Heart of Midlothian vs Inverness CT - 06.10.20 - Betfred Cup Group Stage 2020.21 by Heart of Midlothian Football Club

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CLUB DIRECTORY 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.

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ello everyone, I hope you and your loved ones are all safe and well during these challenging times.

Normally I would be welcoming everyone to Tynecastle Park for this evening’s game but, of course, that is not possible under the present circumstances. It’s been a summer of change, not least in the way that we live our lives, but in a footballing sense too. I was delighted to return to Hearts and, along with Lee McCulloch, Gordon Forrest and all of the coaching staff, we wasted no time in preparing for the season ahead. When I spoke to Ann upon returning I had a clear idea of what we needed to add to the squad and I think we’ve managed to do that well, while at the same time moving people on and reducing the wage bill. We’ve added pace on the wings by bringing in Jordan Roberts, Elliott Frear and Josh Ginnelly. We’ve strengthened the goalkeeping department by adding Craig Gordon and Ross Stewart, and when John Souttar and Christophe Berra suffered injuries we were able to bring in Mihai Popescu. Not forgetting, of course, that Andy Halliday has come in and he will provide some real dig and determination in the middle of the park. There is some great talent already at the club and what we all need to do is put the disappointment of last season and the events of the summer behind us and focus on moving forward. The aim is to get back to the top ﬂight at the first time of asking and there is a positive feeling amongst the squad that we can achieve that. First, we return to Betfred Cup action and tonight we welcome Inverness Caledonian Thistle to Tynecastle. I know Robbo will have his team right up for this match but if we play the way we have been practicing in training and in pre-season games then I’m confident we can kick things off with a win. An empty Tynecastle is a strange sight. The boys have experienced it a couple of times in pre-season and we’re well aware of the challenges it can pose. There is no crowd there to spur you on in the final stages, when legs begin to tire and minds begin to wander. It’s up to us, the coaching staff and the players, to keep that intensity going for 90 minutes. I hope that you’ll be able to watch the game from the safety of your own homes and, needless to say, we can’t wait to welcome you back when it is safe to do so. Robbie Neilson

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Craig Gordon Scotland goalkeeper and Hearts Academy graduate Craig made his glorious return home to Tynecastle in June of this year, penning a two-year deal. The 37-year-old has enjoyed a trophy and accoladeladen career, which began at Hearts when he joined the Academy in 1999. Following a productive loan spell at Cowdenbeath in 2001, Craig got a taste of first-team action with Hearts in 2002 before going on to establish himself as the club’s no.1 ‘keeper in season 2003/04. Craig was part of the legendary 2005/06 team that finished second in the league, earning a shot at Champions League qualification, and lifted the Scottish Cup by beating Gretna, with Craig saving a penalty during the shootout. He was voted the Scottish Football Writers’

Association Player of the Year, the first Hearts player to win the award since Sandy Jardine in 1988. In August 2007, he earned a move to the English Premier League when Sunderland paid £9 million for his services, a then British record transfer fee for a goalkeeper. He made 88 top ﬂight appearances during his time at the Stadium of Light and his stop against Bolton in 2010 was voted Best Save in Premier League history, before he departed the Black Cats in 2012. A period of coaching followed while Craig completed his rehabilitation from injury and in 2014 he signed for Celtic, where he would go on to win six Premiership titles, five League Cups and three Scottish Cups as well as his place back in the national team, and a second SFWA Player of the Year award. His contract at Celtic Park expired this summer, allowing Hearts to make a move to bring him home to Tynecastle.

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with Motherwell and made his senior debut in 2013.

Robbie Neilson strengthened his goalkeeping ranks with the addition of Ross on loan from Livingston in August.

He spent two seasons at Albion Rovers from 2015 before making the move to St Mirren in 2017.

The 25-year-old moves to Tynecastle until January 2021. Capped at Scotland U19 level, Ross started his career

A year later he switched to Livingston where he made 11 first team appearances, and spent the second half of last season on loan at Queen of the South.

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whom he won the Romanian Supercup with in 2017.

