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From Today’s Daily Record

Criticism of Hearts is NONSENSE and they deserve backslapping not backstabbing for getting Thistle game on - David McCarthy

David says Ann Budge deserves huge praise for taking the Gorgie club to where it now stands just years after it was lying in the gutter.

JS136835949.jpgHearts owner Ann Budge reveals the new stand ahead of kick off on Sunday (Image: SNS)

What a lot of nonsense was spouted over the weekend about Hearts.

Here’s a club that should be held up as a shining light in Scottish football and all that happened was that it got kicked from pillar to post because it bust a gut to get a football match played on time.

Yes, it was hard on Partick Thistle not knowing if the game was on as Ann Budge and Co worked round the clock to make sure they were granted the relevant safety certificates for its shiny new £12m stand.

My sympathies were more for the fans than the players, to be honest. Not knowing for sure if they’d be travelling across the M8 until the morning of the game wasn’t great. I get that.

But spare me the anger from Firhill about their players. It was Alan Archibald’s job to prepare them as if the game was always going ahead, so it ought to have made no difference to them if it had been called off late. After all, it happens every winter when pitches get waterlogged an hour before kick-off.

So Thistle’s players would have trained as normal and they were clearly ready for the match, given they got a 1-1 draw.

I detect a change in attitude towards Hearts in recent times and maybe it’s because Craig Levein isn’t the most popular man in the game.

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The new Tynecastle main stand (

He got it wrong with the appointment of Ian Cathro, that’s for sure. And the recruitment of players over the last couple of years has been somewhere south of decent, although nobody can argue that bringing in the likes of Christophe Berra and Kyle Lafferty - proven international operators - wasn’t good business.

Maybe people have short memories, though. Remember where this club was a few short years ago. It was lying in the gutter bleeding to death.

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Kyle Lafferty has been a good signing (Image: SNS Group)

‘Blood doesn’t show on a maroon shirt’ was the legendary statement made by John Cumming at the end of the 1956 Scottish Cup Final, which his team won 3-1 against Celtic after he returned to the Hampden pitch with blood streaming from a head wound.

But it was spattered all around the cobbles and sidestreets of Gorgie as Hearts went into administration in June 2013. Good people lost their livelihoods and Scottish football very nearly lost one the cornerstones of our game.

Five years later, this very same club has just announced a healthy profit. Has built a sensational looking new £12m stand to increase the capacity of what was already arguably the stadium with the best atmosphere in the country.

It is now run professionally and with compassion by an owner who has been a supporter all her life.

So, the building of the stand over-ran on its timescale. So what? In 2011 an Edinburgh City Council report said there was no way Tynecastle could be redeveloped and it looked like Hearts would have to move out of their spiritual home forever - not for a few months as they’ve done this season.

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A general view of Tynecastle complete with new main stand (Image: SNS)

But Budge and Co found a way. At a time when Scottish football is supposed to be in a spiral of despair, she’s built something special and kept those fans where they want to be.

Hearts haven’t always done things right. Vladimir Romanov. The proposed merger (takeover) of Hibs in 1990 are two prime examples.

But this is a club with many fine traditions. The manner in which it honours the servicemen who played for Hearts and gave their lives in the Great War is special. Their commitment to charity - their shirts bear the Save The Children name instead of taking the cash from a commercial enterprise.

One of the first things Budge did when she came to power was get rid of the name Wonga - a payday loan firm - from the jerseys because it was an association that she didn’t think was fitting of a club like Hearts.

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The new stand packed with fans (Image: SNS group)

There’s a transparency about how they communicate with their fans that puts others to shame, even when it means taking a kicking as Hearts have done in the past couple of weeks.

But they got there in the end.

They worked their builders’ backsides off to get ready for that match on Sunday and for that they deserved backslapping. Not backstabbing.

 
 
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3 minutes ago, Ron Burgundy said:

At last, a positive response from a journalist.

 

The damage has already been done by the rest of them that use every little thing to drag the club through the dirt, unfortunately.  

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Well said, even for the Record.

 

Wouldn't it have been nice for Doncaster and Regan to make a statement to say how excited they are to see one of Scotland's major clubs get back off its knees and create a wonderfully atmospheric stadium.

