Heart of Midlothian v Raith Rover - Betfred Cup Group Stage - 13.10.20

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HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN V RAITH ROVERS 13.10.20 | TYNECASTLE PARK | 19:45 | £3

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IT’S SIMPLE. IT’S OUR GAME.

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CONTENTS 4. Manager’s Notes 8. Back on track 10. A bit of History 14. Tonight’s Opponents 16. The Team For Me

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20. Squad List 22. First Team 24. Big Hearts Trust 27. Hearts On Tour 30. Stats

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CLUB DIRECTORY Formed: 1874 League Champions: 1895, 1897, 1958, 1960.

1st Division: 1980, 2015 Scottish Cup: 1891, 1896, 1901, 1906, 1956, 1998, 2006, 2012.

League Cup: 1954/55, 1958/59, 1959/60, 1962/63.

Tel: 0333 043 1874 Website: www.heartsfc.co.uk Social Media Twitter: @JamTarts Instagram: @heartofmidlothianfc Facebook: heartofmidlothianfc LinkedIN: Heart of Midlothian FC Tynecastle Events: @TynecastlePark_ (Twitter)

Most League Apps: Gary Mackay – 515 (1980-97) Most League Goals: John Robertson – 214 (1983-98)

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ello and greetings from Tynecastle Park.

A week has passed since we kicked off our Betfred Cup campaign here in Gorgie, against Inverness Caledonian Thistle. It was important to start with a win and I was pleased to get three points on the board straight away. It’s always hard to gauge how opening games are going to pan out. You have factors such as fitness, game sharpness and new players in unfamiliar surroundings to take into account. I’m happy with the way we equipped ourselves in terms of chances created and on another night more of our 21 shots at goal would’ve seen us through with a more comfortable scoreline.

At the other end of the park we had Craig Gordon to thank for a stunning save that kept the scores level. To be honest, I’m that used to Craig making those types of saves that when the opposition attack, I expect a save to be made.

There is flexibility across the backline to switch formation during a game and the defence will continue to improve as we get into our stride.

Saturday’s win over Cowdenbeath was a reminder that we are going to have to learn how to break teams down.

Hearts coming to town or a visit to Tynecastle is a big occasion and, as such, we’ll be seen as a scalp. Sides will sit in against us which means we must work our way through them, and I’d like us to do it quicker than we did at Bayview.

Tonight we welcome John McGlynn and Raith Rovers to Tynecastle. I’ve known John for years and he’s a guy that cares passionately about his role. I expect Raith to come here with a gameplan and try to make life difficult for us, so the onus is on us to focus on our game and play to the best of our abilities.

Playing at an empty Tynecastle will remain a strange feeling for some time. We pumped crowd noise in during the Inverness game, and while it was good to have some form of noise in the background, it doesn’t compare to when our fans are here and backing the team from start to finish. We’ll do our best to keep the positive results coming and advance in this competition so that hopefully, when it is safe to do so, the fans can come and cheer us on to another cup run.

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BACK ON TRACK

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tephen Kingsley wants to make up for lost time. Hearts have a point to prove. It could be a match made in heaven.

The 26-year-old last week penned a one-year deal with the Jambos following the expiry of his contract at English Championship side Hull City.

Thrust into the Scottish football limelight aged only 16, he took his talents a step further when he joined then Premier League side Swansea City in 2014.

His road to Tynecatle has been filled with twists and turns but he admits he wouldn’t change any of it for the world.

“It’s been amazing,” he said. “It’s been such a rollercoaster. I’ve had some of the best years that I’ll probably ever have in my career. I’ve gone from Falkirk, and being a young boy, to being flung in to the best league in the world and having to grow up and become a man. That’s such a great experience that I had down there.

“Going from Swansea to Hull and really pushing to get as many games as I could with them. There were a few struggles along the way but it just made me so much stronger, mentally. I met some great people there as well.

The last six years in general have been such an amazing experience.

“I knew I wasn’t going to go down there and be in a with a shout or playing or anything, I had to adapt, I had to grow up. I was still a 19-year-old lad going down there.

