ELLIOT'S UPFOR AN EASTERN BLOC 'N TACKLE

CALUM ELLIOT is on a roll and doesn't want any time off to break his scoring spell.

The 18-year-old seized his chance by coming from nowhere to fill the void left by injuries to Edgaras Jankauskas and Roman Bednar and the kid wants to keep the competition at bay for as long as possible.

He said: "I don't want to be rested. I just want to go on scoring and giving the manager problems when it comes to team selection.

He's got five fit strikers to choose from now and I need to keep myself in the team."

It has been sugested Jambos owner Vladimir Romanov makes recommendations about team selection and that a fellow Lithuanian such as Jankauskas might be on the preferred list, just above another eastern European Bednar and two places higher than a boy from Edinburgh.

But Elliot's on a mission to prove places are won on merit at Tynecastle and he finished off the rout of Motherwell with the kind of cheeky chip over the keeper's head that left his calling card.

He said: "Competition keeps you on your toes. Edgaras was brilliant and Roman did well when he came on. We can all give the manager plenty of problems in future.

"I think who plays will depend on who's doing well. If you're on form, you'll get picked."

Elliot's rate of progress would suggest he's well ahead of schedule when it comes to propelling himself to the forefront of Graham Rix's mind. But that doesn't mean to say the teenager's content to rest on his laurels.

He said: "I've scored four goals in the past five games and that's been good for my confidence, but I need to stay in the team. I don't want a day off. I want more goals."

Taken from the Daily Record