Former Hearts chairman George Foulkes insists “no-one with any pride” would want to succeed Valdas Ivanauskas as head coach of the Edinburgh club.

Alex Ferguson has expressed his concern at the influence TV schedules will have on the outcome of this season’s Premiership title.

Former Hearts chairman George Foulkes has urged majority shareholder Vladimir Romanov to show a "degree of compromise" to prevent the club from imploding.

Former Hearts chairman George Foulkes claims majority shareholder Vladimir Romanov was unhappy with a 1-1 draw against Celtic last season.

Hearts majority shareholder Vladimir Romanov has launched a blistering attack on former manager George Burley, sacked chief executive Phil Anderton and former chairman George Foulkes.

Hearts fans have given their tacit support to majority shareholder Vladimir Romanov after the recent developments which have rocked the Edinburgh club.

The Romanov family were expected to respond today after Hearts’ former chairman George Foulkes accused majority shareholder Vladimir Romanov of behaving like a dictator.

George Foulkes resigned as Hearts chairman in protest at the decision to sack chief executive Phil Anderton and described himself as “totally disillusioned” with majority shareholder Vladimir Romanov.

John Borthwick, secretary of the Federation of Hearts Supporters Clubs, is looking for Vladimir Romanov to explain another controversial day at Tynecastle which ended with both chief executive Phil Anderton and chairman George Foulkes leaving the Edinburgh club.

Hearts chief executive Phil Anderton and club chairman George Foulkes have left Tynecastle with Roman Romanov, son of majority shareholder Vladimir Romanov, taking up both roles.

HEARTS have confirmed Bobby Robson and former Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri have both spoken to the Tynecastle club about the manager’s post vacated by George Burley.

Terry Butcher would be “gobsmacked” if former England manager Bobby Robson took the vacant Hearts job.

Hearts chairman George Foulkes has urged shareholders to accept Vladimir Romanov’s offer for the club’s shares.

Hearts today took a big step towards quitting Tynecastle for good by announcing they have reached a conditional agreement to sell the stadium for £22m (€32.5m).

Hearts chairman George Foulkes revealed the Edinburgh club will stay at Tynecastle for one more year – but insisted the club’s long-term future will be away from Gorgie.

DISGRACED perjurer Lord Archer will be stripped of his peerage under proposals for House of Lords reform announced by the British Government yesterday.