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Ex-Hearts striker Velicka would love Rangers transfer



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Published Date: 09 June 2008
By BARRY ANDERSON
ANDRIUS VELICKA today welcomed the prospect of a quick-fire transfer to Rangers little more than three months after leaving Hearts for a new life in Norway.
The Lithuanian striker, currently plying his trade with Viking Stavanger, is receptive to interest from Ibrox, where manager Walter Smith is considering an offer in the region of £1million.

Rangers have monitored Velicka's prowess since his time in Edinburgh. He left Tynecastle at the end of February but Smith is keen to return him to Scotland, where he scored an impressive 26 goals in 56 games for Hearts.

"If it can happen, it will be amazing. To play for Rangers would just be unbelievable," Velicka told the Evening News. "They are a big club in Europe and I think they are the best club in Scotland. I would be proud to get the chance to play for Rangers. I don't want to talk too much about this because I don't know anything yet."

Officials at the Viking Stadium have confirmed they have yet to receive an official approach from Rangers regarding Velicka. The Norwegian Tippeligaen now begins a three-week summer break and the forward conceded his new club have been less than convincing during the opening ten games of the season.

"I'm happy in Norway, although the Viking results are not good at the moment," he said. "We were ninth in the league table but we won yesterday (2-0 against Bodo Glimt] and now move up to sixth place. I've scored three goals in league matches and two in cup games. My performance is not bad. I'm trying to do my best for the team."


The full article contains 282 words and appears in Edinburgh Evening News newspaper.
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1

Glorious Hearts,

09/06/2008 12:01:53
I'd hate to see Velicka line up against us so I hope this one doesn't come true
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WE ARE WE ARE WE ARE THE HEARTS,

09/06/2008 12:04:36
Could prove to be one of Vlad's worst moves yet selling Velicka
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Bigwull,

edinburgh 09/06/2008 12:06:54
Is this the kind of loyalty Vlad says the Lithuanian players have, unlike the Scottish ones who all want to move to the old firm, this move stinks, almost as much as the Webster one, afterall the Norwegian teams manager played for Rangers. Thanks for nothing Vlad.
Where is our Manager, 6 months and we're no further forward
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09/06/2008 12:08:33
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Pride Eh The Capital,

09/06/2008 12:12:09
Velicka is a quality player and Mad Vlad should have kept him at Hearts then maybe we would've ended up chasing the best of the rest, or at finishing above the Hobos.
Then a Championship club would have paid Kaunos £2m+.

I do hope this is smoke in the water and as 1# said not lining up against us next season.
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Optimus Prime,

Cybertron 09/06/2008 12:12:22
This really shows Romanov for what he is. He's basically snatched at the first offer tabled for Velicka.

If he'd shown a bit of wisdom he would have held on to Velicka until the end of the season (a move i've no doubt would have see Hearts at least in the top 6) and then looked to sell him (not to Rangers) for a greater fee.

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Jealousy,jealousy,

09/06/2008 12:12:51
As a bluenose not really sure what to make Velika. Looks a decent goalscorer at SPL level but iv no seen enough to rate him properly.

Any Jambos care to give me some feedback on him?
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09/06/2008 12:14:28
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09/06/2008 12:15:09
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Pride Eh The Capital,

09/06/2008 12:16:57
7# Boyd with pace, good footwork and excellent work rate.
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Spencer's Boy,

09/06/2008 12:19:28
VI,

Seemingly he had < 12 months remaining on Kaunas contract. Therefore £1m was probably a decent deal.

This could be shades of Berra here albeit in a different guise. I heard Velicka was on £950 pw at Kaunas / Hearts. Perhaps even more alarmingly I also heard a story that Berra is on less than that. How can our club captain be on that money.

Not difficult to see why there have been so many stories of dressing room unrest when there is reportedly such a gulf in what certain players are being paid.
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Jamboy,

Edinburgh 09/06/2008 12:26:05
Can someone please tell me what is the point in having a lithuanian owner who insists on us having a multitude of Lithuanian players in our team only for them to be sold under value to a scandinavian team and then to see them being courted by rangers for a similar amount of money?

