Lovecraft Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 I think Wighton has been scoring a few for the reserves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknown user Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 15 minutes ago, Lovecraft said: I think Wighton has been scoring a few for the reserves At the risk of starting a big pile of shite patter bollocks, there's clearly a player in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victorian Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 2 hours ago, martoon said: Something about a £20m bit of financial chicanery, dubious donations, money laundering...its mind bending stuff but fecking hilarious. I don't suppose there was any mention of them only paying their bank a percentage of their debt back, due to them trading effectively insolvent? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomaso Posted March 6, 2019 Author Share Posted March 6, 2019 On 05/03/2019 at 14:50, davemclaren said: It is a possibility but that sort of surgery can never guarantee 100% recovery. Was it not a standard cartilage op? I had both knees done a few years ago with no probs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fila Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 Hope we manage to sign him up for next season , as we sure need his drive and quality . If we dont, then lets hope he has a cup final as a farewell . Will be interesting to see how the rest of the midfield step up in an attacking sense and how CL deals with the loss, anthing like the last period of absence ................ not worth thinking about ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagey Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/3964424/hearts-steven-naismith-two-months-surgery/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1551911803 Oh well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viva hate Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 5 minutes ago, Pagey said: https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/3964424/hearts-steven-naismith-two-months-surgery/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1551911803 Oh well... Baws Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VALDOS Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 Maybe came back too soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bauldrick Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 I wonder if Hearts have a plan B if God forbid Naismith gets bad news regarding his latest injury, or the other scenario that all is well with his recovery and he decides to move on to play for the mighty dollar next season, is there another experienced player out there who might replace him, a while back the name Charlie Adam was mentioned, any other names come to mind anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8skacel8 Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 We are having no luck at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey1874 Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 It is what it is. A player with injuries and it's catching up again with him. Hopefully he can come back and play some more years. Other players need to step up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D4nny_ Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 Absolutely gutted with this news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomaso Posted March 6, 2019 Author Share Posted March 6, 2019 22 minutes ago, Mikey1874 said: It is what it is. A player with injuries and it's catching up again with him. Hopefully he can come back and play some more years. Other players need to step up. Like Wighton or Vanacek......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portobellojambo1 Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 (edited) 42 minutes ago, viva hate said: Baws These Sun journalists are the dugs baws are they not. They have the results of all the tests already, tests that Naismith doesn't get until Friday. Did their last report not say that after meeting his surgeon he was then going to see another surgeon based in the United States who he had visited at some point in the past. You'll have to forgive me, I wouldn't beleive the Sun newspaper if it put an article online saying today is Wednesday 6 March 2019 and it is 23:32. Edited March 6, 2019 by portobellojambo1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah O Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 On 05/03/2019 at 13:29, whodanny said: That's your considered professional opinion aye ? ? There you go eh. I'd be surprised if he plays for us again. You want to book in so I can see your knees now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mdoug79 Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 These injuries May put off other clubs and assist us in getting his signature Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theshed Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 On 04/03/2019 at 15:57, Rock ‘n’ Roll star. said: Heard today he’s seeing a specialist later this week but the initial diagnosis from the clubs medical team wasn’t great. They fear his season could be over. Time will tell. Looks like you were correct sadly enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1971fozzy Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 7 hours ago, portobellojambo1 said: These Sun journalists are the dugs baws are they not. They have the results of all the tests already, tests that Naismith doesn't get until Friday. Did their last report not say that after meeting his surgeon he was then going to see another surgeon based in the United States who he had visited at some point in the past. You'll have to forgive me, I wouldn't beleive the Sun newspaper if it put an article online saying today is Wednesday 6 March 2019 and it is 23:32. Absolutely. I wouldn’t pick up dog shite with that paper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DH1986 Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 Shite. Only silver lining is it may well increase our chances of getting him permanently. I can’t see the yanks taking a chance on him with his recent injury record...especially with some games being on artificial surfaces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
