Takeover bid 'not credible'

A BUSINESSMAN involved in a series of previous unsuccessful club takeovers was today reported to be bidding to take control of Hearts.

Peebles-based Bob Jamieson, 64, was said to have posted plans for a new stadium next to Murrayfield and claimed he was in delicate negotiations with Vladimir Romanov about buying his shares.

A club insider was quoted saying Mr Jamieson - who was behind a failed bid to buy Hearts in 1999 and was also linked to Dundee and Raith Rovers - had "no credibility".