Seriously we have put up with some real cr*p from Lithuania in the last two years only for them to stick around for long past their sell by dates and take money for s0d all, then we get a good one and he is flogged for peanuts and then attracts interest from Rangers.

"I think Rangers are the best team in Scotland" Claims journey man Velicka...

That must be the loyalty that romanov speaks of when he says our Scottish players are lacking it!

seriously if we have to entertain these guys then we need players like velicka and Danilivicius, not the dregs like Ivaskevicius etc.

Larry on a bit of a scoring run I see... Hope we get a manager soon or Vlad may sell him tomorow for the first interested party's asking price
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JC_No7,

09/06/2008 12:26:29

He can't head the ball so there is no point crossing the ball in the box, he has no pace so he can't work the channels and he can't hold onto the ball so you can't play it long to him.

What he can do is hit the ball hard with his first touch when outside the box, this invariably caught keepers out when he got it on target and scored quite a few goals like this. He managed to bundle a few in from close range too.

Decent goal scorer but not a player that would concern me if he was in the opposition. If he was upfront for Lthuania i would expect Scotland to deal with his limited threat pretty easily. Think both Rangers and hearts should be aiming higher than his level and i dare say you Rangers have better strikers in their youth team.
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09/06/2008 12:28:58
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CBJambo,

09/06/2008 12:31:40
If rangers are spending money on bringing Miller back... they'll need someone to score the goals! ;-)
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Spencer's Boy,

09/06/2008 12:32:38
On the subject of the manager search.

I appreciate that what I am about to say will be jumped by many, but is there merit in considering the likes of John Hughes or Gus McPherson?

Both have done well with little resources. Their respective teams are always well organised, certainly much more organised than the shambles Frail put together in the second part of last season.

I appreciate these are not the big names that people are perhaps looking for. But come on guys, we need to temper our expectations here. We finished 8th in a dire and I mean dire league. At one point we were seriously looking over our shoulders at Gretna.

Organisation and getting the best out of players is what appears to have been lacking. Also it seems likely that any manager will have a trimmed player wages budget for this coming season. Hopefully a reduced squad size also.

Just a thought.
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Jambo4ever,

09/06/2008 12:37:05
Vladamir Romanov must go!
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Rambo_the_Jambo,

Edinburgh 09/06/2008 12:39:14
Just back from a week in Scarborough and the English press reproted that Sheffield United want to buy back Nade.

Anything heard here?

PS Velicka should be a non starter if he has any sense. Rangers have a history of buying too may good players and leaving them to rot on the bench.
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The Bee,

09/06/2008 12:39:20
#13 Well said. Totally agree.
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Rambo_the_Jambo,

Edinburgh 09/06/2008 12:39:35
...or even reported
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09/06/2008 12:42:23
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Rolland,

09/06/2008 12:45:35
21 - "Wow vlad, you have great business acumen....."

Get a grip man, of course he has great business acumen, he could have gone for nothing at the end of his contract.
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Spencer's Boy,

09/06/2008 12:47:48
#22,

Agree. Pity the same cant be said for Ibby Tall though.
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Who?,

09/06/2008 12:51:25
#22 vlad has no business acumen!

If he did he would not be running hearts into the ground. So you think that velicka's transfer was a good bit of business? And where has all of this guff come from that velicka would have been out of contract this summer? I don't remember anything like that being said when he left hearts earlier in the year.

No doubt some will follow the hobo model and start claiming its FACT:
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Paranoid John from Midlothian,

09/06/2008 12:51:45
Nice one Vlad...I hope he comes back with all the others and shoves it where it hurts. "We are no longer a selling club" I'm sure were George Foulkes words. Changed days.
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Rolland,

09/06/2008 12:53:02
23 - Vlads record is better than average, he wins more than he looses. Should have banked the Tall cash.
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UrbanFox,

09/06/2008 12:56:27
"They are a big club in Europe" Yes they are. Unfortunately Moronov is a small man with small ideas.
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Lion-O "Lord Of The ThunderCats,

