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CONTENTS 05 Robbie Neilson 08 Today’s Squads 10 Big Hearts 05

12 Team For Me 16 A Bit of History 21 Hearts On Tour 10

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ood afternoon and welcome from Tynecastle Park.

With eight games remaining we find ourselves sitting in a pretty good position at the top of the Championship table. We are, of course, under no illusion that there is still a lot of hard work to be done. Last week’s win over Dundee was pleasing. We changed the shape a bit and got two strikers in the team, and it worked well. We were comfortable and 2-0 up, then lost a penalty. Things then became a little bit nervy but that is understandable when you are going for a title, and the important thing was we managed the game out to pick up a well-deserved three points. The victory sets us up nicely for today’s match, and we welcome the players and staff of Ayr United to Tynecastle. We’ve had two really challenging games against them this season. We had to come from behind in Gorgie to win 5-3, while in Ayr we left with all three points thanks to Liam Boyce’s penalty. It’s maybe a cliché but there are no easy games in this league, and we’re expecting another tough one this afternoon. I’ve said before that we go into every game with the belief that we can win, and that’s what we will do today. We’re heading towards the business end of the season and it’s crucial that we continue to get points on the board, and I hope that our fans are celebrating another three of them come full time. Enjoy the game, Robbie Neilson

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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 ARMAND GNANDUILLET 09 LIAM BOYCE 10 ROSS STEWART 13 STEVEN NAISMITH 14 ANDY HALLIDAY 16 GARY MACKAY-STEVEN 17 AARON MCENEFF 18 ANDREW IRVING 19 STEPHEN KINGSLEY 21 LOIC DAMOUR 22 ZDENEK ZLAMAL 23 ELLIOTT FREAR 24 JAMIE BRANDON 25 CRAIG HALKETT 26 MIHAI POPESCU 28 GERVANE KASTANEER 29 JOSH GINNELLY 30 EUAN HENDERSON 31

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AYR UNITED 01 VILJAMI SINISALO 02 JORDAN HOUSTON 03 PATRICK READING 04 AARON MUIRHEAD 05 SAM ROSCOE 06 ANDY MURDOCH 07 MICHAEL MOFFAT 08 MICHAEL MILLER 09 ANDRE WRIGHT 10 TOM WALSH 11 LUKE MCCOWAN 14 CAMMY SMITH 17 CORRIE NDABA 18 JOE CHALMERS 19 DARIO ZANATTA 20 MICHAEL HEWITT 22 MARK MCKENZIE 23 BRETT MCGAVIN 30 JACK BAIRD

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CELEBRATING KINSHIP CARE

On Monday starts Scotland’s Kinship Care Week! Since 2015 Big Hearts has been providing comprehensive support to hundreds of local families living in a kinship care setting. In Scotland, a third of ‘looked after’ children are living in kinship care. Being placed with a family member is now the first option when a child is legally removed from the care of their parents. This is known as Kinship Care. The children will go living with a relative or close family friend because their parents are unable to take care of them. This can be due to a number of reasons, like ill-health or substance abuse. More often than not, these arrangements are informal. That’s why a lot of

families don’t know about Kinship Care – they have naturally stepped up to raise a grandchild, niece or nephew. Bringing new children into your family, sometimes overnight, and looking after them full time can bring a series of challenges. Some carers have to stop working, leading to financial insecurities and social isolation from friends. The young people can feel different from others and unsettled by a change of home, bedroom or school. That’s where Big Hearts can help. When the charity of the Club launched a brand-new family-focused strategy in 2015, we decided to focus on Kinship Care as an increasing area of need. Since then, Big Hearts’ flagship family programme aims to reach out to ‘hidden’ Kinship Care families across the communities and provide help where needed. We offer a range of comprehensive support to address the emotional, practical and financial challenges faced by Kinship young people and their carers. From Monday 15th to Saturday 20th March, Big Hearts will take part in Scotland’s Kinship Care Week to shine a spotlight on the incredible work from carers, the resilience of families and the value of Kinship Care in a safe, stable and happy environment for young people. Join us as we share stories from families involved in our programmes and look back at a year of getting through the pandemic thanks to peer support and group activities. Follow #KinshipCareWeek on social media, @ bighearts (Twitter) and @bigheartscommunity (Facebook).

