scottish fitba'

[OneLittleFish]

Garry O'Connor signs for Hibs!

Sean O'Hanlon's signing from MK Dons - arguably their best player and an intelligent central defender, rumours of Chris Porter and Phil Airey - things are looking up!

[minute5072]

Good to see the season is already a joke before its even started. This rule about being able to postpone games for friendlies. especially when they knew that rangers and hibs are both playing friendlies on the 6th August, yet didnt have the foresight to have them play each other that week so there's only one game off, rather than having two teams sitting about on their arse that weekend!

[rexclark]

Accies vs Livi on Boxing Day, should be fun!

[ampersand]

Accies vs Livi on Boxing Day, should be fun!

[pipedown27]

Neil Lennon signs one year rolling contract.

Looks like 4 in a row for Rangers then.

[metallimuse]

Neil Lennon signs one year rolling contract.

Looks like 4 in a row for Rangers then.

[G-Stud]

At what point do we start thinking about 9 in a row?

[Kowalski]

http://www.heartsfc.co.uk/articles/20110624/hearts-statement_2241384_2381659

Hearts statement

24.06.2011

The Hearts Board of Directors has issued the following statement in relation to outside influences on players and the club.

"What's happening with the club today is not a new thing. For almost 7 years we have been fighting to shield the club from crooks, criminals and thieves. Many of the top players at the club have felt the bitter results of the swindles that have been carried out with them on their own skin. Skacel and Webster have returned to the club after realising where these 'football patriots' have led them.

"Over a short space of time 4 players at our club have been on the wrong end of the law. We note that 3 of them are represented by the same agent - Gary Mackay - who has been so vicious in his attacks against Mr Romanov.

"Taking into account the facts that have been omitted by the media it can be presumed that each of these cases is not a coincidence, but the result of targeted actions of a mafia that wants to manipulate the club and the results.

"Every year Hearts fights to be in the top 3, but even last season in the last 12 games of the season it was almost like someone replaced the team with a different one. Whose fault is that? Players? Manager's? Or it is mafia.

"Stealing players, bad games, problems with the law - all of that on top of record SFA fines. Problems are just shifted to another level.

"Mafia are dragging kids into the crime, in order to blackmail and profit on them. It is not possible to separate these people from pedophiles, and you don't need to do that. Each year we are forced to fight against these maniacs harder and harder. We are standing in their way not letting them manipulate the game of football in the way they want. As such they undermine us in every possible way they can.

"The task of the club is to tear these kids out of hands of criminals."

[adustlandfairytale]

Christ!

Anyway it not time for Hearts to get a new manager? Had Jim Jeffries for a bit too long now.

Oh and only 1 month left until the season kicks off!

[OneLittleFish]

Looks like Colin Calderwood's leaving us already for the assistants position at either Notts Forrest or Birmingham.

Rumours for his replacement include the janitor, the guy who supervises the pie stand at Montrose FC and Jimmy Calderwood.

[ampersand]

Looks like Colin Calderwood's leaving us already for the assistants position at either Notts Forrest or Birmingham.

Rumours for his replacement include the janitor, the guy who supervises the pie stand at Montrose FC and Jimmy Calderwood.

[Kowalski]

[metallimuse]

[Donkey]

Well the Swastika flag has been flown over Ibrox before, so you never know.

[ampersand]

three spl clubs played in preseason and not one of them have beaten us. bring on hearts on saturday for a pumping!

[Poleski]

[minute5072]

three spl clubs played in preseason and not one of them have beaten us. bring on hearts on saturday for a pumping!

[ampersand]

Heard you's have got fat boy Samuel on trial. If (and its a big if!) yous could get him fit and interested he would be a good signing!

[minute5072]

I think him and Deuchar could make a good partnership. He's very enigmatic, Will show up for certain games (notched a couple of goals against the old firm the last 2 years) but others just doesnt seem to care (Motherwell semi final sticks in the mind). Plus I dont think he was ever in decent shape last season. He could still do a job in the first tho

[ampersand]

I think him and Deuchar could make a good partnership. He's very enigmatic, Will show up for certain games (notched a couple of goals against the old firm the last 2 years) but others just doesnt seem to care (Motherwell semi final sticks in the mind). Plus I dont think he was ever in decent shape last season. He could still do a job in the first tho

[Donkey]

Russell has struggled at First Division level before, will be interesting to see how he fares this time around.

[ampersand]

Russell has struggled at First Division level before, will be interesting to see how he fares this time around.

[minute5072]

Busy day for us today.

Keeper Alan Mannus signed from Ireland

Pipped Hibs to sign Sheridan on loan

Turned down an offer from the huns for Murray

Pretty happy with Sheridan signing, hoping we can hurry up and sign Marcus Haber as I think the two of them will make a pretty formidable front line

[adustlandfairytale]

Coupon time again! It's been too long Mr Hill.

[ampersand]

Coupon time again! It's been too long Mr Hill.