09/06/2008 12:57:15
Kris Boyd must be wanting to leave Rangers now knowing that next season he will be on the bench watching Kenny Miller & Velicka playing in front of him!!
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Rolland,

09/06/2008 12:57:21
25 - No Velika was under contract to Kanus, and it is my understanding he had less than 12 months to go on his contract. A good bit of business in my view, whilst I would rather he stayed as third would have been possible in the league if he had stayed. We got more cash selling him than keeping him and you know what Vlad gets like if players don't toe the line and sign when told too.
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Who?,

09/06/2008 13:04:22
#29 - if velicka was under contract to kanaus then how would hearts get any cash?
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Heartfelt,

EDINBURGH 09/06/2008 13:05:05
Just for clarity - those who posted above and previously about HMFC having a Lithuanian owner are wrong. The Romanovs are of course Russian as any fule kno. He repatriated to Lith to avoid a midnight knock but still has solid links to Moscow.

So - why have we never seen a single Russian player brought over? Surely the average Russki is likely to be better than the (very) average Lith?
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GrahamL,

09/06/2008 13:06:40
#29 I don't remember talk of Velicka's contract almost beign up when he was sold - but that may be my memory...
Nevertheless, do we know he wouldn't have signed a new one? The whole thing smacks of Vlad cashing in on him too early, and if Rangers are willing to offer £1m plus for him then that just proves the point.
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Pride Eh The Capital,

09/06/2008 13:09:08
21# "Wow vlad, you have great business acumen....." He's has great business acumen, Held out for £8mil+ for Gordon and doesn't just accept the first bid for player, actually holds out for the fee there worth. Could you see the pie man doing anything like that?

Also opened a further 3 Hearts superstores due to the increased revenue in merchandise.

Sold out Tynecastle for 2 seasons.

Won the Scottish cup with a good squad that we had at the time.

He even broke the divide or the Rape of Scottish football thats being going on for over 20 years ffs and got us into the Champions League Qualifiers, fair enough Rangers were poor that season under Le Guen but it happened.

Everyones quick to slate VR, and fair play to whats happening on the pitch and squad situations but behind the scenes he's got an excellent business plan for Hearts and doing a good job with projects such as Magnificant 7.
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09/06/2008 13:09:30
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Busymale,

09/06/2008 13:10:07
Are Smelika and Miller the best Rangers can do?

Roll on 4 in a row!
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GrahamL,

09/06/2008 13:10:53
#31 "why have we never seen a single Russian player brought over? "
Honestly? Because Lithuania is an EU-member and Russia isn't.
Russian nationals will need to get a work permit, which means:
1. They have to be, officially, "any good"
2. There'd be some sort of crackdown after the 3rd or 4th one joined
There's no limit on the number of Lithuanians Vlad can bring to the team and - as you may have noticed - it doesn't matter how cr*p they are,,,
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09/06/2008 13:12:17
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busbyfh,

09/06/2008 13:18:44
Cannot see what the big deal is.
We have sold better players than this directly to the old firm before and even though Vlad forced Velicka out the door (No he did not want away)for a quick profit , I would not be running scared if he lined up against Hearts . He is a good player , but if he played against us in place of Boyd,Miller,Naismith or D'Archeville I would be quite happy.
The story broke in SATURDAYS Daily Recotd (spit) so why is everyone moaning about it now ?
Also - we know that this Weegie blue nosed rag is top of the lying charts........as Phyl Lynott sang - "Don't believe a word".
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09/06/2008 13:23:39
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GrahamL,

09/06/2008 13:24:08
#37 You might be right there. It's all ifs and buts really. If Velickas contract was up soon, and he wouldn't sign a new one then - yeah - he probably wouldn't go for £1m now. Not if he could move for nothing in a few months time. But who knows how it would all have panned out?
I guess I'm still annoyed that he was sold at all...
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Royalty,

Zandvoort 09/06/2008 13:34:07
This transfer has caused quite a stir amongst the jambos.

Some rate him highly, others are dismissive of his qualities.

This may be a good move by Rangers & like Miller he'll be effective in the SPL.

Hopefully Sir David will pull at least one big name signing out of the hat this summer.

