Draw may have sealed us third place but I was raging, says Hibs boss Gray

While everyone else was celebrating, David Gray was quietly fuming. And, believe it or not, trying to focus on the next game.

- by John Greechan

David Gray was hoisted shoulder-high by his players for the party in Paisley

Recalling how a “mental” contest ended in his Hibs team clinching third place with a round of Scottish Premiership fixtures to spare last season, Gray admits to having “mixed emotions” about an uproarious occasion in Paisley.

As he prepares to take his players back to the scene of a truly remarkable achievement, the Easter Road gaffer - who was hoisted shoulder high to join in the away fan celebrations after a 2-2 draw with St Mirren back in May - is open about why he didn't allow himself to get carried away.

Gray, reminiscing about the most unlikely climax to his first season in management, said: “After the game was over that night? Yeah, it was a real strange place to be, because I was extremely frustrated that we never won the game!