Romanian defender Mihai joined the Jambos in September from Dinamo Bucuresti.

He spent the second half of season 2018/19 in Scotland after joining St Mirren on loan. It was a successful spell for the centre-half after he helped defeat Dundee United in the Premiership play-off, thus ensuring the Paisley side’s top ﬂight status.

Robbie moved swiftly to bring the 27-year-old in following injuries to John Souttar and Christophe Berra. Standing at 6ft 2 inches tall, the big defender started his professional career with Dinamo in 2013, enjoying loan spells at a handful of Romanian clubs including Voluntari,

Andy Halliday Vastly experienced midfielder Andy signed a two-year deal at Hearts after leaving Rangers in the summer. The 28-year-old started his senior career with Livingston back in 2008, where he made 50 appearances and scored 17 goals, and won the old Third Division in 2010. A move to English Championship side Middlesbrough followed that year. Featuring 42 times for the Riverside

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Last season Mihai played 27 games for Dinamo as they got to the semi final of the Romanian Cup, and has featured a total of 69 times for the Bucharest side.

club, he also enjoyed loan spells at Walsall, Blackpool and Bradford City, and spent a further six months at Valley Parade on a permanent contract. In July 2015 he joined Rangers on an initial two-year deal and helped the Ibrox side to lift the Scottish Championship title and the Challenge Cup. His performances saw him rewarded with a new four-year contract in 2016 and he would go on to make a total of 152 appearances, scoring 18 goals.

NEW SIGNINGS Josh Ginnelly English winger Josh joined the Jambos on a season-long loan deal from Championship side Preston North End. The 23-year-old came through the ranks at Aston Villa before making his professional debut with Shrewsbury Town. He earned a move to Burnley in 2015 and would go on to gain first team experience with loan moves to the likes of Walsall, Lincoln City - where he won the National League title - and Tranmere Rovers. After an impressive second spell at Walsall, Josh signed for Preston North End in January 2019 for an undisclosed fee, and would spend the second half of the 2019/20 campaign on loan at Bristol Rovers.

Elliott Frear No stranger to Scottish football, Elliott returned north of the border in August to sign a one-year deal with Hearts following the expiration of his contract at Forest Green Rovers. Formely at Motherwell, Elliott spent the best part of two and a half seasons at Fir Park. He netted 8 times in 74 first team appearances during his time there, playing a key role in the Steelmen’s run to the final in both the Scottish Cup and League Cup. He began his career at Exeter City before enjoying spells with Salisbury City and Forest Green Rovers, where he made 130 senior appearances prior to moving to Motherwell in 2017. He then rejoined Forest Green on a short-term deal last year. Jordan Roberts

by scoring 11 goals in 62 appearances.

26-year-old Jordan signed on at Tynecastle for two years after his contract at Ipswich Town expired.

In June 2018, then Championship side Ipswich Town took Jordan to Portman Road on a two-year deal.

A familiar face, Jordan spent season 2015/16 at Inverness Caledonian Thistle following three-years at Aldershot Town.

He would go on to enjoy loan spells at Lincoln City and Gillingham, and it was at Lincoln he lifted silverware when The Imps won the League Two title.

He netted three times in 13 games in the Highlands before moving back south to join Crawley Town, where he would help the West Sussex outift to consolidate their status in League Two

Now part of the Jambos’ first team squad, manager Robbie Neilson said Jordan’s style of play is what moved him to bring the England C cap in.

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HALLIDAY ANNOUNCED

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he arrival of Andy Halliday at Hearts pleased a lot of people.

