All HEarts players’ wages paid ‘up to date’

HEARTS manager John McGlynn is thankful that the wage issue at Tynecastle will not distract his players over the festive period after confirming that all the players are “up to date”.

At his pre-match briefing for the 
St Johnstone game, McGlynn had said that he believed the players’ December salaries would be paid ahead of the trip to McDiarmid Park. At full-time, he confirmed: “Everyone’s got their wages, they are all up to date.”

While the overall bleak financial picture at Hearts continues to loom over the club like a dark cloud, McGlynn added: “To be fair to the players they have been tremendous. They took that wage deferral and they’ve all just been getting on with it.

“However, it does help that, in the run-up to Christmas, they got their wages on time, with young families to look after. It’s better from my point of view that I don’t have to worry about where their heads are with regards to being paid. Everything is perfect.”