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 . [...]
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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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The Scottish Premier League Board met this evening to consider the alleged failure by Heart of Midlothian FC to comply with the terms of the order made by the SPL on 4 January 2012 that the club pay the January wages due to the relevant players on the due date of 16 January 2012. As [...]
Continue reading …Hearts insist they have “documentary evidence” to confirm January salaries were delivered on schedule. The club released a statement in response to the Scottish Premier League claiming players’ wages were late for a fourth successive month. The SPL has called an emergency board meeting to discuss the matter. But Hearts say: “The club has made [...]
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Hearts owner Vladimir Romanov says he might reconsider his decision to sell the club if changes are made to Scottish football. He told BBC Scotland he wants changes to the structure of the game and how the media portray him and the club. “It may well be that I won’t leave Hearts after all,” he [...]
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Hearts striker Kevin Kyle is to undergo further surgery at the end of this month in a bid to save his career after a year-long absence with a hip injury. The 30-year-old last played in the Scottish Cup fourth-round clash with St Johnstone on 11 January – last year. Kyle told Hearts TV: “I’ve overcome [...]
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The Scottish Premier League will take no disciplinary action against Hearts after the club met demands over payments relating to delayed wages. Hearts were set a deadline of 11 January to deliver December salaries, as well as interest on all sums overdue from the last three months. December’s wages were paid on 4 January - within [...]
Continue reading …Manager Paulo Sergio says safeguarding Hearts’ future is more important than where they finish in the league. Sergio was speaking after Vladimir Romanov announced that he will no longer invest in the club. And the Hearts boss believes this has meant revising their priorities for the rest of the season. “The main thing is not to [...]
Continue reading …Hearts manager Paulo Sergio fears Kevin Kyle may have played the final match of his career. The former Scotland international has been out since January 2011 with a hip problem and repeated attempts at a comeback have proven unsuccessful. The striker, who has been capped 10 times for Scotland has repeatedly faced the prospect of further [...]
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