Ewan Murray

Absolutely.

Well, I mean, and I'm conscious not to dismiss the ones who have already been there.

Lauren Shankland, the captain, had a miserable time last season and has been completely revived by Derek McInnes.

Braga has been the star of the show.

I say McIntyre came from Walsall.

Harry Milne came from Partick.

Thistle, you know, the guys like that, that they've picked up.

Sabah Kerjota and Albanian Kizaridis a Greek winger are all you know every player Hart's signed now comes through the Jamestown process and every player they retain will have to you know pass Jamestown approval to get a contract at a certain level so this is the process they're now right in the middle of.

My one worry has always been, and I've read about this, again, Nicky, you can comment about Como.

I worried Hearts would lose a Scottish core and a Scottish identity because I think that's important.

And I think in the Scottish league, you need some players who, in terms that we know the environment, but actually, you know, their key performers this season have either been Scottish or have been around long enough to understand it.

But there has been chat in Italy, hasn't there, about Como's team basically being made up of non-Italians.

Well, I don't want to be all Enoch Powell about this.

That's not what I mean.

But I mean, the Rangers used 16 players at Tyne Castle and none of them were Scottish.

And I think Ali's point would be for Rangers and Celtic especially, for the biggest clubs in Scotland have typically had, if not the best Scottish players, then very prominent Scottish players.

Celtic still have Callum McGregor and Kieran Tierney, for example.

Hearts have Craig Halkett, Lauren Shankland.

Craig Gordon is still in the squad, although he's been injured.

Stephen Kingsley, who scored, Harry Milne, who I mentioned.