5 Hearts priorities for Neil Critchley as usual honeymoon period rules won't apply to first impression

No honeymoon period, straight to getting the house in order. That's how it might feel for Neil Critchley.

His marriage to Hearts is one made in analytics and fans weren't exactly lining up to catch the bouquet when the former Blackpool and QPR boss tied the knot earlier this week. Tony Bloom wasn't exactly standing behind them with a shotgun, but his Starlizard algorithm ranked Critchley as the preferred suitor according to Andrew McKinlay, and the Tynecastle CEO confirmed the union on Tuesday, insisting on his own excitement and that most of the reaction he had seen "since" was positive.

A willingness to get behind the new guy and see how it goes has emerged since it became clear neither party was getting cold feet. But neither could have been blamed for leaving the other at the altar after seeing the initial response when Per Mathias Hogmo stood Hearts up they moved on to Critchley being the one after dumping Steven Naismith.

St Mirren are the first visitors Critchley will receive in his new Gorgie home and they won't be bearing gifts or wishing him the best of luck. There's a list of task that the new boss will have to complete to fans' satisfaction, and quickly. If he doesn't, then this could be heading for divorce rather than happily ever after.

Record Sport looks at what he needs to make happen sooner rather than later.

Sounds simple, but Hearts haven't managed domestically this season. They probably should have at Aberdeen, but a quick-fire Nicky Devlin equaliser and Jorge Grant red card paved the way for a late Dons winner despite what was arguably the Jambos best performance of the season so far.

Prior to that, the closest they've come was an opening day 0-0 draw at home Rangers. They played well and