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PEER SUPPORT At the heart of Big Hearts’ Kinship Care programme is the ambition to reduce social isolation through opportunities to meet other families in the same situation. From home visits to group activities, we help male carers, teenagers, school pupils and the whole family build a network of peers that will help them thrive. Throughout 2020, Big Hearts’ Kinship Care programme helped over 135 adults and children, thanks to the funding from the City of Edinburgh Council, the RS Macdonald Charitable Trust and the National Lottery Community Fund.

schooling and home essentials. Our popular Tuesday After School Club has moved to Zoom and a cooking club was set up last summer. Every two weeks, those involved in our Male Carers group and Teenagers group received free ingredients to cook a home-made meal at home. The initiative has had a great response with the families enjoying spending time together whilst trying out new recipes.

Kinship & Covid-19 From mandatory school closures to required shielding for those aged over 65, Coronavirus has brought a lot of uncertainty for Kinship Care households and particularly those where a grand parent is caring for a young child. Our first Covid-19 response ensured local families got access to groceries, medical prescriptions and activities to keep the young people engaged.

Scottish Network Big Hearts is part of the Scottish Government’s Kinship Care Forum. Since April 2020, we’ve been working alongside well-established organisations to coordinate and promote easy access to kinship care services across Scotland. Members of the Forum include: Children First, Children Health Scotland, Who Cares Scotland, Nurture Scotland, Scottish Kinship Care Alliance and the Kinship Care Advice Service for Scotland.

Bespoke Support Every kinship care family is different. That’s why our Family Support Team works on a one-to-one approach to provide the right help at the right time, including advice on parenting strategies, help with grants and home essentials, resources for positive mental health etc. The Big Hearts staff also makes regular visits to the families: a chance for carers to have a casual chat and unload any of their worries.

New Helpline When the pandemic hit, our charity launched a new Helpline to answer requests and concerns from Kinship Care families living in Edinburgh and the Lothians. This enabled our staff team to offer immediate help with food shopping for carers shielding at home and help with referrals for Covid-19 relief grants for households in crisis. The landline number is free to call and all conversations remain confidential. If you know a Kinship Care family that needs support, please share our contact details!

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The Team for Me – Ryan Kenny

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Why did you start supporting Hearts? I started supporting Hearts the same way most people did; my dad supported Hearts all his life so naturally I followed suit. It’s a strange one, however, as my grandad was never into football, and one of my uncles supports Hibs, and one Rangers. I’m glad I was born into the right team! What was your first Hearts game? I don’t remember my first game at all, my earliest memory is Hearts vs Barcelona at Murrayfield in 2007. I remember there was such a buzz in the air and everyone who was there was just so excited. No nerves or anxiousness at that stage because there were no expectations! After that there’s a big gap in my memory, but of course I remember the Scottish Cup Final in 2012. Again, I remember less of the actual game and more so the occasion; the atmosphere was incredible. I think it was the atmosphere surrounding the games that made me adore going to watch Hearts. Do you have any favourite memories when it comes to Hearts games you’ve been to? My favourite memory, aside from the Scottish Cup Final, is probably driving down to Anfield for the second leg in the Europa League qualifiers. I’ve never experienced a celebration like that since. I ended up about 5/6 rows away from my dad after Templeton scored! I also really enjoyed the following pre-season when we went to Belfast for a few friendlies, I loved it as I was only 13 at the time and got to meet the boys after one of their games. What are your favourite away days, and why? Easter Road has to be my favourite, it’s a great excuse to get to the pub early and make a day of it. We always seem to get results down there as well, regardless of form. I was also looking forward to all the Championship away days this season, but unfortunately we didn’t get to experience them. How does Hearts affect your family and friendships - is football a big part of your life? Absolutely, Hearts take number one priority at the weekends. It’s great to get to go to the games with my dad and my mates. It’s amazing when everyone gets together for the games and, of course, enjoys a few pints after!

