Hearts manager Robbie Neilson has picked up the Premiership Manager of the Month award for January.
He guided the Jambos to an unbeaten month, with home wins over Hibs, St. Mirren and Aberdeen, and draws at St. Mirren and Livingston.
The Tynecastle club are seven points clear in third spot in the league, picking up 42 points from their 25 games played so far this campaign.
Neilson said: “January was a very good month for the club so it’s nice for everyone – the coaching staff, backroom team and the players – to be recognised for that.
“Everybody at Hearts pulls together and the amount of hard work that goes on across the entire football department is incredible so this award is for them.
“The focus now is on making sure that we continue our good form and try and make February an even better month than the last.”
Meanwhile, Kevin Nisbet picked up the Player of the Month for January.
He hit six goals in the month, just a few weeks after returning from almost a year out from injury.
He said: "I am delighted, especially considering I have been out for a long time with a bad injury. To bounce back and get the award in my first full month coming back is great.
"I have kept myself very professional, throughout my time out with injury. I have worked hard to get back fit and I think that has shown with the way I have come back and scored goals and help the team.
"It has been a long time coming since I last scored a hat-trick, so to get one so quickly after an injury was great. They were big goals as well, and got us an important three points – so we were all delighted.
"We are in a really good position now to go and finish in the top four, so we just need to keep picking up results and for me, I am focused on scoring more goals."
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