Saturday, February 06, 2010

Any regrets yet Jim?

A week into his second stint as Hearts' boss, how do you think Jim Jefferies feels?

Two matches so far, lost both, and a weekend off because Hearts are already out of the Scottish Cup. Finishing as high as possible in the SPL is now the only prize left.

At his first press conference, faced with questions about the unseemly haste of his appointment just a couple of hours after Csaba Laszlo's sacking, Jefferies decided to claim that he was only phoned by Hearts once the Hungarian had left the building - an absurd story that's already been rubbished as a lie.

Then he decided to adopt the decision to drop Jose Goncalves, one of his best players, as his own, despite the fact that the player is clearly the latest victim of Vlad Flu (a curious condition where a player who refuses to sign a new contract is deemed unfit to play).

And he's also claimed that the decision not to sign a striker in the January window was because the right player wasn't available - despite Aberdeen, Kilmarnock and Hibs all signing forwards on loan til the end of the season.

So that's three major untruths for the supporters already.

Oh, and he still doesn't have his assistant Billy Brown and coach Gary Locke on the payroll.

Was it really the best decision to go back, Jim?

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