But Gray believes that the lessons learned under Sir Alex still serve him well today.
“I was able to make my debut there, he played me in a league cup match in Crew,” he added.
“But the thing I learned so fast is the difference between being a player and being a professional player.
“Discipline. It was the original the
“I still stand by those principles. I took it to my coaching.”
When he was named as permanent manager in June after four spells as interim boss, Gray’s coaching emerged.
It was a popular appointment but his position as a HIBS legend (more than it is at a moment) could not prevent him from intense investigation because the side was shaking at the bottom of the premiership.
Unique error and late goals proved expensive on weekly basis and the dark cloud gathered on Easter Road.
Gray confessed “When I thought back in that dandy game it wasn’t good enough when we lost 3-0. So if the club decides to change it, I can’t have any argument with it,” Gray admits Did
“Whether it was directly in my fault or something in the games – I could use a number of excuses, red cards, decisions, distinct errors – but it is 100%of my responsibility. Perhaps not directly my fault, but my responsibility.
“There was a lot of different mistakes at the beginning of the season but I never lost faith in the players and my job was to make sure I got the best from them.”
Gray says he draws lessons learned from Sir Alex at that difficult time and will turn into a hebe corner of faith.
This moment came three days after Nadir in Dundee, as the two HIB goals were drawn 3-1 against Aberdin at the time.
Suddenly, everything has been clicked.
