Congratulations to Hibernian, Premiership champions by virtue of goals scored. A lucky escape for Aberdeen, who avoid relegation on goal difference, despite being on zero points. Commiserations to Accies, who drop down to the Championship. What a whirlwind campaign that was.
Across the 20 top divisions in Europe, Scotland will now be the ONLY one to halt their season & enforce relegation. Two others tried to do this but have lost in court, including one that was voted for in the same manner as the SPFL.
And people ask why Hearts would pursue this?
All games to be played at Celtic Park, for social distancing purposes only local fans to be allowed into the stadium, Scott Brown will referee all ties and in the event of a draw Peter Lawwell will decide the winner.
Remaining 2019-20 William Hill Scottish Cup dates confirmed:
🗓️ Semi-Finals - 31 October & 1 November 2020
🗓️ Final - 20 December 2020
Fixtures and kick-off times to be confirmed.
#ScottishCup
We are of course very biased, but while we're delighted for the three Hearts lads picked for the World Cup it has to be said that this man is very unlucky not to be joining them.
Has been on top form this season for Saints, covering multiple positions.
🇦🇺
😂😂
1. Celtic have more players who’ve played at Murrayfield than Hearts do
2. Your fans will now get more tickets for the game
3. Your own captain and many of your fans have explained how much they dislike Hampden. Now they have a much better option.
4. 🤦🏻♂️
"Forget about the quality of the facilities; the big question for you, Mr Savage, is in regards to the ownership of this training facility. Obviously our 18-year-old client, who will potentially be here for 6-18 months, is very interested in the structure of the lease."
Craig Gordon becomes the first ever player to win the SFWA Footballer of the Year on THREE different occasions (05-06 Hearts, 14-15 Celtic, 21-22 Hearts).
A well deserved accolade for the best keeper in the country & Scotland's number 1 🧤🏆
🚨BREAKING: Hearts captain Craig Gordon has been named Scottish Football Writers' Association Player of the Year.
The 39-year-old beat Celtic's Cameron Carter-Vickers and Callum McGregor, plus Rangers captain James Tavernier to the award 👇
We'll be paying tribute to Marius Žaliūkas on the next show. Feel free to reply with your feelings on the sad news about a Gorgie legend, or give us your tributes & favourite memories of the Hearts cup winning captain.
🇱🇻 GORGIE BOYS (& GIRLS) 🇱🇻
Hopefully everyone is travelling far, by bus, car, railway, sea etc.
If you're en route to Florence, please post your travel photos in this thread.
🇮🇹 🇮🇹 ✈️ 🛩 🚌 🚆 ⛴️ 🇮🇹 🇮🇹
As ever, bonus points if it includes your scarf ⬇️⬇️⬇️
We can confirm that a bid has been rejected from a Glasgow-based podcast for
@rmcgowan89
. We believe that Ryan remains committed to taking the piss out of Hibs & scouting Aussie players, & he will remain available for selection on the podcast.
Fixtures for the
@europacnfleague
folks:
🏴8th Sep: İstanbul Başakşehir (home)
🇱🇻15th Sep: FK Rīgas (away)
🏴6th Oct: Fiorentina (home)
🇮🇹13th Oct: Fiorentina (away)
🏴27th Oct: FK Rīgas (home)
🇹🇷3rd Nov: İstanbul Başakşehir (away)
Source:
@henrywinter
Right Jambos, we asked
@JamTarts
to reduce away allocations for Celtic & Rangers & they've done that. Now time to snap up those tickets, otherwise that decision may not be as easy for the club in the future. Huge game under the lights in Gorgie, let's go!
Hearts goalkeeper, cup winner and handsome devil Craig Gordon will be joining us on our next show.
We'll talk about his first spell at the club, the Romanov years and have a look ahead to the coming season.
If you've got a question for Craig then just reply to this tweet.
The latest backing from
@JamTarts
fans is phenomenal, but this isn't just a case of them turning up when things are good.
At least 15 of the last 16 seasons (minus COVID season) they've had 3rd highest league crowds in the country. Even when in the 2nd tier that was the case.
