January 1998

Thursday 29th January

Picture this.the scene is set,cameras from STV and also( wait for it) Futbol Mundial have made there way to Mussleburgh to watch the Hearts train.The teams are picked for the normal daily game and read as follows:
Bibs:Rousset,Mcpherson,Locke,Naysmith,Hamilton,Fulton,Adam,Holmes
Non Bibs:Mckenzie,Ritchie,Pointon,Cameron,Salvatori,Mcann,Robertson,Flogel. Pretty fair teams? You would think so!
Well what happened in the next 50 mins will go in history at Hearts Football Club.Never has a team received such a hiding as the bib team received this morning.At one point Billy Brown almost called a halt to it all and was about to dish out runs when the gaffer stepped and allowed the murderous act to continue.

The final score read: Non bibs 9 Bibs 2

After trainning they received a few unsavioury words from the management and tropped of the field with their heads low and tail between their legs.

Away from the trainning it looks like Stevie Frail will be departing Tynecastle for pastures new after he was given the all clear to speak to Tranmere today.

My traveling partner will be sadly missed but hopefully he can return to the form he had before his horrendous injury and finish his career on a high. If anyone deserves a piece of good fortune he does.GOOD LUCK SHAGGY!

On the fashion accessory outlook Micky Cameron has decided to grow a goatee and all we need now is Stevie Fulton to follow and Hearts will have there very own 3 Muskateers:GONZOS,FATSOSandGRUMPSOS patrolling the middle of the park at Tynecastle.

Tuesday 27th January

Feared the worst today but fortunatly found a decent a bit of ground at Musselburgh for a good session.

As you have probably heard in David Weirs column in the Jambo is that the old boys usually destroy the young boys (not true and far from it) as today we showed once again that the young boys rule the trainning fields with a 7-5 victory.

The old boys moan and groan about having to many foreigners in their side and they probably are right but who gives a damn.

Off tommorrow need the rest.

Monday 26th January

Boys arrive at trainning on a high after cup game and resulting draw but are quickly brought back down to earth with a bang when no playable surface can be found.So it is off to the Saughton track for a session with Bert Logan(FAT BASTARD).After a warm up and few drills and a right few sprints the coaching staff decide to have a handicapped 100m race(YeHa) Split in to various sections and of various starting distances, the finalists are decided.Neil Mcann,Myself,Colin Cameron,Kenny Milne,Gary Locke,Gary Naysmith,David Murie,Scott Severin all contested the final.

Jose would have made it if he ran in straight line and not weaved from side to side.Billy Brown said it had something to do from dodging tigers in the jungle and that if he ran in a straight line he would be caught.Fair point.

Neil Mcann won the final by a nose but the boys were a bit upset as he crossed the line with Gary Nasmaith and Gary Locke but Bert decided as Terry tan of scratch he won it.

GREAT DAY NOT!!!!!!!!!