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| Romanov issues player ultimatum | Romanov issues player ultimatum |
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| Hearts majority shareholder Vladimir Romanov has warned his players they are all for sale if they do not win this weekend, BBC Scotland has disclosed. | Hearts majority shareholder Vladimir Romanov has warned his players they are all for sale if they do not win this weekend, BBC Scotland has disclosed. |
| And captain Steven Pressley responded with a statement voicing the players' unhappiness with affairs at the club. | And captain Steven Pressley responded with a statement voicing the players' unhappiness with affairs at the club. |
| Romanov says he will move players on to "Kilmarnock or whatever club will take them" unless they defeat Dunfermline. | Romanov says he will move players on to "Kilmarnock or whatever club will take them" unless they defeat Dunfermline. |
| And he has warned that he would then play a team of youngsters against Celtic the following weekend. | And he has warned that he would then play a team of youngsters against Celtic the following weekend. |
| Statement: Hearts captain Steven Pressley | Statement: Hearts captain Steven Pressley |
| BBC Scotland disclosed the latest turn of events only days after Romanov granted head coach Valdas Ivanauskas two weeks' leave on the grounds of ill-health. | BBC Scotland disclosed the latest turn of events only days after Romanov granted head coach Valdas Ivanauskas two weeks' leave on the grounds of ill-health. |
| Second-placed Hearts lost 2-0 at home to Kilmarnock last weekend, leaving the Edinburgh club eight points adrift of holders Celtic. | Second-placed Hearts lost 2-0 at home to Kilmarnock last weekend, leaving the Edinburgh club eight points adrift of holders Celtic. |
| While publicly I have expressed the needs for unity, behind the scenes I have made my concerns abundantly clear Steven Pressley | While publicly I have expressed the needs for unity, behind the scenes I have made my concerns abundantly clear Steven Pressley |
| Eduard Malofeev was appointed interim head coach of the Tynecastle club during Ivanauskas' absence. | Eduard Malofeev was appointed interim head coach of the Tynecastle club during Ivanauskas' absence. |
| And, at Fridays pre-match media conference ahead of Dunfermline's visit, Pressley revealed that there is "significant unrest" in the dressing-room. | And, at Fridays pre-match media conference ahead of Dunfermline's visit, Pressley revealed that there is "significant unrest" in the dressing-room. |
| Flanked by team-mates Paul Hartley and Craig Gordon, Pressley said in a statement that the last two years had been "testing for the players". | Flanked by team-mates Paul Hartley and Craig Gordon, Pressley said in a statement that the last two years had been "testing for the players". |
| He said the squad wished Ivanauskas well but stressed that trying to maintain team discipline and unity had become "an impossible task". | He said the squad wished Ivanauskas well but stressed that trying to maintain team discipline and unity had become "an impossible task". |
| "This is a statement on behalf of a number of players," he said. | "This is a statement on behalf of a number of players," he said. |
| "This statement is no reflection on Eduard Malofeev. My first impression is that he is an honest and diligent man. | "This statement is no reflection on Eduard Malofeev. My first impression is that he is an honest and diligent man. |
| MESSAGEBOARD "Will those that speak out be dropped like Webster was? I suspect they might be." Hearts supporter Message board: Have your say | MESSAGEBOARD "Will those that speak out be dropped like Webster was? I suspect they might be." Hearts supporter Message board: Have your say |
| "I would like to wish Valdas a speedy recovery, but whether he returns or not is almost incidental in association with the problems related to this football club. | "I would like to wish Valdas a speedy recovery, but whether he returns or not is almost incidental in association with the problems related to this football club. |
| "I have tried, along with the coaching staff and certain colleagues, to implement the correct values and discipline, but it has become an impossible task. | "I have tried, along with the coaching staff and certain colleagues, to implement the correct values and discipline, but it has become an impossible task. |
| "There is only so much coaching staff, a captain and certain colleagues can do without the full backing, direction and coherence of the manager and those running the football club. | "There is only so much coaching staff, a captain and certain colleagues can do without the full backing, direction and coherence of the manager and those running the football club. |
| "While publicly I have expressed the needs for unity, behind the scenes I have made my concerns abundantly clear. | "While publicly I have expressed the needs for unity, behind the scenes I have made my concerns abundantly clear. |
| "The last two years have been testing for the players and together they have faced a number of challenges. | "The last two years have been testing for the players and together they have faced a number of challenges. |
| "I have worked hard to have retained unity. | |
| "However, due to circumstances, morale understandably is not good and there is significant unrest in the dressing-room." | "However, due to circumstances, morale understandably is not good and there is significant unrest in the dressing-room." |