I’ve had another week to get used to the rest of the season being played out in the bottom six, with this weekend’s visit to St Johnstone holding growing in appeal purely on the basis that it’s been a while since Hibs have played, having had the weekend off as the Scottish Cup finalists were decided.

It’s hard to know what to expect from Hibs for the remainder of the season. I don’t think we’ll see the outrage that met the final whistle in the previous two games even if we drop more points in games we really ought to be winning. There is an unwelcome apathy at the moment from some fans, with many having all but written the season off.

Such complacency needs to be kept from the squad, though. There is still work to do to ensure that there is no possibility, no matter how slim, of being pulled into a fight for the play-off spot. A win on Saturday would all but eradicate that particular stress.

How likely the win is, however, is another story. In the two games between the sides since Craig Levein took over in Perth, Nick Montgomery has yet to register a point. He was bemused as to how his side contrived to lose at Easter Road a couple of weeks back, and he needs to solve the chronic defensive issues that have plagued the team this season if we’re to head back to Edinburgh with the points.

Much of the talk this week has focused on the review that Hibs’ board of directors announced to fans last week as they sought to appease a support that, frankly, has had enough. The open letter described the bottom six finish as ‘simply unacceptable’ and results under Montgomery as ‘disappointing’. Both descriptions feel like they’re underselling things a bit, though.

There was no mention in the statement of director of football Brian McDermott’s performance, and many fans felt that Montgomery was hung out to dry a bit, particularly as the statement was issued as a collective board message, rather than any one individual putting their head above the parapet to take responsibility.

Now, the review is critically important. There’s a bit of blind faith towards Black Knight Football Club’s ability to not only conduct the review but to deliver outcomes that immediately make a difference on the park, which is where it matters.

That’s not to say there’s no evidence that they know what they’re doing. A successful hockey team and an improving Bournemouth indicates they have the right formula, though a faltering Lorient suggests that the formula might not be universally successful – the caveat being that, despite a fair amount of Googling, I haven’t been able to establish just how involved Black Knight FC have been at Lorient, so the comparison may not be entirely fair.

I hope the review touches all aspects of the football operation. For a start, I think we need someone in place to ensure that Hibs benefit as much as possible from being part of a wider multi-club model. There needs to be someone who is well placed to identify the gaps at Hibs that can be plugged either by investment or expertise from within the group – not necessarily just in player recruitment, but across all aspects on things like data analysis, scouting, coach development, the facilities we use and the technology available.

Leveraging these things will make whatever money is invested on the pitch in the summer go further, so we can’t afford to miss a trick with it.

I have seen it suggested that a technical director might be appointed and it’s the sort of role that would make sense for the model we now have. If that role replaces the director of football position, then what does that mean for Brian McDermott? I had, perhaps wrongly, presumed when he was appointed that such a review of the football operations would have been within his remit, and maybe it was, but we haven’t seen much evidence of that in the year or so that he’s been at the club.

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Two bottom six finishes in three years is, as the club said, simply unacceptable. A European finish coupled with Black Knight FC’s investment should have been the kicker for the club to close ground on Hearts, but the abject failure of the playing side means that the gap should widen significantly as Hearts secure third and group stage European football.

There really shouldn’t be anyone with a role impacting the first team who doesn’t come under the spotlight in this review, and my initial thought is that the Gordons and Ben Kensell should listen carefully to the recommendations when the review is complete, and follow them to the letter, as I’m not sure a third bottom six finish would be as easily wiped away as being ‘simply unacceptable’.