Gray has had two spells as manager at Elland Road

Swindon boss Wise and assistant Gus Poyet are in talks about the vacancy at Leeds and are set to attend the Carling Cup tie with Southend on Tuesday.

"The fans want a bit of success - regardless of who it is," Gray told BBC Five Live Sport.

"I think they will just be happy to see the team start winning again."

Interview: New Leeds boss Dennis Wise

Gray has had two spells as manager at Elland Road - from 1982 until 1985, and more recently between November 2003 and May 2004.

And he hopes that, if appointed, former England midfielder Wise can bring back better times to the Yorkshire club, who have slipped to second from bottom in the Championship table

"Dennis is a colourful character, a bit like the chairman Ken Bates - he's no shrinking violet," added Gray.

The minute we stopped winning it was all my fault Former Leeds chairman Peter Ridsdale

"He played for Chelsea and there is a bit of history between Chelsea and Leeds but if he comes here now, the supporters will look at it differently.

"He will do the job his way and hopefully he will succeed if he comes in."

Meanwhile, former Leeds chairman Peter Ridsdale has been defending his record at Elland Road.

Ridsdale, who became chairman of Cardiff on Monday, oversaw a spell at Elland Road during which Leeds borrowed heavily to fund its ambitions of European football.

He stepped down in 2003 after star players Rio Ferdinand and Jonathan Woodgate were sold to ease the club's spiralling debts.

"We were in Europe for the five seasons I was chairman and reached two European semi-finals," Ridsdale told BBC Five Live.

"The debt was the same for three years but no one said anything because we were winning on the football field.

"The minute we stopped winning it was all my fault. But we were a plc with a plc board and we actually had a manager who was spending the money.

"As chairman, you accept you're the one that has to step down but there were many others involved."

He added: "In life you only learn from mistakes - and I never denied I made mistakes.