Stop-gap David Gray, the manager of Hibs, thinks that the appeal of being the head of the Easter Road team will draw elite managers to the position. Nevertheless, he has no intention of entering the race to succeed Nick Montgomery. After Monty was fired this morning, after eight months on the job, Gray was forced into emergency service for lunchtime media responsibilities. He will be in charge of the final two games of the season, beginning with Motherwell’s visit tomorrow night.
And the captain of the Scottish Cup winning team, who is beginning his FOURTH stint as interim manager, stated that top candidates shouldn’t be put off by the club’s reputation for firing managers quickly—four in the last two and a half years—saying that “it’s a fantastic job for any manager who has the desire to manage at the top level in Scotland.” It has an amazing infrastructure and fan base, and everyone at the club is driven to see it succeed.
The dismissal of a manager is never predictable. It’s an unexpected occurrence that happened to us this morning. Anyone losing their job is never nice. You become close to these individuals, and it’s a terrible place to be. Since he is the football team’s manager, I am aware that he is accountable. But we haven’t performed well enough as a group.
“I don’t believe it’s because people aren’t trying hard enough or are making bad decisions. Although this is an amazing football team with first-rate facilities, that is not enough. “On the field, there has been a collapse. Managers must accept accountability for that. However, the truth is that we haven’t performed up to par, and no one is hiding the fact that this is a group effort. Everyone must improve. When asked directly about Hibs’ reputation as a team that doesn’t give managers enough time, Gray responded, “You can ask the powers-that-be above me.” It’s not for me to respond. “Unfortunately, all that has been requested of me is to perform a task and get the squad ready. That is all I have on my mind.
The fan favourite maintained, “That’s not a question for me,” when asked about his own interest in the position. Just four hours ago, I learned that the manager was departing, and regrettably, I’ve been thrust back into this film. “I’m very unhappy with my current circumstances. Furthermore, now is not the time to discuss anything else at all. “When you lose games, it hurts. It hurts when you’re trying to achieve something and you think we should be or can be better at it. You wouldn’t be in this line of work if it didn’t hurt.
Looking ahead, there will be time for it on a personal level. I have work to accomplish right now.It’s been a coaching crash course. Over the past three years, I’ve gone through a lot—certainly not easy sailing. However, you must look for the good in it, learn from these experiences, and acknowledge the things that did not go as planned. “I believe that everyone at the football team needs to accept responsibility. Nobody is denying that this club has not performed up to par. “The supporters and the team deserve better.” We must all take action in this regard.
In response to inquiries about whether he would decide to retain two players who have already been informed they are free to leave at the end of the season, Gray said, “That’s not a question for me at all.” Veterans Paul Hanlon and Lewis Stevenson, he said, deserve to go out on a high note in their final home games tomorrow. Contract talk is not interesting to me; it has nothing to do with me.