David Gray has been speaking to the media before Hibs host bottom club Livingston in the Premiership this weekend.
Here are the key lines:
Gray confirms Martin Boyle will leave at the end of the season when his contract expires.
The Hibs boss says 32-year-old forward Boyle, who has made 398 appearances for the club and scored 108 goals, is an "incredible servant" who "deserves to go out on a high".
He adds: "That would be European football for him if he can try and do that. And also he's got the carrot of trying to be in the best possible form going into the end of the season with a World Cup coming up."
Hibs' focus is on catching fourth-place Motherwell, with Gray saying: "We've still got to play them twice before the end of the season. There's nine games to go, 27 points. We're seven points behind. It's well within our capabilities. But at the same time, you are playing catch-up to a team that's in good form."
He is braced for a tough fixture against bottom club Livingston, who are "fighting for their life", and expects every match between now and the split to be meaningful because there are no teams "sitting in sort of no-man's land".
Grant Hanley and Jordan Obita are back in contention for the weekend.
