'We have not made the progress we wanted over the last three years but I am sure Francois is the man for the job. I am sure, too, that he has a few things to learn, as we all have.
'No, I'm not happy with life but I suppose, being philosophical, if it was all that easy we'd all be doing it. It's a funny old world, as anyone could see from the FA Cup.'
Wray insisted that his unhappiness had more to do with the bigger picture of the professional game as a whole and the deteriorating relationships between the RFU and the increasingly militant Premiership 12 over promises broken in the collapse of the Rob Andrew Plan for the future of the competition. The clubs are owed £900,000 each by the Union.
In that respect, the Sarries' owner warns that his action at Rotherham could be followed by another, larger walk-out.
'Unless we get the sport put on a sensible financial footing very soon, it's all pointless,' he said. 'If that doesn't happen in the next month, then there will have to be an alternative way.
'My view is that clubs would have to take unilateral action. We cannot go on living with this hand-to-mouth existence in a ludicrous limbo-land of no decisions.'
As chief executive, Pienaar's concern is to stop the Sarries' slide, starting against Toulouse in Sunday's European Cup tie.
Pienaar said: 'Nigel has invested so much money in Saracens and he is so passionate about the club. Nobody gets more frustrated than me.
'I limp away from these games really hurt. And then you ask questions of yourself. Are you using the right tactics? Are the right play-ers in the right positions?
'The buck stops with me. I have a responsibility, not only to Nigel and the fans but, most important of all, to the players.
'Nobody puts more pressure on himself than me and I was also very frustrated by the Rotherham match. You go out with a certain brief to play in a certain way but it didn't happen.
'What do you do? Screaming at people is not the answer. Before you panic, you consider the facts. Ask yourself this: what other team can cope when you lose three fly halves and various other players?'
'Leicester lose one player, Martin Johnson, and lose a semi-final. In professional sport you can use excuses for only so long.
'We have to stop the downward spiral and get back to where we were two months ago. It's made me more determined than ever to succeed.'
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