David Gray has been in this Conference League play-off movie before - only this time it’s not Mission Impossible. ‌

Two years ago this week the Hibs hero was thrust into the dug out for a third spell as caretaker boss after Lee Johnson’s sacking ahead of a trip to face Aston Villa knowing they needed to beat the Premier League giants by SIX goals. ‌

Gray can laugh at the situation now. But he’s deadly serious when he says this week’s assignment to overturn a 2-1 first leg deficit away to Legia Warsaw IS possible. ‌

Reflecting on that trip to Villa Park that followed a 5-0 lesson off John McGinn and co in Leith, Gray said: “You really want me to tell you what I was thinking?! I was 5-0 down at Villa Park, thinking, ‘oh no’.

“Actually, when you think about that, going into

See Full Page