The manager, who got an experienced leader to patrol the middle of the park. The fans, who had campaigned for weeks on Twitter to ‘announce Halliday’. And one die-hard Jambo, Garry Halliday of the Foundation of Hearts fame, who just happens to be a member of Andy’s family. “He’s certainly been bending my dad’s ear quite a bit!,” said Andy. “He’s my dad’s cousin. I think it’s been well documented the team that I support and my family supports but Garry is mad Hearts, being an Edinburgh guy. I think he was one of the happiest fans when it got announced. “He’s somebody who has followed my career, even going back to when I was playing for Livingston. He went to a couple of games. He’s Hearts mad and he’s obviously got a good relationship with the fans, being in the Foundation of Hearts. I’m glad I made some people happy.” Family ties aside, Andy signed a two-year deal at Tynecastle to play football. He admits it’s been a strange time kicking his heels and playing a waiting game due to the global pandemic. Nevertheless, he counts himself as one of the lucky ones. “It’s obviously been a long period where my future’s been a bit uncertain,” he said. “I’ve probably not gone six weeks without kicking ball since I was a wee boy, so the fact I’ve gone six months without a ball ay my feet has been difficult but I’m delighted with the outcome. I just had to be patient and wait for the right opportunity to come up and I’m happy with where I’ve ended up. “It was just a case of being patient. There have been offers, some of them have been well documented. I spoke to a couple of clubs where, some of them, I didn’t feel it was the right move, some of them have fallen through one way or the other, but like I said it’s all one to me know because the outcome that I have just now is that I’m a Hearts player and I’m delighted with that. “I certainly look at myself as one of the lucky ones. I know boys just now that don’t have a club and don’t know where their future lies, but from a selfish point of view I’m delighted that I’m here. “I had the privilege to talk to the manger three weeks ago and I loved his ideas and his ambition for the club moving forward. You look at the squad and it’s still a fantastic squad and they’ve still got a lot of top quality players here that I’d be happy to play with and call teammates hereon in. “I’ve said before that my favourite away stadium to play at has always been Tynecastle. I’ve mentioned it a couple of times and I’ll enjoy being the home player for once and playing under the fans when hopefully they get into the stadium as soon as possible. It ticked many of the boxes and like I said I’m just delighted to get it over the line and get back to playing football again.” Six months without training has been a tough burden for Andy to bear. A surprise appearance in last week’s friendly win against Partick Thistle gave him a taste of things to come,

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though he knows he’ll need a bit of time to get up to speed but insists there’s no better place to get fit than at Hearts’ training centre at Oriam. “I think that’s another thing that I had a great chat with the gaffer about,” he said. “He understands the position I’m in. I tried to keep as fit as I possibly can over lockdown but like anyone will say it’s difficult. “Not only that, it’s a completely different fitness to playing football every day and training and being match fit and sharp. Technically I’m eight weeks behind the boys who are training but I’ll certainly look to get back to full fitness quicker than that. “There is no fast-track when it comes to this type of process but I can assure everyone I’ll do everything I can to get back to full fitness as soon as

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possible. I’ve got a couple of dates in my mind that I’m looking ahead to but, like I said, for now, any extra I can do to get as fit as possible as soon as possible I’ll do that. They facilities at Oriam second to none. I’ve been there before, actually. I did my SFA B Licence coaching course this year. The only downside has definitely been the traffic, but the traffic was actually all right last week! “They’ve got all facilities and all the equipment that any professional needs. The football pitches are brilliant, the gym is brilliant, the food, the Bistro, the changing rooms, everything is perfect. Anything that comes to that high a quality is obviously a bonus but it’s certainly something that (means) you’ll enjoy coming to your work every day and having a training ground like this to play in.”

It was at Rangers where Andy fashioned a reputation as a utility man. Robbie Neilson was quick to reveal that he intends to play the 28-year-old in the middle of the park, though Andy is happy to play any position and he’ll give it his all. “It’s six and half a dozen for me to be honest,” he said. “I enjoy playing football. No matter what position I play I’ll always give 100% and try and do the best of my ability. “I feel comfortable in a couple of positions so if the manager sees me in centre midfield then I’ll give it my all there but like I touched on before, the quality of the squad is good so there is going to be competition for every position all over the park. I’m sure if I get called upon in any position that I manage to play for this football club then I’ll give it my all.” Scottish football is a small world and there are some familiar faces in the Hearts dressing room to help Andy settle. That can be massive, believes the former Middlesbrough man, in helping the squad to achieve success quickly. “I know Craig Halkett, I know Jamie Walker, I’ve met Naisy a couple of times,” said Andy. “There are three or four boys I’ve met before. They’re boys who are going to be a big part of Hearts’ future moving forward and hopefully the success we can bring back to the club this year. “It always helps when you know a couple of faces going into a new team but we’re all going to strive towards the same goal this year. I’m looking forward to meeting all of the net faces this year and I’m sure it’s a good group of boys. “The immediate goal is to get Hearts back into the top ﬂight at the first time of asking. It’s a challenge we’re all looking forward to but it’s a challenge I’m more than confident we can achieve.”

