Tynecastle chief Andrew McKinlay revealed his hopes for the Jambos new analytics tool this week - but Hearts hero Stevenson reckons there's far more pressing issues staring his old side in the face. Get the latest news from Record Sport with our daily newsletter We have more newsletters Get the latest news from Record Sport with our daily newsletter We have more newsletters Predicting challenges to the Old Firm in years to come is great - if you’re sitting where Aberdeen are right now. But the reality is that Hearts are heading in one direction as things stand.
And that’s back to the Championship. I read Andrew McKinlay’s latest boasts about hoping the new analytics tool at Tynecastle moving them to a level where they might be able to make a title tilt. And I have to say it made me cringe.
It’s as if the chief executive doesn’t realise the severity of the situation right now. Listen, what Brighton have done with data and analytics is brilliant. But you can’t be talking about splitting the Old Firm somewhere down the line when right now we have two points from eight league games.
McKinlay and his board should have full focus on making sure they get the next managerial appointment bang on after sacking Steven Naismith. If they don’t then no supercomputer in the world will have them near Celtic or Rangers . This isn’t an attack on data, stats and analytics from a football dinosaur.
I’m as excited as anyone to see what it can do for Hearts with the right people .