In honour of Davie Martindale playing Marvin Bartley at left-wing for the majority of the Betfred Cup final, tell us about the managerial moves for a single game that drove you absolutely mental.
Gordon Strachan not starting Leigh Griffiths against Lithuania, for instance.
After 151 weeks of consecutive episodes (plus a few extra) we're having a summer break. Thank you to our listeners, we're blown away by the numbers (averaging 15,000 downloads every month) & thanks to all of our guests! The guys will be back in a few weeks.
[artwork by
@jmsyll
]
So, 2 months after the Premiership season begins Hearts will start the BetFred Cup (no games before) & then just 2 weeks after their league season begins they'll resume last season's Scottish Cup, with the other remaining sides all 2+ months ahead in terms of matches? 🤣
Remaining 2019-20 William Hill Scottish Cup dates confirmed:
🗓️ Semi-Finals - 31 October & 1 November 2020
🗓️ Final - 20 December 2020
Fixtures and kick-off times to be confirmed.
#ScottishCup
🚨🚨 TRANSFER NEWS🚨🚨
We are delighted to announce the signing of
@rmcgowan89
to the SATF team.
Ryan will be providing depth to the squad as we look to reduce the average age of the podcast.
These 2 deserve a bit of appreciation from the Hearts fans.
The last 6 Edinburgh derbies won by 3 or more goals have all been Hearts victories; BOTH of the last 2 in the league involved contributions from this pair.
Doing their bit for the Gorgie; thank you, Lee & Jamie.
🤝
Celtic have won 18 of the last 26 major trophies in Scotland. No other club has won more than 1 in that time.
Celtic have won more trophies than 40 SPFL clubs combined.
The last 20 years they've won more league titles than those 40 SPFL clubs have in over 100.
Heartbreaking.
Does supporting Celtic no get easier as you get older? All the years of ups an downs. I'm watching ma auld man yesterday an am hinking you've done this for like 30+ year an its still life or death stuff. Then a realised it doesn't get easier this is it a choice was made for life.
This guy's having a nightmare, just keeps digging himself into a bigger hole. Ann literally said exactly what he's claiming she didn't, and well publicised as well. Not nice to see what's happening at any club, Hibs included, but Tam deserves every bit of stick he's now getting.
Hearts ‘pre emoted’ nothing. They had a grossly overpaid squad of players & coaches that immediately they couldn’t afford to pay. If you believe that Ann Budge seen no fans potentially in 2020 in the last week in March/1st week in April then you believe in Santa Claus. Bollocks.
Next week we'll be joined by
@The_FOH
Chairman Gerry Mallon on the podcast.
Gerry was appointed Chair last year & is Chief Executive of Tesco Bank, as well being a former chairman of the Irish Football Association.
Any questions for Gerry?
Let us know in the comments ⬇️
Well, that was a rollercoaster, Jambos!
How are we all feeling after the 5-goal thriller against Dundee in the wind and rain at Tynecastle?
Positives? Negatives?
Let us know ahead of our next podcast - post your comments below ⬇️
Happy birthday to our boy, the third wheel, the one who actually knows what he's talking about, our lucky 13, deadly from a yard out, the benchwarmer, the cup winner, the back post bandit, the goal thief, living in Dylan's shadow; but we love him all the same.
@rmcgowan89
🥳
#33
🤢Can't stomach your team every week?
☹️Fortnightly home games getting you down?
😭 Regular derby defeats cutting too deep?
☺️ If so, we've got the solution.
𝗛𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗹𝘆.
𝒲𝒽𝑒𝓃 𝓌𝑒𝑒𝓀𝓁𝓎 𝓂𝒾𝓈𝑒𝓇𝓎 𝒾𝓈 𝒿𝓊𝓈𝓉 𝓉𝑜𝑜 𝓂𝓊𝒸𝒽 𝓉𝑜 𝒷𝑒𝒶𝓇.
Are you heading over to Switzerland? For the first time since we started this podcast we can finally say the Jambos are travelling far by bus and car (& train, plane etc).
If you're en route to🇨🇭send us your photos below; extra points if they include your scarf...⬇️
✈️🚂🚗🚢🇨🇭
Next week we'll be joined by the ultimate PHM, Bonnyrigg's finest, Gary Locke.