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TODAY'S OPPONENTS

The Manager John Robertson really needs no introduction to Hearts fans but for the purposes of the tape, we’ll do just that.

He would return to Tynecastle in November 2004 to take up the manager’s role but was relieved of his duties in May the following year after new owners came in.

Robbo’s Hearts career spawned 17 years, joining the club in 1981 before leaving in 1998, with a 10-month spell at Newcastle United in between.

It was in 2017 when, working as Hearts’ Club Ambassador, Inverness CT made their move to bring Robbo back to the Highlands as manager, having previously occupied the role between 2002 and 2004.

When he exited Gorgie in ’98 he had a Scottish Cup winner’s medal in the bag, 16 Scotland caps, the club’s all-time top league goalscorer record to his name and, of course, the small matter of 27 Edinburgh derby goals.

He led them to the Play-offs in 2018/19 and then to second place the season after but were denied another shot at Premiership promotion after the welldocumented curtailing of last season.

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t is perhaps ﬁtting that Hearts kick off the 2020/21 campaign against Inverness Caledonian Thistle, given the many connections that exist between the two clubs.

Join us as we put the spotlight on the Highland side and examine the links between the Jambos and the Caley Jags. The Squad ICT have a reputation for plucking gems from far and wide, and they’ll be hoping for more of the same after losing some key players over the summer. Club stalwart Carl Tremarco moved on to rivals Ross County while Jordan White, Shaun Rooney and Charlie Trafford all made the jump to the Premiership with Motherwell, St Johnstone and Hamilton Accies respectively. Incomings have included a returning Shane Sutherland, who left Elgin City with 90 goals to his name, experienced Northern Irish centre half Danny Devine, young defender Robbie Deas from Celtic and Irish midfielder Scott Allardice. With the likes of Sean Welsh, Lewis Toshney, Miles Storey and James Vincent already in the ranks, the Highlanders are well set up for another crack at promotion. The Connections There are no less than five current Caley Thistle players who used to ply their trade with Hearts. Goalkeeper Mark Ridgers spent seven years at Tynecastle from 2007, making four top team appearances. Defenders Brad McKay and Kevin McHattie made the leap from the Jambos’ U19s to first team between 2012 and 2013, and would feature 47 and 83 times respectively. Both played their part in Hearts’ record-breaking Championship title win in season 2014/15. Further up the park, Nikolay Todorov spent two years on Hearts’ books without making an appearance but has settled in the Highlands, scoring three in eight last campaign. James Keatings is another member of the

