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Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh fears his beloved Hibernian are "favourites" for relegation from the Scottish Premiership this season.

Paul Heckingbottom's side are second bottom of the table, with four points from six games, following the Edinburgh derby defeat by Hearts.

The players were booed off the pitch by supporters on Sunday.

"A lot of people won't be back until there's an improvement in the side," said Welsh on BBC Radio Scotland.

"I can't really see how it's going to happen under the current regime. There seems to be no fight in the team at all.

"I didn't go [on Sunday]. I kind of had no intention of going. I've been to some of the games this season and I've not been impressed with what I've been seeing.

"I've been arguing with Hearts-supporting friends about who the worst team in Scotland is right now, and I think I've been proven right that Hibs are actually the worst team in Scotland at the moment."

Hibs came under the ownership of United States-based businessman Ronald Gordon in July and Welsh has urged the chairman to "get involved".

"He's been the kind of silent guy in the States," he added. "He has to get involved or I think [chief executive] Leeann Dempster has to be more pro-active about what's happening here, because you're not going to sell any season tickets next year with this kind of regime - and then the club's finances get hit and it goes into a spiral of decline again.

"I think they need to make some decisions. The season can still be salvaged if you get somebody that can motivate these players and make them perform at a higher level.

"I really think that Hibs are favourites for relegation."

:rofl: I'm absolutely loving basking in your pain. Get it up ye

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