The Hearts timeline to break Celtic and Rangers stranglehold 'not realistic' before Robbie Neilson paid the price
dailyrecord.co.ukRobbie Neilson was handed a 'nowhere near realistic' target of breaking Celtic and Rangers stranglehold on first and second place, according to Lee McCulloch.
The former Jambos assistant reckons when he and former boss Neilson were told of the Gorgie ambitions to break in to runners up in the Scottish Premiership 'within two years', it was a sign of the daunting task ahead.
Hearts finished third the season prior and had been heralded for their performances against the rest and when the Old Firm came to town.
Sporting director Joe Savage and chief executive Andrew McKinlay have publicly expressed that breaking the grip of Celtic and Rangers has been a target.But the former Ibrox star believes the financial gulf plays a huge role, but that a team like Hearts will always have confidence they can take the scalp of the big two.
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