Heart of Midlothian News

18 Jun 2013 : Hearts administrators decision due - www.sportinglife.com
Lithuanian bank Ukio Bankas has reportedly approached insolvency experts BDO to become Hearts' administrators. - more ...
Topics: Heart of Midlothian

18 Jun 2013 : Hearts: Kilgour calls for directors to resign - www.scotsman.com
HEARTS directors were today urged to resign by a leading fans representative, who pleaded with the Tynecastle hierarchy: Dont kill our club. - more ...
Topics: Heart of Midlothian, Tynecastle

18 Jun 2013 : Gary McKay: Hearts safe with Locke and KPMG - www.scotsman.com
VE had time to sleep on the grim news about my beloved club slipping into administration, but it certainly doesnt feel any better today than it did yesterday. - more ...
Topics: Heart of Midlothian

18 Jun 2013 : Hearts: Administration a harsh reality, says Preston - www.scotsman.com
ADMINISTRATION was once dismissed as a Hibs hope by the Hearts owner Vladimir Romanov. - more ...
Topics: Heart of Midlothian, Tynecastle

18 Jun 2013 : Hearts: Cameron backs fans to help out club - www.scotsman.com
COLIN CAMERON insisted today that the Hearts supporters can help keep the threat of liquidation at bay. - more ...
Topics: Heart of Midlothian

18 Jun 2013 : Hearts: Four bidders eyeing moves for club - www.scotsman.com
FOUR bidders for Hearts were today stepping up their efforts to gain control after the club signalled their intention to appoint administrators. - more ...
Topics: Heart of Midlothian

18 Jun 2013 : Webchat: Foundation of Hearts leader Ian Murray - www.scotsman.com
Labour MP Ian Murray, who is fronting the fan-led group hoping to gain control of Hearts, will be hosting a webchat at 12. - more ...
Topics: Heart of Midlothian

18 Jun 2013 : Hearts: Gloom descends as administration beckons - www.scotsman.com
TYNECASTLE cut a bleak picture as an overwhelming sense of inevitability meant there was no defiant singing or waving of banners. - more ...
Topics: Heart of Midlothian

18 Jun 2013 : Hearts: Pre-administration ticket sales 'appalling' - www.scotsman.com
THE decision by Hearts to continue selling season tickets just hours before they announced they were entering administration has been branded appalling. - more ...
Topics: Heart of Midlothian

18 Jun 2013 : Hearts face points deduction - www.teamtalk.com
Hearts are likely to start the next Scottish Premier League season with a 15-point deduction should they go into administration as intended. - more ...
Topics: Heart of Midlothian, Scottish Premier League

18 Jun 2013 : Rumour Mill: Hooper 'leaving Celtic' | Hearts | Higdon - www.scotsman.com
GARY Hooper reportedly tells Celtic he wants to leave, another defender is linked with Neil Lennons side, and Hearts prepare for administration. - more ...
Topics: Celtic FC, Heart of Midlothian, Neil Lennon, Rangers FC

18 Jun 2013 : Gary Mackay: Hearts supporters have been hoodwinked - www.scotsman.com
I CANNOT equate winning two Scottish Cups to people losing their jobs, I cannot equate beating Hibernian 5-1 to the manager Gary Locke now being left in the position he is. - more ...
Topics: Heart of Midlothian, Scottish Cup, Hibernian FC, Gary Locke

17 Jun 2013 : Former stars back fans' Hearts bid - www.sportinglife.com
The Hearts fans' group hoping to buy the financially-stricken club have been boosted by the support of two former players. - more ...
Topics: Heart of Midlothian

17 Jun 2013 : Hearts set to sell single tickets in new cash bid - www.scotsman.com
HEARTS officials admitted today that this week is critical to their future as they attempt to stave off the threat of administration. - more ...
Topics: Heart of Midlothian

17 Jun 2013 : Rumour Mill: van Dijk for Celtic? | Leigh Griffiths - www.scotsman.com
CELTIC are rumoured to have made an offer for a Dutch under-21 defender, Wolves chairman has bad news for Hibs fans on Leigh Griffiths, and Johnny Russell has harsh words for the SPL. - more ...
Topics: Celtic FC, Scottish Premier League, Kilmarnock, Heart of Midlothian

16 Jun 2013 : Rumour Mill: Kilmarnock | Hearts | Gary Hooper - www.scotsman.com
AN American firm could make a move for Hearts as Kevin Kyle says hed go back to Tynecastle, Marie Macklin moves in to take control of Kilmarnock as Henning Berg linked with managerial post; and Gary Hooper could remain at Celtic. - more ...
Topics: Kilmarnock, Heart of Midlothian, Gary Hooper, Kevin Kyle

