5 ▁matches , ▁having ▁been ▁elimin ated ▁from ▁the ▁League ▁Cup ▁in ▁a ▁shock ▁loss ▁to ▁A yr ▁United , ▁and ▁the ▁team ▁second ▁from ▁bottom ▁in ▁the ▁table . ▁Hi bern ian ▁did ▁not ▁win ▁a ▁league ▁match ▁with ▁Sau z ée ▁in ▁charge . ▁Sau z ée ▁served ▁as ▁manager ▁for ▁the ▁short est ▁time ▁of ▁any ▁manager ▁in ▁Hi bern ian ' s ▁history ▁( 6 9 ▁days ). ▁Sau z ée ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁Bobby ▁William son , ▁who ▁led ▁the ▁team ▁to ▁safety ▁in ▁ 1 0 th ▁place . ▁ ▁New ly ▁promoted ▁Living ston , ▁under ▁Jim ▁Le ish man , ▁conf ounded ▁p und its ▁by ▁finishing ▁their ▁first ▁ever ▁season ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁league ▁in ▁third - place , ▁ear ning ▁a ▁spot ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 – 0 3 ▁UEFA ▁Cup . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 1 – 0 2 ▁season ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁financial ▁situation ▁of ▁S PL ▁clubs ▁was ▁question ed . ▁Total ▁deb t ▁among ▁all ▁twelve ▁S PL ▁clubs ▁was ▁estimated ▁during ▁ 2 0 0 1 – 0 2 ▁to ▁be ▁around ▁£ 1 3 2 m , ▁having ▁been ▁bare ly ▁into ▁double ▁figures ▁two ▁years ▁previously . ▁The ▁end ▁of ▁television ▁coverage ▁from ▁Sky ▁Sports ▁caused ▁multiple ▁clubs ▁in ▁the ▁league ▁to ▁suffer ▁severe ▁financial ▁difficulties . ▁In ▁pre - season , ▁Mother well ▁lost ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁players , ▁including ▁Andy ▁Gor am ▁and ▁Lee ▁McC ul