Hearts AGM descends into circus

Anger of a GBP 32 million debt took form at the Scottish Hearts AGM, leading to a series of odd comments from the club chairman, which included allusions to match fixing.

Chairman Roman Romanov, the son of majority owner Vladimir Romanov, dodged questions and tried to subdue the anger of shareholders who see the club's debt rise uncontrollably.

There were also issues of the club's new stand, especially with the debt announced. That led to a 60-minute question session after the announcements from the board.

Part of the session included a rant from the younger Romanov on the refereeing in the Scottish game, with him claiming the team had been "screwed" out of 15 points, and that Celtic and Rangers always benefit.

Romanov was badgered by shareholders wanting to know how the debt would be erased. The more he sidestepped, the more he was asked. Finally, he said he would sell, "players for GBP 9 mullion."

After being questioned on the new stand and its impact on debt, Romanov said, "I guess that there is no need to continue with this conversation. Maybe with the opinions of the fans here we should not build a new stand or make a cheap version."

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