Even though I had experience playing first team men’s football, I had to adapt my game and adapt myself and that took time. I knew that. I was patient.

“The first year I was almost kind of just getting used to it and getting to grips. I went out on loan to Yeovil and had a pretty successful loan spell there. I came back the next season and really wanted to kick on. That was my desire, my dream, to play in the Premier League. Thankfully I achieved that the second season I was there.

“My debut against Arsenal at the Emirates was pretty special, not just in my career but in my whole life. It was said to me the night before that I would be starting at the Emirates and everything else is a bit of a blur, looking back on it. We ended up going out there and winning 2-1 so it was a really, really special moment. I can’t even remember if I had family there, to tell the truth. I think it was just the adrenaline of everything going on at the one

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time. It was just such a crazy time. I definitely had some people there to come down and watch me that could. My mum and dad stayed up the road because of work commitments and everything but I knew they were there with me and I had so much support coming from back home as well. The night was such a blur but the support I received from family and friends back up home, and everyone, was incredible.

“I left Swansea to go to Hull to get playing every week. I got gametime at Swansea but it wasn’t as consistent as I wanted. To go to Hull was what I thought was best at the time, to push on and get the gametime that I needed. It started off looking really positive but unfortunately I had a few problems with my hips and a few issues I had to get sorted out. It wasn’t a quick fix, I had to be patient with it.

“That’s when I had to become very mentally strong and accept the place that I was in. I did want to play a lot more games. I think I played 49 games or something in three seasons, which is nowhere near the amount that I wanted to play, I wanted to play a lot more, but that’s what it was.

I’ve learnt from it and I certainly don’t regret my time at Hull. I loved it. Now I’m looking to really kick on that’s why I’m here.”

Capped for Scotland, Stephen believes linking up with Robbie Neilson’s side is the “perfect fit”.

With games aplenty on the horizon, he’s keen to get back out on the pitch and help the Jambos get back to where they should be.

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“Hearts a massive club,” he said. “The gaffer phoned me a few months ago and told me his plans to get me in and give me the gametime that I’ve been craving. For the last couple of months I’ve been seeing what options are out there and for me, at this moment in time, I feel like it’s a perfect fit. My wife and I have just had a baby as well so it really just fitted everything that I needed for this time and that’s why I’m here. I’m delighted to be here and I can’t wait to get going.

“There is a point to prove. That’s what the gaffer mentioned to me when I came. I came to the Oriam to have a look around and have a chat, he told me what his plan was and the way he wanted the path to go in getting back up to where they should be. It’s really exciting. I need that game time so I’m looking forward to getting that and also if we do as well as we should then hopefully it’s a successful season.

“It’s been a bit of a crazy year for everyone.

Having the semi-final to look forward to as soon as I’ve come in, and the league starts soon, is amazing. That’s why I’m forward to it so much, because it’s going to be coming round thick and fast. That big game coming up, it’ll be amazing to experience that and be involved in that game. I’m really looking forward to it.

“I’ve been in and around first team football for ten years. I’m in a good position where I’m still young, Im 26, and I’ve got a long road ahead of me, hopefully. If I can get the game time here then brilliant, I’m back on track.”

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A BIT OF

HISTORY

By David Speed

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isrupted schedules and public safety concerns have confronted football club officials on many previous occasions, although these have rarely been as serious as the current Coronavirus situation.

Many Hearts supporters can still recall the winter of 1962-63. Due to freezing conditions and never-ending snow, there was major disruption and the team played only one match between 15 December and 6 March. This was against Forfar Athletic in the Scottish Cup and even then, only a few fans were able to complete a very hazardous journey to Station Park.

Extreme weather is a regular issue, but some challenges, similar to the present situation, are quite unique. One such problem was encountered on 3 September 1939 when war was declared on Germany. There was a real fear of air raids and an invasion of the British Isles. As a result, after only five matches, the Scottish League was abandoned with Hearts lying third on goal average.