Do you have any favourite players down the years? Did you ever meet any of your Hearts heroes? My favourite player growing up had to be Rudi Skacel. I think around that time, in 2006, he had to have been a lot of fans’ favourite player, and even more so when he came back. I never met Rudi from what I remember, slightly more recently since that pre-season in Northern Ireland I absolutely loved Callum Paterson. He was amazing for us in the first Championship season. I got to meet Callum a fair few times during his spell here. Every time he was top class and that really added to how much I already liked him as a player. My favourite memories of him are his goals against Hibs in the 2013/14 season. What is the best thing about being a Hearts fan - and the worst? Quite simply, the best part is the togetherness and strength you feel when things are going well; you really feel like we could beat anybody just having a packed Tynecastle behind the team. It’s also great to have big days out at Hampden and pick up a trophy or two! On the flip side, it doesn’t take much to turn the crowd the opposite way. I think many fans can be a bit unforgiving at times; a few bad games in a row at Tynecastle and some start to feel like the world’s ending. I think the worst thing for me though is the amount of time the majority of Hearts fans give a player to impress. A player can come in and get 3 or 4 sub appearances and if they haven’t scored in every game then fans seem to turn on them a bit too quickly. It’s been a tough time recently following Hearts, but are you optimistic about the future? What are your hopes for the next few years? My hopes for the future are, of course, to get out of the Championship at the first time of asking. That is going well as things stand, so fingers crossed! I think after recent seasons our (unfair) relegation might be a bit of a blessing in disguise. It has given us a good bit of time to rebuild and try to craft a squad that’s ready to tackle the Premiership and challenge at the right end of the table. Across the next 3-5 years I’d really like to see us try to make that 3rd spot in the Premiership our own and 5+ years is likely to see us make a real push towards challenging the Old Firm. ‘Mon the JTs!

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FROM THE VAULT Club Photographer David Mollison picks out his favourite image from last week’s home match against Dundee. I take approximately 1,000 photos during the course of a Hearts match. The vast majority will be deleted. I narrow my photos down to 50 or 60 action shots and a small selection of those will be used either on social media, our website or the club programme. Those photos are predominately the goals and celebrations. There are therefore a lot of snaps that you, the fan, never get to see. In this feature, I will show a photo or photos that I think will be of interest. It could be a flying tackle, an amusing incident or a picture of

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another stadium from around the country. Last Saturday, Hearts were looking comfortable until Dundee made it 2-1 from the penalty spot. As the visitors were pushing for an equaliser, I spotted Michael Smith running over to the dugout and taking a piece of paper from Robbie Neilson. I followed him after that and it was obvious the note contained tactical instructions. Whatever it said, the plan worked as Hearts held on to win 2-1. I just found it interesting to see something that goes on during a match that the fans may not spot. I also liked the look on James McPake’s face as he watched on. I bet he would love to know what was on the note!

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GREATER TYNECASTLE By David Speed

nly being able to watch Hearts play on television, and in an empty stadium, is uncomfortable and a situation that will hopefully end in early course. The match-day experience at Tynecastle is hard to beat and sorely missed, particularly the atmosphere generated by a positive performance from Hearts. This is not just a product of the towering modern stands, but can be traced back for over a century through newspaper articles. A spirited Hearts attack seems to have always created excitement and noise, which was amplified by the close proximity of the whisky bonds, tenements and school buildings.

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Senior supporters can certainly recall the exhilarating experience of watching Hearts before 45,000 at Tynecastle, although the absolute peak of the stadium’s capacity came in the 1930s when 50,000 could be accommodated following completion of the “Greater Tynecastle” project. After the Second World War, Tynecastle’s capacity was gradually squeezed, due to a better awareness of safety and the demand for comfort. However, memories of our vast ground, where most supporters stood in wind and rain, remain in the fabric of our club. The idea of “Greater Tynecastle” emerged during the 1920s when most clubs, particularly Hearts, enjoyed a post-war spike in attendance figures. Indeed, for several seasons, Hearts were the best supported team in Scotland and Tynecastle could barely accommodate the number of people wishing to attend big Scottish Cup matches or routine games against Rangers, Celtic

