John Hughes set to be new Inverness boss FORMER Hibs and Falkirk boss John Hughes looks set to be appointed the new manager of Inverness Caledonian Thistle. The club have been searching for a successor to Terry Butcher, who left to join Hibernian last month, and could announce Hughes at a press conference on Wednesday. Duncan Shearer has been taking charge of first-team affairs since Butcher, assistant Maurice Malpas and chief scout Steve Marsella departed the Caledonian stadium. Hughes, who guided Hibs to the Europa League with a fourth-placed finish, left the Easter Road side by mutual consent in October 2010, after just 16 months in charge. He was appointed Livingston manager in February 2012, leaving in November of the same year to take over at Hartlepool, where he lasted just six months.