14/15 Championship winning team. He scored 11 goals that year before moves to Hibs, Dundee United and Hamilton Accies saw him land in Inverness. Past Players Dennis Wyness’ goalscoring exploits made him an Inverness hero. He’ll forever be remembered for his winning goal against Celtic in the 2003 Scottish Cup, which led to the infamous ‘Supercaleygoballisticcelticareatrocious’ headline. Later that year he joined Hearts but struggled for game time. He fared better when reunited with Robbo but after George Burley’s arrival, the striker found himself out of the picture again and would rejoin ICT in May 2006. He holds the Caley Thistle scoring record with 101 goals. Juanjo is a name fondly remembered by Hearts fans in the late 90s. The former Barcelona winger was brought to the club by Jim Jefferies in 1998. He would go on to play 85 games and famously scored in a 2-1 derby win over Hibs that secured European football. In 2004, Robbo brought the Spaniard back to Scotland with Caley Thistle. He helped them to an eighthplaced top ﬂight finish before injury saw him exit the Highlands in 2006. Head to Head In 39 meetings, Hearts have the edge over their Highland opponents, winning 15, drawing 15 and losing 9. There have been three League Cup meetings between the sides. Two ended in draws, with both sides winning the subsequent penalty shootout each, and one 90 minutes victory for the Jambos. The last time the two sides faced off was at Hampden in 2019 in the Scottish Cup semi final. Goals from Uche Ikpeazu, John Souttar and Sean Clare ensured a comfortable 3-0 win for the boys in maroon and progression to the final. It wasn’t too long ago that Inverness CT visited Tynecastle, and it was on Betfred Cup duty. July 2018 saw the Jambos run out 5-0 winners thanks to Ikpeazu and Steven Naismith braces and a wonder free-kick from Ben Garuccio.

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MORE THAN FOOTBALL

This autumn, Big Hearts is one of four football organisations in Scotland taking part in the international ʻMore Than Footballʼ campaign. Our common ambition: demonstrating how football is a force for good.

More Than Football The beautiful game is a wonderful tool to engage with adults and children facing social isolation. 4 in 5 people involved in Big Hearts’ activities recognise this is due to our Stadium-based projects and our close links with the Club. In 2019/20, our charity hosted 238 free days of support to help vulnerable groups make positive social connections, build their resilience and improve their wellbeing.

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Big Hearts Community Trust is the local charity partner of Heart of Midlothian FC. We are a non-profit harnessing the social power of football to change lives in South West Edinburgh. Through our range of family programmes, Big Hearts provide free support to various groups including older people at risk of loneliness, school pupils living in poverty and young people in kinship care.

People With Big Hearts Every year, hundreds of Hearts fans use their free time to volunteer with Big Hearts and make a difference in the community. During the Covid-19 pandemic, Big Hearts Volunteers continue to be a driving force. So far in 2020, they helped our charity support over 8,000 vulnerable people. To find out more about volunteering opportunities, visit www. bighearts.com

FEEDING THOSE IN

NEED Alan and his daughter Eva, 13 years old, spent part of their summer volunteering at Tynecastle Park. In the Gorgie suite, they helped produce up to 1,600 individual packed meals per day, as part of Social Biteʼs efforts to feed the most vulnerable during the pandemic. How did you hear about the role? Alan: I read about it on the Hearts’ website. I had thought about volunteering for some time, but I have two jobs. Due to Coronavirus, I now find myself with more time on my hands. My daughter Eva saw photos of the Big Hearts’ volunteers on Instagram and asked me if we could volunteer together. Why did you want to volunteer? Eva: I feel like with the virus outbreak some people are not as lucky as us. I know I can do something good to help them. As a Hearts fan, it’s nice to be coming back to the Stadium to volunteer. I usually have long lie-ins when there’s no schools, so at least it gets me out of bed! What tasks do you do? Alan: We are preparing lunch bags for adults and children who need a bit of extra support at this challenging time. We fill empty bags with juice boxes, fruits, biscuits along with fresh sandwiches that have been prepared by other volunteers. It’s a practical role in a very friendly atmosphere. Eva: You have to be organised, but it’s also very relaxed so you’re not under any pressure. In the end, we get a lot done. How do you ﬁnd this experience? Alan: I always had a lot of respect for people volunteering, so now I enjoyed being able to contribute myself to a good cause. Eva: I wanted to volunteer for Hearts because I love the football team. It’s satisfying to help others based on something I’m passionate about. It feels much more than just volunteering for me!

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The Team for Me â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Liam Scott

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2014/2015 was brilliant. I visited many places I’d never been before and the two visits to Dumfries were great trips. I’d imagine a few pubs down that way made a lot of money when Hearts came to town. How does Hearts affect your family and friendships? Hearts is always my first thought with my family. My wife and I are both season ticket holders, so it’s easy to say we have our priorities in order! Do you have any favourite players down the years?

