Robbie Neilson in Hearts admission as he focuses on the now in ongoing hunt for success

The fine print on Robbie Neilson’s new contract says his future is secure until 2025 but you won’t catch the Hearts boss looking any further ahead than Saturday’s visit of Ross County.

No wonder given the way the Tynecastle outfit have chewed through managers down the years. If he sees out the full length of his new three-year deal, Neilson will become the first Gorgie gaffer since Jim Jefferies’ first spell in charge during the mid-90s to chalk up five years in the Jambos hot seat.

In the near three decades since, they’ve worked their way through another 15 appointments - and that list doesn’t include around another half dozen caretakers thrust into the spotlight during Vladimir Romanov’s crazy Tynecastle tenure. The last man to celebrate a sixth anniversary in charge of the capital club was Tommy Walker - in 1957!

So there’s good cause for Neilson not to get too comfortable in his current position. But that’s not the reason for the head coach’s reluctance to gaze too far into the distance.

The modern game is vastly more complicated beast than the one legendary league winning-boss Walker or even Jefferies had to contend with, so when your nose is pressed up against the coalface it’s harder to find a proper perspective on the bigger picture. Laying out a strategic view is the job of sporting director Joe Savage and the board of directors.

Neilson’s is to worry about where the next three points is coming from and given he’s not done too badly on the front lately, he’s not about to change tact.Asked what his goals were for the next three years, he said: “Just to continue to progress. My job is to try to win on a Saturday.

“Joe and the board, their job is to look at the longer term picture.

“If I start thinking about