Moore came close to quitting the game

Young Jambo enjoying life at Tynecastle

Former Cowdenbeath and Forfar loan star Lewis Moore has enjoyed the best week of his life at Hearts just months after thinking about quitting the game.

The 21-year-old winger is a product of the Tynecastle youth academy but endured a disrupted start to his senior career with three loan moves compounded by the traumatic death last summer of his father Michael.

Moore was considering his future before boss Daniel Stendel took over from Craig Levein in December but he has rediscovered his mojo.

Recent wins over Rangers and HibernianandadrawagainstMotherwell has left him rejuvenated albeit the Gorgie side are bottom of the Ladbrokes Premiership ahead of their visit to fellow strugglers St Mirren tonight.

“The last week has probably been my best week as a Hearts player,” said Moore. “I’m going into every game now believing I should be in the team.

“I’ve been here since under-10s and I made my debut at 17 against St Johnstone in the last game of the season then went on loan to Cowdenbeath.

“That was an experience. Liam Fox

“My head was all over the place. I was coming into training but I didn’t want to be there. LEWIS MOORE

was the manager. I was playing every week there. Not so much football – more like rugby.

“I came back and was involved under Craig Levein and played 15/16 games. I thought I was going to be involved again but after pre-season I got told I was going on loan to Forfar – and to be fair I enjoyed it.

“Then I lost my dad and that was the worst time of my life. My head was all over the place. I was coming into training but I didn’t want to be there.

“I made the mistake in that I didn’t tell anyone at the club so the first two weeks of pre-season I was obviously miles off it.

“But when they told me I was going on loan (to Falkirk), I broke down and told them and I got all the support in the world.

“Hopefully I’m not in that situation again but I wouldn’t make the mistake of keeping it in again. Even still, I have my good days and bad days, I am sure he will be proud of me now.

“The first six months of the season were terrible. When I went to Falkirk they thought I was a left-back. I couldn’t believe what was happening.

“I don’t think it benefited me at all. It was just a waste of time. I was going to go and get a job, that’s how I was feeling at the time. I just didn’t want to play football.”

Moore is in a more positive place now and aims to help Hearts steer clear of relegation, starting against the Buddies whom they trail by three points.