Bugsy Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Having heard the story about Hearts trying unsuccessfully to sign Denis Law at the end of his career, it got me thinking about if there were any others. To start off, I mind there was a shout going around about 1994 that Ronald Koeman was going to sign. Don't know about that one likes, ha ha! Any others? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR INCREDIBLE Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Stan Collymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayside Jambo Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Rudi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugsy Posted October 21, 2014 Author Share Posted October 21, 2014 Stan Collymore.good shout. I think deschamps was another? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2NaFish Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Thomas Brolin. Although, by that stage in his career (ie fat) he'd have almost certainly (belly)flopped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queensferryjambo Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Didn't Alex MacDonald almost sign a very young Del Piero? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Burgundy Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Thomas Brolin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jammy T Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Gudjonnson (sp?) Savage Bobic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indianajones Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Two Russian world cup stars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Burgundy Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Hleb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jammy T Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 There was a small rumour as well that we were going to be the first British club that Tevez and Mascharano joined with a view to selling them on after a season. But I just put that down to everyone having mental breakdowns when Vlad was on the scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwidoug Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 As I posted once before, the Russian government stepped in to stop us signing Wlodmierz? Lubanski from Gornik around 30-40 years ago. He was considered to be one of the best players in the world at the time. You can wiki him. I remember him and he was fantastic. We were so sure he was coming that we had already christened him Wully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jammy T Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 That South Korean bloke. 3 names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locky Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Maniche. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locky Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Or, if you want to include top managers we nearly appointed, Gullit and Robson. How close we were to any of these we will never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jammy T Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Or, if you want to include top managers we nearly appointed, Gullit and Robson. How close we were to any of these we will never know. Very close to Robson Anderton also interviewed Ranieri Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 I remember we were offered Jimmy Floyd Hasselbank and spoke to his agent. Then the agent mentioned ?40k per week. Meeting over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jammy T Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Csaba had lined up Nuno Gomes had he not but was bombed out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo Ell Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Russell Latapy in 1990 apparently. Depends how you define "top" but would've been some signing no doubt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotthmfc Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 That South Korean bloke. 3 names. Ahn Jung Hwan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo Ell Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Or, if you want to include top managers we nearly appointed, Gullit and Robson. How close we were to any of these we will never know. I'm sure I'd read that Sir Bobby Robson was very keen at the time. The book that was released about that season detailed some of the applicants, all of whom were of a much higher calibre than the man we ended up getting to replace Burley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allowayjambo1874 Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Or, if you want to include top managers we nearly appointed, Gullit and Robson. How close we were to any of these we will never know. Don't know if he can be quoted as top manager but Steve Bruce was on short list (I think after JJ left for Bradford). He certainly applied for the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Plissken Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 That South Korean bloke. 3 names. They all have three names Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory House M.D. Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Csaba had lined up Nuno Gomes had he not but was bombed out Jose Goncalves claimed that Nuno Gomes wanted to come in on loan to get game time but Hearts said no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudi must stay Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Freddi Bobic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR INCREDIBLE Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Rumours were we tried to sign a Chinese winger from Man U ( Yung Lee Sharp ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Rumours were we tried to sign a Chinese winger from Man U ( Yung Lee Sharp ) Ah forget it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlad on the tyne Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Mark hateley, Matt Holland and Joey Barton were names banded about. Imagine what we could have achieved if JJ had signed Rod Mcdonald from Partick? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirwalter Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Dave Mackay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Dave Mackay Clough's greatest ever coup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benny Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Liam Brady. Wallace tried to sign him but he went to West Ham instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandt Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Not players but heard from many folk that Hearts had lined up Sir Alex as manager who would (and was likely regardless) have been sacked have Utd not won the 1990 FA Cup Final replay against Crystal Palace. Utd won and the rest is history. Also mind after Burley was sacked that Ottmar Hitzfeld was linked with the job (as was Kevin Keegan, Bobby Robson & Claudio Ranieri). I cant remember who it was but a KB member stated that they would run down Gorgie Road naked with their pants on their head if Hitzfeld was named the new manager . IIRC Ranieri was interviewed and thanked Hearts for the interest but was not what he was looking for at that particular stage in his career (fair play for the acknowledgement). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del1812 Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Two Russian world cup stars. They weren't Russian. One was John Plasil (Czech) and the other was Ogjynen Koroman (Slovakian, I think). Hardly household names but both had played at the World Cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del1812 Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Kris Boyd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydney Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Mario Kempes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oldcastlerock2012 Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 They weren't Russian. One was John Plasil (Czech) and the other was Ogjynen Koroman (Slovakian, I think). Hardly household names but both had played at the World Cup. Jaroslav Plasil? Wow! Another CL finalist - seems to have played for Monaco in the CL Final against Janny's Porto. Crazy times! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridge of Djoum Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Riordan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Jambo Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 'Zap' Knight Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paolo Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Not us, but Alex McLeish knocked back Messi, when he was at OldCo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussieh Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Not us, but Alex McLeish knocked back Messi, when he was at OldCo. St Midden, turned down Ronaldinho. Fuds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bighusref Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Didier Deschamps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfstar Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Mathieu Flamini plus ?7m for Craig Gordon. Don't know where I got this from but I told everyone this was a certain deal. Gudjohessen for ?4m (mistaken for someone else can't mind the name) and then he goes to barca for ?8m Hasslebank but vlad then said no due to 30k a week wages Robbie savage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paolo Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Davie Provan...... We ended up with Colquhoun instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_jambo Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Manager -alex ferguson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussieh Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Did Wallace not offer the managers job to Jim McLean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingantti1874 Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Didier Deschamps. Beat me to it... ?400k as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spencer Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Didn't Alex MacDonald almost sign a very young Del Piero? Wasn't it Didier Deschamps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
We_are_the_Hearts Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Wasn't it Didier Deschamps? Yip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spencer Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 .....Mercer couldn't come up with the dough for Neil Duffy from Falkirk and so he went to Dundee....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Internet Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Remember us being linked with Javier Portillo when he was still pretty highly rated at Real Madrid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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