 

But nah, let's not advertise the positives about our game. There are a number of journos who should not be allowed to sit for free in our new stand and their tickets should go to the workmen who worked like madmen to get the stand ready.

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Could not agree more. Other than a couple of very minor points, this article is spot on. It’s a shame some of the former Hearts media types don’t see it.

 

This bit is absolute bang on the cash territory:

 

“... I detect a change in attitude towards Hearts in recent times and maybe it’s because Craig Levein isn’t the most popular man in the game... “

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you cant blame just the media, many hearts supporters ! were in on this (JIH) lot harder to shift the negativity when a lots coming from within the hearts supporter.

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4 minutes ago, reaths17 said:

you cant blame just the media, many hearts supporters ! were in on this (JIH) lot harder to shift the negativity when a lots coming from within the hearts supporter.

Are they Hearts supporters? Personally I believe not.

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25 minutes ago, Nookie Bear said:

Well said, even for the Record.

 

Wouldn't it have been nice for Doncaster and Regan to make a statement to say how excited they are to see one of Scotland's major clubs get back off its knees and create a wonderfully atmospheric stadium.

 

But nah, let's not advertise the positives about our game. There are a number of journos who should not be allowed to sit for free in our new stand and their tickets should go to the workmen who worked like madmen to get the stand ready.

Let's be fair here the SPFL supported Hearts efforts to get the game on.

Hearts obviously kept them informed regularly on progress.

A lot of the criticism came from people with an agenda against the club when in actual fact the SPFL were monitoring the situation on an ongoing basis.

I agree entirely about the media and  of course free tickets as a thank you for the workers who went above and beyond the call of duty.

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2 minutes ago, reaths17 said:

you cant blame just the media, many hearts supporters ! were in on this (JIH) lot harder to shift the negativity when a lots coming from within the hearts supporter.

 

Indeed. They are still at it though and seem to want us to sack another manager after a few months and two weeks of a transfer window. What happens if that guy doesn’t get it right in a similarly short period of time? Sack him annaw? We are going to end up in a constant state of flux if some of our support get their way.

 

Give the man a transfer window for goodness sake. :lol:

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3 minutes ago, John Findlay said:

Are they Hearts supporters? Personally I believe not.

you only have to sit at a game to realise they're paying money to get in, because it's a 90 min whingefest. whether that can be catagorised as support I'm not sure myself, not what I'd call it.

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Just now, reaths17 said:

you only have to sit at a game to realise they're paying money to get in, because it's a 90 min whingefest. whether that can be catagorised as support I'm not sure myself, not what I'd call it.

I know. Sadly I'm not deaf.

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I would imagine David McCarthy will be sacked by the end of the week or moved to covering Council meetings. 

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2 minutes ago, Ryder said:

 

Indeed. They are still at it though and seem to want us to sack another manager after a few months and two weeks of a transfer window. What happens if that guy doesn’t get it right in a similarly short period of time? Sack him annaw? We are going to end up in a constant state of flux if some of our support get their way.

 

Give the man a transfer window for goodness sake. :lol:

Not just the manager a lot of them want Mrs Budge gone as well.

Unbelievable when you look at the progress made as detailed in the article.

Apparently we are not allowed to mention that according to the haters.

A lot of so called Hearts fans were just as guilty as the media.

Some feckin traitors masquerading as Hearts fans . One or two even wanted us deducted points wtf.

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2 minutes ago, IveSeenTheLight said:

 

Is he a Hearts fan?

 

 

No, he's a Falkirk Bairn but was our dedicated Evening News Hearts reporter for a few years in the early 90s.

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18 minutes ago, luckydug said:

Let's be fair here the SPFL supported Hearts efforts to get the game on.

Hearts obviously kept them informed regularly on progress.

A lot of the criticism came from people with an agenda against the club when in actual fact the SPFL were monitoring the situation on an ongoing basis.

I agree entirely about the media and  of course free tickets as a thank you for the workers who went above and beyond the call of duty.

 

They have also told Partick to shut up and stop whinging in a roundabout way.

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3 minutes ago, luckydug said:

Falkirk fan actually.

 

2 minutes ago, Buffalo Bill said:

 

 

No, he's a Falkirk Bairn but was our dedicated Evening News Hearts reporter for a few years in the early 90s.

 

;) A Falkirk fan as in Chick Young is a St Mirren fan..............;)

Only jesting.

