Aberdeen keeper Dimitar Mitov says they owe it to the fans to have a strong end to the season but admits nothing can make amends for a sub-standard campaign.
A run of just one win in their last 16 league games has seen last season's Scottish Cup winners become embroiled in a Premiership survival battle.
The ninth-placed Dons go into Saturday's visit of Hibs just three points above second-bottom Kilmarnock, who occupy the relegation play-off spot.
When asked what has gone wrong this term, Mitov said, "It is the million-dollar question.
"I think it is a lot of things. Obviously, we as players have to take the blame because it is our responsibility when we pull the shirt on, and we have not done well enough this season.
"Listen, whatever we do for the rest of the season is not going to make amends for how the season has gone because the football club should never be in the position it is right now, especially with the success we had last season, and European football.
"But that should be the standard every season, fighting for titles, fighting for cups, being in Europe, and we have not met those standards this season.
"Hopefully, we give something to the fans to be proud of, maybe it is not enough for them, we know that.'
"It is all good me sitting here saying these kinds of things but people don't want to see players in the media say 'this needs to be better, that needs to be better ' we just need to keep our mouths shut and perform on the pitch."
Mitov's own form has been mixed this season.
The Bulgarian international has flitted in and out of the side since the January arrival of Norwegian goalie Per Kristian Bratveit.
"I think as a goalkeeper you pay the ultimate price when the team is not doing well and you are conceding the goals," he added.
"It is the position of ultimate perfection, and if you are not close to perfection, you will cost your team.''
"I tell you one thing, there is not a worse feeling in the world than costing your team, and nobody has to tell me when a goal is going in that 'oh the keeper should have done better' I know better than anyone."
"You know when you say goalkeepers are crazy, they are crazy because you need to love that pressure, you need to embrace it you need to come out there and say 'I am the man' so you have to have that mentality going into every game and just believe in yourself that you can help the team going forward."
