Steven Naismith conceded he is “realistic” enough to be aware that there could be “consequences” for his future after Hearts slumped to an eighth consecutive defeat in all competitions away to St Mirren.However, the under-fire Jambos boss remained adamant he still has the desire to fight on despite calls for his sacking from a furious travelling support in the closing sta...Full Story »

Hearts fans called for Steven Naismith to be sacked as their woeful start to the season continued with an eighth consecutive defeat in all competitions away to St Mirren.Toyosi Olusanya scored the decisive goal for the Buddies in the 34th minute to consign the beleaguered Jambos to a 2-1 loss in Paisley and leave them rooted to the foot of the William Hill Premiership.Naismith was rewarded with ...Full Story »

Hearts head coach Steven Naismith felt there were inconsistencies in interpretation after his side twice came out on the wrong side of two VAR handball calls in a 2-0 defeat at Celtic.Colin Steven reversed a first-half penalty award for Hearts after Lawrence Shankland’s header hit the arm of Liam Scales.The referee gave a spot-kick for Celtic in the 52nd minute after again being called to ...Full Story »

Under-pressure Steven Naismith insisted he can still turn things round after Hearts’ terrible start to the season continued with a sixth consecutive defeat at home to Dundee United.There was anger in the stands at Tynecastle as the Jambos went down 1-0 to the in-form Tannadice side, with defender Ross Graham firing in the only goal of the game in the 76th minute.Hearts have failed to win a...Full Story »

Pressure mounted on Steven Naismith after a second-half goal from Dundee United defender Ross Graham consigned beleaguered Hearts to a sixth consecutive defeat.The increasingly disillusioned Jambos support made their feelings clear towards their manager and the team during and at the end of their 1-0 loss at home to the in-form Tannadice side.While newly-promoted United head into the internation...Full Story »

Steven Naismith lamented a “missed opportunity” to make it to the Europa League after his struggling Hearts side went down 2-0 on aggregate to Viktoria Plzen in the play-off round.Trailing 1-0 from the first leg in the Czech Republic a week earlier, the Jambos boss hoped his team could turn things round at Tynecastle.However, Naismith was left disappointed by the way Hearts performed...Full Story »

Reece Smith’s brace helped Maidenhead turn the form table on its head with a 3-1 win over Barnet in the National League.Barnet had started the season with three wins out of four and Maidenhead had only picked up one point, but the hosts raced into a two-goal lead at York Road and never looked back.Smith’s double was sandwiched by a first-half Tristan Abrahams effort, which meant a Ca...Full Story »

Steven Naismith warned his floundering Hearts side must cut out the slackness at both ends of the pitch that has left them without a win in five competitive games this season.The Jambos crashed to a fourth consecutive defeat as they lost 3-1 away to Motherwell in the William Hill Premiership on Sunday.They have scored just two goals all season and were booed off by their increasingly exasperated...Full Story »

Marco Silva lauded Emile Smith Rowe’s impact in a Fulham shirt after he scored on his home debut during their 2-1 victory over Leicester in the Premier League.Smith Rowe clinically finished past Foxes goalkeeper Mads Hermansen in the 18th minute to open his Cottagers goal account.Despite Wout Faes equalising, Fulham found victory as Alex Iwobi’s finish claimed three points for the ho...Full Story »

Hearts boss Steven Naismith hopes for a turnaround in fortunes in the return leg at Tynecastle after Daniel Oyegoke’s late own goal gave Viktoria Plzen a 1-0 win at the Doosan Arena.It looked like the Jambos would return from the first leg of their Europa League play-off tie in Czechia with a goalless draw until it all changed in the final minute of six added at the end of t...Full Story »

Steven Naismith felt Hearts only had themselves to blame as they were knocked out of the Premier Sports Cup by Falkirk.Hearts created numerous first-half chances but failed to take any and paid the price when their Championship hosts scored twice after the break through Ethan Ross and Dylan Tait to book their place in the quarter-finals, much to the frustration of the large travelling support.Na...Full Story »

Steven Naismith conceded his “sluggish” Hearts side got what they deserved as they crashed to a 3-1 William Hill Premiership defeat away to Dundee.The Jambos arrived at Dens Park in optimistic mood after an encouraging display in their opening-day draw at home to Rangers but found themselves 3-0 down at the end of a calamitous first half on Tayside.Dundee forward Scott Tiffoney capit...Full Story »

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Arsenal have set their price for Emile Smith Rowe. The Mirror says Gunners chief Edu is ready to sell the midfielder this summer. Fulham have acted swiftly and are already in contact about a deal for the youngster. And Arsenal are willing to sell at a starting price of £30m. For his part, Smith Rowe is also prepared to depart as he seeks regular senior football.Full Story »

Steven Naismith feels Lawrence Shankland’s achievements will only be fully appreciated once the player has moved on from Hearts.The Scotland striker scored his 30th club goal of the season with a spectacular volley to earn his team a 2-2 draw at St Mirren.Kyosuke Tagawa had earlier netted in between St Mirren goals from James Scott and James Bolton.Shankland netted 28 goals last season but...Full Story »

Steven Naismith described Barrie McKay as “a brilliant asset to have” after he inspired Hearts to a 3-0 victory over Dundee that ensured they will finish with their highest Premiership points tally in 18 years.The 29-year-old playmaker has endured an injury-disrupted campaign but he marked only his second start of 2024 by laying on goals for Kenneth Vargas and Alan Forrest before new...Full Story »

Steven Naismith felt Hearts did everything but find the net as they moved closer to clinching third place in the cinch Premiership with a 0-0 draw against Kilmarnock.The Jambos struck the woodwork twice in the first half, though found chances after the break limited.Hearts remain 11 points ahead of Killie with four games of the season remaining.“I thought our performance today was brillian...Full Story »

Former Barrow striker Tyler Smith came back to haunt his old side with a late winner as their quest to make the League Two play-offs goes down to the final day after a narrow 2-1 loss at home to Bradford.The Bluebirds have endured a poor run at the worst part of the season with just one point from six.Barrow goalkeeper Paul Farman produced a good stop to keep out Andy Cook in the 20th minute, wh...Full Story »

Substitute Matt Smith’s stoppage-time strike earned Salford a 1-0 win at Newport, ending their four-game losing streak and condemning County to a seventh successive defeat.Smith had headed against the post moments earlier but when fellow substitute Junior Luamba also hit the woodwork, the giant striker was in the right place to slam the rebound through a host of bodies on the line.County h...Full Story »

Hearts manager Steven Naismith admitted he always expected his team to respond after coming from two goals down to beat Livingston 4-2.The hosts were punished for a slow start after going two down inside 22 minutes following a Stephen Kelly brace.But Hearts fought back in emphatic fashion after scoring through Jorge Grant, Yutaro Oda, Cammy Devlin and Lawrence Shankland before the break.The win ...Full Story »