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https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/hearts/tony-bloom-speaks-for-the-first-time-on-his-ps10m-hearts-deal-as-a-new-tynecastle-director-is-named-5193456 Could be a game-changer, this. I don’t expect a similar scenario, but his Belgian club, USG just won the league having been...

I don’t think Aberdeen have any future plans to have a larger capacity stadium. In terms of support, Hearts are a bigger club.

Indeed, and just because it works for Brighton & Hove Albion and RUSG in Belgium, it doesn’t necessarily guarantee that it’ll work in Scotland . To give it the best chance to work, Hearts will have to go ‘all in’ with Tony Bloom’s Jamestown Analytics. There will always be that element of luck...

Yes, I do. Scandinavia seems to be a market mentioned most often in terms of a Tony Bloom-led appointment. My guess is that the new manager will be young, up-and-coming but with some experience and a good track-record of developing players and over-achieving. He won’t be a Derek...

Would love to see Falkirk back in the Prem.

We all wanted Naismith to succeed. But Hearts are the third-best supported team in Scotland and there is fierce demand there from the support that to the outsider often seems harsh. But it is what it is. Ultimately, you can’t be losing eight games on the bounce.

Difficult to pinpoint as summer transfer business, on the face of it, looked good. But for some reason, new signings haven’t settled, tactics have been poor, team formations have been erratic, players’ form has dipped and general performances have been horrific. Basically all the magic...

Who is “the Vermin’, Alan?

Felt bad for Naismith as we (my fellow Hearts fans) were desperate for him to succeed and kick on from last season but we’ve had a horror start to this campaign. Aberdeen have wrapped up a top 3 spot by mid-September and you really can’t be losing eight games in a row.

Looks like Brighton and Hove Albion owner Tony Bloom had agreed the £10M investment deal with Hearts. Hearts will now get full use of his ‘Starlizard’ analytics business that oversees recruitment. Should be interesting to say the least!

Can we refer to ‘Kelty’ by their full name, please? 😜

Another season done and I am happy with the 3rd place finish (complete with European group stage football £££). A decent season over all although a couple of poor performances at Hampden were a disappointment. Naismith though, has exceeded expectations especially after a poor start to the...

The new stadium looks fantastic. I know for a fact that having steep stands close to the pitch adds a huge amount to the atmosphere.

Neil Warnock seems to be saving his best for the cup.

Excellent performance from Hearts; Stephen Naismith doing a terrific job. What impresses me most about him is his ability to make the right changes during the game when needed. Neither penalty seemed to be the right call yesterday but to the letter of the law, that was a red card. A great win...