Former Tynecastle favourite knows what it's like to be on the end of the flak but reckons Rowles is a top defender.
Playing for Hearts isn’t easy, let me tell you. If you’re having a shocker of a time then Tynecastle is not the stadium to seek hiding places.
You can feel like the world is against you at times like that but I was honest enough to realise the fans were right - because I was absolutely rotten that day and every pass was finding anything but a maroon shirt. Billy Brown was assistant at the time. He took me aside in training and in his own blunt manner told me I was hopeless but that I’d come through it.
This difficult spell has just been the next step on the journey for Rowles because there’s absolutely no doubt he is a very good defender. He’s an international for a reason. He doesn’t look like a typical centre half I’ll say that.
But Rowles is a big, big player and Steven Naismith knows that. He stuck by him for that reason. The Aussie’s form has been reflective of Hearts’ up and down season. If the spine of the team isn’t playing well then that will always have an effect on results.
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