Locke to lead three-man Hearts team

Gary Locke will shoulder the burden of a tumultuous period at Hearts without an assistant after confirming the club cannot afford to bankroll a deputy.

Edgaras Jankauskas, who served under John McGlynn then Locke, left last month after just 10 months and, although several names have been linked with the post, it has emerged that the Tynecastle club cannot afford to add to a three-man staff comprised of Locke, youth development head Darren Murray and goalkeeping coach Alan Combe.

"I just have to carry on at the moment. At the end of the day I know the position the club is in," conceded Locke. "I will just crack on with it. I need to do my best with the situation as it stands, and hopefully that is good enough."

The club have, however, sold half of the 3000 season tickets needed to finance them until the season starts.

Taken from the Herald