Chaps Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 THE Archangelos training complex in Nicosia is a hive of activity right now. APOEL, its residents and the reigning Cypriot champions, have a Champions League qualifier next month. They recently appointed a new manager, Paulo Sergio, who is busy reinforcing the squad with signings like Cillian Sheridan and the Brazilian Joao Guilherme. Despite the frantic preparations, Sergio makes time to discuss one of his former clubs every day. He sits in the manager?s office at Archangelos with assistant Sergio Cruz ruminating on Hearts? descent into administration. Both men masterminded the historic Scottish Cup success against Hibs last year and have been affected by the financial collapse at Tynecastle. The third member of their coaching team is much closer to the crisis. Alberto Cabral liked Edinburgh so much he stayed there. Sergio is eager to contribute to aid Hearts? fight for survival and promised to donate cash as well as his time for promotional activities. He donated his maroon cardigan for auction through the fans? website Jambos Kickback last year as the club launched a share issue to raise funds. He has pledged to engage with those on the forum to do his bit again this time. The 45-year-old refused a reduced salary offer and left Hearts shortly after last year?s cup success, coaching the Romanian club Cluj before landing the coveted job with APOEL. He still considers himself very much a Jambo, referring to Hearts as ?we? during this interview. The prospect of facing some of Europe?s elite with his new club lies in wait, yet his thoughts are with those in Gorgie and the chaos left behind by the Vladimir Romanov regime. ?I?m a fan too, that?s why I have decided to help,? Sergio told the Evening News. ?I really love this club, it means a lot to me and my assistants. That?s the simple answer. We are fans too. Alberto is not working with me now because he loved Edinburgh and Scotland so much he decided to stay and live there. He is living in Edinburgh right now. Sergio is still working with me and we speak about Hearts every day. We are in contact with Gary (Locke) and we are in contact with other friends at Hearts. We are living through these problems together. We will try to help in any way we can but I don?t do this to get publicity. We will do whatever we can, even if it is only one or two more people doing a little bit. I gave my maroon cardigan last year so now I will try to help in different ways. We are involved in some promotions, we will try to send some money too and we are doing a video that somebody asked me to do. ?It?s a sad time for everybody but I also believe it can be the beginning of a very good future for the club. If we can survive now, maybe we can be stronger and stronger in the future. I kept saying that, if the club kept doing things as they were for the last few years, it is no good for anybody. This is a very hard moment now, but maybe this can be the switch for a brilliant future that these fantastic supporters deserve. ?In my opinion, what Mr Romanov was doing in the last few years was no good for the club. Everybody is feeling it hard at the present moment but I am positive. I really believe everybody will find a solution together to save Hearts and I think they can build a better future together. I think administration had to happen. Nobody wants this but, by continuing what they were doing for the last few years, one day the board were going to kill the club. It?s better to happen now.? Financial problems were evident throughout Sergio?s ten months as Hearts manager. Players? wages were paid late as Romanov stopped filtering funding through from the club?s Lithuanian parent company, Ukio Bankas Investment Group. With combined debts of ?25?million and no income over the summer, administration became the club?s only option. ?There is no money now because of the debt and because of the stupid way that the club was being run for the last few years,? continued the ?Portuguese. ?With the money Hearts can generate every single year, they can have a good competitive team and build a brilliant future. Because of the debt and because of what happened over the last few seasons, they are now living in these very hard moments. Hearts bring in a lot of money each year but you can?t be paying people what Hearts were paying four and five years ago. That killed the economy of the club. Now the club is paying for those mistakes. They can still have a good team and pay good wages but not as much as they were paying five years ago. That is how they must move forward.? The ultimate price of Romanov?s largesse was paid by 14 Hearts staff who were made redundant last week. That news hit hard at Archangelos. ?Unfortunately, it is always like that in this situation. The big ones make the mistakes and the smaller ones are the first to pay for those mistakes. I?m very sad about that because a lot of good people at Tynecastle have lost their jobs. ?I experienced a difficult situation at Hearts during the season I was there. ?At the end of the season, we paid ourselves because the money we got from winning the Scottish Cup paid our wages. Last season, that wasn?t possible so the problem became bigger. I want to tell the Hearts fans to believe and help the club in whatever way they can. Now is the moment when everybody should get involved.? What a beautiful man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Dan Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 http://www.scotsman.com/edinburgh-evening-news/football/hearts/hearts-administration-paulo-sergio-pledges-help-1-2983579 He had a hard time from the Romanov regime but still loves Hearts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troonjambo Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 god love him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Khali Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 "We" A true legend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambo1980 Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 "We" A true legend. Yep, he's a classy guy. Great to hear him talking so affectionately about the club (as he always does). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tams bird Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 I miss him.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alwaysinourshadows Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 He'll be back managing hearts one day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
:shitwine: Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 He's one of us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bilel Mohsni Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Top bloke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PortyJambo Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 If there ever was going to be any statue outside Tynecastle, it should be him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niblick1874 Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Invite us over for training or, what about a friendly game at tynie. I think Paulo is something very special and we are lucky to have him as a Jambo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Pure class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG_HMFC Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 He'll be back managing hearts one day... I hope so! