Big Hibs interview: Drey Wright speaks on fans' jeering, support from Shaun Maloney, and self-improvement

After the groans and jeers that greeted his appearance off the bench against Ross County a week earlier, the 26-year-old might have been forgiven for considering a more unsavoury gesture.

But Wright isn’t like that, instead choosing to focus on bettering himself in a bid to continue contributing regularly on the pitch.

Easter Road chief executive Ben Kensell and manager Shaun Maloney both spoke last week about the reaction from some sections of the support when Wright and team-mate James Scott entered the fray against the Staggies.

"We’re dealing with human beings, not robots,” the former Norwich City chief said during an appearance on a fans’ podcast.

"We have to support the players. They are young, they are going to make mistakes, but forgive them those mistakes. Support them, and you're only going to get the best out of them if you take that approach.”

Maloney added his own thoughts: “It’s hard for the players to hear that. These players have been really good for me; I don’t understand the negativity about this, because of how hard they’re training.”

Wright himself admitted that it was hard to hear but hopes his performance against the league-leaders can cut him some slack with his detractors.

“Yeah, it’s tough, but at the end of the day, what am I going to do about it? All I can do is get another chance on the pitch by earning it through hard work and training well,” he told the Evening News in an exclusive interview.

"I feel that against Celtic I played well and worked hard and I think, judging by what I could hear, it sounded better than it did last weekend,” he smiled, referring to the supporters’ reaction as he made way for Mueller.

“It’s hopefully a step in the right direction, but I can't get caught up in