Chris Cadden praises January signings but admits Hibs have to be more incisive up front

Virtually every touch was greeted by booing as he got up and down the right flank in less-than-ideal conditions for football.

“It’s good to be back; think it’s my first time playing here since I left so it was nice to get a warm welcome,” the 25-year-old joked after the game.

"It was a hard shift in tough conditions with the wind but we played as much as we could and I thought we dominated the ball. It’s just in the final third we need to be a bit better but we’ve got the players to do that so it’s not a worry."

Hibs struggled in front of goal for the third game in a row, with a Ewan Henderson effort and a rushed chance by Christian Doidge in the second half the closest the visitors came to an elusive goal.

Cadden played in an enticing cross midway through the second half but, frustratingly for the wingback, there were no takers despite plenty of bodies in the box.

"I’ll need to see it back, I don’t know if the wind catches it but I just tried to feed it in and hopefully someone would get a tap-in – it’s just that wee bit of quality that we missed,” he admitted afterwards.

Even after Liam Donnelly’s red card on 73 minutes, Hibs were unable to make the extra man count, with manager Shaun Maloney conceding in his own post-match comments that Hibs perhaps hadn’t been patient enough as they sought a goal.

"It was frustrating not to take advantage but it’s not always a foregone conclusion when a team goes down to ten, sometimes it can be more difficult if they just sit in, but we were disappointed in the dressing room. It’s a tough place to come and not many teams will come here and win, but we’re still disappointed.”

Cadden had words of praise for debutant Demi Mitchell, as well as Rocky Bushiri, who was restored to the