Earlier this month, Ian Cathro took over as head coach of Hearts, replacing Robbie Neilson who moved to MK Dons.
Aged just 30, it was Cathro's first real step into management. Previous to taking up the Hearts job, Cathro had been an assistant coach with Newcastle under Rafa Benitez.
Writing in his Scottish Sun column at the time, former Rangers striker Kris Boyd, now with Kilmarnock, was critical of the appointment.
Boyd saw Cathro as a new breed of manager, one who manages via his laptop rather than using more traditional methods.
'He's probably not been this excited since FIFA 17 came out on PlayStation,' began Boyd's column. He surmised that Cathro, who he had been on the same pro licence course as, was out of his depth.
There isn’t a session out there he couldn’t get on to his Macbook. But setting up a presentation to a group of players is all well and good.
That does not require man management skills, which is part of the game he knows absolutely nothing about.
Time will tell if I’m wrong on that. But if I was a Jambo I’d be worried.
For me the practical stuff involved in coaching is easy — it’s dealing with highly-charged players that’s the hard part.
And for me Cathro is way, way out of his depth
Cathro's time in charge of Hearts began shakily, one point from three games.
On Tuesday night came a fixture which Cathro likely had circled in his calendar since the day he took over - at home to Kilmarnock, Kris Boyd's Kilmarnock.
Boyd was booed throughout the game as his comments about the Hearts head coach really came back to bite. Hearts easily won the game, taking the lead after eight minutes, moving their advantage to three ahead shortly after the break. The scoreboard would eventually read 4-0 to Hearts.
Boyd did not last the 90 minutes. He was substituted 12 minutes into the second half. It was a moment very much enjoyed by Hearts fans.
Kris Boyd's inevitable substitution was as funny as I thought it would be #awayforsomeMonsterMunch pic.twitter.com/99WagbkuhS
— Aquapam (@jamtart18) December 27, 2016
Ahead of the game, Boyd refused to say much more about Cathro. 'He needs to do his talking now,' said Boyd of the young coach. Cathro certainly has reason to after a resounding win.
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