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewan1874 Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Absolute gentleman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Beni of Gorgie Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 As much as I love Paulo he did leave us, just saying, but Sutton has taken some pelters for no different reason than not halving his wages. Lets be fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12XU Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Legends are made of this ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Questy Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 You cannot buy Class, thank God otherwise we would never have had Paulo... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parker Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Good that Locke has a hotline to him for advice. That'll definitely be useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jezza Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 As much as I love Paulo he did leave us, just saying, but Sutton has taken some pelters for no different reason than not halving his wages. Lets be fair. He left because the club went back on an agreement on his contract and because the club was a shambles and he's a professional. Great guy. Class from start to finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janjo1874 Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 He left because the club went back on an agreement on his contract and because the club was a shambles and he's a professional. Great guy. Class from start to finish. Exactly this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Beni of Gorgie Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 He left because the club went back on an agreement on his contract and because the club was a shambles and he's a professional. Great guy. Class from start to finish. Pretty much the same as Sutton then, that's what admin does. I prefer to give credit to all those who have sacrificed and in particular young Kevin McHattie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul_C Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Good interview and great to see the affection he has for the club. As said earlier, one of us. Compare that to across the city where "one of us" means - A - drunk and asleep at the wheel after pishing yourself B - banned from every club in Edinburgh C - being outrun by a copper while you're carrying coke D - shoplifting from a supermarket before going home to one of your 12 13 bairns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudolf's Mate Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Pretty much the same as Sutton then, that's what admin does. I prefer to give credit to all those who have sacrificed and in particular young Kevin McHattie. Remember his coaching teams wages were being part funded by his previous employer. It wasn't just him that was taking a huge wage cut but there was no funds really to support the other two. He was also made promises which Vlad went back on. Nothing like Suttons situation however I do agree that nobody should take pelters for knocking back deals especially as we don't know the persons financial situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jezza Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Remember his coaching teams wages were being part funded by his previous employer. It wasn't just him that was taking a huge wage cut but there was no funds really to support the other two. He was also made promises which Vlad went back on. Nothing like Suttons situation however I do agree that nobody should take pelters for knocking back deals especially as we don't know the persons financial situation. Spot on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimus Prime Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 The man oozes class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clanmac Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 He came, he saw , he conquered and he left, won't blame him!! the guys a hero in my eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC HMFC Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 What a man. Thanks for the memories Paulo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmaroon Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 THE Archangelos training complex in Nicosia is a hive of activity right now. APOEL, its residents and the reigning Cypriot champions, have a Champions League qualifier next month. They recently appointed a new manager, Paulo Sergio, who is busy reinforcing the squad with signings like Cillian Sheridan and the Brazilian Joao Guilherme. Despite the frantic preparations, Sergio makes time to discuss one of his former clubs every day. He sits in the manager?s office at Archangelos with assistant Sergio Cruz ruminating on Hearts? descent into administration. Both men masterminded the historic Scottish Cup success against Hibs last year and have been affected by the financial collapse at Tynecastle. The third member of their coaching team is much closer to the crisis. Alberto Cabral liked Edinburgh so much he stayed there. Sergio is eager to contribute to aid Hearts? fight for survival and promised to donate cash as well as his time for promotional activities. He donated his maroon cardigan for auction through the fans? website Jambos Kickback last year as the club launched a share issue to raise funds. He has pledged to engage with those on the forum to do his bit again this time. The 45-year-old refused a reduced salary offer and left shortly after last year?s cup success, coaching the Romanian club Cluj before landing the coveted job with APOEL. He still considers himself very much a Jambo, referring to Hearts as ?we? during this interview. The prospect of facing some of Europe?s elite with his new club lies in wait, yet his thoughts are with those in Gorgie and the left behind by the Vladimir Romanov regime. ?I?m a fan too, that?s why I have decided to help,? Sergio told the Evening News. ?I really love this club, it means a lot to me and my assistants. That?s the simple answer. We are fans too. Alberto is not working with me now because he loved Edinburgh and Scotland so much he decided to stay and live there. He is living in Edinburgh right now. Sergio is still working with me and we speak about Hearts every day. We are in contact with Gary (Locke) and we are in contact with other friends at ]. We are living through these problems together. We will try to help in any way we can but I don?t do this to get publicity. We will do whatever we can, even if it is only one or two more people doing a little bit. I gave my maroon cardigan last year so now I will try to help in different ways. We are involved in some promotions, we will try to send some money too and we are doing a video that somebody asked me to do. ?It?s a sad time for everybody but I also believe it can be the beginning of a very good future for the club. If we can survive now, maybe we can be stronger and stronger in the future. I kept saying that, if the club kept doing things as they were for the last few years, it is no good for anybody. This is a very hard moment now, but maybe this can be the switch for a brilliant future that these fantastic supporters deserve. ?In my opinion, what Mr Romanov was doing in the last few years was no good for the club. Everybody is feeling it hard at the present moment but I am positive. I really believe everybody will find a solution together to save Hearts and I think they can build a better future together. I think administration had to happen. Nobody wants this but, by continuing what they were doing for the last few years, one day the board were going to kill the club. It?s better to happen now.? Financial problems were evident throughout Sergio?s ten months as Hearts manager. Players? wages were paid late as Romanov stopped filtering funding through from the club?s Lithuanian parent