David Gray admits he’s not scared of the sack.
The Hibs boss says he fully understands ‘the noise’ around the club and his position. Gray’s side remain rooted to the foot of the table after a 2-1 home loss to St Mirren. Angry supporters let their feelings be known during the game and at full-time. It’s just one win in the last 13 games for Gray and club hierarchy Malky MacKay and Ben Kensell are firmly in the fans’ firing line.
Asked if he was worried those at the top could take the decision to axe him, Gray said: “I don’t think worried or scared is the right way I feel about it. I fully understand the noise and rightly so, justifiably so, because of the situation we’re in, where this club is at the moment. We’ve talked a lot about it being a new squad and I could come up with 101 excuses, but where we find ourselves isn’t good enough. And I know it’s something I’ve said now for a number of weeks because of where we are.
“One thing I do know is until someone tells me differently, I’m going to try as hard as I can. I will continue to work as hard as I possibly can because no one’s more frustrated than me. I also know what’s in the group and what we can be.
“That [first] 45 minutes was so unlike us, but we delivered that. So we need to bounce back as quickly as we can because the players aren’t going to change between now and January, minimum. So it’s about everybody working as hard as we can and sticking together to make sure we get through this period.
“But the question you’ve asked, I fully understand why you would ask it. The players certainly kept going. They kept trying to do the right things. Obviously, we got the goal and then the little flurry at the end shows that they were willing to go right to the very end.”