Source: PA
Jefferies stands firm over Goncalves
Jim Jefferies has delivered a stark ultimatum to rebel Hearts defender Jose Goncalves - sign a new contract or spend the rest of the season on the scrapheap.
New Jambos boss Jefferies defended his zero-tolerance policy with the wantaway 24-year-old, insisting he was not guilty of double standards by continuing to play captain Michael Stewart and striker Christian Nade, even though both are also free agents this summer.
And despite the club's injury crisis deepening, especially in defence, Jefferies insisted he would not pick Goncalves on principle.
"Am I better to go for a player who wants to play for the club or somebody who convinces me that he doesn't want to be here?" said the visibly-irked Hearts boss, who takes his side to Celtic in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League on Wednesday night.
"If he walked in the door this morning and said `I'll sign', he'd be in my plans tomorrow."