corner, hundreds spilled over the wall and onto the pitch. As for the match, Hearts lost by 4-0, although two late goals flattered Celtic. The record attendance also produced record receipts of just over £3,504 which was big money when the weekly wage bill was only £180. Regretfully, there was public concern about the ground’s ability to accommodate the great crowds that attended big matches. To address these worries, the Directors’ announced that the expansion plan, which had already started, was to be speeded up. Hearts’ good neighbours, the builders, William Gerard & Son, sold a strip of its land for both an exit to Wheatfield Street and increased space for terracing. The North British Distillery also agreed to the removal of the Iron Stand on the Wheatfield side and the raising of the embankment up to the first-story window of the whisky bonds. and Hibernian. On 22 February 1922, for example, a massive attendance of 42,500 watched Hearts play Rangers in the Scottish Cup, but crushing brought many complaints and actually discouraged supporters from attending any further “big” matches. There was talk of Hearts moving, but the most suitable option for a new ground was lost in September 1922 when the Scottish Rugby Union bought the land at Murrayfield, formerly used by the Edinburgh Polo Club. At least, after the horrors of the Great War, all debts had been repaid and the club initially tried to purchase the Police Station and bowling greens behind the Main Stand. The idea was to lay the pitch in an east-west direction with the Main Stand rebuilt at the School End. This ambitious plan was rejected by Edinburgh Corporation, because the stand would block light from the school. However, in April 1925, the Directors’ were able to conclude the purchase of Tynecastle from the City for £5,000. Hearts now moved ahead with improvements and prior to the start of season 1925-26, the club commenced a comprehensive scheme to raise and fully terrace the ash-covered embankments using railway sleepers. A new field drainage system was also installed, part of which included two rows of four-inch concrete steps at the bottom of the embankments. Nevertheless, no matter how much the club tried, Hearts’ popularity always outpaced its stadium developments. The club’s capacity problems were brought to a head on 20 February 1926, when Celtic came through to contest a Scottish Cup-tie. An astonishing crowd of 51,000 were admitted before the gates were closed, with at least 10,000 left outside. Unfortunately, there was severe crushing inside and considerable damage to the barriers and fences. Fans climbed onto the whisky-bond roofs in order to escape the pressure and at the north-east

The Iron Stand was sold to the Dundee-firm, Charles Brand, and just about where it stood, a new exit and entrance was built from Wheatfield Street. An additional 10,000 spaces were then created, mainly as a result of terracing the embankments. On 18 September 1926, the Wheatfield Street Entrance was opened before the League match against Rangers, a game that Hearts lost by 2-0 in front of 30,500 spectators. The next stage was the creation of 2,000 standing places by extending concrete terracing, high over the builders’ yard, on steel standards. However, in October 1926, the Directors’ were forced to call an immediate halt to their ambitious plans, because the purchase of Tynecastle, and the development expenditure, had left the club £9,000 in debt. This also halted construction of a dispersal subway and additional toilets along the boundary with Tynecastle School. The sale of John White to Leeds United in February 1927 commanded an astonishing fee of £5,700 and enabled ground work to recommence in the summer. Terracing was created around the entire enclosure and the additional 2,000 spaces were added above Gerard’s Yard. There were still some financial issues, particularly after Hearts’ interest in the Scottish Cup ended in February 1928 when Motherwell won 2-1 at Tynecastle before 43,500. The club did maintain a financial interest in the competition and on 24 March 1928, the Semi-Final between Hibernian and Rangers attracted 43,669 to Tynecastle. This gate was actually considered disappointing and despite the strengthening of crush barriers before the game, some fans stayed away, due to concerns about the ground’s capacity. Once again, the Directors addressed the fears of the public and in April 1928, they announced that the terraces at the Gorgie Road End would now be carried over the top of the two deep depressions in which the turnstiles stood, using concrete steps over iron and steel standards. This added 5,000

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spaces and created an enormous standing area that afforded a panoramic view of Tynecastle. Toilets and turnstiles were also upgraded and to alleviate crushing, a 100-yard dispersal tunnel was built from the top of the terraces to the gates. Work started on the Gorgie Road End in June 1928. Unfortunately, the major work was not finished by 15 September 1928, when the visit of Rangers drew a record League attendance of 48,000 with thousands more locked out. Fleming of Rangers scored the only goal of the game and the fans’ dream of a Championship-winning squad at Tynecastle was again shattered. In October 1928, the major improvements were finished and members of the media were invited to make a tour of inspection. “Greater Tynecastle” was a credit to the club, as the four-year programme had seen the complete terracing of the ground in wood and cement. Two crowd dispersal subways had been constructed and a new entrance had been completed at Wheatfield Street. In addition, the terracing had been extended at the south-west corner and also over the gates at the Gorgie Road End and Gerard’s Yard. If each spectator was allowed 21-inches of space, the capacity was 55,482 (43,333 standing; 8,004 in the Stand Enclosure; 220 on the track seats; and 3,925 seated). Some £18,000 had been spent to modernize Tynecastle and the club’s liabilities had risen to approximately £22,000. Expenditure had to be controlled, but Hearts’ possessed a modern, well equipped and safe stadium, which was one of the finest in the country. Only minor improvements were necessary in the foreseeable future and there was no financial anxiety, because since the end of the Great War, Hearts had been by far the most popular club outside of Glasgow. This situation would continue during the 1930s due, in no small measure, to the constant stream of outstanding players that wore maroon. This was underlined during the early months of 1932 when a fine Scottish Cup run had the turnstiles clicking. After defeating Lochgelly at Tynecastle in the First Round, Cowdenbeath were defeated 4-1 in Gorgie before a splendid crowd of 32, 696. The prospects of Hearts winning the Cup excited the supporters and in the Third Round, on 13 February 1932, an all-time record attendance packed every inch of Tynecastle for the visit of Rangers. A crowd of 53,396 poured into the ground to watch this titanic contest,

