New boss will always get squad's full effort - Potter

Interim Hibernian manager John Potter insists the next permanent boss is inheriting a dedicated squad who need to start overcoming the fine margins in football. In their first game since David Gray was sacked from the dugout, the Leith side fought back to claim a point in Saturday's 1-1 draw with Aberdeen. In earning a share of the spoils Hibs also avoided losing a seventh straight home league game for the first time in their history. The club board will now use the international break to step up their pursuit of a new head coach but Potter insists that person will come across a group of players desperate to get the team moving in the right direction. Potter said: "There's a good group of players that really, really work hard every day. They train well and they always give 100 per cent. "It doesn't always go our way, and it's not in the last little while, but that's those small percentages that can go either way in a game by a missed chance or a red card or whatever that needs to be. "Those small things maybe didn't go our way but that's not through a lack of effort and it never has been, since I've been in here at the club anyway. "It's probably just bringing it all together for 90 minutes." A disappointing week got even worse for Hibs when Kevin Nisbet fired Aberdeen ahead with a well-taken goal in the 17th minute. But the hosts improved after the break and got the leveller through Martin Boyle from the penalty spot in the 62nd minute after Jack Milne dragged Jason Kerr to the ground inside the box. Potter added: "I don't actually think the first half was that bad. I thought we got into good areas but the final bit was just missing and we're obviously disappointed with their goal. "I thought we got into some good areas but when they play like that and they play on the front foot, we can be a good team and we can be a threat. "There's just those small things that we need to try and do and maybe get that second goal or be a little bit better in the goal that they scored – small things at this level are a big part of the game."