"Image source, SNS It is a mark of the serenity at league leaders Hearts that what passes as big news this week is the arrival of a player who everybody knew was coming in August and the signing of a defender who is already in the building. That is, the confirmation that Kazakhstan winger Islam Chesnokov could feature against Dundee on Sunday after finally arriving in Scotland, and the announcement that defensive lynchpin Stuart Findlay will stay beyond his loan spell from Oxford United, which was due to end in the summer."
"But given the tumultuous week at Celtic which saw the swift dismissal of Wilfried Nancy and the hasty return of Martin O'Neill in the wake of a shambolic Old Firm derby loss, Hearts have done just that. Things have - finally - settled down at Rangers thanks to the influence of head coach Danny Rohl, as they moved three points behind Hearts having played a game more."
""I've been a manager in January when I'm looking for five, six or seven players and it's never a good situation to be in because it means you've not done your work properly in the summer," the Hearts boss said when asked about the early business the club had done. "We're quite relaxed in what we're doing. I'm not saying there won't be business done but the bulk of our work was done in the summer.""
Hearts confirmed Kazakhstan winger Islam Chesnokov could feature against Dundee after arriving in Scotland, and defender Stuart Findlay will remain beyond his loan spell from Oxford United. New right-back Jordi Altena arrived early and set up the winning goal against Livingston just over 48 hours after the window opened. Hearts top the Scottish Premiership and have avoided the spotlight despite their position. Celtic endured a tumultuous week that included the dismissal of Wilfried Nancy and the return of Martin O'Neill after an Old Firm defeat, and they have dismissed head of football operations Paul Tisdale. Rangers have steadied under Danny Rohl but continue to consider reinforcements. Manager Derek McInnes says Hearts did most of their transfer work in the summer and remain relaxed about January business.
Read at www.bbc.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]