Why did you start supporting Hearts? My dad and his dad were Hearts fans and have followed them for years. My mother’s side are all Celtic fans, so I think it was my dad’s (like many dads) main objective to have his child follow in his footsteps and support his club. What was your ﬁrst Hearts game? My first game watching Hearts was at Tynecastle against St Johnstone in October 2001, in a 3-0 victory. I was sitting in the Gorgie Stand and, like many, I had the bug straight away and couldn’t wait to come back. What are your favourite memories supporting Hearts? My favourite memories have to involve the derby wins, and beating Celtic at Tynecastle is always up there too. But for me the trip to Anfield with my dad was the best experience I’ve ever had following Hearts. Leaving on a supporters bus at 7.30am to Liverpool and the first can being opened at 7.31am; does life really get much better? The scenes when Templeton scored will live on forever, probably the best scenes in an away end I’ll ever experience. What are your favourite away days? Easter Road is always a good away day, if you can call it that! But I think as away days go the Championship season in

Where do I begin with this one? Paul Hartley, Kyle Lafferty, Mark de Vries - to name a few. But the one that will always be on most Hearts fans lips is Rudolf Skacel. Not just one Scottish Cup, but two! I’m almost glad he didn’t come back when Hearts were in administration, as I don’t think he could have left on a better note after scoring twice and beating our closest rivals 5-1 in the Scottish Cup final. What is the best thing about being a Hearts fan - and the worst? The best? The drive to Tynecastle. Simple. It’s what Saturdays are all about. The worst? Probably losing a derby! There aren’t many things worse than the week after losing a derby, hiding from my Hibs neighbour. Itʼs been a tough time recently following Hearts, but are you optimistic about the future? What are your hopes for the next few years? Obviously to get promoted straight away and win a cup. I believe Hearts are the third biggest team in Scotland and have been massively underachieving since Robbie Neilson left last time. I’m just happy we have Jim Jeffries advising the board because don’t get any better than Jeffries. He knows the club inside out and will be able to help Robbie and provide advice if need be. What will you miss about not being able to go to Hearts matches in person just now? Everything! Football is for the fans; the matchday experience, going for a pint (or several) pre-match and meeting up with your mates. I just hope the current COVID mess is sorted out and fans can get back in soon!

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HEARTS MANAGER: ROBBIE CRAIG NEILSON LEVEIN 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 ANTHONY MCDONALD 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 JAY SANDISON 32 CHRISTOPHER HAMILTON 33 COLIN DOYLE 35

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INVERNESS CT MANAGER: JOHN ROBERTSON 01 MARK RIDGERS 03 KEVIN MCHATTIE 04 SEAN WELSH 05 LEWIS TOSHNEY 06 DANNY DEVINE 07 JAMES KEATINGS 08 DAVID CARSON 10 AARON DORAN 11 SHANE SUTHERLAND 12 RODDY MACGREGOR 14 JAMES VINCENT 16 CAMERON HARPER 17 MILES STOREY 18 SCOTT ALLARDICE 21 CAMERON MACKAY 22 BRAD MCKAY 24 ROBBIE DEAS 25 HARRY NICOLSON 26 RYAN FYFFE 27 DANIEL MACKAY 28 LEWIS HYDE 29 SHANE HARKNESS 31 MARTIN MACKINNON 77 NIKOLAY TODOROV

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ndy Kirk is now at the helm as Hearts Womenʼs First Team Manager and Girlsʼ Academy Manager. A former Jam Tarts striker, Andy has coached Heartsʼ menʼs U15s, U17s, U20s, reserves and the ﬁrst team since returning to the club in 2016. With playing experience both sides of the border, as well as domestically and internationally for Northern Ireland, and a holder of a UEFA Pro Licence, Andy brings a wealth of knowledge to the role in what is an exciting time for the women’s game, such is its booming popularity. Last season saw Hearts Women lift the SWPL 2 trophy in front of a record-breaking home crowd at Tynecastle Park and capped off a memorable season with promotion to the top ﬂight SWPL 1. Home fixtures are played at the Oriam National Performance Centre and the season kicks off on October 18th with an away fixture against Rangers.

