Hearts manager Daniel Stendel has insisted he wants the chance to take them back to the Premiership.
The Jambos are facing up to life in the Championship after reconstruction plans were thrown out on Monday.
Owner Ann Budge is taking legal action after the season ending early saw her club relegated.
The man in charge when the campaign was called to a halt was Stendel, who joined in December as Craig Levein's replacement.
There's a relegation break clause in the German's contract, but he insists he wants the chance to take Hearts back up.
He told the Edinburgh Evening News: "I said to Ann I want to finish my work at Hearts. I told her I want to build up a new team and help them to get back to the Premiership.
"The decision is for Ann and for the club. At the moment, I have no answers. I do not have a contract in the Championship.
"In the end, I think it's a question of what Ann and the club want. This is my feeling. If the club and Ann want to work with me, they can say 'yes'. If not, they can say 'no'.
“For me, it's only a question of whether the club believe in what we spoke about when I came to Hearts.
"We wanted to build a new face for the club. We expected it would be a lot easier and quicker than it is. The fact we are relegated is very hard. It is not a normal season but we are relegated. This is the decision at the moment.
"When you want to do something and it does not happen at first, you need patience and positive thinking to finish the work. I want to finish the work at Hearts, but it is not my decision. Ann and the board will decide.
"I can only say that I want to do it, I want to help, I want to finish the job. But the ball is not in my court.
"If I had a contract for the Championship, we would not need to talk about this.
"I understand the situation now and I know the financial situation. I have been working without a salary for the last two and a half months because I told Ann to keep my salary. You can see that money is not everything for me.
“My first idea was to help the club and to take responsibility for everybody who works for the club. Also, it was a sign to the supporters of Hearts that we did not come to Scotland only for money. We can feel a special feeling at Hearts.”
