Livingston confirmed last night that the editor of the club's match programme has resigned.
It is understood that he took the decision after Gordon McDougall, the chairman, apologised to Rangers supporters who had complained about the content of Saturday's publication.
The Ibrox club were the visitors to the Energy Assets Arena last weekend, winning by a single goal, and some among the travelling support were left furious after the programme contained remarks which appeared to mock Rangers. In the section for player profiles, both Steven Smith and Kris Boyd were said to played previously with "the now defunct club" in reference to Rangers' liquidation two years ago. Another article read: "This weekend three years ago, the club then known as Rangers defeated Hibernian at Ibrox."
McDougall subsequently issued an apology "to any fans offended by the content of the match programme" and was yesterday informed that the editor of the magazine - who worked for free - intended to step down from the position. His resignation was accepted by the club.
There might have been some agitation among officials at Hearts, too, after the club was obliged to spend a fee of between £300 and £400 to train on the artificial surface at Recreation Park. They face Alloa Athletic on Saturday afternoon and head coach Robbie Neilson was eager to give his Hearts players an opportunity to get acquainted with the surface.
They spent 90 minutes on the pitch yesterday and were duly billed for their time. "Any team can come and train at our ground as long as they pay the rental fee. It's open to anyone," said Mike Mulraney, the Alloa chairman.
"In the past St Johnstone have used it when the weather has been bad. We've not had any teams come to train on it this year apart from Hearts. We feel as if we're giving away no advantage as that many clubs use these kind of surfaces anyway. I can't remember exactly what the rental fee was - it's about £300, £400."
There is a sense of appeasement at Easter Road, though. Hibernian have acknowledged that they plan to explore ways to introduce two fans' representatives on to the club's board of directors following a recent survey which indicated overwhelming support for the move.
The survey - which was commissioned by chief executive Leeann Dempster - took the form of a questionnaire and was completed by 3681 supporters. The results were published yesterday.
Almost 85 per cent of the fans who completed the form were in favour of supporter representation in the boardroom, echoing a view which had been expressed previously, during three meetings with Dempster in August.
A Hibs source last night confirmed that the next step will be to ascertain the most effective way to vote new members on to the board and decide what criteria the individuals should meet, describing the process as a "top priority".
Hibs' official survey follows a similar initiative from Supporters Direct Scotland, which showed a desire among Hibs fans to explore different ownership models at the club.
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