Five of Vladimir Romanov’s strangest moments

Aside from the usual pre-game build up - ‘big match’, ‘players are confident’, ‘we’ll give it our all’ etc - Lithuania’s trip to Scotland has given us all a great excuse to reminisce about the nine-year period when Hearts were led by madcap owner Vladimir Romanov. So, in honour of the thoroughly divisive character, we look back at five of his most memorable moments in Scottish football.

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Aside from the usual pre-game build up - ‘big match’, ‘players are confident’, ‘we’ll give it our all’ etc - Lithuania’s trip to Scotland has given us all a great excuse to reminisce about the nine-year period when Hearts were led by madcap owner Vladimir Romanov. So, in honour of the thoroughly divisive character, we look back at five of his most memorable moments in Scottish football.

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