The signing of Davis is a must.
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Guiseppe Tortolano,

09/06/2008 13:36:01
Surely the fact that Vlad chose to sell him for not that much rather then allow him to go for free when nobody else could buy a goal shows where Vlad's priorities lie. Would I be right in thinking that the prize money for coming third as opposed to eighth would be about £500k? But I guess that would have to go throught the books as opposed to straight into Vlad's sky-rocket. Truth is he would rather leave Hearts without a striker than risk losing out on a few bob.

Any news on when I can start "bricking it" again?

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Chas Niceass,

09/06/2008 13:43:33
#42 I didn't rate Velicka initially but he came on a bundle. He's not the most striking of strikers but he will score goals, and work hard. One guy said he had pace, I didn't notice but he had power and strentgh. I dont think he would be a regular for Rangers by any stretch of the imagination but I think he would be an invaluable squad member for not very much money,
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Royalty,

Zandvoort 09/06/2008 13:44:13
#43

Are you Mario's brother?

The guy who tried to play for Hibs?
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trueblue,

09/06/2008 13:44:49
Busymale ..ahh another season of the paranoid brigade worrying what rangers are doing, could you tell me who septics signed so far ..erm no one ..and it looks as if ya so called holy goalies hopes hes off as well and no doubt a few others ..and it was reported recently that strachan cant sign till he sells mmmm me thinks that nots well at breezeblock boulevard as they make out ?????????????????????
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Glorious Hearts,

09/06/2008 13:46:48
#43 The amount's around £60k per place- 3rd place c. £600k, 8th place c. £300k

your point caller?
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09/06/2008 13:54:13
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The Gorgie Boys Are In Town,

09/06/2008 13:54:14
I think this story has been made up by a hack in Glasgow. It's the time of the season lies and total lies mascarade as the truth as stories are made up to fill a void. Velicka is a good player and wanted to leave Hearts when he did as his contract was in last 12 months and he was fed up of the nonsense and uncertainty at management level. It wouldn't surprise me that because Velicka had a knack of scoring wonder goals against Celtic that he is now linked with Rangers and annoy the Hearts fans with the story at the same time.
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09/06/2008 14:03:01
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Sir Minty Moonbeams, Casino Royale,

09/06/2008 14:06:36
"...I think they [rankgers] are the best team in Scotland."

The lad is obviously delusional and will fit in well down govan way.
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Johnny Jambo,

09/06/2008 14:18:10
JT&T Not sure how much of a grant teams would get to upgrade their stadia for this tournament.

However I heard on Sky today that UEFA have already said that if Poland and Ukraine are not ready, the tournament would go to Spain.
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Roscoe P Coltrane,

09/06/2008 14:19:15
#47 - speak english, boy.
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We love fitba,

google! 09/06/2008 14:19:50
Rolland,

Not for the first time, you've confused me. So, selling Velicka for £1m (and effectively writing off your season in February) was a good thing? Hearts won't see a penny of that money either.

You must be so proud of your owner - he *really* loves you!
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We love fitba,

google! 09/06/2008 14:23:14
#13 JC_07,

You seem to have your doubts about Velicka, but Victor really rates him - "great finisher, bags of skill, good work rate."

He must have looked good on TV. ;-)
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Spencer's Boy,

09/06/2008 14:26:11
TommyTommy,

Before to start you daily tirade of the same repetition I would ask you to please do what you have avoided thus far, namely confirm...

What team do you follow/support?
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Arnie,

09/06/2008 14:27:49
He will be like Steve Bull ex Wolves if he plays for Rangers and score a rake of goals much better than Kenny Miller.
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Lou Reed,

09/06/2008 14:30:05
No sign of a new manager but still Rolland and the Vlad brigade think he is doing a good job!
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Spencer's Boy,

09/06/2008 14:31:12
#60,

TommyTommy,

You are about as amusing as a fire in an orphanage my friend.
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Black Five,

edinburgh 09/06/2008 14:39:29
It just gets worse.He should never have been sold.The man was a proven goalscorer and that should tell the fans where Vlad`s loyalties are...his pocket.The mugs who have already bought season tickets have been short changed again.Relegation next season with this bunch we`ve got left.You just have to look at a couple of last week`s headlines if not convinced.One ...Gary Glen to score goals...He`s a young boy out of his depth....Pinilla gets sorted by Vlad...it beggars belief.Forget this bunch ,they`re finished.
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09/06/2008 14:39:51
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Rolland,

