BW looks to hard work to get us back on track

Bobby Williamson has said that will be a better side once the new players start to settle at the club. New signings Yannick Zambernardi and Janos Matyus had to leave the country soon after signing to sort out personal details, but are now back and raring to go.

BW told the Evening News: "They had to go back and get their side of things sorted out and then return to Edinburgh. We didn’t have a long time to work with them and then after the Dunfermline game we only had one day in which to try and shape up to face Celtic."

Bobby continued: "It is down to hard work, getting them familiar with each other."

Knows familiarity is the key

The language barrier is one that will have to be broken down if we are to start moving up the table, with the boss saying: "Yannick is doing his best to learn English but I had the same problem with Freddy Dindeleux at Kilmarnock. He’d tell you he understood then he’d go on to the park and you’d see he was not sure. But Yannick will be a good acquisition for us, he’s good in the air, can tackle and read the game well. It will take a bit of time, though."

This is a difficult period for Hibs, and while Bobby acknowledges that, he also reckons better times are coming. "I’ve always been up-beat about the situation. Football has a habit of doing these things to you. You have to be strong, believe what you are doing is right and that things will turn for you. I am still positive, I believe what we are doing will be right in the end. "

Williamson continued: "It’s a transitional period for the club and I can’t say how long it will take. Players can gel very quickly, the higher the calibre they are the less time it seems to take - you see teams where players come in and look as if they have been playing together all their lives. We are all working together. Cuts have had to be made right across the board, in every aspect of the club."

"I have to concentrate on what is on the field, to try to get the best team for the fans and the club. I feel the players I have are capable if we can get them to work together as a unit and be cohesive. It is a time to stand up and be counted and I am prepared to do that."

With three home league games on the trot coming up for us, there won't be a better chance for the team to start moving up the table and finally fulfill the potential that every Hibs fan knows is there.