paying just over £3,423 which was also a club record. Both these figures were the largest ever recorded outside of Glasgow at that time. Remarkably, not all the gates were closed, despite considerable swaying, during which a few crush barriers gave way. Thirty fans were injured in the crush, none too seriously. It was also hard going on the park, with the game being punctuated by free-kicks. Rangers won by the only goal, scored by James Marshall after 15 minutes, although Alex Massie had a first-half penalty saved and he then drove the rebound wide of the post. Tynecastle Park was now at its maximum size and the stadium would change very little until floodlights were added in 1957 and a covered enclosure was built over the terracing in 1959. Really significant change was just beyond the horizon.

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On Tour The 1950’s Tours

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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earts didn’t have much time to recover from their first match of the tour as they flew from Toronto to Ottawa on 15 May 1960 in time for their second match. The tour itinerary showed that Hearts would be playing against an Ottawa All-Stars team but as we’ll see, things didn’t quite work out like that. Hearts were staying at the luxury Lord Elgin Hotel in downtown Ottawa which had opened in 1941 and is still going strong today. Ottawa is the capital of Canada and Hearts’ hosts had kindly arranged a visit to the Canadian Houses of Parliament on Monday morning where the players and staff were given a guided tour. As the tourists reached the Chapel of Remembrance, the clock struck 11am and the daily ceremony took place to turn the page of the huge Books of Remembrance commemorating the names of the Canadians who had fallen in the two world wars. Hearts’ assistant trainer, Donald McLeod was handed the honour of turning the page of one of the books. In the afternoon, Johnny Harvey and McLeod took the players off to prepare for the match whilst the Directors and Tommy Walker stayed behind at the Houses of Parliament to witness the opening of the Parliamentary year and heard a speech by the Canadian Prime Minister. In his column in the Evening News, Tommy Walker notes that everywhere they went in Ottawa, the players were keen to have their pictures taken with authentic Canadian “Mounties”. That evening, the players lined up at Landsdown Park in Ottawa but their opponents were not the local boys. Rather, they played against Montreal Cantalia, described in the Evening News as a side which “consisted mostly of immigrants from Italy and the Balkans” though they also included Jim Gauld, an Englishman who had played for Portsmouth in the English Second Division. The local Montreal paper reported that Hearts dominated the game from the opening whistle with the outcome never in doubt. Indeed, Hearts had a corner after just five seconds of the match! The Cantalia side, some of whom had not played together since October, were much slower than their prestigious opponents and, according to the Montreal Gazette, used “slower set passing plays that bogged down repeatedly any time the Montrealers managed to get the ball near the Midlothian goal”. Hearts had a couple of good chances in the first ten minutes. First Gordon Smith narrowly missed with a shot from twelve yards and seconds later, Willie Bauld hit the post. But Hearts continued to press and won the game with a three goal burst midway through the first half. On 26 minutes, Johnny Hamilton opened the scoring with a wonderful individual goal. He latched on to a cross-field pass from Gordon Smith, beat right back Julio Niero and fired a shot high into the Cantalia net behind keeper Tony Cergoelet. Just four minutes later, Hearts had doubled their lead from the penalty spot after Cantalia left back Piero Tucci fouled Gordon Smith in the box. George Thomson made no mistake from the spot. Only another four minutes was to elapse before Willie Bauld took Smith’s pass in the box and flicked the ball over the head of the Canadian keeper who had rushed out to try to smother the ball at the feet of “the King”. In the second half, Ian Crawford and Jimmy Murray had good chances but saw their attempts saved by substitute keeper Hans Koebli who had replaced Cergoelet in the second half. Near the

