The statistics speak for themselves. Neil Critchley was fired from his previous two roles at Queen’s Park Rangers and Blackpool.

I’m not sure what information was entered into the computer, but why is he the greatest choice to be the next Hearts manager? He seldom won a game at QPR! Football is the most simple game in the world, but it has been overcomplicated by fools. Look at his last two jobs.

I’m not suggesting he isn’t a good coach. From what I’ve heard, he’s an excellent coach, but that’s a whole different skill set than being a manager. I honestly don’t know. I’m trying not to be Mr Negative from the beginning. But to be honest, it isn’t for me. I don’t know much about him. As a fan, you can only hope that the individuals making these decisions make the correct ones. Right now, I am not sure I trust this maneuver.

We need Hearts to start winning games immediately. When the Hearts role opened available, the board had the chance to make a statement.

I know they use Tony Bloom’s software and analytical firms, but I wanted the club to hire someone who could unify the supporters and have everyone talking about the Hearts in a positive sense. The majority of the information released on this appointment has been unfavorable.

Many supporters appear to be unhappy. It will be tough for him to step in as a manager. If he doesn’t get started right away, things will be even worse than they were for Steven Naismith in the end.

I’d have loved to see more consideration put into the appointment. I’m not sure how much thinking went into it.

It appears that they have thrown everything over to this analytical business, and whatever the software has picked up, they have chosen. They were unable to reach an agreement with their initial candidate, Per Mathias-Hogmo, thus this is now their second or third option.

I understand that this is how the world is now, and that many decisions are based on statistics. Andrew McKinlay (chief executive) has often shifted the buck, as he did with Naisy and by granting the previous coaching staff new contracts.

I have friends that invest in the club and think Andrew is a great man. As I have previously stated, it is never personal, but people sometimes get carried away by their job position or authority.

We are two points behind the Old Firm, and Andrew mentioned utilizing the analytics company the day before the European game to separate them or at the very least push them all the way.

I mean, we’re seated at the bottom of the table. We need to focus on winning games. This is a huge bet.

I simply felt they might have thought about it more. If that required paying compensation, so be it, but Hearts are a huge club with a lot of clout, and there were many other managers vying for the position.