Hearts: Great Tynecastle Tales

by Rob Robertson, Paul Kiddie

Tynecastle Park, the home of Heart of Midlothian Football Club, has been the venue for some of the greatest games in Scottish football history, from European matches and league clashes to relegation battles, cup ties, and fierce derby showdowns with city rivals Hibs. But at the start of the 21st century, as the club plunged into a debt of almost £20 million, it seemed that the famous ground would have to be sold. In this sensational account, the authors reveal the fatal mistakes that forced Hearts into financial difficulties. Having travelled to Lithuania to interview Vladimir Romanov, they paint an intriguing portrait of the man who replaced the controversial Chris Robinson as the biggest single shareholder. Great Tynecastle Tales is also a celebration of the great club and its famous ground. It features some rarely seen photographs which showcase the famous stadium and the great players who have graced its turf, and contains the biggest series of interviews ever compiled with Hearts players past and present.

272 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2005

About the author

Rob Robertson is an award-winning staff sports writer with The Scottish Daily Mail. He is a former Scotland Young Journalist of the Year and Scotland Campaigning Journalist of the Year and has held staff jobs at top Scottish newspapers including the Aberdeen Evening Express, the Glasgow Evening Times, the Edinburgh Evening News, Scottish Sunday Mail and The Herald. Rob has previously written books on the rise of Scottish tennis star Andy Murray, the inside story of how Vladimir Romanov took control of Heart of Midlothian football club and co-authored The Don, the autobiography of Willie Miller

Reviews

[Chris Harrison · Rating 3 out of 5]

Brilliant book with lots of short stories of players, managers, fans and opposition players memories of playing at Tynecastle