Jorge Grant knew Hearts would be different but same task faces him after up and down season so far

Jorge Grant accepted things would be different at Hearts when he decided to make the move from Peterborough.

His latest employers paid cash to land Grant in the summer and Joe Savage made a midnight dash to Malaga airport to pick the new signing up as he jetted in to join the Jambos on their pre-season training camp at La Cala. Since then, Grant hasn't exactly been a first pick and has found himself in and out of the team.

A red card at a key juncture didn’t help. Robbie Neilson's team trailed FC Zurich 2-1 in the Europa League playoff round, but they swarmed the Swiss at Tynecastle and should have at least been level when Grant hit the deck in the box shortly after half-time. He was booked for diving, which meant an early bath given his earlier caution. That killed the hosts’ hopes of turning the tie around and they eventually slumped to a 1-0 defeat in Gorgie, which meant it was the Europa Conference League group stages for the capital club.

Another dismissal on Premiership duty against Motherwell wasn’t so costly as Hearts ground out a 3-2 win with ten-men. Those didn’t help his cause, but Grant knew from the outset that this wold be a difficult team to get into - more so than his previous clubs. “I knew this move would be different from what I’ve done before and I’m totally 100 per cent focused on getting in the team here,” he told the Edinburgh Evening News. “It hasn’t crossed my mind to just jump ship after it’s been a tough start. I’m not that kind of person. I will do my best to get in there, it’s 100 per cent Hearts, that’s all I’m focused on.

“I’ve really loved it here. One big thing for me has been the boys in the changing room. We have a really good group. The league is actually a really good league and I