Source: PA
Hughes asks fans to stay behind team
Under pressure Hibernian manager John Hughes is determined to absorb the negativity aimed at his side and turn their fortunes around.
Hibs, who travel to Celtic on Saturday, are without a win at home in nine games and were booed off in their last two matches at Easter Road.
Hibs have led in their last three games, including when they exited the Co-operative Insurance Cup with a 3-1 loss at Kilmarnock.
Hughes said fans must back their team and cast judgement at the end of the campaign, rather than early in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League season.
He said: "I've tried to put a message out to the supporters - we've got a bunch of boys who are working hard, giving it their all. Nobody likes to get criticised, but if you're going to criticise anyone, criticise me.
"Leave my players alone, let them go and express themselves and try to play to their full potential. We're in the month of September - judge us at the end of the season."