company, Ukio Bankas Investment Group. With combined debts of ?25?million and no income over the summer, administration became the club?s only option. ?There is no money now because of the debt and because of the stupid way that the club was being run for the last few years,? continued the ?Portuguese. ?With the money Hearts can generate every single year, they can have a good competitive team and build a brilliant future. Because of the debt and because of what happened over the last few seasons, they are now living in these very hard moments. Hearts bring in a lot of money each year but you can?t be paying people what Hearts were paying four and five years ago. That killed the economy of the club. Now the club is paying for those mistakes. They can still have a good team and pay good wages but not as much as they were paying five years ago. That is how they must move forward.? The ultimate price of Romanov?s largesse was paid by 14 Hearts staff who were made redundant last week. That news hit hard at Archangelos. ?Unfortunately, it is always like that in this situation. The big ones make the mistakes and the smaller ones are the first to pay for those mistakes. I?m very sad about that because a lot of good people at Tynecastle have lost their jobs. ?I experienced a difficult situation at Hearts during the season I was there. ?At the end of the season, we paid ourselves because the money we got from winning the Scottish Cup paid our wages. Last season, that wasn?t possible so the problem became bigger. I want to tell the Hearts fans to believe and help the club in whatever way they can. Now is the moment when everybody should get involved.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Moysey Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Never ceases to amaze how so many people who come to Hearts, with no previous affiliation, leave loving the club. It shows that Heart of Midlothian Football Club is/has that something extra special! You can never put a price on that and no matter how hard Petrie tries - can never take it away !!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Wiseau Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Paulo Sergio made the kind of contribution to HMFC that will be remembered for generations to come and respectfully walked away from the club after promises were reneged on and he was offered a derisory amount to stay. John Sutton scored a couple of tap ins over 50 odd shite appearances, never tried a leg and owed the club a ****ing living. How dare anyone try to compare the two Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John S Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 The internationals who have come to Heart of Midlothian genuinely end up loving the club; compare Paulo's clear affection for Hearts to what that French guy who played for and managed the wee team thinks of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Chat Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Geezer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Romanov Saviour of HMFC Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Legend. It is imperative that we get him out at half-time one game this year, preferably the derby. The ******* roof would come off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Generic Username Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 I'd ride him till my ****** fell off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Kilpatrick Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorldChampions1902 Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 And it seems he has now Donated to the JKB fund raising. A fantastic gesture from a first class gentleman! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jammy T Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Sergio = hatkicker. Good enough for me. That Alberto boy - is he any good as a coach? Could he help bring a bit of experience for Locke seeing how he is in Edinburgh anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambos_1874 Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Never ceases to amaze how so many people who come to Hearts, with no previous affiliation, leave loving the club. It shows that Heart of Midlothian Football Club is/has that something extra special! You can never put a price on that and no matter how hard Petrie tries - can never take it away !!!!!!! This. So many ex-players really seem to have taken the club to their heart, no matter how long they played for us. It's always great when guys like DeVries, Adam, Russet, Robbo etc come back to the club and you can see what it means to them. Sergio is just the same. An absolute legend of a man and a true Jambo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allowayjambo1874 Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Class act Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey1874 Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Winning the Cup in 2012, how we did it and who we beat is part of the reason the response now is so strong. The fact we're had this success encourages us for the future. Its also to say thanks. So thanks Paulo Sergio and everyone else who made that happen. Great what he's doing now too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
droid Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 As much as I love Paulo he did leave us, just saying, but Sutton has taken some pelters for no different reason than not halving his wages. Lets be fair. Why anyone would want to put a negative spin on this thread is genuinely beyond me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watt-Zeefuik Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Na na na na na na na na Paulo Segio! Sergio! Paulo Sergio! All sniffly now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davjambo Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 What a guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Herbertson Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 'We'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alwaysthereinspirit Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 The word legend in the dictionary has his photo next to it. Or at least it should. Class act from minute one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianski77 Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Without doubt one of the best managers the Scottish league has had with regards personal conduct. A definite role model to all on how to conduct yourself in public life. Politicians would do well to take a leaf out of his book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianski77 Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 The word legend in the dictionary has his photo next to it. Or at least it should. Class act from minute one. He should replace the word legend :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMFC 86 Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 What a man. Great to see former managers/players take our club to their heart and supporting us in these difficult times. Now at my Cypriot team...??a ??a A????!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1874robbo Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Different class from Sergio. Never heard a bad word about him when he was here( apart from shiels senior and junior) but they're both pricks anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niblick1874 Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Why anyone would want to put a negative spin on this thread is genuinely beyond me! He is not a Hearts supporter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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