Vladimir Romanov has grown bored of his Hearts experiment as an investment of tens of millions of pounds failed to change the side from mid-table strugglers into a team capable of something Motherwell seem able to do on significantly less.
Romanov wanted to transform Hearts into the biggest club in Scotland but failed to address the structural limitations of the club. While Hearts may be the biggest team in Edinburgh, Edinburgh is a net exporter of football fans, Tynecastle is squeezed into a cramped corner of the city and provides very little opportunity to harvest corporate income, and, in case you haven’t noticed, there were two well-established competitors in a larger, net-import city with ample corporate income opportunities.
Various Hearts boards have looked to relocate the club or extend facilities at Tynecastle without much headway being made. A bid of £22m was received from a house builder for the stadium some years ago but without a viable alternative the deal stalled.
A viable alternative could come onto the market soon.
If Rangers go out of business Romanov is in a unique position to take advantage. Craig Whyte holds a floating charge on Ibrox and Murray Park but any bid in excess of his liability, which would be considerably less than the value of the properties, which have a book value of £139m, would secure both pieces of real estate.
Hearts could sell Tynecastle and Hearts training ground, raising enough funds to considerably offset what they would need to pay to secure Ibrox, if not provide a surplus, and establish foothold in the Glasgow market to complement their historical Edinburgh fan base. One club would have a pull on a huge proportion of Scotland’s two largest cities.
At a stroke Romanov would ensure his club were for all time, at the very least, the second largest team in Scotland, and, eventually, could push Celtic for top spot.
It would be a ballsy move, but if you want to create a super-club you need to think a little creatively.
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Did two double shifts at weekend so didnae get chance tae see the game at pittodrie- I take it most on here did see it: how did big Lustig dae?
Does he look a decent player?
Too early to tell?
What about Blackman? Why did Lenny play him before an Izzy needing match fitness?
Bada
when you going? St Patrick’s Day celebrations?
Wonkyradar,
I believe Lenny said in the post match interview that Izzy and Juarez were actually on planes at the time of the game.
Hail Hail
magnificentseven
I have to check mine thrice daily and record the results. Weekly docs visits. They cannot get it down. 190/150 not unusual. I think when the hun demise is complete I will see 120/80!
i was at 220/160 stroke levels, but 3 lots of tablets every day and it’s nearly normal again
wonkyradar on 4 March, 2012 at 21:08 said:
Nothing special from either, but early days.
Rico
Wonky
I also missed the game. Attending a funeral.
My son reported ” not too impressed with Blackman” and ” thought Lustig looked so so, appeared to lack pace”.
That was only 1 mans opinion I got tho.
whitecrook tim
NOT this one he wont:)))) probably sitting right now thinking,right mibeeeee by september it will all have blew over and i wont git it tight aff him aw naw how many days tae sept.
HAIL HAIL
Very sad news about Paul McBride RIP – a true Celt
For Scottish Football to get justice against the cheats then the SPL and SFA need to show Thoroghness of Purpose, Fairness, Integrity, Honesty, Openness and Bravery.
I won’t hold my breath
@JonathanSmith82: @ETimsNet @Pmacgiollabhain rumour police have evidence of referee dealings & Whyte owns 4 of squad, not Rangers and Ogilvie implicated
Oh well – better hit the sack, early start.
Night CQN
RIP Paul McBride.
Magnificentseven on 4 March, 2012 at 21:07 said:
macjay1 for Neil Lennon on 4 March, 2012 at 21:03 said:
What do you rate as HIGH?
MWD
Ha – just caught your post – I shall sleep even better now.
Mahe:
That was a Homer Simpson moment! D’oh!
Forgot Izzy was on a plane! Thanks for the reminder. Bit exhausted to be honest- a long weekend of work has left me intellectually compromised!
Thanks to all who answered my query concerning Lustig n Blackman.
Houl yer wheesht
Docs tell me the 2nd reading is the main one. Ideally should be less than 90. 120/80 is the target. Anything over 135 on 1st reading and as I say, over 90 on the 2nd, get it treated.
This time
Night CQN
anything much over 180/100 or thereabouts………………….and seemingly the second number is the one to really worry about
Gymtim
I was at a save our Celts meeting in Shettleston halls.
Brian Dempsey and James Farrell spoke.
Five of us travelled through from Fife for the meeting.
We knocked the back door of the Cottage Inn for a quick pint.
Total strangers in the big city.
Half way through our drinks, there was another knock at the bar door.
An entire orange flute band came in for a drink .
Cue the quickest finishing of pints I’ve ever seen.
Brian Dempseys speech was inspirational.
Jimmy Farrell showed that he cared more for Celtic than his own self.
TT
sorry. think i got the first number wrong….. but the second is about right
Goodnight Timland
HAIL HAIL
Overhearing a few huns at work I never fail to be astonished at the magnitude of their arrogance- I translated what one guy said as: If the other clubs don’t support us (yes “support” their cheating) then we should withdraw our support of them and go to lower leagues!
Another monkey said: There won’t be ANY sanctions or punishment on us because the other clubs need us too much.
RANGERS ARE THE VICTIMS IN ALL THIS. That is my reading into the incoherent ramblings of these yahoos! Trying to explain what rules are to a hun is like trying to explain what morality is to sociopath…it just can’t be done…many of them are not at that level of evolution as yet.
BURLEY
A great player for us but carried somewhat by Lambert.
When he played with us I thought he was fantastic, but I also heard many things said about his erm.. activities off the field. I heard many things said also about his driving capabilities in the E.K area. Would not want to spread malicious gossip but wonder if any posters had heard anything similar. Please do not accuse me of being bitter or making up something that is not true it is not like me to talk about others in that way.
Until we meet again…
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
tinytim haha, i would have left my pint as well , i was also in the car park at the kilmarnock game handing out flyers asking folk not to enter the ground, on the whole most fans were supportive but a few were a bit funny !
Update on Oscar’s blog…
http://oscarknox.blogspot.com/2012/03/oscar-and-big-machine.html
Condolence to the friends and family of Paul McBride. RIP Paul.
Knoxy
Mea Culpa – didn’t the Huns do Latin at school ?
Wonkyradar
Dont bother trying as a wise old man once said to me about trying to talk sense to a hun,”DONT CAST YOUR PEARLS BEFORE SWINE…….. THEY WILL BE TRODDEN UNDERFOOT”.
This time GOOD NIGHT Timland.
HAIL HAIL
Big Day Tomorrow at the Big Hoose.
Farewell
Papac
McClugger
Bocanegra
Alexander
Healy
Wylde
Wallace
Aluko
Kerkar
Perry
Little
Hemmings
and 3 other youngsters
Seville67
Rankers: The gift that keeps giving…
http://scottishlaw.blogspot.com/2012/03/respected-voice-court-presence-is-lost.html
Can see a lot from that list saying”I have always wanted to play for Brentford, MK Dons etc….. no disrepect but..
DJBEE
Are we related?
As a resident in EK I’ve never heard any of that about Burley, mind you that isn’t to say the rumours about him aren’t true. Let’s face we would all like them to be true – the fud!
we dont do walking away
jock steins celtic on 4 March, 2012 at 21:37 said:
Mea Culpa – didn’t the Huns do Latin at school ?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
They are answerable only to themselves and God and since God is completely on their side, Ipso Facto, they are answerable to no one. :)
Rico
we dont pay taxws either
taxes
Hey EmeraldBEE
Maybe you could help settle a long running family argument.
Am I related to anyone?
god bless her majesty