1 week Ago By BBC
Hibernian are now reaping the rewards of having patience and faith with head coach David Gray, says former Scotland defender Joelle Murray. After a tough start to the campaign, fears were growing that club legend Gray would be next in a lengthy list of Hibs managers to face the sack in recent years. But the Leith side have since surged up the Scottish Premiership table and now sit in third place amid a remarkable unbeaten run, which stretched to 16 games with a well-earned victory at Rangers on Saturday.
Murray, who won multiple domestic honours with Hibs' women's side, says she is "absolutely delighted" at the turnaround. Speaking on the BBC's Scottish Football Podcast , Murray added: "The patience and the faith the board and the club has shown has certainly paid off, and it's not been a fluke." Former Hibs defender Murray also heaped praise on current Easter Road centre-back Rocky Bushiri for his impressive form in recent months.
"Rocky knows his strengths, knows his capabilities, knows what he can and can't do," Murray added. "And I think as the season's gone on, he's kind grown into that role in the middle of the back three.".