We_are_the_Hearts Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 He will be fresh for the final at least Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWL Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 24 minutes ago, We_are_the_Hearts said: He will be fresh for the final at least A Beattie-esque farewell in the final...…...drawing 1-1 with Celtic in the last minute of time added on and we receive a dodgy penalty. Up steps Naisy to blast it straight down the middle. Hearts win the cup, Naisy retires and Lennon ends up in a padded cell alongside Inspector Dreyfuss; only Lennon keeps seeing Craig Levein instead of Clouseau. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gashauskis9 Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 (edited) Time for Wighton to step up to the plate. Would be good to see him playing alongside a target man. Re Naismith, I’m not shocked. Levein seems to be adamant about running players with niggles into the ground. When Uche returned, it was an ample opportunity to rest him for the odd game (Auchinleck comes to mind). Instead we’ve thrown him into every game and played him out of position to spare the blushes of a weak midfield. He’s a battler and clearly would have wanted to play every minute of every game, but it’s up to Craig to manage that for the sake of his physical wellbeing. Fully expect Berra to go down in a heap soon as well, you can see it coming a mile off. Edited March 7, 2019 by Gashauskis9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Treasurer Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 23 minutes ago, JWL said: A Beattie-esque farewell in the final...…...drawing 1-1 with Celtic in the last minute of time added on and we receive a dodgy penalty. Up steps Naisy to blast it straight down the middle. Hearts win the cup, Naisy retires and Lennon ends up in a padded cell alongside Inspector Dreyfuss; only Lennon keeps seeing Craig Levein instead of Clouseau. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosanostra Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 If this is true then barring an absolutely massive arrival of form for Wighton, we are completely donald ducked. Let's be honest, we're complete shite without Naismith. If he is out for 2 months we'll probably get past Thistle - just, lose to ICT at Hampden and fall to a succession of awful home losses with equally terrible performances and the fans are going to turn on Levein even more than they are at present. This could get nasty. Injury has absolutely ****ed us this season. Don't think I've ever seen a season where we've been so badly affected by injuries to the players we can't afford to lose. As for CL, to build a side so completely and totally reliant on an injury prone loan player is just crazy and will probably cost him his job. Everyone could see how much we needed quality wide and creative players during the last two transfer windows and we stuck it out with Morrison, Mulraney and Demi. Not sure how many games those three were ever likely to win for us. Hard to see any positives in life without Naismith. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sexton Hardcastle Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 Time to prepare for life without him. Might get one more game if lucky but then we should move on swiftly. Great player but this injury history, age and wages is too big a risk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemclaren Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 7 minutes ago, cosanostra said: If this is true then barring an absolutely massive arrival of form for Wighton, we are completely donald ducked. Let's be honest, we're complete shite without Naismith. If he is out for 2 months we'll probably get past Thistle - just, lose to ICT at Hampden and fall to a succession of awful home losses with equally terrible performances and the fans are going to turn on Levein even more than they are at present. This could get nasty. Injury has absolutely ****ed us this season. Don't think I've ever seen a season where we've been so badly affected by injuries to the players we can't afford to lose. As for CL, to build a side so completely and totally reliant on an injury prone loan player is just crazy and will probably cost him his job. Everyone could see how much we needed quality wide and creative players during the last two transfer windows and we stuck it out with Morrison, Mulraney and Demi. Not sure how many games those three were ever likely to win for us. Hard to see any positives in life without Naismith. Out of adversity... Well, let’s hope so anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigAlim Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 This has made me doubt for the first time whether or not Naismith would be a sensible signing in summer, we're not a rich club and he'd want to earn a wage probably higher than we could usually offer. Would signing him be value for money if he ended up missing half a season again? It'll all depend on how he recovers and how much he wants but for me it's not an any means must situation anymore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cut The Crap Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 Every other team in the league has managed to win games without Steven Naismith playing for them. Surely we can too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanthejambo Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 (edited) We played fine against Celtic when Naismith went off. Think though it might be time for others such as Cochrane, Keena, Vanacek, Morrison to come into contention Edited March 7, 2019 by alanthejambo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
August Landmesser Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 6 minutes ago, alanthejambo said: We played fine against Celtic when Naismith went off. Think though it might be time for others such as Cochrane, Keena, Vanacek, Morrison to come into contention Indeed. What really really fecked us was having Haring and Naisy out together. This is still a blow, but not fatal. We're unbeaten in the 135 mins since Naisy went off v Celtic, after all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo-Jambo Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 19 minutes ago, BigAlim said: This has made me doubt for the first time whether or not Naismith would be a sensible signing in summer, we're not a rich club and he'd want to earn a wage probably higher than we could usually offer. Would signing him be value for money if he ended up missing half a season again? It'll all depend on how he recovers and how much he wants but for me it's not an any means must situation anymore Agree. We will be using a large chunk of our budget on a player that is a risk injury wise. A huge miss he would be though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Dan Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 Conundrum for Naismith and us now, do we sign him, does he sign for us, do other clubs risk signing him? Will this be the end of his playing career? Does he want to be a manager? Will he be a good manager? Would we want him as a manager? