BBC Scotland’s Edinburgh football reporter Brian McLauchlin has been answering your questions.
Ronnie asked: Why have we not looked at Steve Clarke or Derek McInnes for the manager’s position? I realise Jimmy Thelin has rejuvenated Aberdeen but there are no guarantees with a foreign coach. What’s your thoughts?
Brian answered: There is no doubt Clarke and McInnes will have been considered. Looking at their achievements in the game and with the Tynecastle job being one of the biggest club jobs in the country, it is only right they were looked at.
Clarke is under contract with Scotland until the 2026 World Cup, so the chances of him being lured away to a club job that pays less and is going through a troublesome time are very thin.
McInnes, however, is an interesting one. Close to 750 games in charge at four different clubs, with a win ratio of 46%.
His win ratio at Aberdeen was over 50% across an eight-year period. Cynics would call into question the style of play and just one trophy in that period.
But his stats are impressive and only those in charge at Hearts will know why they have decided to go down a different route.
As for the gamble of a foreign manager/head coach being appointed, there are risks taken every time you change the top job.
Look at Manchester United. Sir Alex Ferguson was probably one defeat away from losing his job in his early days at Old Trafford. They stuck by him and the rest is history.
David Moyes looked to be the perfect man to come in and replace Fergie when he eventually retired. We all know how that ended up and United have gone from failure to failure ever since.
Hearts may well decide the new man will be a foreigner. Whoever that is will have to work within the structure of a sporting director and utilise the new recruitment model about to be put in place at the club.
