Hearts interim boss Steven Naismith has known enough top gaffers to know making huge decisions comes with the territory.
The men in charge don’t shirk the major calls and the Jambos caretaker boss had to deliver a whopper of his own on day one. Naismith was asked to take the reins after the shock exit of Robbie Neilson and one of the first points of order was to get shot of vastly-experienced midfielder Robert Snodgrass.
In prison rules it might be seen as picking on the big guy to make a statement. In football terms you look at the major force in the dressing room and either invite them out to dinner or tell them their tea’s oot. Snoddy, surprisingly, was fed the latter. The steer might’ve come from above but Naismith was given the responsibility – and he proved from the off he wasn’t going to duck it.
