With David Gray agreeing in principle to become Hibernian head coach, BBC Scotland looks at what the appointment might mean for the club.
Hibernian appear poised to elevate the man already known by fans as Sir David Gray to the position of head coach on a permanent basis.
Doing the rounds on loan to Royal Antwerp, Crewe Alexandra and Plymouth Argyle before spells with Preston North End, Stevenage and Burton Albion will also have given him an outlook broader than Scottish shores. More honours were to come the following season as Hibs won the title and promotion back to the top flight and top-six Premiership finishes that Gray will now be tasked with replicating.Hibs have gone down the previously successful route in Jack Ross, the big name in Shaun Maloney, the experienced English incomer in Lee Johnson and the league winning rising star in Nick Montgomery.
Some fans would, though, have preferred Gray had cut his teeth elsewhere before returning to Easter Road and fear that, like former midfielder Franck Sauzee before him, his legendary status could be tarnished if he becomes another short-term casualty of Hibs' high expectations. It is maybe as well Gray was a defender himself considering Hibs' problems have long been in the back line, with veteran stalwarts Lewis Stevenson and Paul Hanlon having already been released and loanee Will Fish returning to Manchester United.
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