But in successive seasons he guided a youthful side to top-four finishes in the Scottish Premier League, becoming the first manager to do so since EddieTurnbull in the 1970s.
But the truth is Hibs have not been challenging regularly for silverware since the early to mid 1970s when Eddie Turnbull's wonderful team locked horns with Jock Stein's Celtic, albeit finishing second more often than not.