 

Hearts should be applauded for redeveloping their main stand.

I certainly appears impressive and completes Tynecastle as a stadium.

 

The only thing I would say is that this was not the first attempt to get games on.

Initially, we were supposed to be there to open the stand in September.

The Kilmarnock game was then moved to Murrayfield with the stadium not ready.

Then the PT game was left to a final review at 08:00 on the morning of the game, so it was very late to make a decision on the third re-adjustment.

As was reported elsewhere, this would not have been acceptable if either of the gruesome twosome were visiting Hearts.

 

But building projects invariably run late and that should not detract from a wonderful achievement it is to get the main stand replaced.

 

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11 minutes ago, luckydug said:

A lot of so called Hearts fans were just as guilty as the media.

Some feckin traitors masquerading as Hearts fans . One or two even wanted us deducted points wtf.

Ahhhhh that old chestnut again. Anyone who raises legitimate concerns is a traitor masquerading as a Hearts fan

 

Tell you what. There is a lot of snide bullying going on this board and its bringing it down to a gutter level some days. One particular poster is being shockingly bullied on a daily basis. I assume he isn't reporting it because its really low what some people are doing to this guy.

 

Accusing someone of not being a Hearts fan on here ought to be against the rules. Its a form of abuse.

 

If you think someone is 'masquerading and being a traitor, have the baws to name them and report them to the mod team. Otherwise live and let live huh ?

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14 minutes ago, JAMBONI said:

I would imagine David McCarthy will be sacked by the end of the week or moved to covering Council meetings. 

Good article,well written....I think you could be right,he's probably broken the Records' code of conduct of only bigging up the bigot brothers !

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Well put David McCarthy, 

hes probably the last "Hearts reporter " I read in the evening news , decent football journalist.

could be correct about Levein and popularity ( or lack off) 

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1 hour ago, Marooned Abroad said:

From Today’s Daily Record

Criticism of Hearts is NONSENSE and they deserve backslapping not backstabbing for getting Thistle game on - David McCarthy

David says Ann Budge deserves huge praise for taking the Gorgie club to where it now stands just years after it was lying in the gutter.

JS136835949.jpgHearts owner Ann Budge reveals the new stand ahead of kick off on Sunday (Image: SNS)

What a lot of nonsense was spouted over the weekend about Hearts.

Here’s a club that should be held up as a shining light in Scottish football and all that happened was that it got kicked from pillar to post because it bust a gut to get a football match played on time.

Yes, it was hard on Partick Thistle not knowing if the game was on as Ann Budge and Co worked round the clock to make sure they were granted the relevant safety certificates for its shiny new £12m stand.

My sympathies were more for the fans than the players, to be honest. Not knowing for sure if they’d be travelling across the M8 until the morning of the game wasn’t great. I get that.

But spare me the anger from Firhill about their players. It was Alan Archibald’s job to prepare them as if the game was always going ahead, so it ought to have made no difference to them if it had been called off late. After all, it happens every winter when pitches get waterlogged an hour before kick-off.

So Thistle’s players would have trained as normal and they were clearly ready for the match, given they got a 1-1 draw.

I detect a change in attitude towards Hearts in recent times and maybe it’s because Craig Levein isn’t the most popular man in the game.

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The new Tynecastle main stand (

He got it wrong with the appointment of Ian Cathro, that’s for sure. And the recruitment of players over the last couple of years has been somewhere south of decent, although nobody can argue that bringing in the likes of Christophe Berra and Kyle Lafferty - proven international operators - wasn’t good business.

Maybe people have short memories, though. Remember where this club was a few short years ago. It was lying in the gutter bleeding to death.

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Kyle Lafferty has been a good signing (Image: SNS Group)

‘Blood doesn’t show on a maroon shirt’ was the legendary statement made by John Cumming at the end of the 1956 Scottish Cup Final, which his team won 3-1 against Celtic after he returned to the Hampden pitch with blood streaming from a head wound.

But it was spattered all around the cobbles and sidestreets of Gorgie as Hearts went into administration in June 2013. Good people lost their livelihoods and Scottish football very nearly lost one the cornerstones of our game.

Five years later, this very same club has just announced a healthy profit. Has built a sensational looking new £12m stand to increase the capacity of what was already arguably the stadium with the best atmosphere in the country.

