Jefferies sacked by Hearts

Sky Sports sources understand that Hearts have sacked manager Jim Jefferies and assistant Billy Brown.

Romanov wields the axe following poor run of results

Sky Sports sources understand that Hearts have sacked manager Jim Jefferies and assistant boss Billy Brown. The SPL season is only two games old, but Sunday's defeat to Dundee United on Sunday meant the club have now failed to win a league game since 19th March - a 3-2 win over St Mirren. Their 10-game winless run continued over the weekend after Jon Daly's first-half winner ensured the Tangerines claimed all the points from their Edinburgh trip. Hearts owner Vladimir Romanov called an unexpected meeting with the club's players on Monday in the wake of their weekend result. Eggert Jonsson and Ryan Stevenson were quizzed on the details of the meeting after leaving, however, neither were able to disclose anything that could verify the report. It has been reported Jefferies turned down the chance to become director of football at Tynecastle having been told he would be relieved of managerial duties. Jefferies and Brown originally took control of the club back in 1995 for five years - and they returned in January 2010 for a second spell in Edinburgh. Since then, Jefferies has been in charge of 61 games - winning 25.