Hibs victory at Tynecastle yesterday saw the club move into seventh place in the table and now head coach David Gray is looking upwards toward the top six.
But he accepts that his players need to keep improving, working hard and guard against complacency.
Speaking after the final whistle Gray said: “We need to keep moving forward. We know how quickly things can change, and we’ve demonstrated that in the last three or four weeks, which is great. But we still can’t rely on thinking we’ve just turned the corner.
“We need to keep improving, we need to keep getting better, keep working on these areas that we need to improve and guard against complacency. Because every game at this league, as you see, everyone can beat everyone and how quickly it can change. But we’re in a real positive moment at the minute.”
Own goals from Kyle Rowles and Rocky Bushiri meant the sides were level at the break despite Hibs outplaying their rivals.
But a late winner from Dwight Gayle sent the fans home happy.
He continued: “It’s a real difficult place to come. History tells you that. It’s been five years to the day since we’ve done that.
“But I think that’s something that I’ve challenged the group a lot in the last few weeks, creating our own history and changing the history as much as we can. You’ve seen that today. I’m delighted for everyone involved.
“I’m constantly trying to challenge the players. History is something that’s there of course, but it’s also something this squad can’t affect, what’s happened previously. They can only look forward and try and change that history.
“I remember the last time we won here was five years ago to the day, and this squad of players had an opportunity to change that. We’re now looking at it as we’re the last team to come here and win and the next time we come here we’ve got the opportunity to try and do it again. I think it’s about creating our own history and making sure that we keep moving forward.”
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