After finishing runners-up in 1937-38 and fourth in 1938-39, an exciting and more experienced Hearts squad was expected to mount a strong challenge in 1939-40. The club’s financial position was also sound and, for the first time, a dividend was declared. In addition, with home gates averaging over 20,000 the club was actively exploring the possibility of a larger stadium in the west of the city. The war quickly overshadowed the feel-good factor.

When hostilities commenced, the Government ordered all places of entertainment to close, and the SFA suspended each clubs’ playing contracts. Footballers had to find other employment or join the armed forces.

On 11 September 1939, the Government relaxed the initial ban on football, although any games arranged could not interfere with work of national importance and travel over 50 miles was not permitted. Wages were restricted to £2 per week plus travel expenses and players had to be in regular employment outside the game. No transfer fees could be paid and training had to be restricted, with Hearts opting for Tuesday and Thursday evenings.

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The Home Office also stipulated that football could only be played in safe areas and because Edinburgh was a target for enemy aircraft, Hearts hoped to secure a ground outside the city. The best-fit was the 10,000-capacity Victoria Park at Newtongrange, but the stadium restriction was quickly amended and Tynecastle Park could be opened. In the interest of safety, crowds were limited to 8,000.

Nevertheless, the City Police could authorise an extension if requested and fans attending games were asked spread out on the terracing. The Main Stand could not be fully used.

Despite many entertaining performances by Hearts, the demand for football was greatly diminished by national service, rationing, makeshift teams and depressing news from the combat zones. In addition, the winter of 1939-40 proved to be one of the most severe on record.

Not surprisingly, the club’s average League gate was dramatically reduced to only 3,451 and a loss on the years business was £2,555.

The loss might have been much worse, but Hearts did fairly well in the Emergency Cup competition organized by the SFA. Hearts defeated St.Johnstone and Raith Rovers, before holding Airdrieonians to a 0-0 draw at Broomfield. The visitors won the Tynecastle replay by 4-3 and one local paper noted that, “Hearts wilted when things went against them, as they have done over the years.” Ouch!

At the outset, friendly matches were played and Hearts faced Hibernian (2-4), Partick Thistle (4-2) and Celtic (5-2).

Meanwhile, to meet the Government restrictions, the Emergency Committee of the League and the SFA formed two Regional Leagues of sixteen clubs for the remainder of the season. Hearts played in the East & North Division.

With the “Old Firm” in the Western League, Hearts were expected to win the East & North group, but failed, due to constant team changes.

Many players had been quick to join the forces and the departure of men such as Garrett, Dykes and Black affected performance, while others missed games due to work commitments. To compensate, guest players were allowed and Hearts recruited internationalist, Bobby Baxter of Middlesbrough and other notable players, such as Jackie Gillies, Bob McCartney, and the brothers, Frank and Hugh O’Donnell.

For these games, the 8,000 crowd restriction proved totally inadequate.

On 2 March 1940 in the First Round Second Leg against St. Johnstone, mounted police were called to disperse a crowd of 2,000 after the limit of 8,000 had been reached. An attendance of 7,974 was issued to the press, but before the gates could be closed, there were actually 8,943 in the ground. The City Police allowed 15,000 to attend the Second Round match against Raith Rovers and 9,551 watched the game. The limit was extended to 25,000 for the Third Round against Airdrieonians and 24,431 fans were in attendance.

The number of guests was restricted to those players who were working close to Edinburgh and also the cost of insurance which was normally required by their parent clubs. The SFA Insurance Scheme had been suspended and the cost could be prohibitive, particularly as football clubs’ advertising income and gate receipts almost collapsed during the war.

Hearts manager Frank Moss returned home to Lancashire at the end of the season and the Directors ran the team which would now play in the new and more lucrative Scottish Southern Football League in 1940-41.

This included the Glasgow clubs, but the problem of fielding a strong side remained, and Hearts offered facilities to all players working in the Edinburgh area, or in the armed forces.

At the end of the season, Hearts were runners-up to Falkirk, despite some magnificent victories. These were matched by the “Bairns” who also did the double over Hearts and claimed the title by five points. Falkirk won by 3-2 at Tynecastle and 7-1 at Brockville, and the maroons had little complaint.

