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Matty Fairnie
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After a humbling, embarrassing cup exit to Championship side Dunfermline, last week, Hibs fans had every right to expect the team to head to Falkirk determined to right some wrongs.
However, they instead ended up increasing the pressure on head coach David Gray with one of the worst performances they've served up in years.
Falkirk were streets ahead of Hibs in every department from first whistle to last. Hibs looked like they would rather be anywhere else, while their counterparts looked like they didn't want the game to end.
Sporting director Malky Mackay has to be putting pressure on the recruitment team to get reinforcements in as soon as possible.
Hibs entered the January window still being considered by some as a dark horse for the title race. Since then, we've dropped out of the cup and out of the running, with even a fourth-placed finish now at risk thanks to the gap Motherwell have established over us in the league.
There's understandable anger among the support that Gray still hasn't been given a striker and right-sided player to bolster his squad, positions he was on record as wanting to improve last summer.
Hibs' sluggishness in getting deals over the line has cost the team, but irrespective of the transfer activity, Saturday's line-up should have had more than enough about it to at least compete with Falkirk.
That the side flopped so badly is not only a stain on Gray's record, but the players must take accountability for it as well.
Gray suggested he'd read the riot act after the game, and so he should. The performance was a disgrace and it's on the players to now go and make amends in a tough game against Rangers on Sunday.
Hibernian midfielder Josh Mulligan, 23, reminds former Scotland manager Gordon Strachan of Scott Brown, the former Hibs midfielder. (Edinburgh Evening News - subscription required), external
Hibernian defender Jordan Obita admits he and his team-mates were "angry" following Saturday's 4-1 loss at Falkirk. (Edinburgh Evening News - subscription required), external
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Watch highlights as Barney Stewart's hat-trick helps Falkirk beat Hibs 4-1 in the Scottish Premiership. (Available to UK users only)
We asked for your views on Hibernian's 4-1 defeat against Falkirk.
Here's what some of you said:
Niall: Same old, same old. Tactical set-up went stale a long time ago and it is getting embarrassing at this stage. The only question I have for fans still backing David Gray is how bad does it have to get before you'll come to the realisation that he needs to go? Hope Hibs rightly refund the travelling support. Not good enough.
Keith: Utterly dreadful display. Our defending was embarrassing. We need a change because our season is as good as over.
Brian: Another mess, more excuses. Week after week, no plan, no tactics, no effort and second to the ball and can't pass. What happens at training? Sick of hearing excuses. Gray has to go as the players are not playing for him. Gray first, then a player clearout and stop signing players who can't even get in the team after a year, something's far too wrong. Bottom six here we come.
John: Worst performance for a number of years and the season has nothing left to get excited about. Out of the Scottish Cup and now trying to finish fifth or sixth in the league which is very disappointing.
Kenny: We play the same system time after time. Teams have us worked out. Falkirk played us off the park. They were better in all departments. Gray needs to go. He doesn't seem to able to change anything. The goals we lost were defensive blunders and the players just stand and look at each other. We are a ship without a captain.
Scott: Another poor performance after getting knocked out of the cup last week by a Championship side. Falkirk were by far the better team - a newly-promoted side. Gray is a "steady the ship" type manager and he is not getting the best out of the squad.
Barney Stewart's hat-trick inspired impressive Falkirk to an emphatic victory over Hibernian as their incredible return to the Scottish Premiership continued.
'Second best all over the pitch' - Gray
Hibs head coach David Gray: "I didn't see the reaction we were looking for. We got exactly what we deserved. Second best all over the pitch.
"I thought Falkirk played the conditions better; they outworked us and, for this football club, that's not good enough.
"I'm not going to sugarcoat it, and I don't want to dilute what Falkirk did today because they did the majority of things well; they approached the game better than we did.
"That performance is a reflection of my team, and it's up to me to take full responsibility and try to change that. I'm not making excuses for players not being here, but when you pull on that jersey, you've got a responsibility and an expectation to play for this football club.
"We had too many players who were well below the standards."
Hibernian and Motherwell are poised to miss out on Sheffield Wednesday's Barry Bannan as the 36-year-old Scotland capped midfielder holds advanced talks with Millwall. (Daily Record), external
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Image source, SNSFalkirk are missing Filip Lissah after the defender picked up an injury against Hearts last weekend while Gary Oliver (hamstring) is still out. Ross MacIver, Tom Lang and Lewis Neilson are all pushing for involvement after recovering from injury.
Hibernian midfielder Josh Mulligan will be out for a few weeks after picking up an ankle knock in last weekend's Scottish Gas Scottish Cup defeat at Dunfermline. David Gray has a few concerns while Josh Campbell has been out this year with a hamstring problem.
Brian McLauchlin
BBC Sport Scotland Senior Reporter
Image source, SNSDavid Gray has been speaking to the media as his side prepare for Saturday's trip to Falkirk.