It is now run professionally and with compassion by an owner who has been a supporter all her life.

So, the building of the stand over-ran on its timescale. So what? In 2011 an Edinburgh City Council report said there was no way Tynecastle could be redeveloped and it looked like Hearts would have to move out of their spiritual home forever - not for a few months as they’ve done this season.

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A general view of Tynecastle complete with new main stand (Image: SNS)

But Budge and Co found a way. At a time when Scottish football is supposed to be in a spiral of despair, she’s built something special and kept those fans where they want to be.

Hearts haven’t always done things right. Vladimir Romanov. The proposed merger (takeover) of Hibs in 1990 are two prime examples.

But this is a club with many fine traditions. The manner in which it honours the servicemen who played for Hearts and gave their lives in the Great War is special. Their commitment to charity - their shirts bear the Save The Children name instead of taking the cash from a commercial enterprise.

One of the first things Budge did when she came to power was get rid of the name Wonga - a payday loan firm - from the jerseys because it was an association that she didn’t think was fitting of a club like Hearts.

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The new stand packed with fans (Image: SNS group)

There’s a transparency about how they communicate with their fans that puts others to shame, even when it means taking a kicking as Hearts have done in the past couple of weeks.

But they got there in the end.

They worked their builders’ backsides off to get ready for that match on Sunday and for that they deserved backslapping. Not backstabbing.

 
 

 

"I detect a change in attitude towards Hearts in recent times and maybe it's because Craig Levein isn't the most popular man in the game"

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Just now, Thomaso said:

 

"I detect a change in attitude towards Hearts in recent times and maybe it's because Craig Levein isn't the most popular man in the game"

Should've put money on you highlighting that :lol:

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3 minutes ago, IveSeenTheLight said:

 

 

;) A Falkirk fan as in Chick Young is a St Mirren fan..............;)

Only jesting.

 

Hearts should be applauded for redeveloping their main stand.

I certainly appears impressive and completes Tynecastle as a stadium.

 

The only thing I would say is that this was not the first attempt to get games on.

Initially, we were supposed to be there to open the stand in September.

The Kilmarnock game was then moved to Murrayfield with the stadium not ready.

Then the PT game was left to a final review at 08:00 on the morning of the game, so it was very late to make a decision on the third re-adjustment.

As was reported elsewhere, this would not have been acceptable if either of the gruesome twosome were visiting Hearts.

 

But building projects invariably run late and that should not detract from a wonderful achievement it is to get the main stand replaced.

 

Did it cause you any problems playing at Murrayfield or indeed the other 7000 fans that came to the game ?

As I've said to you before away and **** off with your hidden we digs you pass at Hearts when you post on here .

 

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2 minutes ago, King prawn said:

Should've put money on you highlighting that :lol:

 

I was concerned you would gloss over it!  :thumbsup:

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31 minutes ago, luckydug said:

Let's be fair here the SPFL supported Hearts efforts to get the game on.

Hearts obviously kept them informed regularly on progress.

A lot of the criticism came from people with an agenda against the club when in actual fact the SPFL were monitoring the situation on an ongoing basis.

I agree entirely about the media and  of course free tickets as a thank you for the workers who went above and beyond the call of duty.

 

Fair point, would have been nice to have some public support. Was Doncaster even at the game?

 

There were plenty of seats to hand out a few freebies to the workers on the day, but not important in the greater scheme of things.

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4 minutes ago, Koolkeith said:

Are you? Given the amount of time you spend on here. 

 

Nah, our forums are just sh!te and you can get a better debate with opposition views.

 

That would be really strange, being a fan of a club but openly posing as a fan from another club to what? get a reaction.

Nah not for me.

 

I'm a Dons fan, and openly debate and discuss with the clear visibility that I am not a Hearts fan.

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3 minutes ago, IveSeenTheLight said:

 

 

;) A Falkirk fan as in Chick Young is a St Mirren fan..............;)

Only jesting.

 

Hearts should be applauded for redeveloping their main stand.

I certainly appears impressive and completes Tynecastle as a stadium.

 

The only thing I would say is that this was not the first attempt to get games on.

Initially, we were supposed to be there to open the stand in September.

The Kilmarnock game was then moved to Murrayfield with the stadium not ready.

