Hibs sack head coach Paul Heckingbottom
The Hibees haven't won a Premiership match since August
Last updated 4th Nov 2019
Hibernian head coach Paul Heckingbottom has been sacked by the club.
It follows a disappointing start tot he season for the Hibees, who are tenth in the Premiership table, just a point off bottom.
They have also failed to win a league match since a 1-0 opening day win over St Mirren at Easter Road in August.
Hibs confirmed in a statement both Heckingbottom and his assistant Robbie Stockdale had been 'relieved of their duties', with Head of Player Development Eddie May put in interim charge.
May will be assisted by Grant Murray and Steven Whittaker.
Heckingbottom's last game in charge was Saturday's 5-2 defeat to holders Celtic in the League Cup semi-final at Hampden.
Afterwards he said: "When you go 2-0 down to Celtic in that sort of form, it is a real uphill battle.
"I thought they were very good but we played our part helping them, especially in the first half.
"We kept giving them the ball.
"Some of it was them, their pressure and tempo, definitely, but we had probably twice as many positions as we had when we played them at Easter Road but just kept giving the ball away and that was the problem first half.
"Our focus is on the league but today was separate. I saw more than enough to know that we can change things."
It means both Edinburgh's Premiership sides are looking for a new manager, after Craig Levein was sacked by Hearts last week.
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