have to be better than that as your option to try and get back into a game. I understand certain times call for a bit of chaos, but that is not for me. They’ve got to be better than that.”

Suto came on 15 minutes before Hanley and failed to have any sort of meaningful impact on the game.

Suto and Nathan Lowe are the two strikers in the Hibs squad suited to lead the line. Martin Boyle pulled out of the side on the morning of the game through illness, while goalscorer Owen Elding and record signing Thibault Klidje are different types of forwards.

The club’s fanbase have expressed dissatisfaction with sporting director Malky Mackay and the recruitment made under his watch.

Until January, Reedijk is stuck with the tools at his disposal and given Hibs are bottom of the table, that is a massive worry.

Allan was asked if he has seen any improvements since Reedijk replaced former head coach David Gray.

“For me, no,” he said. “Do they look like they’re trying to change the style of play? We’ve heard a lot of talk about it, but I haven’t really seen it. Moving forward, Hibs have to start winning games of football.”



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