It's interesting to read that contrary opinion (and everybody to their own opinion eh!!) esp after listening to a very good debate on BBC Sportsound about a week ago covering this subject and a general consensus amongst three or four footie guests, incl the journo Tom English, actually covering this very topic and agreeing that the regression is startlingly clear and, "in their opinion", very disappointing to see such a mish mash regression in standards where the majority of SP footie teams were stumbling along from week to week and some of the errors throughout the season were absolutely laughable and embarrassing TBF esp in a league that is looking to be reputable. For example, did you know that Dundee Utd only picked up 5 league pts since January up to their last fixture on Saturday when they finally picked up 3 pts. I think the Tangerines have done alright, but are nothing special at all. Indeed my "opinion" is that Hibs are a better footie team than Dundee Utd and I base that opinion on all the fixtures Hibs played v them; at the end, we just just didn't have a striker to finish them off in our last fixture v them at ER. The "steel men" are similarly "stumbling along" regardless, their fans not knowing what they'll get, week in-week out. Ross Co have done really well, but in reality they will dismantle most of their player squad in the summer and reset for next season, just like Livingston FC operate, Martindale seasonally admitting, "That's the way it is and loanees/short term signings leave the club"!! 
Lotsa players leaving and likely some of the good ones gone as well. Lastly, may I add that I didn't send in a special request to BBC Sportsound to cover this specific topic, BUT HOW REFRESHING IT WAS TO HEAR SUCH A COMMON THEME OF CRITICISM BEING UTTERED FROM DIFFERENT PARTIES WHO HAVE SOME INTEREST AND KNOWLEDGE IN SCOTTISH FOOTIE - THAT WAS THEIR OPINION AND I GENERALLY CONCURRED WITH MOST OF THE CRITICISMS AND THE OBSERVATIONS THEY HAD MADE THROUGHOUT THIS PARTICULAR SEASON!!!!! Btw it's a footie season that I'd describe as being very unusual overall and I've watched lots n lots of Scot footie seasons going back decades n decades n decades, watched some great Scot footie teams, not just Hibs ones!!!!!!! Was it due to the aftermath/after effects of a COVID crisis, post lockdown, financial constraints or just an accumulation of bad injuries for many clubs?????? I have no idea what the main reasons were, but it was interesting to listen to the debate covering the various issues that may have had a bearing on the events of season 2021-22 for a lotta Scot Prem clubs. Lastly, I've previously commented on a number of occasions that a good number of National League sides in England would "turn over" most of the Scot Prem clubs. That view has not changed one jot and the fact of the matter is that these NL clubs are sadly financially better off than most SP clubs - they have a superior wage structure that is attractive to a lotta decent players!!!
Lotsa players leaving and likely some of the good ones gone as well. Lastly, may I add that I didn't send in a special request to BBC Sportsound to cover this specific topic, BUT HOW REFRESHING IT WAS TO HEAR SUCH A COMMON THEME OF CRITICISM BEING UTTERED FROM DIFFERENT PARTIES WHO HAVE SOME INTEREST AND KNOWLEDGE IN SCOTTISH FOOTIE - THAT WAS THEIR OPINION AND I GENERALLY CONCURRED WITH MOST OF THE CRITICISMS AND THE OBSERVATIONS THEY HAD MADE THROUGHOUT THIS PARTICULAR SEASON!!!!! Btw it's a footie season that I'd describe as being very unusual overall and I've watched lots n lots of Scot footie seasons going back decades n decades n decades, watched some great Scot footie teams, not just Hibs ones!!!!!!! Was it due to the aftermath/after effects of a COVID crisis, post lockdown, financial constraints or just an accumulation of bad injuries for many clubs?????? I have no idea what the main reasons were, but it was interesting to listen to the debate covering the various issues that may have had a bearing on the events of season 2021-22 for a lotta Scot Prem clubs. Lastly, I've previously commented on a number of occasions that a good number of National League sides in England would "turn over" most of the Scot Prem clubs. That view has not changed one jot and the fact of the matter is that these NL clubs are sadly financially better off than most SP clubs - they have a superior wage structure that is attractive to a lotta decent players!!!