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Tam McManus

Hibs can't sack Lee Johnson yet but alarm bells are ringing as 15 new signings have barely made a difference - Tam McManus

I feel like I’ve been watching the same movie at Easter Road for the past 12 months - and it’s not great viewing.

Hibs are boring on the park and apathy is setting in in the stands. It’s really concerning. I’ve seen fans on social calling for Lee Johnson to be sacked but that would be the third managerial casualty in 11 months and you can’t just keep sacking managers at the first hint of a bad run.

It’s not Championship Manager. However Johnson needs to do better. And quickly. He’s still playing the same players that got the last two managers sacked despite 15 new signings in the summer. And that’s a damning indictment on the recruitment team. Regulars including Hanlon, Porteous, Newell, Campbell, Cadden .. all these guys were mainstays under Jack Ross and Shaun Maloney. Then there’s Rocky, Henderson, Melkersen and Mitchell who were brought in by Maloney in January.

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