Coronary heart of Midlothian have appointed former Blackpool and Queens Park Rangers supervisor Neil Critchley as their head coach.
The 45-year-old succeeds Steven Naismith, who was sacked final month after a winless begin to the Scottish Premiership season and a run of eight consecutive defeats.
Critchley has signed a deal that runs till the top of the 2026-27 season and a media convention is anticipated to happen on Tuesday.
He shall be assisted by former Liverpool academy, Blackpool, Lincoln Metropolis and QPR coach Mike Garrity.
The Englishman managed Blackpool between 2020 and 2022 then returned to the Lancashire membership in 2023 after a three-month spell accountable for QPR.
Critchley, who took the Seasiders as much as the Championship in England by way of the play-offs in 2021, has gained 77 and drawn 47 of his 185 video games as a supervisor.
He coached Liverpool at under-age stage and was Steven Gerrard’s assistant at Aston Villa for a brief spell in 2022.
“We have made no secret of the actual fact analytics has guided our search and that knowledge offered us with many top-quality choices,” chief govt officer Andrew McKinlay advised the Hearts web site.
“We had been capable of confirm who would match greatest into our new mannequin going ahead, which incorporates using analytics for recruitment.
“Neil understands nicely what we need to do, has expertise at massive membership environments, none extra so than at Liverpool, and is an bold coach.”
B staff boss Liam Fox oversaw the draw with Ross County within the Premiership, the Convention League win in opposition to Dinamo Minsk and the defeat by Aberdeen following Naismith’s exit.
Hearts, who’re backside of the Premiership with two factors from eight fixtures, had been in discussions with former Norway boss Per-Mathias Hogmo earlier than talks broke down.