16 Jun 2013 : Richard Bath: The peddlers of economic fantasy - www.scotsman.com
STUCK in a Far North hotel room in midweek with a few hours to spare, I looked for something to read and came across Anthony Trollopes 1875 satirical masterpiece The Way We Live Now. - more ...
Topics: Heart of Midlothian, Rangers FC, Tynecastle, Scottish Premier League

16 Jun 2013 : Donald Ford: Hearts fan takeover only solution now - www.scotsman.com
ACROSS the entire breadth of the professional game in Scotland and, of a much more serious nature, within Tynecastle Park, recent events have dramatically underlined the frailty of Scottish football. - more ...
Topics: Heart of Midlothian, Scotland, Tynecastle

16 Jun 2013 : Andrew Smith: The price to be paid for Hearts - www.scotsman.com
HEALTH scares are the recognised catalysts for ending risky behaviours. - more ...
Topics: Heart of Midlothian, Tynecastle

16 Jun 2013 : Foundation of Hearts short of funds admits MacLeod - www.scotsman.com
NINE years ago fans assembled in Tynecastles Gorgie Suite determined that fan power would win the day. - more ...
Topics: Heart of Midlothian, Tynecastle, SFA, Scottish Cup

15 Jun 2013 : Transfer news: Gary Deegan says he is 'sad' to leave Hibernian - www.teamtalk.com
Gary Deegan has admitted that he is 'sad' to have been released by Hibernian but says that he expects to be playing first-team football elsewhere. - more ...
Topics: Hibernian FC, Motherwell FC, Dundee United, Rangers FC

15 Jun 2013 : Maroon memories: Hearts 2-1 Hibs, May 21, 2000 - www.scotsman.com
Jim Jefferies team clinched their place in the UEFA Cup with a final-day win over the Hibees. - more ...
Topics: Heart of Midlothian, Motherwell FC, Dundee United, Rangers FC

15 Jun 2013 : Hibee History: Hibs 2 - Hearts, January 1, 1996 - www.scotsman.com
HIBS bounced back from a 7-0 mauling at the hands of Rangers at Ibrox only 48 hours earlier with a first New Years Day win over Hearts in 20 years. - more ...
Topics: Heart of Midlothian, Rangers FC, Ibrox, Scotland

15 Jun 2013 : Hearts of fans left pumping by club's plight - www.scotsman.com
My hearts pumping, said Walter Kidd after being asked by the MC at last nights Foundation of Hearts question-and-answer session whether he thought his club would survive their grave predicament. - more ...
Topics: Heart of Midlothian, Tynecastle

15 Jun 2013 : Foundation of Hearts determined to seize control - www.scotsman.com
Defiant Ian Murray MP insists the alarming developments of the past few days wont deter the Foundation of Hearts from their bid to seize control of the Tynecastle club. - more ...
Topics: Heart of Midlothian, Tynecastle

15 Jun 2013 : Fans' group: Hearts are worthless - www.teamtalk.com
The MP leading a fan-backed bid to buy Hearts claims the cash-strapped club is virtually "worthless". - more ...
Topics: Heart of Midlothian, Tynecastle, Scottish Premier League, Scottish Premier League

15 Jun 2013 : Rumour Mill: Reading for Hooper? | Hearts | Kilmarnock - www.scotsman.com
CELTICS Gary Hooper could be reunited with his old manager at Reading, Rangers new investor has harsh words for the Ibrox board, and Henning Berg enters the race for the Kilmarnock job, plus all the latest transfer and off-season news in Saturdays Rumour Mill. - more ...
Topics: Heart of Midlothian, Kilmarnock, Gary Hooper, Rangers FC

15 Jun 2013 : Hearts: Jim Jefferies slams 'wasted' years - www.scotsman.com
JIM Jefferies last night insisted the club had been brought to its knees by years of money being wasted in pursuit of Vladimir Romanovs wild promises. - more ...
Topics: Heart of Midlothian, Tynecastle

14 Jun 2013 : Hearts hit with transfer embargo as players unpaid - www.scotsman.com
HEARTS have failed to pay a number of their players their July wages and therefore incurred an immediate transfer embargo, the Scottish Premier League has confirmed. - more ...
Topics: Heart of Midlothian, Scottish Premier League, Scottish Premier League, Tynecastle

14 Jun 2013 : Hearts default on player wages - www.sportinglife.com
Hearts have been placed under an SPL transfer embargo after failing to pay "a number of players" on time. - more ...
Topics: Heart of Midlothian, Scottish Premier League

