Ian Gordon Hibs recruitment role explained by Ron Gordon as new manager hunt begins

The younger Gordon currently carries the title of Head of Recruitment and some supporters have questioned what role, if any, he would have in appointing a new manager to succeed Shaun Maloney, who was relieved of his duties after just four months earlier this week.

However, he doesn’t sit on the club’s 12-person board – headed up by his father and chief executive Ben Kensell and including directors such as Kathrin Hamilton, Bruce Langham, and Archie Paton – which will make a collective decision on a new permanent boss at the end of the interview process, as they did when choosing to appoint Maloney in December last year.

Speaking about his son’s position, the Hibs executive chairman confirmed he was not calling the shots on signings, explaining: “I get why people ask the question, whether Ian is the right man for the Head of Recruitment role. I get it; he’s my son.

"But I think he’s working extremely hard and he has very good insights and he has put together a very solid team to help him.

"He is just one player in the recruiting department – he doesn’t make the decisions. And no position is untouchable; if someone isn’t doing a good job or isn’t contributing to the success of the club, then it’s not going to work.

"He co-ordinates the vetting of the options the club has. That’s really what the recruitment department is doing."

Elaborating on the work carried out by the recruitment team, Gordon continued: "The recruitment department is essentially vetting potential signing targets: are they available, can we afford them, how much do they cost, what are their personal terms. That’s the work the recruitment department is carrying out; they’re not making decisions on who is signed.

"The manager has the final say. We’re not