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Hearts director calls for greater transparancy for Scottish game
HEARTS director Sergejus Fedotovas stressed today that greater transparency is vital in order to improve Scottish football, and said his club will continue to voice opinions on how to better the game.
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Hibs face competition for Tim Clancy
HIBS manager Pat Fenlon could face some competition from England for the signature of Motherwell defender Tim Clancy.
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Hearts director says clubs can’t do it all on their own
SERGEJUS FEDOTOVAS pulls no punches assessing the state of Scottish football. His criticism is constructive and sensible. As a Lithuania-based director of Hearts, he is often on the outside looking in whilst clubs across the country clamber to stay afloat. Yet he is fully aware of the problems.
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Vladimir Romanov hopes improving finances can help find buyer for Hearts
VLADIMIR ROMANOV hopes Hearts’ improving financial health will help attract a new owner soon as he continues hunting a buyer for his majority shareholding in the Edinburgh club.
69 commentsWebster hoping to end his memorable week on a high
WIN the Scottish Cup by helping Hearts beat Hibs then fly off to Florida to represent Scotland for the first time in over two years. For Andy Webster, this is the perfect week.
3 commentsKing Cup last throw but Students are daunting foes
Spartans, the benchmark for all other East of Scotland League teams to aspire to in recent years, go into tomorrow’s King Cup final against Stirling University at Ferguson Park, Rosewell (2.00pm) with the knowledge that if they fail to beat the students it will be the Ainslie Park outfit’s first empty trophy cabinet for an incredible 13 seasons.
Pittman: My lads would play with broken legs for Broxburn
BROXBURN boss Steve Pittman says his staff and players will celebrate after tomorrow’s Fife and Lothians Cup final – whatever the result.
Christie confident ahead of his club’s date with destiny
MAX CHRISTIE reckons he won’t have to reach the oratory heights of Winston Churchill to ensure Bonnyrigg come out of the trenches with all guns blazing tomorrow.
Ian Murray: I can still do a job
Ian Murray’s Hibees career over but utility man will seek new team
9 commentsMarius Zaliukas’ fax leaves Csaba Laszlo in a lather
MARIUS ZALIUKAS has withdrawn from Lithuania’s Baltic Cup squad by fax, thus incurring the wrath of national coach Csaba Laszlo.
1 commentRangers takeover: Calls for Duff and Phelps to be probed
FORMER Rangers director Paul Murray has called for the role of administrators Duff and Phelps to be investigated following revelations over one of their partner’s involvement in Craig Whyte’s takeover.
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Hearts director Sergejus Fedotovas reveals club’s plans to trim squad and become self-sufficient
HEARTS director Sergejus Fedotovas today revealed the direction he and majority shareholder Vladimir Romanov intend to lead Hearts in the aftermath of their historic Scottish Cup win over Hibs.
18 commentsBroxburn claim Super League scalp to reach final
Another terrific display of football saw Broxburn reach the final of the Junior’s Fife and Lothian’s Cup, where they will meet Super League side Linlithgow at Bo’ness on Saturday.
Football: Carnie and Twaddle quit Whitehill
The Whitehill Welfare management team of Grant Carnie and Kevin Twaddle have resigned, citing that “the club wanted to go in a different direction from us” as the reason.
Pat Fenlon: Hibs fans need to be patient
PAT Fenlon has urged Hibs fans to be patient as he embarks on his radical overhaul of the Easter Road squad, insisting he was “making progress” in pursuit of new signings.
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Sheffield United preparing bid for Hearts skipper
SHEFFIELD UNITED have contacted Hearts inquiring about captain Marius Zaliukas and will consider submitting a £500,000 transfer offer for the Lithuanian if they secure promotion to the English Championship this weekend.
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Ian Murray not surprised at being let go by Hibs
Hibs skipper Ian Murray has admitted it had come as no great shock to be told he wouldn’t be offered a new contract at Easter Road.
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Robinson’s Cup Final tribute to Hearts’ star-maker Darren
AS the Hearts players danced with delight at the end of Saturday’s Scottish Cup final, Scott Robinson seeked someone out in the Hampden crowd and ran excitedly over for an emotional bear-hug.
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Liverpool, Inter and Lisbon on Hearts’ radar
HEARTS’ list of potential European opponents this summer reads like a Who’s Who of continental football: Inter Milan, Liverpool, Lazio, Marseille, Sporting Lisbon, PSV Eindhoven. Those are just some of the illustrious clubs who could find themselves visiting Tynecastle in the play-off for the Europa League.
11 commentsBroxburn aim for cup final berth
BROXBURN ATHLETIC travel to Kelty Hearts for tonight’s Fife and Lothians Cup semi- final hoping to secure a place in Saturday’s final against Linlithgow Rose
Hibs revamp must start in earnest
Hibs have acknowledged the scale of the rebuilding task which lies before manager Pat Fenlon over the coming weeks following the “devastating” defeat by arch-rivals Hearts in the Scottish Cup final.
17 commentsScottish Cup heads north after tough game
Tynecastle under-16s were defeated in the final of the Scottish Youth FA Challenge Cup in the cruelest fashion after a 5-4 penalty shoot-out loss against Albion Boys’ Club at the Excelsior Stadium in Airdrie.
Under-16s lift cup after being 3-1 down to Merchi
Edina HIBS lifted their first trophy of the season by winning the South East Region Youth FA’s under-16 Steve Maskrey Cup at Saughton Enclosure.
Early goal sets Leith club on way to comfortable win
LINKS UNITED impressed when winning the LEAFA Dunedin Cup final 4-0 over Cramond at Ainslie Park.
