A massive night for David Gray and his side turned into a massive disaster as Dundee destroyed the hapless Hibees at a foggy Dens Park on Saturday.
Gray, fresh from the dreaded vote of confidence from Hibs’ board, really could have done with a win to get some points back on the teams above us in the league.
Instead, we watch a bright start evaporate quicker than the Dundee fog as Jordan Obita’s bad touch and worse challenge saw Hibs reduced to 10 men. And as we’ve seen previously this season, when that happens, Hibs crumble.
What followed was an absolute embarrassment – an affront to the fans who had braved Storm Bert to cheer on their team.
This Hibs side is unrecognisable from the one Jack Ross took to third place in the season before his sacking. Since then, a succession of poor managerial appointments and even poorer player recruitment from those in charge of the club has seen a decline at a rate none of us would have expected.
Early-season optimism, fuelled by investment from Black Knight Football, is a distant and frankly ludicrous memory.
This is by some distance the worst Hibs side I can remember. It’s not a stretch to say you would struggle to find one pass mark from the summer recruitment. We have a goalkeeper who would thrive in the sport of dodgeball. Strikers who look like they’re on strike, and midfielders who would win awards for hide and seek.
Gray’s sacking is inevitable now, there is nothing from the evidence on show this season to suggest Hibs will miraculously turn this around.
The question for the board now, having backed themselves into a corner with their statement backing the boss, is how long they delay the inevitable backlash that will hit them for again taking the club backwards with ridiculous recruitment across the club.
Matty Fairnie can be found at Longbangers Podcast
