The 38-year-old was appointed in April 2023 and led the team to third but the axe fell at the start of the season
Steven Naismith is adamant he could have turned things around at Hearts and admits the axe fell earlier than he expected.
“Inside I was probably thinking you'll get to the international break because it was three games there and they were probably games that you're more likely to look at and go right – we should win. Ross County at home, the European game and then a big one is going to be Aberdeen. "Nobody complained about the recruitment over the summer. But then, as a young manager, you signed players and you think at the start of a season ‘brilliant, we've got this option, that option’, but probably the bit you can't judge is how much time players are going to take to settle, especially when for nearly every player we signed, Hearts is a bigger club from where they came from.
“For me, it’s small moments, Dundee United at home, we control the game a lot, didn't take any chances, they score late on with a deflected goal and that builds. A lot of people spoke about how big the job was before I took it. As a person I'll evaluate everything, what are the pros and cons of going into any job? It was a big risk for me personally going in as a younger manager.
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