Hibs plunged further into crisis yesterday with a home defeat to St Mirren leaving them at the foot of the table.
The Buddies were two goals to the good by half-time, through a Connor McMenamin double, and could have been further in front after a number of missed chances.
The Hibees missed a penalty through Martin Boyle but after an improved second half were awarded another one, this time tucked away by Nicky Cadden.
Cadden then thought he had rescued a late point with a second but it was ruled out for an offside against Dwight Gayle.
The result leaves the Easter Road men bottom of the Premiership and without a win in seven.
Michael Stewart accuses Hibs of ‘no class’
Clearly things are not going right on the park under new boss Gray.
But he is the fifth man in the post in three years and pundit Michael Stewart reckons the problems run much deeper than who is in the dug out.
The former Hibees and Hearts midfielder has retold a story about how the club tried to charge the families of Lewis Stevenson and Paul Hanlon for hospitality tables for the stalwarts’ last game before moving on.
And he also reckons the fact former chairman Rod Petrie has to pay for his own season ticket is another sign of things not being done correctly off the pitch.
He told BBC Sportsound: “Paul Hanlon and Lewis Stevenson were stalwarts of the club, the committee that was looking after them wanted to get a table for the last game of the season. The club were then charging the families for a table. Little things like that, that’s not class.
“Rod Petrie now doesn’t get a ticket for the game, he has to buy his own ticket. Some would say, ‘Well, that’s fair enough’. But the club as a whole, you look after people who have given service to the club. There’s no class there. There’s no understanding of how you do things. That is indicative of the club as a whole.
“Paul McGinn, shown the door. Why? I don’t know. Lesser players brought in, more money spent. Leanne Dempster, out of the door. More expensive replacements who aren’t up to the job and aren’t doing as good a job as they were.
“Jack Ross was the first manager who was bulleted by Ron Gordon and his family and bit by bit, you are spending more money and bringing in less quality. On the park, it’s the exact same.”
Do Hibs’ problems run deeper than David Gray?
If Hibs were to take the decision to sack the manager Gray would follow in the same footsteps as Jack Ross, Shaun Maloney, Lee Johnson and Nick Montgomery.
Surely they can’t all be dud managers.
The fact that the Hibees would be looking for their sixth manager in three years would suggest something else is not right at the club.
Whether that is mistakes made in hiring the perfect fit for the manager’s job or issues with having the right structure in place to help the man in charge, or both, is hard to tell.
Things came to a head at Easter Road yesterday as Elie Youan had to be dragged away from an angry confrontation with fans after full-time.
Gray insists he is not worried or fearful of the sack but admitted the first half performance was ‘unacceptable’.