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end, Gauld was given the opportunity to score a consolation for the hosts but having raced clear of the Hearts defence, he skewed his shot wide. The 3,500 fans were given the opportunity to buy an attractive 12 page programme for 25 cents. The cover has match details in red against a white background including a scalloped border running down the length and half the width of two sides of the cover. The cover reveals that the game was administered by the Ottawa District Football Association and the Kinsmen Club of Ottawa from whom there was a welcome on the second page. Something like the Rotary Clubs or Round Table organisations in the UK, the purpose of the Kinsmen clubs was to promote service, fellowship, positive values and national pride whilst raising money for good causes. The Kinsmen’s welcome notes that “We are happy this opportunity has presented itself whereby we are able to work with the ODFA in bringing together these two fine teams to play this game in Ottawa. Your support of our money raising projects makes it possible for us to carry out our extensive programme of Service Work and thereby live up to our slogan of ‘Serving the Community’s Greatest Need’”. There’s also a welcome from the President of the ODFA who notes that the match is the “high point in our season’s activities”. Two pages follow on Hearts with some recent history followed by pen

pictures of the players, Tommy Walker and Johnny Harvey. The author writes that “When the League Cup came east in October 1954, the sedate citizens of Edinburgh had never been so demonstrative since they lynched Captain Porteous of the City Guard as described in Sir Walter Scott’s novel The Heart of Midlothian”. In a sign of the different times, not only is Gordon Smith’s nickname “Gay Gordon” mentioned but its actually just reported next to his actual name in brackets. The team line-ups are in the centre pages revealing that Cantalia would play in “blue sweaters” and white shorts. There are also very small adverts for O’Keefe Ale which merged with Molson in 1987. There’s then a page on Montreal Cantalia, confusingly referred to as “our visitors” until you recall that the game was being played in Ottawa, some 200km away. There are then some brief notes on the Cantalia players. A page on the local soccer scene, a page reminding the Ottawa public of some of the finer points of the laws of the game and a larger advert for O’Keefe bring this nice (and now very rare) souvenir to a close. More from Canada next time. 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 RESULTS SEASON 2020-2021 DATE

OPPONENT

F A

LINE UP

Tue Oct 06

Inverness CT (LC)

1-0

Gordon

Brandon

White

Halkett

Irving

Popescu

Walker pen

Sat Oct 10

Cowdenbeath (LC)

1-0

Gordon

Brandon

White

Halkett

McGill

Popescu

Roberts

Tue Oct 13

Raith Rovers (LC)

3-1

Stewart

Brandon

White

Haring

McGill

Kingsley

Moore

Fri Oct 16

Dundee

6-2

Gordon

M Smith

Kingsley 2

Halkett

Irving

Popescu

Ginnelly

Fri Oct 23

Arbroath

1-0

Gordon

M Smith

Kingsley

Halkett

Halliday

Popescu

Ginnelly

Sat Oct 31

Hibs (SFA 19-20 SF)

2-1e

Gordon

M Smith

Kingsley

Halkett

Halliday

Popescu

Wighton Halliday

Sat Nov 07

Inverness CT

2-1

Gordon

M Smith

Kingsley

Halkett

Haring

Popescu

Tue Nov 10

East Fife (LC)

3-2

Stewart

Brandon

White

Popescu

Irving

Berra

McGill

Fri Nov 19

Dunfermline Ath

1-2

Gordon

M Smith

Kingsley

Halkett

Halliday

Popescu

Wighton

Tues Nov 24

Alloa Athletic

3-0

Gordon

M Smith

Kingsley

Halkett

Haring

Berra

Halliday

Sat Nov 28

Alloa Athletic (LC 2)

0-1e

Gordon

M Smith

Kingsley

Haring

Popescu

Berra

Halliday

Sat Dec 05

Greenock Morton

2-0

Gordon

M Smith

Kingsley

Halkett

Irving

Berra

Halliday

Sat Dec 12

Queen of the South

6-1

Gordon

M Smith

Kingsley

Halkett

Irving

Berra

Walker

Sun Dec 20

Celtic (SFA 19-20 F)

