Steven Naismith has accepted his first job in top team management - and the massive challenge of rescuing third place for Hearts.
The Jambos have moved swiftly to appoint their B team manager to the top job in an interim basis until the end of the season after sacking Robbie Neilson on Sunday. Naismith, who is also a member of Steve Clarke’s Scotland coaching staff, will be assisted by Academy director and former Preston North End manager Frankie McAvoy and current coach Gordon Forrest.
And they face a baptism of fire in their first match in charge against Hibs at Easter Road in Saturday’s lunchtime kick-off. Naismith faces a massive task to turn around a horror slump in form that’s seen them relinquish third spot to Aberdeen who were 10 points behind the Jambos just two months ago.
