Ian Black Cleared of Drugs Charge
Hearts player Ian Black has been cleared of a charge of possession of cocaine after witnesses failed to turn up to give evidence. At Edinburgh Sheriff Court the judge told him “the fact you are a footballer makes no difference to this court”. The 26-year-old midfielder had been arrested at an Edinburgh nightclub last May. [...]
THE ramifications of Rangers’ entry into administration will be felt far beyond the marble staircase inside Ibrox. While those most immediately at threat are the players and employees of the club, there is likely to be a price paid by many others within Scottish football. Hearts, currently struggling to manage their own severe cash flow [...]
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Hearts have announced they have now paid in full an outstanding tax bill that threatened their existence. A winding-up petition was presented to the Court of Session by the Advocate General for Scotland on 27 January. And it was published on 7 February, with HMRC giving the Edinburgh club eight days to pay. Last year, [...]
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Celtic swept Hearts aside in another controversial encounter at Tynecastle in the Scottish Premier League. Inside two minutes, Stephen Elliott’s header was scrambled away and Celtic broke up the park to open the scoring through a Scott Brown strike. Joe Ledley’s header followed on from Victor Wanyama’s 12-yard shot to put Celtic three up at [...]
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Heart of Midlothian Football Club is facing fresh court action over unpaid tax. HM Revenue and Customs has given the Edinburgh club eight days to pay a tax bill or face liquidation. It is the fifth time in recent years that the club has faced legal action over unpaid tax. Late last year, Hearts was [...]
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Hearts boss Paulo Sergio says a “political” issue is behind goalkeeper Marian Kello’s absence from first-team action. The Slovakian stopper didn’t feature Sunday’s Scottish Cup draw with St Johnstone, just days after reportedly rejecting a deadline day transfer to Austria Vienna. And speaking after the game, Sergio says he expects to be without the 29-year-old [...]
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St Johnstone battled back to claim a Scottish Cup fifth-round replay against top flight rivals Hearts. David Templeton beat Peter Enckelman at his near post to give the home side a 10th-minute lead. St Johnstone captain Dave MacKay was sent off on 74 minutes after picking up two bookings. However, the visitors managed to find [...]
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Ipswich Town signing Ryan Stevenson has expressed his relief at leaving Hearts and delivered a parting shot to the club’s owner Vladimir Romanov. The 27-year-old had been seeking a move away from Edinburgh and has not played since mid-December following a dispute over unpaid wages . “The circumstances have been difficult at Hearts,” he told BBC Radio Suffolk . [...]
Continue reading …Hearts will not be punished by the Scottish Premier League after the case against them was dismissed. The club had been charged after failing to pay players’ January wages on time, despite a formal warning from the SPL that they had to do so. The SPL has now accepted that wages were processed before the [...]
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Hearts boss Paulo Sergio says it would be “ludicrous” if the club suffered a points deduction over late wage payments. The Scottish Premier League has charged Hearts, claiming the club missed a deadline for the first time in four months. “It’s a very stupid rule,” Sergio said. “Who’s going to be punished? It’s going to [...]
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