'We're dealing with human beings, not robots' - Hibs chief Ben Kensell has say on fans jeering players

James Scott and Drey Wright were brought on for Kevin Nisbet and Ewan Henderson for the final 15 minutes but there was an audibly negative reaction from some fans when the changes were made.

During an appearance on the Down the Slope podcast along with recruitment chief Ian Gordon, the Easter Road chief insisted that supporting the players would get the best out of them.

In a wide-ranging discussion that covered recruitment, Gordon’s role, and much more, Kensell insisted the fans’ expectations mirrored his own.

"This club should be in the top four consistently, it should be going deep into the cup competitions consistently. Those are the standards we set and I'd be really disappointed if anyone internally wasn't clear on what our goals were and, more importantly, wasn't clear that we could achieve them,” he said.

"I won't hang around if people think fifth, sixth, seventh, or eighth is good enough. I'm not here for that.

"I applaud the high expectations the fans have. Where I question them sometimes is in terms of support. We have to support the players.

"Players make mistakes. They're young. We're dealing with human beings, not robots.”

Appealing to those in the stands to understand that the players wanted to give their all for the team, he continued: “They are going to make mistakes, but I defy anyone who doesn't think that team goes out wanting to be the best version of themselves, win games, and be adored by the fans.

"They don't go out there saying, 'I'm going to sack this off, I’m not going to put the effort in,’ and misplace passes everywhere or miss opportunities'. No one goes out there thinking that. They want to be the best that they can be, and they want to be successful at Hibs.”

While conceding that