None of us ordinary fans know the reason(s) why George Burley has left Hearts. The shambles of a press conference at Tynecastle tonight was a typically fudged affair. Naturally the rumours are flying and speculation is rife about Burley's relationship with Romanov. But if this is the reason why GB has left why on earth would he drop such a bombshell on the morning of a game? Surely he could have left it until Monday - the timing of this is one of the many things which irks me. I suspect that as GB has left with immediate effect and hours before an important league game he has been sacked - if so why????
If another club have come in for Burley I can only imagine it's Everton, Aston Villa or Rangers but as all three clubs already have managers this sounds underhand to say the least.
I remember similar feelings of despair when Hearts sold John Robertson in 1987 and Neil McCann in 1998 (months after we won the Scottish Cup) No matter who is to blame for this, be it Romanov or Burley, the saddest aspect is that the best opportunity for a non Old Firm club to win the league for the first time in over twenty years has surely departed with the former Hearts manager....