09/06/2008 14:43:03
61 - I'm not saying he is perfect, I am saying his business plan is working he is reducing the debt and has still managed to put a team on the park that can lift silverware. We also get top dollar for our players, people can slate him for his management skills all they like yet he brought more cash into the club in terms of transfer fee's than any previous owner and that was down to him not selling to the first offer made by the old firm.
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09/06/2008 14:48:49
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Kevin Lomax,

Paying Attention 09/06/2008 14:52:04
#52
"...I think they [rankgers] are the best team in Scotland."

The lad is obviously delusional and will fit in well down govan way.

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Although not as delusional as you since he is not quoted in the story as saying that Rangers are the best team in Scotland. Still, reading is an acquired skill, keep trying.
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GrahamL,

09/06/2008 14:52:27
#66
"Why was he sold to Hearts by Romanov who had only just bought him for Kaunas -with Hearts money too?"
With Hearts money? That's a new one. And people say you spout the same story every day! That showed them! How do you know it was Hearts money used to by Bednar for Kaunas?

"What was the fee involved between Hearts and Kaunas?"
We don't know. Neither do you. Somewhere between 0 and infinity I reckon.

"Where is it recorded?"
In the 2006-2007 accounts I assume. Where do you think it's been recorded?
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Denis Law,

Kaunas 09/06/2008 14:54:33

Business plan to reduce debt is sell more player for £9m. This is words of chairman Roman at AGM. But last chairman Roman at AGM says there is no debt because we owe money to ourselves! They forget what lies they have told!!

These are facts.
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Rolland,

09/06/2008 14:57:57
TT - Did the team you support get stung by these crooks ?

Why do we need Vic's permission to read the internet ?

Won't hold my breath for an answer.
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Rolland,

09/06/2008 15:00:47
#74 Speculate to accumulate laddie.

You sound like someone who has never read a business plan in there puff.

Many business will have a period where outgoings are more than the income, these things take time and work and don't happen overnight.
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The Gorgie Boys Are In Town,

09/06/2008 15:05:35
Is this a love in Serg and tommytommy??? On a hearts story and you two are giving large to each other. Makes you sick to the stomach.
For the record tommytommy is a celtic fan, Serg is a failed hibby!!!
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Roscoe P Coltrane,

09/06/2008 15:06:35
Hi Tommy Tommy

Have you managed to find any evidence at all to support your rather wild and potentially libellous accusations?

Or, in the absence of any evidence to the contrary, am I to continue to assume you're one of the loonies with no connection to reality?

It can only be one or the other TT......
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GrahamL,

09/06/2008 15:07:55
#78 TommyTommy as finally found someone to take him seriously.
The fact that it's a deluded Piltonite who spend 18 months of his life pretending to be Lithuanian and doesn't know how many sides a triangle has doesn't seem to matter...
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Lou Reed,

09/06/2008 15:08:57
#67 We won the cup in Vlads first full season and the debt increased. He then dismanteld the whole team and replaced them with a bunch of wasters, still the debt increased. It is only recently that they have apparently reduced some of the debt so to say he has reduced the debt and we still have a team capable of liffing silverware is total c*@p. As my disabled mate would say "you know as much about football as I do about walking".
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Jam Tarts 1874,

On the Rebound 09/06/2008 15:12:03
TT, Hearts have never been as close to folding as Celtic were in 1994 - FACT! Just where did all the money at Celtic go for years prior to you just being hours from receivership?

Romanov put us further into debit in order to try and win the league and make in impression in Europe, it didn't work out - end of. Everyone can see that the debt will be considerably less at the end of the next accounting period. Hearts' accounts are audited and certified by Johnson Carmichael who are listed as one of the top accountancy firms in the UK - are they all crooks too?

