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http://www.scotsman...._source=dlvr.it

Hearts have confirmed that he has left the club, either end of his contract or left early (unconfirmed which.)

According to the Scotsman he was on 1.5k a week.

http://www.scotsman....earts-1-2947184

From the article, Hibs have applied to put a team in the East of Scotland league next season. Though Darren Murray has mentioned recently that he wants to have a Hearts team in the East of Scotland league but has admitted it is difficult. Both teams would like to play mostly youth players. It will decided whether to accept Hibs into the East of Scotland on the 6th of June, Hearts will have to submit an application by then to be considered for next season. Any teams accepted would have to start in the second tier of the East of Scotland league but the chairman of the EoS league is very willing for it to happen.

I think it is a good thing for both clubs (if Hearts were to also enter) as it gives youngsters a regular game every Saturday in a competitive environment. It allows a way to give youngsters the chance to play and may provide the ideal place to fill the gap between U17 and U20. I do hope Hearts enter a team.

Was reading this article yesterday

http://www.cracked.c...t-watch-sports/

And though the article is quite American centric in terms of the sports, it made we wonder what was the worst attempt by a film or tv show to depict football? (and though this in the Terrace, other sports poorly depicted are welcome too.)


Personally cant think of one that stand out, but one I did see  was She's the Man about a girl who dresses as a boy so she can play football at another school. Apart from the fact she gets picked despite being painfully slow, the team she is on scores both goals from incredible moves, one gets the ball with the back to goal, knocks it up and overhead kicks it into the top corner, and the girl scores the winner with a flying volley scissor kick. This is supposed to be happening in high school football. Also in that film, they have time-outs and the girl gets subbed but allowed to come back on.

So any others?

Today Falkirk announced that they are replacing the turf at Falkirk Stadium with an artificial pitch in time for next season. With Hamilton also announcing earlier this week that they are changing to an artificial pitch at New Douglas Park in the summer and Queen of the South doing the same in the summer then come next season in the first division, almost a third of clubs will have artifical pitches (and if Alloa or Forfar win the play-off that will become 4 clubs.) This season there was only 1 club, Airdrie in the first division with an artificial pitch. With lower league clubs such as Annan, Clyde, Montrose, Stenhousemuir and East Sterlingshire all playing their home games on an artificial pitch it is become more and more common (its now a third.)

Proponents say that bringing it means that you save money on maintain the pitch reguarly, open up the pitch to be used all day, 7 days a week so it allows a good surface for the teams, both senior and youth, to train on and hire the pitch or use in the community thus both raising vital extra revenue and building strong ties with the local community. It also allows a standard surface all year round with new artificial pitches able to feel and act like grass allowing an end to the terrible mud pitches of Scottish football and a surface that allows the ball to played on the ground rather than need to be played in the year. Also they are less prone to the weather to be called off (though it still has to be within reason, if its too cold they can still be frozen.)

Critics point out the cost of installing a pitch can be half a million pounds (though there is funding from Sport Scotland that clubs can apply for that covers most of that cost) and the fear of injuries from the surface which was a reason why Dunfermline scrapped their pitch a few years ago.

So how long before we see these pitches in the SPL? There are certainly some pitches in the SPL that are terrible (Aberdeen is probably the worst) and would benefit from having a quality pitch all season long.

http://www.heartsfc....2241384_3169195

Hearts taking up on the option of another year on both Callum Tapping and Dylan McGowan's contract. Also they confirm Denis Prychynenko will be off in the summer.