Nevertheless, football was low on the public’s priorities because, before a ball was kicked, in June 1940, nearly 350,000 Allied soldiers were evacuated from Dunkirk and the Channel Islands taken were taken by the Germans. On 10 July 1940, the Battle of Britain commenced and it would be a long haul back to anything like normal conditions.

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TONIGHT'S OPPONENTS

Hearts continue their Betfred Cup campaign against Raith Rovers, who were awarded the League One title following the curtailment of season 2019/20.

Join us as we put the spotlight on the Kirkcaldy side and examine the links between the Jambos and Rovers.

The Manager John McGlynn is a well kent face around Gorgie. Musselburgh born, his affiliation with Hearts began back in 1996 when as a youth coach. In 2000 he led the wee Jambos, a team that included Craig Gordon, to a 5-3 Scottish Youth Cup Final success over Rangers. The ascension continued, with John working his way up to first team coach. Twice he would take on the caretaker manager’s role after John Robertson and then George Burley both exited the club in 2005.

In 2006 John broke Tynecastle ties to become manager of Raith Rovers. He would win the old Second Division title in 2008/09, took Raith to a Scottish

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Cup semi-final in 2010 and despite a 2010/11 First Division title challenge falling short, won the PFA Scotland Manager of the Year.

He was tempted back to Gorgie in June2012. Despite working to a significantly reduced budget, he almost pulled off a famous European victory over Liverpool and guided the Jambos to the League Cup semi-final.

However, after a poor run of league results, he left the club by mutual consent in February 2013.

Not out of the game for long he took over at Livingston the same year before a stint scouting for Celtic, and in September 2018 returned to Raith Rovers.

The Squad

Past Players

Rising star Keiron Bowie departed for Fulham prior to football shutting down earlier in the year, with experienced striker John Baird also moving on to pastures new in the shape of Australia.

Colin Cameron will forever be a hero on both sides of the water. The Kirkcaldy lad turned out for his hometown club between 1990 and 1996, making over 150 league appearances. He was part of the famous League Cup winning Raith Rovers side of 94/95, and turned out for Rovers in their UEFA Cup matches against Bayern Munich the following season.

With Lewis Allan and Michael Miller heading to Berwick Rangers and Ayr United respectively, McGlynn moved to reinforce his squad. Reghan Tumility signed from Greenock Morton, Manny Duku and Gozie Ugwu made the move North from Hayes & Yeading and Ebbsfleet United., while Ethan Ross joined on loan from Aberdeen.

The loss of Lewis Vaughan is a big blow but with the likes of experienced players Kyle Benedictus, Iain Davidson and Grant Anderson in the squad, Rovers will be hoping to make an impression this season.

The Connections A familiar face to Jambos is new goalkeeper Jamie MacDonald, who turned down the offer a new deal at Kilmarnock in search of first team football, and McGylnn snapped up the Scottish Cup-winning keeper.

Jamie is a product of the Hearts youth system and made his Hearts debut in 2008 against Rangers at Ibrox, following a very productive loan spell at Queen of the South. He made the No.1 jersey his own during the second half of the 2011/12 campaign and enjoyed one of the quietest Scottish Cup Finals in history as Hearts ran riot against Hibs, winning 5-1 in May 2012.

He would continue as the club’s number one until the end of the 2013/14 season, when he left following Hearts’ plunge into administration.

Jamie Walker is another who has worn both shirts.

He spent six months on loan at Stark’s Park in the 2011/12 season in order get some first team experience. It was a productive spell, with three goals in 24 appearances.

In 1996 Jim Jefferies brought him to Hearts and he became a firm fans favaourite with his dynamic box-to-box displays. After suffering cup final heartache on two occasions he scored the opening goal of the 1998 Scottish Cup Final against Rangers, when Hearts triumphed 2-1 to end 42 years of hurt.

A Scotland regular, he moved to Wolverhampton Wanderers for £1.75 million in August 2001.

