Hearts striker Nade due to face the music

HEARTS striker Christian Nade is due to return to Edinburgh tomorrow to learn his fate for punching team-mate Ian Black at Celtic Park earlier this month.

The Frenchman has been back in his homeland for family reasons, but manager Jim Jefferies expects him back in the Capital tomorrow, where he will then be informed of Hearts' stance on his altercation with Black. "He had to go to France because of a family problem," said Jefferies. He asked for permission to go so it will probably be the end of the week before we sit down for another meeting with him. He's about to receive a letter in the next couple of days that will let him know the result of the internal inquiry."