Here are the main points:
Key player Josh Mulligan will be out for "a few weeks" with an ankle injury and Gray says "it's a blow" and "a real disappointment" for the midfielder.
Gray admits they've had to "wrap a few players up this week" but wouldn't go into detail as to who may not be fit for the visit to Falkirk.
With Hibs the only Premiership club yet to make a signing this month, Gray says "we're working hard to do things" and he "expects there to be movement and things to happen" before the deadline but would not be drawn on individuals.
Gray insists it's not "panic stations" and there's "no doom and gloom" around the club despite their Scottish Cup exit to Dunfermline.
However, the boss does admit they "let everyone down" last weekend and stresses "it's my job to put it right".
But Gray knows there is now "zero distractions" after the cup exit, adding: "The season is not now finished with nothing to play for. The only thing we can do now is try and finish as high up the league as we can."
He says his six-year-old daughter Ada is the person who helps him most in terms of recovering from a bad result and calls it a "humbling" experience.
The Hibs boss stresses "no one has the right to beat anybody" and says their 3-0 win over Falkirk at Easter Road last month "is no reflection on how this game's going to go".
Gray says it's no surprise John McGlynn has been linked with bigger jobs than Falkirk and, along with Martin O'Neill, is proving management is not just "a young man's game".
Image source, SNSIs Hibernian's season being made to look worse because fierce rivals Hearts are flying high at the top of the league?
Easter Road boss David Gray has come in for criticism after his side crashed out at the first Scottish Cup hurdle, losing 1-0 at second-tier Dunfermline in the fourth round last weekend.
In the Premiership Hibs sit fifth and are unbeaten in five league outings before Saturday's trip to Falkirk, but Hearts are 15 points better off than Gray's side.
"It's never nice seeing your rivals do so well," pundit and former striker Rory Loy told the BBC's Scottish Football Podcast.
"I don't think Hibs have had a bad season, I just think there was potentially an expectation there they could be slightly closer given the players they've got. They're only nine points behind the Old Firm, so it's not as if they're miles adrift.
"I do think they've fallen victim of Hearts' success slightly, but losing that game on Saturday wasn't clever in terms of the optics of the season.
"Going into the back end of the season, you always want a quarter or semi-final to look forward to, to keep things going if the league is in a place where it's not all that exciting."
Hibs women's head coach Joelle Murray believes Hibs need a strong end to the league campaign to ease fan anger over the cup exit.
"It's no surprise there is frustration and anger because at a club like Hibs there's that expectation to progress through the cup competitions, certainly at these early stages," said Murray.
"The frustrations are deserved, but when you flip back to the league, we're looking to extend the run to six, we've been on a fantastic run.
"However, going to Falkirk, it's not an easy place as a lot of teams have experienced this season."
Image source, SNSFalkirk have had more shots following high turnovers (32) than any other side in the Scottish Premiership this season, while Hibs top the division for goals following high turnovers (seven).
After their 3-1 win at Kilmarnock, Hibs are looking for back-to-back away league victories for the first time since December 2024.
After only losing one of their first eight home league matches this season (W2 D5), Falkirk have since lost two of their past three (W1).
Hibs have only lost one of their past 12 league matches against newly-promoted sides (W7 D4), going down 3-2 away to Dundee United in October 2024.
Falkirk remain winless in 12 top-flight matches against Hibs (D5 L7) since a 2-1 victory in December 2006.
Hibernian are bracing themselves for big-money bids for Kieron Bowie, with clubs in Italy, Germany and Belgium keen on the 23-year-old Scotland striker. (Record), external
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BBC Sport Scotland
Image source, SNSSitting fifth in the league with little prospect of catching the top three and out of the Scottish Cup after a dismal display in Dunfermline, this season is threatening to fizzle out for Hibernian.
Roll back to the start of term and hopes were high as David Gray's side followed up a third-place finish with three thrilling European tussles, going toe-to-toe with Midtjylland, Partizan Belgrade and Legia Warsaw.
Those continental adventures earned the players plaudits but there has been no real lift-off since, with performances far too patchy.
With nine wins and eight draws from 22 Premiership outings, there have been a few highs, notably a 3-2 derby win over Hearts at Easter Road, and some off days, including three timid showings against Rangers, but it's been largely prosaic, all a bit meh.
Summer recruits Jamie McGrath and Josh Mulligan have brought energy to the midfield, Dan Barlaser offers composure and Miguel Chaiwa has shown glimpses of bustling promise.
Grant Hanley adds experience at the back and Raphael Sallinger has been an upgrade in goals and yet it just hasn't clicked often enough.
Occupying fifth with the fifth biggest budget is hardly a surprise but there is a mood of frustration among fans, who have seen city rivals Hearts profit from the volatile periods that have afflicted Celtic and Rangers.
And, while Hibs are the third highest scorers in the Premiership, there is a sense Gray should be getting more from the squad at his disposal.