3-3L

Gordon

M Smith

Kingsley

Halkett

Irving

Berra

Walker

Sat Dec 26

Ayr United

5-3

Gordon

M Smith

Kingsley

Halkett

Irving

Berra

Halliday

Tue Dec 29

Arbroath

3-1

Gordon

M Smith

Halliday

Halkett

Haring

Berra

Irving

Fri Jan 02

Dundee

1-3

Gordon

Brandon

Kingsley

Halkett

Haring

Berra

Walker

Sat Jan 16

Alloa Athletic

3-1

Gordon

M Smith

Kingsley

Halkett

Irving

Berra

Walker

Sat Jan 23

Raith Rovers

2-3

Gordon

M Smith

Kingsley

Halkett

Irving

Berra

M-Steven

Tue Jan 26

Raith Rovers

4-0

Gordon

M Smith

Kingsley

Halkett

Irving

Popescu

M-Steven

Sat Jan 30

Dunfermline Ath

1-0

Gordon

M Smith

Kingsley

Halkett

Irving

Popescu

M-Steven

Fri Feb 05

Ayr United

1-0

Gordon

M Smith

Kingsley

Halkett

Irving

Popescu

Walker

Fri Feb 12

Queen of the South

1-1

Gordon

M Smith

Kingsley

Halkett

Irving

Popescu

Kastaneer

Sat Feb 20

Greenock Morton

1-1

Gordon

M Smith

Kingsley

Halkett

Halliday

Popescu

Kastaneer

Fri Feb 26

Inverness CT

1-1

Gordon

M Smith

Kingsley

Halkett

Halliday

Popescu

Kastaneer

Sat Mar 06

Dundee

2-1

Gordon

M Smith

Kingsley

Halkett

Irving

Popescu

Halliday

Sat Mar 13

Ayr United

Sat Mar 20

Arbroath

Sat Mar 27

Queen of the South

Sat Apr 03

Dunfermline Ath

Sat April 10

Alloa Athletic

Sat Apr 17

Greenock Morton

Sat Apr 24

Inverness CT

Fri Apr 30

Raith Rovers

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SUBSTITUTES

Lee Lee

Wighton Wighton

Naismith Naismith

Ginnelly Ginnelly

Stewart Stewart

Haring Haring

Roberts Roberts

Halliday Halliday

Kingsley Kingsley

FrearFrear

Henderson Henderson

Lee Lee

Walker Walker

Naismith Naismith

Ginnelly Ginnelly

Zlamal Zlamal

Haring Haring

Wighton Wighton

Cochrane Cochrane

Moore Moore

FrearFrear

Henderson Henderson

Cochrane Wighton Wighton Henderson Cochrane 3-2p3-2p Henderson

FrearFrear

Gordon Gordon

Walker Walker

Lee Lee

Roberts Roberts

Halkett Halkett

Popescu Popescu

Ginnelly Ginnelly

Lee Lee

Boyce Boyce penpen

Walker Walker

Roberts Roberts

Stewart Stewart

WhiteWhite

Haring Haring

Naismith Naismith

Wighton Wighton

Halliday Halliday

FrearFrear

Lee Lee

BoyceBoyce

Walker Walker

FrearFrear

Stewart Stewart

WhiteWhite

Haring Haring

Naismith Naismith

Wighton Wighton

IrvingIrving

Brandon Brandon

Lee Lee

Boyce Boyce penpen

Walker Walker

Roberts Roberts

Stewart Stewart

WhiteWhite

Haring Haring

Naismith Naismith

IrvingIrving

Henderson Henderson

Brandon Brandon

Lee Lee

Wighton Wighton

Boyce Boyce

Naismith Naismith

Stewart Stewart

WhiteWhite

BerraBerra

IrvingIrving

FrearFrear

Brandon Brandon

Henderson Henderson

LeeLee 2 2

Wighton Wighton

Henderson Henderson

FrearFrear

Zlamal Zlamal

Naismith Naismith

Kingsley Kingsley

Moore Moore

LoganLogan

DargeDarge

Denholm Denholm

Lee Lee

BoyceBoyce

Naismith Naismith

FrearFrear

Stewart Stewart

WhiteWhite

BerraBerra

Walker Walker

Roberts Roberts

IrvingIrving

Brandon Brandon

Walker Walker

BoyceBoyce

Naismith Naismith

Roberts Roberts

Stewart Stewart

WhiteWhite

Lee Lee

Wighton Wighton

Pospecu Pospecu

Henderson Henderson

McGillMcGill

Lee Lee

BoyceBoyce

Walker Walker

WhiteWhite

Stewart Stewart

Roberts Roberts

Naismith Naismith

Wighton Wighton

IrvingIrving

Henderson Henderson

McGillMcGill

Lee Lee

Wighton Wighton

Walker Walker 2 2

Naismith Naismith

Stewart Stewart

WhiteWhite

Haring Haring

BoyceBoyce