We'll be chatting to Lockie about his time at Hearts, as a player, manager, ambassador, supporter, tea lady and all the other roles he's had!
Let us know if you have any questions for Gary.
Jamie MacDonald on former teammate (and hero) Craig Gordon.
Listen to the full interview on this week's two part episode of the podcast, with the first part available tonight.
We'll have a special guest joining us on our next show. Got anything you'd like us to ask a certain Aussie cup winner? Reply to this tweet with any questions and we'll try to put them to Mr McGowan.
We'll be doing a Hearts advent calendar this year (on Twitter), with a player for every day up until Christmas.
It's 1st December, and only one choice for this one...
#HMFCAdventCalendar
Last season St Mirren were bottom of the table, behind Dundee, at the same point we've reached this campaign (30 games). They finished the season 11 points clear of Dundee.
2014-15, Fulham won 4 out of 33 games then when went on to win 4 out of 5 and stayed up.
No matter how poor we have been all season, we don't deserve to be relegated until we mathematically can't stay up.
Fans of other teams really struggling to understand this concept.
This is outstanding, even moreso when you consider what the product on the park has been like for 18 months, the fact there has been a global pandemic ravaging the economy and that the club will be in the second tier next term.
Incredible backing from the maroon faithful.
📈 Jambos, once again, thank you for your sensational support! 👏
From Season Tickets and
@The_FOH
pledges to the
@HeartsClubstore
, Gorgie Bar & Skyline Restaurant - your incredible backing continues.
Get your Season Ticket here
📲
Only Hearts ♥️
🚨 UPDATE 🚨
Following the conclusion of this year's Scarves Around the Funnel AGM, we are delighted to confirm that
@Amoruso1998
has joined the team on a permanent basis.
Scott is already a key contributor, even if he makes everyone else look shit at quizzes...
Jim Goodwin:
"It's important as a football community that we all stick together during this period."
"We have to try to help each other and not shoot each other down."
In 2013, a crack defensive unit was sent to China.
Today, still wanted by clubs across the Middle East, he survives as a footballer of fortune.
If your player has signed a pre-contract elsewhere, if no one else can help, and if you can find him, maybe you can call...
On our latest show,
@rmcgowan89
on
@RudiSkacel51
Catch the first part of Ryan's interview with us on most major podcast sources. Subscribe on:
iTunes:
Spotify:
acast:
And more!
Along with
@perthtopaisley
,
@ThisMyStoryPod
&
@WeHaveNoCares
we are collaborating with
@bighearts
on an upcoming project, to reach out to anyone feeling isolated or in need of a bit of football interaction, or just a general chat. More details to be announced soon 🤝 🗣️👂🫂
We've listened to your feedback & we're delighted to be bringing you some new features, including:
✈️🇪🇺 An extra episode EVERY European week, to review Hearts' Europa/Conference League exploits
🗣️📞A monthly fan "phone-in" style show, so you'll get your say
More details soon!
For our final episode of the season we'll be joined once again by Robbie Neilson.
Next week
@lauriedunsire
,
@DonaldsonESPN
&
@rmcgowan89
will chat to the gaffer about the campaign that's just finished, look ahead to next season & ask whether or not he'll give Ryan a contract.
We were chatting about this concept design on the podcast. If this had been the Hearts away kit, how quickly would you have parted with your hard earned cash to buy it? (Apologies, we don't know where the original design came from - if someone can let us know we'll give credit)
We will be joined by Robbie Neilson on our next show, as we chat about his time playing for Hearts and in particular the memorable 2005/06 season. What are your memories of that period and is there anything you'd like us to ask Robbie about that campaign?
Gary Locke has served
@JamTarts
for more than 20 years, in different roles.
Listen to him chat with us about his time at the club on our latest podcast.
More importantly, get along to his richly deserved testimonial this weekend.
Buy tickets 🎟️👇
Had to look this guy up to find out who he is.
Failed to make a single appearance in the Hibs first team & was binned, & banned from sport for 2 years, after testing positive for cocaine.
Actually worse than Faycal Rherras' desperate attention seeking.