Sitting at the back of the Gorgie Stand as a kid Liam Fox would never have believed one day he’d be moving into the home dug out to take charge. Even for just one game.
So, although it's not under the circumstances he'd ever have chosen, there’s no way the interim boss is going to waste this afternoon’s 90 minutes against Ross County with Hearts in desperate need of a restart. Fox grew up a dyed-in-the-wool Jambo, idolising John Robertson, Gary Mackay and Gary Locke before progressing to the youth team and onto a playing career with Inverness, Livingston and Raith.
He never did get to pull on the maroon for real as a player. But now the 40-year-old has stepped up from his duties with the B team to take charge of the top team following the sacking of Steven Naismith, he knows he has the power to turn the mood of those punters he used to sit amongst.
Fox is expected to remain in position for a three-game block heading into the international break. Saturday afternoon’s clash with the Staggies is the only one of those games to be played at Tynecastle.
And he said: "Hugely privileged, hugely honoured. The only sadness from it is that it's come off the back of three really good people losing their jobs. Did I ever think I would get here? No, but it's okay to dream.
“People have got to have things that they're striving for, so I'm going to give this my absolute best shot for the players and do everything we possibly can so when the new guy comes in I can pass the baton on.
“I understand it's only interim, I understand it might only be a week, but it's a huge thing for me. I want to do everything I possibly can to help the club and the players.
“Was I a week-in-week-out fan? I was, yeah. We were at the back of the Gorgie, me and
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