It really is a mystery to me why you continue with your innane and juvenile rantings on here. Are there not some tatties you could be picking somewhere? Or maybe there is a terrorist organisation that needs your support.

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The Gorgie Boys Are In Town,

09/06/2008 15:20:18
Is it not time for your nap 84?

Nurse! Nurse! we have a slaverer over here!
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GrahamL,

09/06/2008 15:29:01
#82

"Romanov buys Bednar for a fee knowing he will sell him to Hearts for a bigger fee.Disagree if you wish."
Agreed. He buys Bednar with a view to transferring him to Hearts if he meets the standard.

"He controls both sides of the equation. He decides the fee.He makes a killing at Hearts expense.Your expense.
Disagree with that?"
Leaving aside the debate as to whether Romanov has 100% control of Kaunas, who's to say he doesn't set a fair fee?

"Romanov rents Hearts a bunch of second rate players. He makes a second killing at Hearts expense.
He decides the rent he decides the junk that will be rented.Disagree ?"
He decides who is loaned to Hearts. Again, who's to say he doesn't set a fair fee for the loans?

"The purchase of players through Kaunas is funded by Hearts income.You still in agreement with me?"
A proportion of Kaunas' money has come from Hearts. Agreed. In fact, Kaunas have bought very few players for Hearts since the first rush 3 years ago.

"Where do you think that the money in Kaunas account comes from?"
As most of the money spent (on Bednar, Goncalves and the like) was spent in 2005. I'm guessing the Kaunas fans. Or perhaps a loan from a bank. Or a mysterious benefactor.

"Did you say from Romanov?
Good one though.You nearly had me believing you were about to say that too."

I guess where we differ is that I also see Romanov is running the club badly, ignoring the fans wishes and adding to the Hearts debt. But I'm not yet convinced that this is because he's an evil genius determined to run the club into the ground. Hearts are - like it or not -part of the Romanov empire now. Personally I don't like it, but that's by the by. As such, as long as Romanovs empire is making money from Hearts he'll be interested. And he can't just dump the club, he has to sell it on to someone. Yes, money has gone from Hearts to Kaunas. We don't know how much though, and I'm not prepared to go outside and declare the sky is falling in when I know so
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GrahamL,

09/06/2008 15:29:32
little of whats actually happening.
You seem to know no more than I do, yet you've made your decision...
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Lou Reed,

09/06/2008 15:30:06
#87 so uv finally cracked, there is help out there but sounds like ur beyond that
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Jamboy,

Edinburgh 09/06/2008 15:35:13
#87

"BUT THE TROGS HAVE STILL CLUNG ON FOR A LITTLE LONGER.
OH WELL...ONE DAY NEARER SANITY'S VICTORY,..Eh??"

Ah hello there Mr/Ms (Have they worked it out yet?)...

Please explain to all us deluded Jambo head in the sand types when exactly in your eyes 'sanity's victory' will be. What exactly are we 'clinging on' against???

Please find the time to answer these sincere questions as I believe an end goal must be important to your... snigger... 'Cyberwar'.

We should at least be allowed to know what it is that you expect from us Riley.

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Jamboy,

Edinburgh 09/06/2008 15:36:37
#94

It's 200 pounds for passing go...
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The Gorgie Boys Are In Town,

09/06/2008 15:38:08
and yet to deny it but the profile fits to a Tee.

A few things you have said give it away, am i wrong?
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09/06/2008 15:39:54
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The Gorgie Boys Are In Town,

09/06/2008 15:42:16
99 what was that! again in ENGLISH please......

actualy don't bother
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Scooby doo,

09/06/2008 15:42:27
NAE WONDER ROMANOV IS A RICH MAN.......CERTAINLY HAS HIS HEAD SCREWED ON.......

