IAN GORDON admits Hibs will now look to buy British after too many transfer market mistakes.
The Easter Road owner has conceded the club has got it wrong on recruitment in recent years.
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But the decision to bring Malky Mackay as Sporting Director has allowed them to reset.
And with David Gray in charge Gordon is confident Mackay the club are moving in the right direction.
Hibs have started slowly, picking up just two points from their opening four games.
But he said: “With Malky coming in, through those discussions it was very much we wanted to have that Scottish core, and that British experience.
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“That is our main focus but we still want to explore new markets and keep that going, but it’s about reassessing where we are at.
“We tried to go too international, too young, too quickly.
“With Malky’s experience and Dave, it was about the Scottish core, British experience that we can build around.
“I’d say there needed to be a bit of a reset. There’s proof that that works in this league and the club has a history of it. I think it is absolutely that.
“It’s been a slow start to the season – but we knew when Malky and Dave came in that this needed time.
“They inherited a bloated squad, they inherited past mistakes that we had made on the recruitment front, but we were very active this summer.
“Seventeen players going out, 11 coming in – we’re very happy with the business that we have done.
“But we have players coming back to full fitness, we have some injuries, so we knew it was going to be a tough August for us.
“We knew that. Going forward we still have full confidence in Dave and Malky and this group of players. We think we have assembled a good squad. We’re excited.”
Gordon, though, insists Hibs remain keen to lean on Black Knight FC, who bought into the club earlier this year, for advice.
Billionaire Bournemouth owner Bill Foley was not in favour of bringing in Mackay or Gray and accused the club of not listening to him.
But Gordon claimed their relationship is still good and will lead to positive developments.
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He said: “I think their reaction caught us all off-guard a little bit, but ultimately through the recruitment process of Malky and Dave, they were very involved in that whole process and it came down to what we felt was best for the club.
“So that’s why we went with the appointment of Malky and Dave.
“Obviously he voiced his opinion on that but we thought that was the best move for the club.
“I think the relationship is very strong. I think we are still in the early stages of that and we’re going to see the true benefits in months and years to come.
“We feel we are in a really good place with them. We’ve had many conversations, there is constant dialogue.
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“They’ve just hired a new president for the Black Knight group, which will set up the network.
“It is still very much in the early stages of this. Malky is now in constant communication with them.”
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