'I gave everything I could to Hearts' - Joe Savage reveals the only thing missing from his time in Gorgie

dailyrecord.co.uk:

It's been just under five months since Joe Savage stepped away from Hearts but he’s already got an itch to scratch. Savage has been working as a consultant since leaving his post as sporting director at Tynecastle in July.

And he said: “I needed to refresh and recharge my batteries. But I’ve got fire in the belly and I’m ready to go again and find the right club and the right project.”Hearts and Savage was certainly the right club, the right project and at the right time.

The Jambos finished the Premiership in third, fourth and third place in successive seasons following promotion back to the top-tier.

It would be churlish to say Savage’s summer exit after three-and-a-half years as sporting director has coincided with Hearts’ nightmare season.But there’s little doubt there is a lot of work required to make sure the progress made at Tynecastle in recent years does not go to waste.