Anthony Brown: Hearts fans must party, for who knows what’s next
And so it’s all over. After five weeks of frenzied build-up, it feels a bit like Boxing Day, now that the all-Edinburgh final has been and gone. For Hibs fans, it ended up being utterly forgettable, although those present are sure to have trouble erasing visions of this harrowing day from their memory banks.
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Ex-chairman fears another club may lure Hearts manager
THE argument is difficult to counter: A cup-winning manager jets off to his homeland for the summer not knowing if his club want him to continue in the job next season. He is entitled to expect better.
2 commentsThis Cup win tops everything, says Hearts coach Locke
When a 22-year-old Gary Locke, sporting that famous spice-boy centre-parting, hoisted the Scottish Cup aloft at Parkhead 14 years ago before embarking on a week-long bender in Magaluf with the rest of his history-making team-mates, you would have thought life couldn’t get any get better for the boyhood Hearts fan who had grown up to captain his club.
4 commentsStudents in seven heaven after clinching Premier title
Stirling UNIVERSITY beat Vale of Leithen 7-1 last night to clinch the East Seniors Central Taxis Premier Division championship title on goal difference from Spartans, winners of the league for the past three seasons.
1 commentCharacter key as Vale lock up vital points
Hutchison VALE coach Ian McDonald believes his side’s 3-2 victory over Inverness City at the weekend was thoroughly well deserved and character-building for his players.
Eoin Doyle knows Hibs players owe more than apology
Devastated Hibs striker Eoin Doyle today admitted he has his team-mates are due the Easter Road support much more than a simple apology for the abject display which saw them humiliated by Capital rivals Hearts in the Scottish Cup final.
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Hearts finalising deal for Paulo Sergio to stay
HEARTS will offer their Scottish Cup-winning manager Paulo Sergio a new contract within a matter of days, with club officials now in the “final phase” of discussions before putting a formal proposal to the Portuguese coach.
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Hibs board pledge to rebuild club
Hibs have admitted the “devastating” Scottish Cup defeat by arch-rivals Hearts has reinforced the scale of the rebuilding task now facing boss Pat Fenlon ahead of next season.
61 commentsFootball: Stirling students know arithmetic needed to win championship
Stirling UNIVERSITY go into tonight’s East Seniors Central Taxis Premier Division game against Vale of Leithen at Innerleithen (kick-off 7.15) with the knowledge that a victory by at least two clear goals will reward them with the championship title for the first time.
Paulo Sergio left in limbo as to Hearts future Picture gallery
DESPITE winning the biggest match in Hearts’ history, Paulo Sergio still has no idea if he will remain manager of the Edinburgh club, writes BARRY ANDERSON. He hoped for talks with Vladimir Romanov over the weekend but the majority shareholder did not attend the Scottish Cup-winning celebrations and instead returned to Moscow.
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Craig Beattie will talk to Hearts first as contract expires
CRAIG BEATTIE will talk to Hearts first before any other club this summer and stressed today that extending his stay in Edinburgh is entirely down to the Tynecastle hierarchy.
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Hibs boss: I let myself down with gesture
Hibs boss Pat Fenlon has admitted he let himself down as he reacted to taunts from Hearts fans with an offensive gesture which led to him being sent to the stand in the final minute of the Scottish Cup final.
29 commentsSkipper admits past two days the ‘best ever’
HEARTS skipper Marius Zaliukas has admitted that the last couple of days have been the best of his life after lifting the William Hill Scottish Cup.
Anthony Brown: Jambos and Hibbies did their clubs and the city proud as they lit up Hampden
Saturday’s all-Edinburgh final will go down as one of the most one-sided in the history of the Scottish Cup, but that shouldn’t detract from the utterly electrifying atmosphere the two sets of supporters created before Hibs capitulated.
7 commentsBrown: Ref not reason we lost it
“It’s hard for the referee or linesman to see if it was inside the box”
Suso would love to stay on at Hearts
SUSO SANTANA savoured the greatest day of his career then insisted he’d love a new contract at Hearts.
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Hibs dreams turned into a nightmare
We were there, where were you? That’s the question Hibs fans were asking of Pat Fenlon’s players after suffering a humiliation at Hampden that will last them a lifetime.
31 commentsMichael Weir: Radical changes must happen as Hibs’ naked truth exposed
Being present at such a momentous occasion at Hampden Park on Saturday is something that will live with me for many years to come.
8 commentsGriffiths aims to make mark in England
Leigh Griffiths has admitted he still has his heart set on the English Championship in the wake of Hibs’ crushing Scottish Cup final defeat.
Hibs can blame defeat on no one but themselves
HIBS can have no-one to blame but themselves for defeat at Hampden, but their fans will still be less than happy with the performance of Craig Thomson.
Ryan will be flying for ages
RYAN McGOWAN reckons that it could take years for the magnitude of the William Hill Scottish Cup final victory to sink in.
Hearts players excel at Hampden
SOME things are fated in the stars. Some eventualities cannot be prevented. At Hampden Park in the most critical Edinburgh derby in history, Hearts destroyed Hibs without even reaching full capacity. A section of the Tynecastle support arrived in Glasgow harbouring reservations about the outcome of the Scottish Cup final. They needn’t have worried.
4 commentsGary Mackay: Sergio’s mantra vindicated by Hearts’ Cup victory
What a momentous weekend this has been in the history of the football club. There have been some big results for both teams in the Edinburgh derbies over the years – 7-0, 6-2 and 4-0 to name a few of the main ones – but to win 5-1 in a Scottish Cup final is testimony to the spirit and the character of the players who have represented Hearts this season.
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