Cammy Devlin and Shanks have been Hearts' pest performers this season thanks to the roles Derek McInnes has given them. A massive blow that I fear is irreparable at this time of the season. Stuart: Shankland will be a great miss.
We asked for your views after Hearts striker and captain Lawrence Shankland was ruled out for up to eight weeks, with the club agreeing a deal for Uganda forward Rogers Mato.
Here are some of your comments:
Gary: As if Celtic and Rangers need any luck with their resources! Cammy Devlin and Shanks have been Hearts' pest performers this season thanks to the roles Derek McInnes has given them. A massive blow that I fear is irreparable at this time of the season.
Jeff: Obviously a massive blow, especially on the back of the injury to another leader in Devlin. We will really need Ageu and Islam Chesnokov to get up to speed quickly and Mato to hit ground running. We have coped first half of season with no natural right-hand side, a different set of problems... got to stay positive.
Stuart: Shankland will be a great miss. He seems to be the glue that holds the frontline together. With the number of injuries we have it does raise the question of training methods and preparation for the games.
Ken: Huge blow as Landry Kabore and Elton Kabanga are not up to it. McInnes has a really hard job to get through the next eight weeks. He will need to try and get partnerships working quickly up front and some wingers may need to play off strikers.
Ian: It's a massive loss. I never believed we would win the league but I had hope, that's now gone. Why are so many Hearts players suffering hamstring injuries? Bad luck? Poor training regimes? I can't see anyone currently at the club scoring the number of goals Shanks does. The opposition will be lapping this news up.
Chris: Very unfortunate with injuries to key players, however the Jam Tarts are still in a great position and the transfer window still open. We have to speculate to accumulate, and now is the time to utilise Brighton and Union St-Gilloise contacts plus the Jamestown data coupled with the Bloom/Anderson finances. Quality cover must be brought in and then when Shankland is back we can finish the season so strong.
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