Rudi Skacel is a Hearts legend after lifting two Scottish Cups in maroon, however he also spent a season at Stark’s Park in 2016/17. The two sides would meet in that year’s Scottish Cup and of course, it was Rudi who cancelled out Walker’s opener in Kirkcaldy to take the game to a replay at Tynecastle, where the Jambos triumphed after extra time.

Head to Head In 123 competitive meetings, Hearts have triumphed 76 times, drawing 24 and losing 23.

The Jambos Tynecastle record is a good one having 45 from 59, drawing 9 and losing only 5 times.

There have been 16 League Cup meetings and again Hearts have the upper hand with a record of P16 W11 D2 L3.

The two sides last faced off in July 2018, in this very competition. Kevin Nisbet gave Raith the lead at Bayview Stadium before Michael Smith equalised with a wonder striker, before the men in maroon won the bonus point penalty shootout.

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The Team for Me –

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onfession time: Iʼm a born and bred Leither. But there was no question on what team I would be brought up to support. I have my dad to thank for that one, as he made sure that I was of a maroon persuasion from the day I was born.

My dad got the exact same treatment from my grandad too, who was never going to let any son (or grandson for that matter) of his support any other team than Heart of Midlothian.

It may come as a surprise to those who know me now, but growing up I was never mad keen on football; I only started warming the bench at my local boys’ club at the age of 13. However, despite my initial lack of interest in the game itself, and various offers from my dad’s friends to take me along to that “much nicer green stadium up the road” (said offers were declined faster than you could say Arvydas Novikovas), I made my first visit to Gorgie on the opening day of season 2010/11.

Everything was new and exciting; being carried on my old man’s shoulders down Gorgie Road and looking out onto the masses of people clad in maroon, having my first programme bought for me, walking under the bridge before rounding the corner on McLeod Street and catching my maiden glimpse of “Tynecastle Stadium” as it was referred to back then.

Seven-year-old Aaron rather optimistically predicted Hearts to win 10-0. In the end a 1-1 draw had to suffice, with Calum Elliott scoring the first ever goal that I would witness in person. Even though I didn’t understand fully how the game worked, the whole matchday experience really appealed to me and I loved talking to the people who sat around us in the old Main Stand enclosure. Hearts had just gained their newest fan.

I’ve been lucky enough to experience two Scottish Cup wins so far in my seventeenyear life. My dad was debating whether to take me to the Gretna game but decided against it given I was only three at the time! However, fast forward to 2012 and there was no question of me missing the all-Edinburgh showdown. I have vivid memories of the day; getting the supporters bus from the Bottom Shop pub, heading through to Glasgow (which at the time felt like a massive adventure), then to

the Giffnock Bowling Club to sample the pre-game atmosphere and getting my face painted (half maroon and half white, I had great taste in my youth) before finally making my way to the game. Walking up those Hampden steps with my old man and watching Hearts hand out a good oldfashioned romping to the green half of the city, before big Zal held that cup aloft as maroon confetti swirled into the sky. Am I convinced that I had the best day of my life at eight years old? One thing is for sure, the 19th of May 2012 won’t be topped for a long time yet!

Currently Hearts find themselves in the Championship, which everyone can agree has been a bitter pill to swallow. However, if I cast my mind back to the 2014/15 campaign, our last season in the second tier, that was the season which really ignited my passion for football.

During the previous season watching Hearts felt like a chore to me, given the team’s rapidly failing fortunes on the park. You’d find that half the time I’d be sat on my seat reading the programme instead of paying attention to what was happening with the game. However, the Championship season changed everything. Seeing a winning Hearts team compared to the previous campaign actually had me paying attention, and for the first time properly understanding the ins and outs of football.

I didn’t want to miss a moment and began pestering my dad to take me to the away games more regularly. Trips to Easter Road, Almondvale, Stark’s Park, Cowdenbeath and Falkirk would follow that season, and I was captivated by the tremendous noise generated by the travelling Hearts support.

My dad probably regrets that now, as I’ve had the away day bug ever since, and they now leave his bank account looking rather empty. Apologies Graeme, once I’m working I’ll maybe buy you a Killie pie and a pint to say thank you!

