'Lowest I've felt': Lewis Stevenson says everyone at Hibs need to learn - including those behind scenes

Lewis Stevenson has been on a long journey of discovery throughout his time at Hibs, but the stalwart says that there is still something to be gleaned from a season that started with so much optimism but has drifted away on a sea of disappointment.

And, he says the learning process should not be limited to the playing squad.

“It has obviously been frustrating,” admitted Stevenson. “It’s a season that promised so much at times, you forget we have been in Europe this year, a cup final, a semi-final and missed out on the top six by a point.

“These small margins have turned the season into a bit of a nightmare.

“It’s probably a learning curve and we need to learn from our mistakes as players, and I’m sure people behind the scenes need to maybe look at things they have done as well.

“There are a lot of wrongs we need to put right next season.

“Europe feels like three or four seasons ago now, it’s mad to think it was the start of this season.

“Even during that Rijeka tie we were doing really well, we had a man sent off and the whole thing changed.

“When we went to Ibrox [in October] as well, we could have gone top of the league if we won, but we lost and ever since then it has been pretty downhill.”

A player who has experienced the highs and the lows, in cup and league campaigns throughout more than a decade on the Hibs frontline, the fact that this season had the potential for more but was derailed by injuries, managerial changes, a lack of goals and far too many below-par performances has left him more frustrated than ever.

“It’s probably the lowest I have felt since I have been here. The only positive is we have managed to stay up.”

A difficult season to negotiate, especially on the back of last term, where the Easter Road