THE day I don't pick the team is the day I won't be here.

The chairman spoke to me and he is very much 'Theo is not going anywhere' and his dad is keen for the boy to develop.

Alexander is a current Swedish international who is looking to go to the World Cup finals.

Hearts have just 16 players to play this cup tie against Livingston,

He's worked hard, and hasn't had any adverse effect on his hamstring, so he's getting there. Ideally you'd want him to play one or two reserve games first ...

In the second-half we created the best chances and took the game to Newcastle.

I honestly believe that we can build a squad in the summer that can push up into the top six and challenge for promotion. We've got funds available for next season.

I'll take in a game abroad at the weekend,

If you look at the Old Firm squads now, there's no comparison, ... I don't feel we're anything like as strong as them. We're still short of feeling we can compete with them but that remains our target. In saying that, if we can bring in a few more players, who knows?

I'm at my best on the training ground and my role at Southampton will allow me to concentrate on that. Clive and I have had detailed discussions on how we will work together and I'm excited at the prospect.