What can Hearts pick from debris of ongoing summer of hurt?
There's crashing back to Earth with a bang, and there's whatever Hearts fans have been going through since 16 May.
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"Early impressions are that Hearts have got a really good head coach."
— Joel Sked , Other
Key People
Cammy Devlin is a fan favorite and former midfielder for Hearts.
Derek McInnes is the head coach potentially switching to Rangers from Hearts.
Joel Sked is the Hearts Standard editor and commentator on Scottish football.
Lawrence Shankland is a Scottish football striker who plays for the national team.
Wouter Vrancken is the new head coach of Hearts, previously managed clubs in Belgium.
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There's crashing back to Earth with a bang, and there's whatever Hearts fans have been going through since 16 May.
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