Michael Weir: I can't share Lewis Stevenson's positivity - Hibs still have major issue to resolve

“You never know, it might turn out to be an important point at the end of the day.” It’s a cliche which is inevitably trotted out following a disappointing draw, an attempt to put a positive spin on the result.

Lewis Stevenson was at it following the draw with Livingston but, for me, we’d thrown away a great chance not only to go above them in the table but, with the way things turned out elsewhere, an opportunity to close the gap between us and Motherwell and Aberdeen.

Far too often this season we have surrendered points from a winning position - and too many of them at home - and you simply can’t do that if you are hoping to do anything league-wise.

A goal to the good against St Johnstone and into the last minute, a draw, two up in matches with Ross County and Kilmarnock and only a single point from each immediately spring to mind.

I know every team can highlight games where they believe they might have done better, but just where would those six points have taken us at this stage of the season?

That’s just three of the ten matches in which we’ve been in front this season and not picked up the maximum points. It’s a problem which was evident before Jack Ross replaced Paul Heckingbottom, but it is one which is persisting and needs to be eradicated.

Luckily we’ve scored enough goals of our own to take enough points to have us in the top six and still dreaming of a late assault on the top three, but if you go 1-0 up at home you should be winning the game.

There’s a nervousness which seems to creep in, especially at home, when we find ourselves a goal up no matter how little time there might be left on the clock.

And that’s because the supporters don’t feel that the team can hold on to that slender lead and are almost waiting for the opposition to score.

In saying this, I am not trying to put Livingston down. They are decent side, they are no mugs who are well-organised, hard-working and with plenty of good players. But you look at their goal, it was poor from our point of view and there’s been too many like that conceded.