5 Hearts priorities for Neil Critchley as usual honeymoon period rules won’t apply to first impression.
Fans will need to be convinced that the Starlizard algorithm has chosen the right man following a lukewarm reaction at best. There will be no honeymoon time; instead, the focus will be on organising the house. Neil Critchley may feel this way. His marriage to Hearts is built on data, and fans weren’t exactly rushing up to catch the bouquet when the former Blackpool and QPR manager married earlier this week. Tony Bloom wasn’t exactly standing behind them with a shotgun, but his Starlizard algorithm ranked Critchley as the preferred suitor, according to Andrew McKinlay, and the Tynecastle CEO confirmed the union on Tuesday, insisting on his own excitement and the majority of the reaction he had seen “since” was positive.
Since it became evident that neither party was going to back down, there has been a readiness to support the newcomer and see how things go. But neither could be faulted for abandoning the other after watching the initial response when Per Mathias Hogmo stood Hearts up and moving on to Critchley after ditching Steven Naismith. Critchley’s first guests to his new Gorgie residence will be St Mirren, and they will not bring him gifts or wish him luck. There is a list of tasks that the new CEO must do in a timely and satisfactory manner for the supporters. If he doesn’t, this could lead to divorce rather than happily ever after.
Win the game.
Sounds simple, yet Hearts have struggled domestically this season. They undoubtedly should have won against Aberdeen, but a quick Nicky Devlin equaliser and a red card for Jorge Grant paved the door for a late Dons victory despite what was possibly the Jambos’ best performance of the season thus far.
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