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruyff Turn Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 Quite happy that it’s only two months and not 6 or 12. Should be fit for next season providing he signs and we shouldn’t rush him back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruyff Turn Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 36 minutes ago, BigAlim said: This has made me doubt for the first time whether or not Naismith would be a sensible signing in summer, we're not a rich club and he'd want to earn a wage probably higher than we could usually offer. Would signing him be value for money if he ended up missing half a season again? It'll all depend on how he recovers and how much he wants but for me it's not an any means must situation anymore I suppose it depends on what other options are available and given he hasn’t yet decided on the contract offer, it’s very possible that we have our eye on someone else anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmfc_liam06 Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 50 minutes ago, BigAlim said: This has made me doubt for the first time whether or not Naismith would be a sensible signing in summer, we're not a rich club and he'd want to earn a wage probably higher than we could usually offer. Would signing him be value for money if he ended up missing half a season again? It'll all depend on how he recovers and how much he wants but for me it's not an any means must situation anymore This is where I am too. If he's asking for something in the 5-7 grand a week then I wouldn't blame the club if they walked away. We simply couldn't afford to push the boat out on a player with major injury problems. I'd far rather use that money and really strengthen other areas of the park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tynecastle Valhalla Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 Time to give vanacek a chance clare to start scoring more goals too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkishcap Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 5 minutes ago, wallace_mercer said: Time to give vanacek a chance clare to start scoring more goals too Agree and get Harry and Keena some games as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmiyaHearts Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 Can'y wait for another run of games without a goal. The management didn't have a clue what to do without Naismith last time he was out (and at Partick). We should be better prepared this time. However, I've lost all faith in the management team so I'm not holding my breath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fxxx the SPFL Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 4 minutes ago, OmiyaHearts said: Can'y wait for another run of games without a goal. The management didn't have a clue what to do without Naismith last time he was out (and at Partick). We should be better prepared this time. However, I've lost all faith in the management team so I'm not holding my breath. A FOUR NIL THUMPING OF PARTICK WILL CHEER EVERYONE UP AFTER A NARROW ONE NIL SQUEAKER AT DENS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazzas right boot Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 2 hours ago, JWL said: A Beattie-esque farewell in the final...…...drawing 1-1 with Celtic in the last minute of time added on and we receive a dodgy penalty. Up steps Naisy to blast it straight down the middle. Hearts win the cup, Naisy retires and Lennon ends up in a padded cell alongside Inspector Dreyfuss; only Lennon keeps seeing Craig Levein instead of Clouseau. ????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmiyaHearts Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 1 minute ago, Ray has bus pass hooray said: A FOUR NIL THUMPING OF PARTICK WILL CHEER EVERYONE UP AFTER A NARROW ONE NIL SQUEAKER AT DENS Would be delighted with that tbh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazzas right boot Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 6 minutes ago, OmiyaHearts said: Can'y wait for another run of games without a goal. The management didn't have a clue what to do without Naismith last time he was out (and at Partick). We should be better prepared this time. However, I've lost all faith in the management team so I'm not holding my breath. We ha e less injuries in General and far more forward options. We must handle it better this time.... Surely. I wouldn't hold my breath either tho, it's only Thursday. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martoon Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 16 hours ago, Cut The Crap said: If only. I know. The notion that we are some kind of favoured club with friends in high places in the SFA is risible. Who do the Hibs.nut's have in mind, Rod Petrie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaps Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/hearts/hearts-boss-craig-levein-hopes-steven-naismith-will-return-before-end-of-season-1-4885015 Confirmed by Levein he’s out for 8 to 10 weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hearts00 Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 2 hours ago, cosanostra said: If this is true then barring an absolutely massive arrival of form for Wighton, we are completely donald ducked. Let's be honest, we're complete shite without Naismith. If he is out for 2 months we'll probably get past Thistle - just, lose to ICT at Hampden and fall to a succession of awful home losses with equally terrible performances and the fans are going to turn on Levein even more than they are at present. This could get nasty. Injury has absolutely ****ed us this season. Don't think I've ever seen a season where we've been so badly affected by injuries to the players we can't afford to lose. As for CL, to build a side so completely and totally reliant on an injury prone loan player is just crazy and will probably cost him his job. Everyone could see how much we needed quality wide and creative players during the last two transfer windows and we stuck it out with Morrison, Mulraney and Demi. Not sure how many games those three were ever likely to win for us. Hard to see any positives in life without Naismith. Completely agree. The only positive I can come up with, and well it’s hardly a positive, we’ve been rubbish even with Naismith since the turn of the year so arguably no better or worse off. And indeed of all our expectations are lowered even more, which they absolutely should be, then maybe we will cope better with the upcoming disappointments. Lets be honest. We’re rubbish. And I’m really not that convinced if everyone was fit that we’d be that much better to be honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David McCaig Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 I think we need to give Wighton a run of games before writing him off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusk_Till_Dawn Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 FFS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemclaren Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 55 minutes ago, Olly Lee's left boot said: We ha e less injuries in General and far more forward options. We must handle it better this time.... Surely. I wouldn't hold my breath either tho, it's only Thursday. ? This is what logic tells us. ??♂️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fxxx the SPFL Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 10 minutes ago, Chaps said: https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/hearts/hearts-boss-craig-levein-hopes-steven-naismith-will-return-before-end-of-season-1-4885015 Confirmed by Levein he’s out for 8 to 10 weeks. back for the final Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 Pinning all our hopes on a loan player approaching the end of his career and who has spent most of the season injured is madness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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