04-19-2017, 12:47 PM
We just about emptied our entire first team after Budgement Day and got rid of every experienced pro we had. Neilson/Levein rebuilt the team from scratch, they had a decent summer together as a squad and then hit the ground running.
That is the difference between rebuilding in the summer and rebuilding half way through a season. Players can build up match day fitness too. So many of our January signings hadn't played in months yet we all expected them to come in and hit the ground running. The reality is that was just never going to happen. We lost nine players. Nine. And we had to get whatever we could to fill the gaps.
The only thing we'll have in the summer to worry about is the league cup groups but as others have said we should be beating second division sides no bother. these are the kind of games that new players can be bedded into and get the confidence up.
As others - including myself - keep saying, we can get some lads in who actually want to be at Hearts, who will buy into us and what we're trying to achieve. You won't get that from players in January just desperate for a club.
To say there is an equal amount of time with just a three week break in January and the summer transfer window to build a side isn't true I'm afraid.
That is the difference between rebuilding in the summer and rebuilding half way through a season. Players can build up match day fitness too. So many of our January signings hadn't played in months yet we all expected them to come in and hit the ground running. The reality is that was just never going to happen. We lost nine players. Nine. And we had to get whatever we could to fill the gaps.
The only thing we'll have in the summer to worry about is the league cup groups but as others have said we should be beating second division sides no bother. these are the kind of games that new players can be bedded into and get the confidence up.
As others - including myself - keep saying, we can get some lads in who actually want to be at Hearts, who will buy into us and what we're trying to achieve. You won't get that from players in January just desperate for a club.
To say there is an equal amount of time with just a three week break in January and the summer transfer window to build a side isn't true I'm afraid.