Steven Naismith swerves 'half baked' Hearts trip as Jambos boss reveals why he prefers home comforts

Steven Naismith has explained why Hearts are swerving a warm weather getaway this January in favour of home comforts.

The Jambos will continue to base themselves at Oriam over the break rather than jetting off to keep up their conditioning in the sun. Last year, Robbie Neilson took his charges to La Cala resort near Fuengirola on the Costa Del Sol for a week. But Naismith insists any destinations have to be "perfect" or it's not worth taking the squad away.

Instead, the club are working on making improvements to the training ground, rather than risk compromising on overseas facilities, which Naisy reckons negates any benefits. So he is keeping things close to home instead following a hectic festive Premiership schedule. He told the Edinburgh Evening News: "We decided not to go away. In terms of what is available, what we can do, where we can go, the risk and reward isn't for us.

"A winter camp or a hot-weather camp can be massively important but they need to be right. When you start compromising on things, the risks outweigh the positives of it.

"We are hoping to develop some things around the training facility rather than go on a camp. I don't think where we would be going is worth doing. Our (fixture) schedule is intense until that point, then the boys will get a break but we will just stay at home to tidy up a few things for the second half of the season.

"The biggest value in your camps is the period of time you are isolated with each other. You are with each other 24/7 so you are working every hour of the day. There is the weather and facilities to a point, but we have a lot of that with our facilities here.

"Unless everything is perfect, I'm not willing to just go on a trip. You can come back with players more