Gareth Ainsworth, the vocalist for rock band Cold Blooded Hearts, isn’t the sort to experience stage fright when presented with the challenge of changing fortunes at Tynecastle.
The applicant is confident in his ability to ignite a club and become a top contender to succeed Steven Naismith. Ainsworth, who previously led Wycombe Wanderers from League Two to the English Championship, experienced a string of losses with Queens Park Rangers.
There’s no denying the unique voice of one of the game’s mavericks as he lay out his strategy for reviving Gorgie. In an interview with Record Sport, he stated that he takes pride in being a unique frontman. As a manager, the fans understand that there is energy out there working to deliver success.
“They will know that this person is doing everything he can to get this club to where it should be. I’m confident that the fans will embrace me. I’m not the kind to spend three days in Scotland and then return home for a few days; I’d commit to Edinburgh.
“I want to sense the pulse of the city and deliver what fans demand. Too many managers come in and go out. Coldblooded Hearts? That is what is needed at Tynecastle.”
Ainsworth is an intelligent student of the game who is candid about the present commercial situation in football. He is sure that the worst excess of money and desire of southern teams has yet to be embedded in Scottish football.
He stated, “I was disappointed when I went to QPR because I felt we had lost sight of the fundamental reasons why we do this in the first place.” English football has lost much of its essence. It should be about far more than money, persons, or personal interests.
“I don’t believe Scotland has reached that level yet. If I am considered for the position, I will inform Hearts fans what I told Wycombe supporters when I first took command.
“I declined management positions at larger teams like Sunderland and Barnsley. I promised the supporters I would only leave for two clubs: Blackburn Rovers and Queens Park Rangers.
“Blackburn is my hometown, and QPR is the club where I made my name as a player.” I’d make the same vow to the Hearts faithful.
“I’m a person who commits. I am a builder who is committed to the long term.
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