Then the PT game was left to a final review at 08:00 on the morning of the game, so it was very late to make a decision on the third re-adjustment.

As was reported elsewhere, this would not have been acceptable if either of the gruesome twosome were visiting Hearts.

 

But building projects invariably run late and that should not detract from a wonderful achievement it is to get the main stand replaced.

 

Ifs, buts and maybes! The uglies are irrelevant here. 

We played Partick, the game went ahead. If Partick had any real issues I’m sure a call to the SPFL would have resulted in a deadline being put on. The result of that would be a fixture headache for Partick which they originally complained about. Partick wanted the game to go ahead, the game went ahead. 40 minutes travel for the fans to attend

I still can’t see the issue. 

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8 minutes ago, IveSeenTheLight said:

 

 

;) A Falkirk fan as in Chick Young is a St Mirren fan..............;)

Only jesting.

 

Hearts should be applauded for redeveloping their main stand.

I certainly appears impressive and completes Tynecastle as a stadium.

 

The only thing I would say is that this was not the first attempt to get games on.

Initially, we were supposed to be there to open the stand in September.

The Kilmarnock game was then moved to Murrayfield with the stadium not ready.

Then the PT game was left to a final review at 08:00 on the morning of the game, so it was very late to make a decision on the third re-adjustment.

As was reported elsewhere, this would not have been acceptable if either of the gruesome twosome were visiting Hearts.

 

But building projects invariably run late and that should not detract from a wonderful achievement it is to get the main stand replaced.

 

 

What's your beef???  Your team got to play at a neutral stadium and brought along 15,000 fans.....it was 15,000 wasn't it?

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2 minutes ago, 3fingersreid said:

Did it cause you any problems playing at Murrayfield or indeed the other 7000 fans that came to the game ?

As I've said to you before away and **** off with your hidden we digs you pass at Hearts when you post on here .

 

 

No, it didn't cause any problems.

It was a unique game, I would have far preferred playing at Tynecastle as a better view, but enjoyed (as a one off) the opportunity to watch from a unique perspective of playing a football game at Murrayfield.

 

Incidentally, no hidden wee digs at Hearts, I made clear I applauded this redevelopment and accepted building projects invariably run over.

My only point was that the SPFL would not have allowed this late a decision to impact one of the gruesome twosome.

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9 minutes ago, IveSeenTheLight said:

 

 

;) A Falkirk fan as in Chick Young is a St Mirren fan..............;)

Only jesting.

 

Hearts should be applauded for redeveloping their main stand.

I certainly appears impressive and completes Tynecastle as a stadium.

 

The only thing I would say is that this was not the first attempt to get games on.

Initially, we were supposed to be there to open the stand in September.

The Kilmarnock game was then moved to Murrayfield with the stadium not ready.

Then the PT game was left to a final review at 08:00 on the morning of the game, so it was very late to make a decision on the third re-adjustment.

As was reported elsewhere, this would not have been acceptable if either of the gruesome twosome were visiting Hearts.

 

But building projects invariably run late and that should not detract from a wonderful achievement it is to get the main stand replaced.

 

 

"Attempt to get games on" the games were on we didn't cancel them. We had them at a venue five minutes from Tynecastle and caused zero disruption to the away support and in Aberdeens case gave you an allocation you'll never get at Tynecastle.

 

What's  Rangers and Celtic got to do with the price of chocolate? 

 

We we thought we could get Tynie open, we did get Tynie open and the game went ahead. You'd think we were back to robbing Bosnian pensioners.

 

Anyway we'll see if you have the same issues when you move from pittodrie, my great grandkids might get disrupted.

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3 minutes ago, Thomaso said:

 

What's your beef???  Your team got to play at a neutral stadium and brought along 15,000 fans.....it was 15,000 wasn't it?

 

No beef, where do you think there is beef?

not exactly neutral either, 400 yards form Tynecastle and the stadium allocation benefiting Hearts (as it should).

 

We only took 7,000 (you should let that silly Calderwood comment drift into history, how long ago was it now?) to the game and positive that any Dons fan that wanted to attend could

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The build up to the game has sadly changed my view of Partick Thistle, a club I previously had a lot of time and respect for. The moaning and whining coming out of Firhill was something I’d expect from Leith.

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1 minute ago, IveSeenTheLight said:

 

No, it didn't cause any problems.