That season was absolute perfection as Hearts cruised to the title, and I didn’t miss a single home game; aside from the day we lifted the trophy! Unfortunately, I had a wedding to attend that same day, but not even that could stop me from keeping up with the action. The ceremony was just ending, and the bride and groom were about to say their vows, when I let out a roar of celebration. Genero Zeefuik had just smashed in a late leveller against Rangers!

Gutted as I was to not be there in person to see Hearts lift the trophy, the culinary delights at the afterparty helped ease the disappointment slightly. Maybe this season

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I’ll finally see Hearts lift that Championship in person!

There might be a few of you thinking you’ve seen my face somewhere before, and you’d probably be right; as I’ve been running my own YouTube channel for the last 5 years.

I made my YouTube debut during the first season after promotion back to the top flight. The first ever game I ʻvlogged’ was a 1-0 win against Kilmarnock (filmed on an awful iPod camera). The video was uploaded later on that night and I was shocked to see that a few hundred people had actually clicked onto it.

I’ve made some fantastic memories from YouTube. Interviewing Hearts greats such as John Colquhoun and Jim Jefferies has been a major

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highlight, as well as appearing as a co-commentator on Hearts TV. I’ve also appeared on ʻA View from the Terrace’ and Sportscene. Given my dream job is to work in football media, to have been on such popular shows is something I’m very proud of. I’ve actually been invited back onto Sportscene for the upcoming season, and I can’t wait to get started again!

My first big hit online was a documentary I made on the old Main Stand, which is a video I look back on with great fondness. My favourite game that I’ve captured on film has to be the 4-0 demolition of Celtic, another video that I’ll be able to reminisce on in years to come.

I still find it incredible that almost 5,000 people have decided to subscribe to my channel and at the time of writing just short of 1,000,000 people have viewed my videos, a mind-boggling number which I’m very proud of.

Although what I do may seem a strange concept to some I’m still having lots of fun creating content, and don’t plan on stopping any time soon!

Heart of Midlothian Football Club means everything to me, and I never realised just how much I took going to games for granted until it was taken away from me (and everyone else) by the pandemic. It seems a lifetime ago since that fateful night in Paisley; little did I know that would be the last time I’d be seeing Hearts in the flesh for such a long period.

Over the last two years as I’ve been going to the majority of away games, I’ve met so many new people my age who just like me are Hearts-daft and I’m now lucky enough to call them all friends. Once we’re allowed back into stadiums I can’t wait to get back on the road again and make more memories following the boys in maroon and white. Football’s more than just a game, it’s a massive family, and there’s nowhere I feel more at home than in the stands with the people I care about the most. It’s hard to tell when we’ll be back right now, as our world has been turned upside down, but that first trip back to Gorgie can’t come quickly enough.

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HEARTS MANAGER: ROBBIE NEILSON CRAIG GORDON 01 MICHAEL SMITH 02 AIDAN WHITE 03 JOHN SOUTTAR 04 PETER HARING 05 CHRISTOPHE BERRA 06 JAMIE WALKER 07 OLLY LEE 08 LIAM BOYCE 10 JORDAN ROBERTS 11 ROSS STEWART 13 STEVEN NAISMITH 14 CRAIG WIGHTON 15 ANDY HALLIDAY 16 BEN GARUCCIO 17 ANDREW IRVING 19 HARRY COCHRANE 20 STEPHEN KINGSLEY 21 LOIC DAMOUR 22 ZDENEK ZLAMAL 23 ELLIOTT FREAR 24 JAMIE BRANDON 25 CRAIG HALKETT 26 LEWIS MOORE 27 MIHAI POPESCU 28 JOSH GINNELLY 30 EUAN HENDERSON 31

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FIRST TEAM CRAIG GORDON

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GORGIE With the support from the Scottish Government, Big Hearts is coordinating local efforts to support the Gorgie and Dalry communities throughout the Covid-19 disruption.

Opening a new chapter in our ambitions for South West Edinburgh, the charity of Heart of Midlothian FC has been providing financial aid towards the local Covid-19 recovery efforts. In the early stages of the pandemic, Big Hearts was selected by the Scottish Government to act as ʻCommunity Anchor Organisation’ for the Gorgie-Dalry area of Edinburgh.