GGTTH
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GrahamL,

09/06/2008 15:45:42
#104 He'll be back. He's like a cockroach.
Except not as lovable.
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09/06/2008 15:58:31
#108 ur seriously disturbed, how many e-mail addresses have you got?
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Lou Reed,

09/06/2008 16:00:19
#111 what a waste o money
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09/06/2008 16:04:08
diddies? so you're obviously not pleased by Walters signings so far!!
To add to Dailly, Weir, Davis and Velicka maybe, i can see why you would think that.
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GrahamL,

09/06/2008 16:05:44
#111 Don't forget Andy Webster. Don't know what you've paid for him, but you'll need to buy a new comfy treatment table for him to lie on for the next 3 years. That won't be cheap...
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The Gorgie Boys Are In Town,

09/06/2008 16:16:59
117 Another Prodan but not as good.

Weir will be 39-40 and Dailly always has been mince, except as a striker when with D Utd. Davis did well last season but hardly Ronaldo is he? Honeymoon season over for Walt and if a few teams get there act together the Gers might have a worse season than when PLG was in charge.
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Roscoe P Coltrane,

09/06/2008 16:20:25
I take it Riley's made his/her daily appearance, judging by the amount of red text up there?

Tommy - you've still not supplied anything other than wild speculation. As NOBODY outside of the club has seen the full accounts for the most recent trading period, NOBODY outside the club knows whether there's any "asset stripping" going on.

Either you're some kind of industrial espionage super-agent and have seen these accounts that nobody else has, or you're a loony, or you're a fan of another club trying to get a rise out of Jambos.

You're quick enough to jump down the throat of anybody who suggests anything other than what you believe (that Romanov is the direct descendent of Ernst Stavro Bloefeld and the ruin of Hearts is just the first stage in his plan for world domination) so how about you take some of your own advice and show us where you get this nonsense from?

Supposition in the absence of fact is just that - supposition.

Go on, prove you're actually the insightful, non-biased, not-in-any-way-anything-but-a-concerned-Hearts-fan you like to paint yourself as - show us some evidence, any evidence, to back up even just the tiniest bit of what you're saying. ANYTHING.

You can't can you?
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Roscoe P Coltrane,

09/06/2008 17:11:15
Old firm - in his case it's in the old, non-bigoted sense of the word catholic (with a 'small c').
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Roscoe P Coltrane,

09/06/2008 17:18:11
127 - Serg, much as it pains me to offer you a civil answer, if you're referring to Rodney then "Chairman" is a clueless numpty who doesn't care enough about the company he 'chairs' to find things out.

Again, if either yourself or TT can point me in the direction of evidence (that's cashflow statements, balance sheets, profit & loss statements on public record) I'll gladly start worrying about all these scare stories.

After all, we were supposed to have gone into administration several times over by now according to similar doom-mongers. Vlad is an absolute ar$e, I genuinely cannot stand the man, his attitude or what he has done to the club and how the club is seen by the rest of Scotland, but he's not stupid and he's certainly not stupid enough to try and break the law of the land. Which states that ALL financial incomings and outgoings have to be accounted for and that those accounts have to be checked by an external, professionally qualified Auditor to ensure that they give a "fair and accurate picture" of the truth.

Don't see how hard that is to understand really. Everybody has scare stories, nobody has any evidence bar a set of accounts that are nearly two years old now. Saying that isn't the same as backing the poison dwarf.

Anyway, s0d this, I'm off home!
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09/06/2008 17:21:30
TT- Let me repeat my question of yesterday which, as usual, you totally failed to answer. What is it to you what is/is not happening with Hearts' finances?
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what a chancer,

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the players that have come to hearts have looked good in an average team in an average league position,but out of thier depth when we expect them to play against others who try to earn a living at there own level.in most cases they have not fulfilled the contract,and leave with a sour taste and bitter at the treatment given.
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Rolland,

09/06/2008 17:47:58
CJ - I think Gala would be a useful addition to the League, they've been KB'd previously but hopefully the powers at be will seen the improvements they've made. It would open up the sport in the borders which as we know is tradionally a Rugby area, I think they would have a decent fan base and would hopefully be able to progress up the leagues.
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Jambo4ever,

09/06/2008 17:53:25
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And this is why if Hearts are to show any ambition then I believe they should try to sign Kris Boyd.

Also is there anyone here that has any secret info as to what the current situation is regarding who they are talking to on the manager front?

I ask as there appears to be a total stalemate since the Mark McGhee saga!