14 Jun 2013 : Hearts crisis: SPL imposes transfer embargo as players go unpaid - www.teamtalk.com
Hearts have been placed under a Scottish Premier League transfer embargo after failing to pay "a number of players" on time. - more ...
Topics: Heart of Midlothian, Scottish Premier League, Scottish Premier League

14 Jun 2013 : Hearts: Jankauskas backs fans over cash plea - www.scotsman.com
HESITATION and inaction from fans are the biggest threats to Hearts future right now, according to a club statement released yesterday. - more ...
Topics: Heart of Midlothian, Tynecastle

14 Jun 2013 : Hearts must find GBP 500,000 to survive until August - www.scotsman.com
HEARTS must find 500,000 to survive until August, with player wages unlikely to be paid on time this weekend and significant tax bills due this month and next. - more ...
Topics: Heart of Midlothian, Tynecastle, Scottish Premier League, Scottish Premier League

14 Jun 2013 : Hearts: No bail-out from SPL says Neil Doncaster - www.scotsman.com
HEARTS have been told the Scottish Premier League will not step in to bail them out of their latest financial crisis. - more ...
Topics: Heart of Midlothian, Scottish Premier League, Scottish Premier League

14 Jun 2013 : Foundation of Hearts in question and answer event - www.scotsman.com
EVENTS during the last 48 hours leave Foundation of Hearts favourably placed to strike in their bid to gain control at Tynecastle. - more ...
Topics: Heart of Midlothian, Tynecastle, Ryan McGowan, Danny Grainger

14 Jun 2013 : Rousset wants a safe pair of hands to steady Hearts - www.scotsman.com
SOME 15 years after savouring the greatest moment of his football career at Hearts, Gilles Rousset is sickened by the current state of the club he loves. - more ...
Topics: Heart of Midlothian, Scottish Cup, Tynecastle, Rangers FC

14 Jun 2013 : Hearts fans mixed emotions over Tynecastle finances - www.scotsman.com
TWEETS from shell-shocked fans summed up the mixed emotions of desperation and optimism sweeping around Tynecastle. - more ...
Topics: Heart of Midlothian, Tynecastle, Rangers FC

14 Jun 2013 : Hearts supporters vow to fight on in takeover bid - www.scotsman.com
FANS fighting to save their club today vowed that Hearts decision to put its star players up for sale would not deflect their attempts at a takeover bid. - more ...
Topics: Heart of Midlothian, Tynecastle, Scotland, Scottish Premier League

14 Jun 2013 : Rumour Mill: Hearts | Balde | Doncaster | Rangers - www.scotsman.com
AS HEARTS financial crisis deepens, Irvine Welsh tweets support for Pars, Balde reveals his Celtic ambitions, Kieran Prior eyes a stake in Rangers, Neil Doncaster refutes aggressive takeover claims and Steve Brown is disappointed over County registering Brittain. - more ...
Topics: Heart of Midlothian, Rangers FC, Celtic FC, Tynecastle

14 Jun 2013 : SPL won't bail out Hearts - www.teamtalk.com
Hearts have been told the Scottish Premier League will not step in to bail them out of their latest financial crisis. - more ...
Topics: Scottish Premier League, Heart of Midlothian, Scottish Premier League, Tynecastle

14 Jun 2013 : Hearts: SPL taking legal advice on developments - www.scotsman.com
THE Scottish Premier League are continuing to take legal advice on the financial position at Hearts but remain of the view that the Tynecastle club have not breached any of their insolvency regulations. - more ...
Topics: Heart of Midlothian, Scottish Premier League, Scottish Premier League, Tynecastle

14 Jun 2013 : Hearts 'shouldn't be pointing the finger at fans' - www.scotsman.com
Ian Murray, the Foundation of Hearts chairman, yesterday stood up for the fans after the Tynecastle club announced that their entire first-team squad had been put up for sale. - more ...
Topics: Heart of Midlothian, Tynecastle, Scottish Premier League

13 Jun 2013 : Hearts put squad up for sale - www.sportinglife.com
Hearts have announced that all their players are up for sale as fears for the club's future enters a "critical" period. - more ...
Topics: Heart of Midlothian

13 Jun 2013 : Hearts put all players up for sale as fans blamed - www.scotsman.com
HEARTS today announced that all players are for sale in effort to generate urgent cash needed to see the club through the summer. - more ...
Topics: Heart of Midlothian, Tynecastle, Jason Holt, Scottish Premier League

13 Jun 2013 : Hearts put all players up for sale in bid to raise funds to ease financial problems - www.teamtalk.com
Hearts will listen to offers for all their players as the troubled club attempts to ease its serious financial problems. - more ...
Topics: Heart of Midlothian, Scottish Premier League, John Sutton, Ryan Stevenson