Gray is the only top-flight manager yet to add to his options this month, although there have been repeated links to Bochum right-back Felix Passlack.
Hibs had a very quiet January last season, with the lesser-spotted Alasana Manneh the only arrival, and it did no harm at all as they embarked on a club-record run of 17 games unbeaten in the league to storm up the table.
While the manager is under no pressure, it's going to take something similarly special to turn what looks like being a modest campaign into a memorable one.
Matty Fairnie
Fan writer
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Hibs were – with some justification – booed off the pitch after an abject Scottish Cup exit against second-tier Dunfermline.
David Gray must shoulder the blame for the Fife fiasco. His team selection meant that in each area of the pitch – defence, midfield and attack – he had a relatively unfamiliar line-up.
Jordan Obita, Rocky Bushiri and Warren O'Hora have all played in the same team, but the game-time they've had together as a back three is minimal.
Joe Newell made his first start in more than a year, joining Josh Mulligan and Junior Hoilett to make up the midfield three – again, the amount of time they have played together competitively is very low.
The front two of Kieron Bowie and Thibault Klidje wasn't quite in the untried category, but certainly fell into the untrusted one given Gray's reluctance to pair the strikers with any degree of regularity.
What followed was an incoherent and lacklustre display from Hibs. And while Gray can reasonably point to glaring misses from Bowie and Klidje, plus a penalty shout that would almost certainly have been given had VAR been in place, the reality is we got exactly what we deserved from the game.
The Scottish Cup was Hibs' last chance of silverware this season. And with the club's owners going on record recently to say the targets are European qualification and winning trophies, a lot now rests on Gray securing a strong finish to the league campaign.
He'll hope for reinforcements to his squad before the window closes and the pressure should be on Hibs' recruitment team as much as the head coach when it comes to salvaging a season that's in real danger of turning into a damp squib.
Image source, SNSDefender Zach Mitchell has been recalled from his loan at Hibernian by parent club Charlton Athletic.
The 21-year-old joined Hibs in September but went on to make just two appearances for the Edinburgh side.
Hibs head coach David Gray says the decision to return to Charlton "makes sense" for Mitchell, given his lack of minutes during his loan spell.
"I'd like to thank Zach for the way he has conducted himself around the club and for all his hard work," said Gray.
"We've had a lot of competition for places in his position and he had to be patient for his opportunities.
"Zach is a young player who wants to play games, which we completely understand, so it makes sense for him to return to Charlton Athletic as it's not something we can guarantee.
"He was a model professional during his time here, fantastic to work with, always keen to learn, and I wish him nothing but the best moving forward."
Asked about interest from Hibernian in 20-year-old striker Bailey Cadamarteri and Rangers for defender Max Lowe, Sheffield Wednesday manager Henrik Pedersen said he has only been told of one offer for one of his players. (Edinburgh Evening News), external
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We asked for your views on Hibernian's 1-0 defeat against Dunfermline Athletic in the Scottish Cup.
Here's what some of you said:
Scott: Poor game, poor performance. For me David Gray has to go. Legend or not, this team is far too flaky, great one week and performances like this the next.
Colin: A collective failure, we didn't treat this like a cup tie. We had chances but didn't take them and didn't look in control of the game. The players knew what was at stake but didn't turn up.
Alan: Dunfermline were by far the hungriest team, worked harder, ran harder and tried harder. The same woeful stuff from a Gray team, no passion or desire and absolutely no running off the ball. Hibs must be the most predictable team to play against in Scotland. It would have been the dream for Gray to succeed at Hibs, but I think the writing is on the wall and his tenure won't go beyond this season.
Alexander: This result is a disgrace and it is down to our inept manager who has no idea how to change a system that is clearly not working. As for bringing back Joe Newell, beggars belief. I never wanted him from the outset and each week my opinion has hardened.
Kenny: Another poor performance. I can't help thinking that Gray has taken the team as far as he can. Performances are up and down and it's simply not good enough. He took off the only player to look like scoring today when Kieron Bowie should have been left through the middle with Martin Boyle wide. Sad to say this but we need a change.
Gerry: Hibs far too often produce performances like this. Simply not good enough. I'm sick of hearing we'll have to rectify this in the next game.
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Watch highlights as Championship side Dunfermline Athletic overcome Premiership Hibernian in the Scottish Cup (UK only).
Image source, SNSHibernian head coach David Gray: "Hibernian head coach David Gray: "I can't stand here and say we fully deserved the win. I can talk about chances we missed and decisions, but it doesn't really matter.
"The reality is we're out of the cup and that's not good enough for this football club.
"I mean that with the greatest respect to Dunfermline. Congratulations to them, I think they deserved to go through."
A freakish stoppage-time own goal by Hibernian's Miguel Chaiwa has put second tier Dunfermline Athletic into the last 16 of the Scottish Cup at the expense of their top-flight visitors.
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