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FIXTURES

OCTOBER 18 Rangers Women v Hearts Women | 3pm KO | The Hummel Training Centre

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On Tour The 1950ʼs 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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The 1958 tour had been a huge success with Hearts winning eight of their nine matches with the only blip being a loss to Manchester City in Toronto. More than that, Hearts had been celebrated wherever they went, especially by the large Scottish expat community in Canada. Even in New York, their match with City was hailed as the greatest soccer match seen in the city for many years. Following the final game of the tour in Montreal against City, both teams sailed home together on the RMS Carinthia, the Cunard line’s luxury liner which had been built on the Clyde and had only come into service in 1956 on the Montreal to Liverpool line. The passengers on board would have plenty of time to get to know each other so what better way to put a name to the face than by checking the ship’s Passenger List, handed out to passengers at the start of

their voyage. A striking blue cover has the Cunard Line logo and inside, we’re told that this is the “Tourist” class passenger list for the voyage starting on 13 June 1958 from Montreal to Liverpool via Greenock. The First Class passengers would have had their own Passenger List – can’t have them mixing with the hoi polloi ! I’m not sure which of the Hearts party my copy belonged to but they have carefully underlined in pencil the names of the Hearts players and officials on board, Mr W Bauld sharing a page with Mr R Blackwood and Mr A Bowman. The City players are also there, Mr D Revie and Mr R Sambrook share a page with Hearts directors Mr A W Strachan and Mr R Tait. There’s a page at the end for autographs, sadly blank in my copy. My copy of the Passenger List also includes a general Embarkation Arrangements booklet and a

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daily programme of events for the 13 June 1958. So Bauld, Wardhaugh and the others could enjoy “Afternoon Tea Music with Arthur Plant and the Carinthia Quintet” at 4pm in the lounge followed, after an evening meal, by Bingo and dancing or a showing of Disney’s “Secrets of Life”. What the programme doesn’t reveal is that the weather on the voyage home was abysmal with the ship being caught in the tail of an Atlantic hurricane and facing high seas and a persistent fog which lasted for six full days. The Carinthia had a good long life as a passenger ship, cruising as the SS Fairland, the SS Fairsea and the SS Fair Princess before finally being scrapped in 2005 in India. Many of the Hearts players would have come back with souvenirs of their tour and one which has only just come to my attention thanks to fellow collector Steven Oliver, is the badge shown here. It’s a small gold badge with a picture of a footballer in relief with MFA at the top, the year 1958 and “Hearts Tour” at the foot. The MFA, I assume, stands for Manitoba FA and my guess would be that these would be given to players at the game against Manitoba All-Stars in Winnipeg. Finally, although you might argue that its not strictly tour memorabilia, I’m going to include the Official Handbook for 1958-9 which includes an article on the tour along with many photographs of the players in action both on and off the pitch. Even the picture on the front cover is from the tour, showing Jimmy Wardhaugh accepting the Empire State Cup in New York following the 6-5 win over Manchester City.

Quite a few of the photos included are from the Carinthia which is no great surprise given that there would have been little to do on board than snap photographs. There’s some great shots of the players training on board ship in what appears to be a gymnasium as well as one of the team arriving in Quebec at the start of the tour, resplendent in tour blazers with badges. One picture shows the Hearts reserve players warming the bench during a match in Vancouver whilst another has Jimmy Wardhaugh being shouldered off the pitch by his team mates in New York holding the Empire State Cup aloft. My favourite snaps, however, are the players in relaxed mode. One shows them at Niagara Falls looking very wet indeed as they sailed near the falls and another shows the players sightseeing in New York, complete with sunglasses and many having abandoned the club blazers to tour in short sleeves. Record-breaking Scottish champions Hearts had scored a huge 64 goals in their nine matches and had conceded “only” 19. They had acted as ambassadors for Scotland and had done their club and country proud. It wouldn’t be long before they toured again, this time even further afield … 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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