Football News: Hearts to let Robinson leave

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Scott Robinson has had to accept that his dream of winning of being part of the Heart Of Midlothian side that wins the Scottish Championship title this season is dead.

The 22 year old lifelong Hearts fan was told he could leave the club with just 5 days left of the summer window, but decided to stay and fight for his place at his boyhood club.

Since then he has made just 3 appearances, and he now accepts that he will have to leave the Gorgie club for the sake of his career.

Robinson said: "I've been at Hearts since I was 14 so it wasn't great to be told I am going to have to leave, but if that's what is best for my career, it's ­something I need to look at.

"I was told I could go just ­before the window shut in ­August, which was terrible ­timing for me.

"There were a ­couple of offers there but I didn't want to rush into ­anything. I didn't want to go into ­something I wasn't 100 per cent focused on.

"I just wanted to stay, work hard and hopefully change people's minds but that hasn't happened.

"Unfortunately, players have been signed in my position and I've fallen down the pecking order, so it looks like I'll need to move on.

"It's the manager who picks the team and, if he doesn't want to play me, there's nothing I can do.

"I just want to get back to ­enjoying my football like I used to at Hearts and, hopefully, I can do that somewhere else.

"It's really hard to take that I'm going to have to leave Hearts when they are doing so well, because I still feel I can do a job for them.

"But I accept I'm not playing because others are doing well and I've no complaints. I just want to hit the ground ­running somewhere else now."

Summer interest from Kilmarnock is likely to be revived in January.

Written by Tris Burke December 20 2014 04:32:50