The devastating news that Hamilton Accies were scammed out of £750k prompted Hearts to acknowledge their own victimisation on Friday evening: “Heart of Midlothian can confirm it was the subject of an internet fraud earlier this year. The matter is now part of an active police investigation and therefore no further comment will be made.”
What Hearts didn’t say is that the £80k they intended to pay to their supplier “earlier this year” remains outstanding. You can decide if that’s a result of arrogant bloody-mindedness or a financial tightness. I could believe either. The club should accept that whatever crime took place, they still need to pay their supplier.
This type of scam is far from rare, I know several victims and (literally) dozens who have been targeted in this way. Hearts initial reaction – telling no one about it, is the most common, as it averts reputational damage, but the wider interests are better served by making the scam public’ alerting other potential victims of the need for vigilance.
Hamilton Accies do great and expensive work developing young footballers. I hope the club have the wherewithal to continue.
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Sid – agree
MODERATOR
Thank you.
(you were quick!)
jeez – that was amazing quantum : seeing the storm from above- an iss app now too
Sid/Bada.
I posted this morning that most if not all on Hamilton board have a strong affection for another SPFL club and its not Celtic.
They are leaders of let’s move on, nothing to see here brigade.
Hail Hail
Evening comrades
Watching the one show there
Armando ianuchi (spelling?) a guest brilliant talent
So they come back from an item with Ian rankin author of the rebus novels
Turns out rankin hails from cardenden
But no mention of Johnny Thompson
I turned to the wife and I said to her(Dubliners)
A Scots catholic and he doesn’t meantion that’s where the great man came from
She said not everybody is like you.
I say millions
She says a couple of hundred thousand
I say millions
I go out to the hall ,shout to the two bhoys upstairs.( 18 and 23)
Where did Johnny 5ompson come from
Cardenden
There ye go. 75% of this household knew
JIMMYNOTPAUL on 16TH OCTOBER 2017 7:34 PM
Accies fans will need to check bus fares to Ipax now…..while it lasts
No sympathy based on fans I knew wanting us gubbed
Chris Sutton on a question of sport.
Thick as mince.
Les Gray of Accies wanted to ‘move on’.
Malaga Central
Anyone know a pub definitely showing Bayern game?
QF
I remember when every other Scottish team was in favour of fining Celtic for tapping up Tommy Burns when he was at Kilmarnock.
Time doesn’t heal with me.
Screw them all!
QF
Find a bar frequented by Germans and it will be on – same here in the canaries
Philbhoy
Suspect yes…but was that an official by clubs ?
QF
just off the main square at the tobacco shop turn right as if your going parallel with the beach and follow the road past the pizza restaurant on your left and he’ll arrive at the Irish Harp-
show all Celtic games
bis morgen
QF
That sounds a better option
Good evening, friends.
A brilliant response with Week 4 of Last Man Standing 9 with loads of you already having sent in your picks. I assume it’s linked to getting everything organised before Wednesday’s game and the 3 day party that might follow!
Keep them coming….
You won’t see much worse than Leicester v W Brom….abysmal
Anyone know who Kilmarnock play in the Champions League this week?
7 hours ago
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34,500 Bayern fans applied for tickets for their away match at Celtic (31st October) the club were only allocated 3,200 tickets.
Philbhoy
Moscow (Ayrshire)
Enjoying my first Dunkle beer from the rooftop barof the Motel one in Munich. Have a feeling it wont be my last of the trip. Special shout out to the 10 members of the young team who woke up this morning to find that their original flights from Glasgow via Belfast was cancelled, Undaunted they quickly sorted out an alternate route. Enjoyed the rendidion of “This is the day we win away ” as we landed in Duseldorf much to the bemusment of the locals. Hope it was an omen and that the lhads have a safe onward journey by train via Frankfurt, HH
https://twitter.com/delbhoy007/status/918959288944558081
have one for me calgalus
Drove down to thirsk today. Wee October break with the family.
Weird weather. 19 degrees late afternoon. That road from penrith to scotch corner is a bit mental.
Now it’s blowing a gale and I am in one of those plastic clad lodges shit scared it’s going to take off.
Gutted with the Sean Hughes news. Loved that bhoy on buzzcocks.
Also thinking of cork and a recently met coach of the youth teams.
In a windy Manchester, stopped to marvel at the strangest sun trying to pierce the clouds on the drive down earlier today. Nature is a beautiful and powerful force, disrespect it at your peril.
The lhad is on his way to Munich as many of the young team are, I hope the force of nature is with them, and our club.
Question about the Accies thing, surely they didn’t have £750k of cash in their account, had someone gone in and maxed out their overdraft facility? Very strange.
Dunkle beer sounds like a special brew guest keg for Delaney’s donkey.
Same on that sun. Pinkish just visible. Weird omen.
There is ancient Viking saga about a pink sun foretelling that there will never be a handsome Hun.
Or something like that.
Country has been battered today
Except for Dublin ( we got away with it again)
Hope it doesnt hit Scotland too bad,apparently its heading that way
3 dead,Counties Cork,Waterford,Limerick,Tipperary got it worse,Cork especially,
almost 400,000 people without electricity (though the number is dropping)
In fairness it could have been a lot worse,Country was well prepared,all schools and colleges closed as did a huge amount of workplaces,
People stayed home and indoors,streets were deserted,hence the low casualities
Hope the worst is over,Corkcelt got it bad today and Thomthetim is under the cosh now
Thoughts and prayers with you all
white dog hunch
thanks for the info. i’ll try to find it just now.
WF
Ophelia could have been a lot worse. Best of luck to those still in its path. Wet & windy here in Dublin.
Oíche mhaith, especially to the Bhoys & Ghirls in Munchen.
I’m fine Wits, a tree at the back fell into the back garden missed the house thank God, bent the T bar washing line like it was plastic. I reckon about 400 Euro worth of damage could have been a lot worse.
Clean up starts tomorrow.
As a bhoy posted, just watched highlights of weekend gamrs, the huns only team not to have ‘Show racism the red card’ on their strips, would have been ironic i know…..the tramps must only have 1 strip.
What is the Stars on 16th October 2017@9:34
Hope there are no more casualties
Owen hope all is well in Cork
HH
What is the Stars on 16th October 2017
Good to hear your all safe
HH
Dena
To be honest,it hardly even rained here
What is the Stars on 16th October 2017 10:19
Good……………. it was the winds here that did the damage lots of
trees down and electricity off
but as Almore says could have been much worse
Hope all the flights are ok for the bhoys travelling tomorrow
HH
Hello again all you young rebels.
Still pumping paracetamol into myself after a weekend with
the peninsula rebels, i’ve never seen anyone pour Guinness
down their throats the way that lot do and thats just the
ghirls, it’s got to be the hot sunny weather, so sympathies to
all you good people in Ireland who are suffering through the
hurricane and condolences to those who have lost loved ones.
H.H Mick
Melbourne Mick on 16th October 2017 10:34 pm
Was speaking to a friend of yours at the game on Saturday and he was singing your praises
he’s heading your way in a few weeks ……… I know you’ll look after him
HH