Local recovery Amongst the initiatives supported is the ʻThe Forget Me Notes’ community choir. “The grant allowed to run our dementiafriendly Zoom community choir twice a week over 10 weeks.

People joined from the Gorgie/ Dalry community and further afield. Older people and those living with dementia have been able to come together, sing, share memories, and feel a little less isolated through these difficult times. Feedback has been excellent, with people saying that singing together has really lifted their spirits. We are very grateful to Big Hearts for this vital funding.”

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Crisis grants As such, Big Hearts is working with local networks to support members of the local community most vulnerable and in need of help. 14 small nonprofit groups in the surroundings of Tynecastle Park have been awarded crisis grants. With a total of £20,000 in funding distributed, Big Hearts helped deliver various grassroot projects encouraging physical activity, promoting social connections or improving access to online support and educational resources.

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The Gorgie/Sighthill ward, where Big Hearts operates, holds the highest rate of child poverty across the city (35% vs 22%).

Since 2018, our charity has been addressing the growing challenge of food insecurities and social isolation in low income families. Our School’s Out! project has provided thousands of free meals for local school pupils during the summer and winter holidays. However in 2020, our charity decided to run School’s Out! over five consecutive months, with door-todoor deliveries of food essentials and activities. Over 1,600 relief parcels have been distributed to date, thanks to the continued support from Cash for Kids, Tynecastle High School and the Community One Stop Shop.

Testimonial “During the first week of lockdown, the mother of Ethan and Sofia, 8 and 11 years old, got in touch via Facebook asking for help with food.

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The family had been previously identified as vulnerable, due to financial insecurities and experience of mental health issues, with the siblings attending our School’s Out project. Big Hearts delivered a bag of groceries the following day. Having an informal chat by the car helped Ethan and Sofia’s mum unload her worries: staying at home and away from their school friends was difficult for the children and they did not want to leave their bedroom anymore. Over the following 12 weeks, we provided relief parcels to encourage the family to engage in positive activities, like baking or arts and crafts. Big Hearts ordered a tablet for them to stay in touch with the outside world and attend our weekly online chats.

The visit from Big Hearts became a happy routine in the household, with Ethan and Sofia’s mum calling it ʻa ray of sunshine’ during difficult times.

Chatting with our staff was the only face-to-face support she received throughout lockdown whilst getting the free activities had helped keep the spirits up, and for this she will always be grateful.”

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Hearts

On Tour The 1950ʼs Tours

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hroughout the most successful decade in the Club’s history, manager Tommy Walker forged close bonds between his talented players by taking them on six post-season tours to destinations as far apart as the USA, South Africa and Australia. This season, I’m going to take a look at the memorabilia associated with Hearts’ tours of the 1950’s.

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Hearts’ record-breaking triumph in the League in 1958 meant that they were in demand as a touring side and in January 1959, the club accepted a prestigious invitation from the Australian Soccer Association to tour Australia in May and June of 1959. Hearts would play fifteen matches on the gruelling tour including six against sides billed as full Australian international sides. They would score a barrow-load of goals against teams of largely part-time players in representative sides who may never have played against each other before. Indeed, one feature of many of the matches is that Australian sides would hold Hearts to a reasonably respectable scoreline at half time only to see Hearts’ superior fitness and teamwork enable them to score freely in the second half.

All that was in the future as the Hearts party of 15 players, two directors and Tommy Walker and Johnny Harvey assembled at Tynecastle for the start of a truly epic journey to reach Sydney. These days, you can fly to Sydney in roughly thirty hours including one or two stops. Back in 1959, it was a different story as the Hearts official itinerary for the tour revealed. The players were to assemble in Gorgie on 1 May 1959 to be bussed through to Prestwick where they would stay overnight to enable them to catch an early flight to Amsterdam on 2 May. Following a quick tour of the tulip fields, the players buckled themselves in for a flight to Rome which stopped in Frankfurt. From Rome, the plane called at Beirut (where the players had their “first real taste of heat” according to Jimmy Wardhaugh in the Evening News), Karachi, Calcutta, Bangkok, Manila, Biak in Papua New Guinea and arriving in Sydney at 12.20pm on …. 5 May, some four days after leaving Edinburgh !

