Injury Update Ahead of Celtic Trip
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Hearts are again facing near crisis as three more key players are due to miss time with injury, two of them out for significant periods. Rubén Palazuelos (pictured) is looking at about six weeks of rehab after visiting a specialist in London in regards to the knee injury he suffered against Aberdeen. Teenaged striker Scott Robinson will also be missing from action for at least six weeks. And perhaps most devastating of all, Andrew Driver, fresh back from a long spell on the sidelines, will be absent for the trip to Celtic Park mid-week having re-aggravated his niggling knee injury. Good news is that Driver won’t miss a lot of time, but without his offensive spark, the chances of picking up any points from Celtic are far lower than if he were in the lineup.
A Weekend Off for Hearts
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As the Scottish Cup goes through its fifth round fixtures, Hearts will be back at Tynecastle wishing they were playing. But with a big match at Celtic mid-week, there’s plenty to prepare for. The Jambos need three points and they will be very hard to come by at Celtic Park.
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Why We Won’t See José Gonçalves
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New Hearts boss Jim Jefferies has revealed after today’s devastating loss to St. Mirren that José Gonçalves will no longer be included in the club’s plans this season unless the Portuguese defender indicates that he will be signing a new contract. Citing his desire to play those who are committed to the Gorgie Road club, Jefferies specifically indicated that Gonçalves will not see the pitch without making that commitment. “I need to know that José really does want to stay here. If that happens then of course José will come back into my thinking,” Jefferies said after the match.
With his playing time limited this season due to injuries and a contract that comes up at the end of the season, it seems unlikely that Gonçalves will want to stick around. The considerable drop off in the quality of the club from last season and the apparent unwillingness of the Romanovs to invest in new talent would dissuade many players in many years. But Gonçalves was close to making the Portugal side in World Cup qualifying. Surely he won’t have a chance at playing in South Africa this summer without first team football this spring. Because there isn’t much that’s allowed to come out of the Tynecastle dressing room, it’s unclear whether Gonçalves even cares about that or is willing to just ride it out and go elsewhere on a free transfer come seasons end. Either way, it appears likely that we’ve seen the last of José Gonçalves at Hearts.
Category: Heart of MidlothianHearts Fail to Reach League Cup Final
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Billy Mehmet scored the game’s only goal as St. Mirren bounced Hearts from the Scottish League Cup at Fir Park and progressed to the final at Hampden Park in March. Hearts had good news on the injury front with Andrew Driver, Lee Wallace and Ian Black all returning, but it was not enough to create enough offense to score against St. Mirren’s three-man central defense. Now Hearts go crashing out of the League Cup and face the prospect of the spring without any cup matches and with little hope of securing a finish that would merit a place in Europe next season.
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League Cup Semi-Final All That’s Left for Hearts
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If Hearts are going to take anything from what has quickly become a woe begotten season, they’ll need a result today at Fir Park in the Scottish League Cup Semi-Final against St. Mirren. With a win Hearts would face either Rangers or St. Johnstone in the final at Hampden Park in mid-March and have a real chance at some rare silverware. A loss further confirms the difficulty of 2009/10 and sets new boss Jim Jefferies back yet another step.
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Hearts Add Ryan Stevenson from Ayr United
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The heavily tattooed Ryan Stevenson has signed a deal to join Hearts from Ayr United. The midfielder leaves the Honest Men after three and a half years, 150 matches and 41 goals at Somerset Park. As part of the deal, Hearts will send Australian teenager Rocky Visconte, who just made his club debut in the past two weeks, down to Ayr on loan.
White Stevenson is not the striker that many had hoped for, he is an offensively minded midfielder with a knack for scoring goals. He has also proven to be a clutch player, scoring the winning goal that sent Ayr up to the first division last spring. His services will be useful and he is only 25 years old and a native Scot.
Not the Best Start for Jefferies at Hearts
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Kenny Deuchar (pictured) scored the game’s only goal in the 51st minute to send St. Johnstone to a 1-0 home victory over Hearts at McDiarmid Park on Saturday. It was Deuchar’s first league goal in two years. Hearts did not put a shot on target until extra-time when teenaged substitute Gordon Smith was denied by Gary Irvine’s block. And so the first match for Jim Jefferies and the supposedly new regime at Hearts came to a similar conclusion as the recent forays against Aberdeen, losses for Hearts and absolutely no offense.
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Jim Jefferies is New Hearts Boss
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Hearts are welcoming Jim Jefferies back to Tynecastle after a ten-year absence. The former Hearts boss who brought the Scottish Cup in 1998 and also spent fourteen years on Gorgie Road as a player. Jeffries had been at Kilmarnock since 2002 and just left Killie ‘by mutual consent’ earlier this month.
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Csaba László Sacked By Heart of Midlothian
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Csaba László has been sacked by Heart of Midlothian during it’s most trying time this season. Though no official reason has yet been given, it is probably safe to assume that László was fed up with the inability to bring in any new players via transfer and the club was not happy with his inability to replicate last season’s third place finish. With a rash of injuries and a struggling side, at least offensively, László was facing an immense challenge for the rest of this season. Now he won’t have to worry about it.
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Category: Heart of MidlothianHearts v. St. Johnstone/Injuries
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Hearts will be facing St. Johnstone on Saturday at McDiarmid Park with the season on the line. But as difficult as an away match is in the SPL, Hearts will be facing their toughest task yet this year: fielding eleven first team players. With injuries already dragging the Jambos down this year, four more players went to ground and stayed there during the abysmal loss to Aberdeen mid-week. Add in the odd suspension and Hearts will likely be fielding several teenagers in a must-win match.
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