Roberts Roberts

Popescu Popescu

Henderson Henderson

WhiteWhite

Stewart Stewart

Haring Haring

Wighton Wighton

Halliday Halliday

Frear Frear

Popescu Popescu

Ginnelly Ginnelly

Halliday Halliday

Boyce Naismith Boyce 2 2 Naismith Boyce Boyce

Naismith Naismith

WhiteWhite

Stewart Stewart

Haring Haring

Lee Lee

Roberts Roberts

Wighton Wighton

FrearFrear

Ginnelly Ginnelly

LeeLee

Boyce Boyce

Roberts Roberts

FrearFrear

Stewart Stewart

Haring Haring

Walker Walker

Lee Lee

BoyceBoyce

Naismith 3-1p3-1p Stewart Whighton Naismith Stewart Whighton

Walker Walker

Roberts Roberts

Lee Lee

Naismith Wighton Wighton Popescu Naismith 2 2 Popescu FrearFrear

Brandon Brandon

Popescu Popescu

Henderson Henderson Henderson Henderson

Lee Lee

Wighton Wighton

Naismith Naismith

Halliday Halliday

Stewart Stewart

Roberts Roberts

Irving Irving

FrearFrear

Moore Moore

Popescu Popescu

Henderson Henderson

Halliday Halliday

Henderson Henderson

Roberts Roberts

Frear Frear

Stewart Stewart

Haring Haring

BoyceBoyce

Naismith Naismith

M-Stevens M-Stevens

Popescu Popescu

Ginnelly Ginnelly

Halliday Halliday

Boyce Boyce 2 2

Naismith Naismith

FrearFrear

Stewart Stewart

Haring Haring

Walker Walker

Wighton Wighton

Popescu Popescu

Ginnelly Ginnelly

Henderson Henderson

Halliday Halliday

Boyce Boyce

Walker Walker

Ginnelly Ginnelly

Stewart Stewart

WhiteWhite

Haring Gnanduillet Gnanduillet Naismith Haring 2 2 Naismith

FrearFrear

Henderson Henderson

Halliday Halliday

BoyceBoyce

Naismith Naismith

Henderson Henderson

Stewart Stewart

WhiteWhite

Haring Haring

BerraBerra

Walker Walker

Gnanduillet Gnanduillet

FrearFrear

M Steven M Steven

Stewart Stewart

WhiteWhite

Haring Haring

BerraBerra

Naismith Naismith

McEneff McEneff

Kastaneer Kastaneer

Halliday Boyce Boyce Gnanduillet Halliday penpen Gnanduillet Halliday Boyce Boyce Halliday penpen

Walker Walker

M Steven M Steven

Stewart Stewart

Haring Haring

BerraBerra

Naismith Naismith

McEneff McEneff

FrearFrear

Henderson Henderson

McEneff McEneff

BoyceBoyce

Naismith Naismith

M Steven M Steven

Stewart Stewart

Haring Haring

BerraBerra

Walker Walker

Gnanduillet Gnanduillet

IrvingIrving

Henderson Henderson

McEneff McEneff

Boyce Boyce

Naismith Naismith

M Steven M Steven

Stewart Stewart

Haring Haring

BerraBerra

Walker Walker

Gnanduillet Gnanduillet

IrvingIrving

Henderson Henderson

Gnanduillet M Steven M Steven BoyceBoyce Gnanduillet

Stewart Stewart

WhiteWhite

Haring Haring

BerraBerra

Walker Walker

Kastaneer Kastaneer

Henderson Henderson

McEneff McEneff

KEY:

League (Unless Stated)

1st Sub

2nd Sub

3rd Sub

4th Sub

5th Sub

Goalscorer in BOLD

Home games in red

* won on pens

e extra time

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

LEAGUE CUP

LEAGUE

SFA CUP

TOTALS

CAREERS

STARTS

SUBS

GOALS

STARTS

SUBS

GOALS

STARTS

SUBS

GOALS

STARTS

SUBS

GOALS

APPS

GOALS

199

65*

15*

GORDON ZLAMAL STEWART (L) DOYLE $ STONE SMITH BRANDON WHITE KINGSLEY SOUTTAR POSPECU HALKETT HARING BERRA DAMOUR McGILL McENEFF MACKAY-STEVEN HALLIDAY WALKER IRVING NAISMITH KASTANEER L GINNELLY L BOYCE GNANDUILLET HENDERSON FREAR DARGE DENHOLM WIGHTON $ LEE $ MOORE $ ROBERTS $ COCHRANE $ LOGAN $ SMITH $ HAMILTON $ MAKOVORA $ Totals

130

125

261

1(1

6(1

227

5(1

11(3

2(1

13(4

3(2

7(2

286

209

$ Player on loan * Now left Club

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