13 Jun 2013 : Hibernian defender Alan Maybury keen to stay on at Easter Road - www.teamtalk.com
Veteran defender Alan Maybury is hopeful that talks with Hibernian over a new contract will be successful. - more ...
Topics: Hibernian FC, Alan Maybury, Easter Road, Pat Fenlon

13 Jun 2013 : Rumour Mill: Celtic| Hibs| Kilmarnock| Rangers - www.scotsman.com
Celtic snub Gary Hooper offer, Alan Maybury in Hibs talks, Csaba Laszlo eyes Kilmarnock role, and more. - more ...
Topics: Celtic FC, Kilmarnock, Rangers FC, Gary Hooper

12 Jun 2013 : Ukio Bankas administrators vow to sell Hearts on - www.scotsman.com
THE Administrator of Ukio Bankas says he has no reason or desire to harm Hearts after a court in Lithuania upheld a decision to liquidate the bank. - more ...
Topics: Heart of Midlothian, Scottish Premier League

12 Jun 2013 : Pledge to keep Hearts beating - www.sportinglife.com
The administrator of Ukio Bankas says he has "no reason or desire to harm Hearts". - more ...
Topics: Heart of Midlothian

12 Jun 2013 : Hearts slash GBP 3m from wage bill - www.scotsman.com
HEARTS have reduced their wage bill by more than 3million over the last 12 months, with annual salary costs as low as 1. - more ...
Topics: Heart of Midlothian, Tynecastle, Darren Barr, Danny Grainger

12 Jun 2013 : Rumour Mill: Kenny Shiels| Hearts| Rangers - www.scotsman.com
Kenny Shiels heartbroken, Hearts sweat over future, Rangers could face new probe, and more. - more ...
Topics: Heart of Midlothian, Rangers FC, Charles Green, Kilmarnock

12 Jun 2013 : 'Majority' of Hearts GBP 100k tax bill paid, say club - www.scotsman.com
HEARTS say they have paid the majority of the 100,000 owed to Her Majestys Revenue Customs, and are confident they will be in a position to pay off the balance in the coming days. - more ...
Topics: Heart of Midlothian, Tynecastle, Scottish Premier League

12 Jun 2013 : Kenny Shiels: Love or loathe him, he'll be missed - www.scotsman.com
KENNY Shiels was a master of illusion. - more ...
Topics: Scottish Premier League, Kilmarnock, Easter Road, Hibernian FC

11 Jun 2013 : Jambos set for Celta clash - www.teamtalk.com
Hearts will take on Spanish outfit Celta Vigo in their opening match of the pre-season tournament in Ballymena next month. - more ...
Topics: Heart of Midlothian, Gary Locke, Dunfermline Athletic, Raith Rovers

11 Jun 2013 : Hearts buyout bid: FoH in Ukio talks - www.scotsman.com
THE Foundation of Hearts plan to lodge a formal takeover bid for the club by the end of this month and is seeking a deal on the 25million debt hanging over Tynecastle. - more ...
Topics: Heart of Midlothian, Tynecastle, Scottish Cup, Darren Barr

11 Jun 2013 : Ryan McGowan one win away from World Cup - www.scotsman.com
BEING crushed in a clubhouse in the suburbs of Adelaide celebrating Australia reaching their first World Cup in over 30 years is a memory that will live with Ryan McGowan forever. - more ...
Topics: Ryan McGowan, Heart of Midlothian, Tynecastle, Scotland

11 Jun 2013 : Rumour Mill: Hearts| Inverness| Celtic| Rangers - www.scotsman.com
Hearts group nears bid, Inverness land trio, police hunt for Craig Whyte, and more. - more ...
Topics: Heart of Midlothian, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Celtic FC, Rangers FC

8 Jun 2013 : Hearts set to profit from Arvydas Novikovas exit - www.scotsman.com
HEARTS will be due around 100,000 compensation when Arvydas Novikovas joins a new club, the Evening News can reveal. - more ...
Topics: Heart of Midlothian, Arvydas Novikovas, Tynecastle, Scotland

8 Jun 2013 : Maroon memories: Derby rout takes Hearts to top of table - www.scotsman.com
AS THE Vladimir Romanov era began in earnest, Hearts fans were left expecting big things after a derby hammering of Hibs. - more ...
Topics: Heart of Midlothian, Tynecastle, Scotland, Scottish Premier League

8 Jun 2013 : Hibee history: Gordon Hunter buries hoodoo - www.scotsman.com
HIBS finally broke a 22-game winless run against Edinburgh rivals Hearts to send their supporters wild with delight. - more ...
Topics: Heart of Midlothian, John Robertson