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David Gray sacked as Hibernian head coach

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Hibernian have parted ways with head coach David Gray after a disappointing start to the Scottish Premiership season. The Edinburgh club, who finished third last season, have slipped toward the relegation zone, prompting the board to act. Assistant coach and staff changes are expected as the club begins the search for a new manager ahead of a crucial run of fixtures.

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Hibernian's decision to dismiss David Gray underlines the volatility of coaching tenures in the Scottish Premiership, where last season's promise has given way to a worrying slide down the table. The club now faces a pivotal recruitment process to find a successor capable of arresting the decline and restoring the third-place form of the previous campaign. Whoever takes charge will inherit a squad that showed it can compete at the top end, suggesting the underlying talent is present but the tactical and motivational structure needs resetting.

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