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Levein says it’s hard for Neil to control fire he fed on as a player TICKING TIME BOMB HARD TO DEEFUSE

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He said: “I want to finish the season strongly. I’m not at a point where I want to reflect on the campaign yet.

“There is a lot of work behind the scenes with regard to bringing people in.

“But my main focus is playing “You’re on the computer watching opponents, putting together plans for the weekend. “I haven’t even thought about whether I’ll revert back to how it was. “I came into this job to provide stabi l ity, get everything calmed down and back on track. “Things have settled down but we can do better if we get the balance of the squad right. “I have my own ideas about the squad. We’re not there yet but there are signs to s u g ge s t we will.” been hard. Then we had the big change in players in January because the new manager wanted to put his stamp on it.

“All of that probably shows in our league position. But there’s still plenty to play for because we’re playing for our futures at the club.

“It has certainly been the most tumultuous season of my career. It has been different.

“It’s something you won’t go through too often. Maybe only once.”

With new talent coming through at Hearts, Cowie is adamant they could be on the verge of something special.

But the former Scotland player is fed up talking about it.

He now wants to see it put into practice.

Cowie said: “We need stability and continuity.

“This league is getting stronger.

“Aberdeen, Rangers and Hibs are getting better while Celtic are the cream at the top. It’s something we need to address because if we don’t we’ll trail behind.”

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FLASHPOINT McCann loses it against Saints BALANCING ACT Levein says it’s okay to show passion if you keep your focus COWIE tumultuous

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