" ▁on ▁Tal ks port ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁He ▁critic ised ▁J ef fer ies ' ▁training ▁regime ▁as ▁" be ing ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 5 ". ▁ ▁Kil mar no ck ▁On ▁ 2 8 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁management ▁back ▁in ▁his ▁native ▁Scotland ▁with ▁Kil mar no ck . ▁He ▁kept ▁Kil mar no ck ▁in ▁a ▁respect able ▁position ▁despite ▁the ▁necessity ▁of ▁dr ast ically ▁reducing ▁the ▁club ' s ▁w age ▁bill , ▁reaching ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Scottish ▁League ▁Cup ▁Final . ▁Following ▁Alex ▁Mc Le ish ' s ▁departure ▁from ▁R angers ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 – 0 6 ▁season , ▁J ef fer ies ▁was ▁the ▁longest - ser ving ▁manager ▁in ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Premier ▁League . ▁He ▁left ▁Kil mar no ck ▁by ▁" mut ual ▁consent " ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁Return ▁to ▁Heart ▁Mid l oth ian ▁J ef fer ies ▁was ▁appointed ▁manager ▁of ▁He arts ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁time ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁just ▁hours ▁after ▁Cs aba ▁L ász ló ▁was ▁s ack ed ▁from ▁the ▁position . ▁He arts ▁finished ▁third ▁in ▁the ▁S PL ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 – 1 1 ▁season , ▁having ▁threatened ▁the ▁domin ance ▁of ▁the ▁Old ▁F irm ▁until ▁falling ▁away ▁after