David Gray denies Hibs board ultimatum as under-fire boss admits vote of confidence comes with a warning

David Gray insists he’s been given no short term ultimatum by the Hibs board - but knows last week’s vote of confidence carried a warning that results must turn quickly.

The Easter Road side sit bottom of the Premiership table with just one win and eight points from 12 league games. Gray was given a vote of confidence by the Hibs board after the defeat to St Mirren a fortnight ago stretched the winless run to seven games. Next up is a trip to face Dundee on Saturday evening following by a Tuesday night clash with Aberdeen in Leith and then an away meeting with Motherwell next Saturday.

Hibs hero Gray - who was only appointed in June - has held detailed discussions with the hierarchy. But he’s been set no points target. He said: “No, no sort of ultimatum. It was pretty self-explanatory for me, which is you need to start winning quickly, we know that; I'm well aware of that.

“It's not a case of one game, two games, three games, how many points it could be over the course of that. The position we find ourselves in at the moment as a football club isn't good enough and we need to change that as quickly as we can and we've got an opportunity to try and do that at the weekend.

“If we win at the weekend, you go one point behind Dundee who are currently seventh in the league, so that's how quickly that can change again. As I say, I'm not looking past that because I know the fine margins we're dealing with at the moment.”

Hibs fans turned furiously on chief executive Ben Kensell, sporting director Malky Mackay, Gray and his players after the St Mirren defeat. But having sacked four managers in under three years the board gave the 36-year-old their backing in a statement released 48 hours later.

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