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The 'good, bad & unexplainable' – is Jamestown a success for Hearts?

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BBC Scotland's Edinburgh football reporter Brian McLauchlin has been answering some of your questions on Hearts.

Fergus asked: Do you think Jamestown Analytics’ model is a success at Tynecastle and how do you view it long term? We have seen the good and bad this season and also the unexplainable – Rogers Mato brought in under a fanfare and has barely kicked a ball.

Tom asked: Other than Claudio Braga and Alexandros Kyziridis, do you think Jamestown Analytics has been a success, especially as the spine of the team was already there last season?

Brian answered: Very similar questions here. I think Jamestown Analytics has been a huge success this season and is the envy of every other club in Scottish football.

Without it the chances of Hearts identifying Braga would have been slim to zero and while others may be taking time to settle they have mostly all contributed to a sensational campaign.

The age of some of these players is an indication they have yet to reach their peak. Kyziridis is 25, Braga 26, Mato 22, Pierre Kabore 24, Islam Chesnokov 26 and Jordi Altena 22.

All these players are arguably sellable assets for a profit. And with the Jamestown model being to sell for a profit and reinvest to bring in even better quality, it all seems to be working as expected.

No system, however, can claim 100% every player will be a success. The hefty investment in Ageu is yet to prove value for money and he has been plagued by injuries. By and large this model tends to get more right than wrong in the long term.

Dave asked: Do you think Stuart Findlay, Lawrence Shankland and Cameron Devlin will all start against Livingston? Or, given the plastic pitch, do they start on the bench rather than being risked?

Brian answered: Given the enormity of the upcoming matches it would be foolish for Derek McInnes to throw all his recently-injured players straight back into the starting 11 against Livingston.

However, with Devlin coming through the majority of the win against Dundee unscathed and Shankland also making his comeback, I'm pretty sure both will play a major part in the game.

Findlay has been out for over a month so it would be a risk throwing him straight back into the team.

However, with Harry Milne also likely to be available this would allow Jamie McCart to slot into the centre-back role alongside a hopefully fully-fit Craig Halkett. Training next week will dictate who exactly McInnes will have at his disposal.

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