It was a unique game, I would have far preferred playing at Tynecastle as a better view, but enjoyed (as a one off) the opportunity to watch from a unique perspective of playing a football game at Murrayfield.

 

Incidentally, no hidden wee digs at Hearts, I made clear I applauded this redevelopment and accepted building projects invariably run over.

My only point was that the SPFL would not have allowed this late a decision to impact one of the gruesome twosome.

Maybe, maybe not but I'd have some sympathy if , say, Celtic, were preparing for a Euro tie and had planned their schedule from a fitness perspective  on the game going ahead.  In this case PTFC don't have a game next week and publicly stated they were "desperate" for the game to  go ahead.  So "desperate" that when it did they whined like  bitches. 

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2 minutes ago, Escobar PHM said:

Ahhhhh that old chestnut again. Anyone who raises legitimate concerns is a traitor masquerading as a Hearts fan

 

Tell you what. There is a lot of snide bullying going on this board and its bringing it down to a gutter level some days. One particular poster is being shockingly bullied on a daily basis. I assume he isn't reporting it because its really low what some people are doing to this guy.

 

Accusing someone of not being a Hearts fan on here ought to be against the rules. Its a form of abuse.

 

If you think someone is 'masquerading and being a traitor, have the baws to name them and report them to the mod team. Otherwise live and let live huh ?

 

That’s where it becomes a bit tricky though, doesn’t it? Certain posters on here are only interested in trolling and the best way to do that is with negativity, to get a reaction from other fans. This just happens to be exactly the same approach as the Hibs fans that do venture on here use. The effect this creates is one where the Hearts trolls are effectively working towards the same ends as the Hibs interlopers. This is a pretty new phenomenon on here and other forums, and a lot of the older posters do t get it. To many of the older or even just more mature posters, slagging off the team that you purport to support is unthinkable from a fellow Hearts fan. This causes them to assume that these guys are Hibs fans... sadly, as you and I both know, usually they are not.

 

Take yourself for example. Banned poster, takes the hump, joins another Hearts forum beside other banned posters and then decides to troll Kickback for kicks under a new ID. Up until relatively recently, that sort of thing would have seemed unthinkable from a Hearts supporter, yet here you are giving it the faux white knight routine to back up another troll.

 

pretty sad to be honest, but just the way the world is nowadays. B)

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1 minute ago, fabienleclerq said:

 

"Attempt to get games on" the games were on we didn't cancel them. We had them at a venue five minutes from Tynecastle and caused zero disruption to the away support and in Aberdeens case gave you an allocation you'll never get at Tynecastle.

 

What's  Rangers and Celtic got to do with the price of chocolate? 

 

We we thought we could get Tynie open, we did get Tynie open and the game went ahead. You'd think we were back to robbing Bosnian pensioners.

 

Anyway we'll see if you have the same issues when you move from pittodrie, my great grandkids might get disrupted.

 

I meant at Tynecastle.

 

Seriously guys, I tried to be 99.99% positive with this redevelopment, just added the 0.01% discussion point that the SPFL (nothing to do with Hearts) would not have let this happen for Celtic or SevCo

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1 minute ago, NANOJAMBO said:

Maybe, maybe not but I'd have some sympathy if , say, Celtic, were preparing for a Euro tie and had planned their schedule from a fitness perspective  on the game going ahead.  In this case PTFC don't have a game next week and publicly stated they were "desperate" for the game to  go ahead.  So "desperate" that when it did they whined like  bitches. 

 

Good point

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Great piece that stirs up the pride as to what’s been achieved.

 

the vermin would be choking on their methadone and buckfast this morning reading that piece.

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4 minutes ago, Ryder said:

 

That’s where it becomes a bit tricky though, doesn’t it? Certain posters on here are only interested in trolling and the best way to do that is with negativity, to get a reaction from other fans. This just happens to be exactly the same approach as the Hibs fans that do venture on here use. The effect this creates is one where the Hearts trolls are effectively working towards the same ends as the Hibs interlopers. This is a pretty new phenomenon on here and other forums, and a lot of the older posters do t get it. To many of the older or even just more mature posters, slagging off the team that you purport to support is unthinkable from a fellow Hearts fan. This causes them to assume that these guys are Hibs fans... sadly, as you and I both know, usually they are not.

