I believe him!

'Chopper' · 02-08-2008, 08:49 AM

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Former Hearts chief executive Phil Anderton has warned any new manager at the club to be ready for interference in the running of first team affairs.

Anderton alluded to meddlesome behaviour from the boardroom, with selection decisions being forced on then manager George Burley.

"George was being put under pressure to play certain players," Anderton told BBC Scotland.

"Having a committee of people running a football club just doesn't work."

Anderton was sacked by majority shareholder Vladimir Romanov's regime in October 2005 after only eight months in the job.

His departure came less than two weeks after Burley, now manager of Scotland, left Tynecastle citing "irreconcilable differences" with the Hearts' board

Amidst major upheaval at the Edinburgh club, the chairman at the time, George Foulkes, also departed in protest at the decision to dismiss Anderton.

Now working for the Association of Tennis Professionals, Anderton said that players featured in matches for the sole purpose of raising their profile on the transfer market.

"I remember having a discussion with the person who represented the majority shareholder at the time, with George Burley, and being told 'You must play this player on the wing,' Anderton said.

"And the reason it was given was 'We need the guy to have exposure'.

"What they meant was that he needs to be on the stage, he needs to be on the camera so that people can see this player consistently in the Scottish Premier League so that we can sell the player on."

Burley's successor Graham Rix lasted just five months before being replaced with the Lithuanian Valdas Ivanauskas, who in turn left the club by mutual consent in March 2007.

Stephen Frail is acting as caretaker coach while the club searches for a new manager.

"Hearts are crying out for a strong leader of the football side, someone who knows what they're doing," said Anderton.

Mad Vlad want's a puppet who'll play who he's told, not a manager who has complete autonomy. Anyone taking on the Hearts job at the moment must be mad! Not only are we Continually Repeating Abject Performances but the squad is full of foreigners and the team has no Scottish 'spine'.

rollo · 02-08-2008, 04:14 PM

if the board want to interfer why dont they hire a coach and a director of football rather than a manager and then just pick the team themselfs

'Chopper' · 02-11-2008, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by rollo

if the board want to interfer why dont they hire a coach and a director of football rather than a manager and then just pick the team themselfs

It's not the Board, it's the Owner! We haven't got a manager, just a caretaker who's actually the coach!

joshbrewer · 02-11-2008, 09:40 AM

hard..but i also think i believe him

'Chopper' · 02-12-2008, 09:00 AM

We're away to Celtic on Saturday (16th) and after the gubbin' they gave Aberdeen I'm not too confident we can maintain our improved form, despite what the caretaker says! What team will he be allowed to play this week?

joshbrewer · 02-12-2008, 09:02 AM

erm. sorry cant help ya with that one

'Chopper' · 02-12-2008, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by joshbrewer

erm. sorry cant help ya with that one

I reckon Stevie Frail is given a team sheet by Mad Vlad with his matchday squad and with a certain number of players identified as having to start, the positions they'll play and for how long, with the other players' positions and playing time decided by the Caretaker Managers - some autonomy, eh?!

02-12-2008, 09:00 AM	#5 (permalink)
'Chopper' Amateur Supports: Heart of Midlothian FC Favourite Players: Roy Keane, Paulo Maldini Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Norwich, "a fine city" .... full of inbreds! Rating: Posts: 430	Looking forward with apprehension! We're away to Celtic on Saturday (16th) and after the gubbin' they gave Aberdeen I'm not too confident we can maintain our improved form, despite what the caretaker says! What team will he be allowed to play this week? __________________ There ARE two teams in Edinburgh, Hearts .......... and Hearts reserves!

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rollo Youth Team Supports: Coventry City Favourite Players: misfud doyle and ward Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: coventry Rating: Not Rated Posts: 91	if the board want to interfer why dont they hire a coach and a director of football rather than a manager and then just pick the team themselfs

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joshbrewer VIP Member Supports: Burton Albion Favourite Players: shaun harrad,daryl clare,keith gilroy Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: burton, Rating: Posts: 1,358	erm. sorry cant help ya with that one