Hibs are set to recruit Bournemouth head of recruitment analysis Garvan Stewart to spearhead the club’s first-team rebuild.
The move comes after the Easter Road board last night gave a vote of confidence to boss David Gray.
With Hibs bottom of the Premiership after one win in 12 games, the club’s hierarchy have committed to working with Bournemouth’s major shareholder and owner Bill Foley and his Black Knight Football group to deliver improvements on the pitch.
Seventeen players are out of contract this summer and plans are underway to renew the squad.
sport mail He understands that Stewart, Bournemouth’s current analyst, has been offered a key role using data to identify new signings following criticism of the club’s transfer deals in recent years.
Pressure mounted on Gray following Saturday’s 2-1 home defeat to St Mirren and, addressing speculation over his future, Hibs issued a statement saying: “We are disappointed with the poor start to our current season, like everyone. Hibernian fans.
Hibs manager David Gray received a vote of confidence in a club statement
‘Following the weekend’s result, we have held discussions as a group on how to move forward.
‘We continue to work tirelessly in our quest to improve our performance and achieve the results we need on the field.
‘Through this difficult time, we support our head coach David Gray and his management team. All departments are under pressure to deliver.
‘We recognize that this is a difficult time for our fans and we know we can do better. “Together, with Black Knight Football, we are working hard to make that happen.”
The Hibs hierarchy have committed to working with Bournemouth’s major shareholder and owner, Bill Foley.
Hibs will give Garvan Stewart, who worked with Eddie Howe at Bournemouth, a key role
Foley’s Black Knight Football group bought a 25 per cent stake in Hibs for £6m in March.
The Texan billionaire, whose multi-club network includes Auckland and Lorient, was unhappy that his input on key decisions had been ignored at Easter Road and arranged clear talks with Hibs director Ian Gordon and chief executive Ben Kensell. in Las Vegas last year. month.
Discussions about a senior role for Stewart are the first sign that Foley is flexing his muscles.
Irishman Stewart worked for the Welsh FA and Cardiff City as a performance analyst before moving to Portsmouth and then Bournemouth, where he moved into recruitment analysis.
A 2-0 win over St Johnstone on September 14 marked the last time Hibs won a Premiership match, and club executives have begun a weekly dialogue with Black Knight Football group chairman Tim Bezbatchenko as they look to ways to stop the crunch and drag the team away from the foot of the table.