 

Take yourself for example. Banned poster, takes the hump, joins another Hearts forum beside other banned posters and then decides to troll Kickback for kicks under a new ID. Up until relatively recently, that sort of thing would have seemed unthinkable from a Hearts supporter, yet here you are giving it the faux white knight routine to back up another troll.

 

pretty sad to be honest, but just the way the world is nowadays. B)

Aye, but he's put in more money than Ann Budge so he can say what he likes:laugh:

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29 minutes ago, IveSeenTheLight said:

 

 

;) A Falkirk fan as in Chick Young is a St Mirren fan..............;)

Only jesting.

 

Hearts should be applauded for redeveloping their main stand.

I certainly appears impressive and completes Tynecastle as a stadium.

 

The only thing I would say is that this was not the first attempt to get games on.

Initially, we were supposed to be there to open the stand in September.

The Kilmarnock game was then moved to Murrayfield with the stadium not ready.

Then the PT game was left to a final review at 08:00 on the morning of the game, so it was very late to make a decision on the third re-adjustment.

As was reported elsewhere, this would not have been acceptable if either of the gruesome twosome were visiting Hearts.

 

But building projects invariably run late and that should not detract from a wonderful achievement it is to get the main stand replaced.

 

 

If there was any inconvenience experienced by Partick Thistle and their fans, then they sure as hell let us know about it. I was surprised and disappointed at the level of their complaints but that's Scottish football for you; full of negative, uncompromising, miserable people. I accept the uncertain build-up to the game wasn't ideal, but they could've shown a wee touch of class by showing a sense of solidarity about the situation. It was not to be and PTFC have gone down in my estimation, sadly. I just hope they put Sunday into perspective when they're on their way to Dingwall and the game gets called off at 2pm. 

 

It was much more commercially viable to try and get back to Tynecastle as early as possible hence the overly ambitious September date and the contingency arrangements that followed. Coupled with the dire team on the pitch, we're just going to have to file this season as 'transitional'.

 

However, the stand is now built (if not finished) and it is quite magnificent, if I say so myself from my seat way up near to the top row. It's done now, and one of Scotland's best-loved stadiums is looking pretty bloody impressive. Now we just need to sort the team out. Over time, the stand will generate cash to fund it better than before.

 

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3 minutes ago, Ryder said:

Take yourself for example. Banned poster, takes the hump, joins another Hearts forum beside other banned posters and then decides to troll Kickback for kicks under a new ID. Up until relatively recently, that sort of thing would have seemed unthinkable from a Hearts supporter, yet here you are giving it the faux white knight routine to back up another troll.

 

pretty sad to be honest, but just the way the world is nowadays. B)

Banned poster ? You mean me ? Ive never been banned from here. Ive been a member on here under various guises, on and off over the years. Ive never been banned and never had more than one profile at once. Ive left voluntarily at times and absented myself voluntarily for periods. Ive never been a member of another Hearts forum. I'm not on any Hearts fans facebook pages.

 

Don't pick the wrong guy to bully mate and don't repeat abusive allegations about me unless you've got 100% concrete proof.

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10 minutes ago, IveSeenTheLight said:

 

No, it didn't cause any problems.

It was a unique game, I would have far preferred playing at Tynecastle as a better view, but enjoyed (as a one off) the opportunity to watch from a unique perspective of playing a football game at Murrayfield.

 

Incidentally, no hidden wee digs at Hearts, I made clear I applauded this redevelopment and accepted building projects invariably run over.

My only point was that the SPFL would not have allowed this late a decision to impact one of the gruesome twosome.

47 miles according to the AA, from Tynecastle to Firhill ( or whatever it's called these days)  , 1 hour travel , they were told the night before it was on , reconfirmed 8am on the day  , whats the issue ? Fair enough for Ross County or even your team  but given they were only travelling from Glasgow, nothing more than whinging *******s .As Ann said " you think they'd just be happy to be playing a game " 

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25 minutes ago, Selkirkhmfc1874 said:

Great piece by David McCarthy 

An excellent and long overdue piece about our club. 

 

I used to stay next door to David McArthy in Bo'ness, probably round about 90-92. He was the Hearts man at the Evening News then. He got me a programme from Isle of Man tournament. Pointless info, but he was a decent guy, for a Falkirk Bairn.   

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