Hearts sack head coach Naismith

Hearts person sacked caput coach Steven Naismith pursuing a tally of 8 successive defeats.

Assistants Gordon Forrest and Frankie McAvoy person besides been dismissed.

Former Scotland guardant Naismith, 38, first took nan occupation successful April 2023, initially connected an interim basis, and steered nan Edinburgh nine to 3rd successful nan Scottish Premiership past season.

Hearts are presently bottommost of nan league, pinch conscionable 1 constituent from their opening six outings.

They were knocked retired of nan League Cup by Championship broadside Falkirk and dropped into nan Conference League aft losing some legs of their Europa League play-off against Viktoria Plzen.

In August, Naismith and his backroom squad agreed caller contracts moving to 2026.