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The itinerary was similar to the one produced for the 1958 tour to Canada, a small pocket-sized booklet attractively printed with a crest on the front cover. Inside, there was a map to remind everyone where Australia was and a list of hotel room pairings with George Thomson rooming with Alex Young, Willie Bauld with Jimmy Murray and Jimmy Wardhaugh sharing with Ian Crawford. Next, there was a list of fixtures though many of the fixtures would change as the tour progressed and a timetable. Like the 1958 itinerary, the “Notes” for players included a passage on the “object” of the tour which I strongly suspect was penned

by Tommy Walker.

First, he said, the team had a duty to their Australian hosts who, it was hoped, would learn from Hearts’ prowess. Second, “ from experience, it has been found that men, when in close contact with each other for an extended period, may don one of two things; (a) grow more and more irritable with each other and lose all sense of values and duty or (b) grow stronger as the days go by, each day simply acting as a forge the whole into an impregnable force. And so, the latter having been our most pleasant experience of past tours, there can be no doubt in the mind as to the true object of this one – to build ʻesprit de corps’”. You sense Tommy Walker would have been good to have around in lockdown!

Interestingly, the Australian Soccer Association also produced their own itinerary comprising a single sheet of foolscap folded into thirds with an attractive design on the cover. Inside, there’s a wealth of information for the players and officials. There is a list of players and officials which included an extra director, Mr Ford but didn’t include Jim Fotheringham, acquired just before the tour started from Arsenal and hastily included in the travelling party at the last moment. His name has been written

on the itinerary in the distinctive handwriting of Tommy Walker, the original owner of this copy of the itinerary. The ticks next to players’ names perhaps suggests that this was used to check the players on to flights or trains once the tour was under way. Next, there’s a schedule of matches although even that schedule would change once the tour was under way.

Perhaps most interesting, though, are the lists of accommodation and the internal travel itinerary during the tour. The latter shows the party travelling by train twice and coach once as well as taking seven internal flights on Trans Australia Airways, a domestic Australian airline. The flight from Adelaide to Perth on 11 June would take a little over four hours, the time it now takes to fly from Edinburgh to Turkey. The team’s hotels are also listed with Hearts spending two spells each in Sydney and Newcastle before moving further afield. In Sydney, the tourists were due to stay at the Hotel Manhattan in Potts Point overlooking Elizabeth Bay. Internet searches show that this art deco building is no longer used as a hotel and appears to have been converted into flats.

But in his hotel room on the 8th or 9th May 1959, Tommy Walker sat

at his desk and, grabbing a piece of hotel notepaper, selected his team to face Australia in the first test match and the first match of the tour on 9 May 1959. Fellow collector Grant Young is the proud owner of this amazing piece of Hearts memorabilia.

Next time, we’ll look at the programme from that first match in Sydney.

Gary Cowen is a member of Hearts heritage group and is currently writing a book about the Hearts post-season tours

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FIRST TEAM APPEARANCES 2020/21 PLAYER Craig Zdenek Ross Colin Harry Michael Jamie Ben Aidy Stephen John Mihai Craig Peter Christophe Loic Harry Jordan Lewis Oliver Andy Jamie Andy Steven Elliott Josh Liam Craig Euan Elliott Cammy Connor Chris Leeroy

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GORDON ZLAMAL STEWART (L) DOYLE $ STONE SMITH BRANDON GARUCCIO WHITE KINGSLEY SOUTTAR POSPECU HALKETT HARING BERRA DAMOUR COCHRANE ROBERTS MOORE LEE HALLIDAY WALKER IRVING NAISMITH FREAR GINNELLY BOYCE WIGHTON HENDERSON FREAR LOGAN SMITH $ HAMILTON $ MAKOVORA $

$ Player on loan * Now left Club

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