SPL Midweek Highlights

Clydesdale The SPL Midweek Highlights

Well all the scottish teams played on wednesday and we have the highlights for each game here for you to watch, you will need windows media player to watch these. With Rangers still 4 points ahead of Celtic the title race may come down to the “Old Firm” games that are left unless one of the two drop points. Also the hunt for 3rd place is still ongoing between Motherwell, Dundee United & Hibs. While at the bottom of the table Gretna still look favourites to go down with Kilmarnock trailing them by 6 points.

Motherwell Vs Hearts Highlights : SPL Highlights

Motherwell Vs Hearts Highlights : SPL Highlights

Motherwell have been doing great this season and they still sit third in the league with Dundee United just behind them, if you had told me that these two clubs would have occupied the 3rd and 4th spots in the SPL at this part of the season i probably would have laughed. Hearts on the other hand have started to pick up a little bit of form but they still sit in the bottom half of the table and they travel to Fir Park with a tough tie on their hands.

Tynecastle Stadium

Heart of Midlothian
Name: Tynecastle Stadium
Nickname: Tynie
When Built: 1886
Capacity: 17,420
Record Attendance: 53,396 – February 13, 1932 – Hearts vs Rangers

Address: Gorgie Rd, Edinburgh, EH11 2NL

Description: Tynecastle stadium or Tynie is an all-seater stadium with a capacity of 17,420. The stadium has four stands and it’s located in Edinburgh.

Brief History: In 1886 Hearts moved to their new stadium and played a match against Bolton Wanderers to inaugurate their new home. In 1954, Tynecastle became Scotland’s first all-concrete stadium and it had a capacity of over 50,000. Stricter ground safety regulations cut the stadium’s capacity to less than 30,000 in the 70s and it became even smaller a couple of years later. In the 90s the stadium was renovated and currently, after the club was bought by Vladimir Romanov, the Main Stand of the stadium is being rebuilt. This will add more seats to the stadium and it would take it over 23,000. Like this, the stadium will become the 5th largest stadium from Scotland. On the new main stand there’s also going to be an attached hotel, bars, office spaces and restaurants.

Tynecastle

Tynecastle Stadium

SPL Round Up - Results

Rangers remain 4 points clear at the top of the SPL after there 4-0 win over St Mirren whittaker got 2 goals with Boyd and Bruke taking the others. Second place Celtic struggled to a 1-0 win over Falkirk with Scott Mcdonald scoring just before the first half break. Dundee United move into 3rd place after they beat Kilmarnock 2-1 with Robson grabbing another goal (i would be surprised to see him still at Dundee United after the transfer window). However Motherwell (4th) have 3 games in hand.

Results:

Aberdeen (0) Vs (1) Hearts
Nade (55th Minute)

Kilmarnock (1) Vs (2) Dundee United
Robson (Dundee United, 30th Minute)
Conway (Dundee United, 66th Minute)
Wales (Kilmarnock, 83rd Minute)

Rangers (4) Vs (0) Saint Mirren
Burke 27
Boyd 33
Whittaker 37
Whittaker 81

Celtic (1) Vs (0) Falkirk
Mc Donald 45th

Stephen Frail

Name: Stephen Charles Frail
Age: 38
Nationality: Scottish
Current Club: Heart of Midlothian

Brief Playing History: He started professional football in 1985 at Dundee United as a midfielder and he soon gained his place in the first-team. He helped Dundee to win the Scottish Challenge Cup in 1991 but soon after he had a bad knee injury that took him off the field for the rest of the season. In 1994 he joined Heart of Midlothian for 4 years but he hasn’t been able to play too many games because he hasn’t recovered from his knee injury. From 1998 he joined Tranmere Rovers for 2 years, then he moved to St. Johnstone and in 2002 he ended his football player career at Morton. In all his 17 years playing football, he managed to play in less than 200 games.

Brief Management history: His coaching career was started pretty recently, in 2007 when he was assistant manager at Heart of Midlothian, helping Anatoly Korobochka but during this year, Anatoly Korobochka has resigned and he is now caretaker for Heart of Midlothian.

Previous Clubs Played For:
1985-1994 – Dundee
1994-1998 – Heart of Midlothian
1998-2000 – Tranmere Rovers
2000-2001 – St. Johnstone
2001-2002 – Morton

Previous Clubs Managed:
2007-2008 – Hearth of Midlothian (with Anatoly Korobochka)
2008 – present – Heart of Midlothian (caretaker)

Heart Of Midlothian

Nicknames: Hearts, Jam Tarts, Jambos
Founded: 1874
Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium
Capacity: 17,420
Chairman: Roman Romanov
Owner: Vladimir Romanov
Manager: Stephen Frail

Hearts play in the top flight of scottish football (SPL), They play at Tynecastle stadium located in Edinburgh currently owned by Lithuanian Banker Vladimir Romanov became the major shareholder of Hearts FC when he bought out Christ Robinson’s Stake in the club. He did this in the midst of a financial crisis at hearts late 2004. At first Hearts fans were over-joyed but Romanov’s constant meddling in team affairs have seen “The Jambo’s” form dip after several managerial “sackings” including George Burley (who was at the time rather succesful with hearts almost guiding them too the SPL title). Along with the much publicised dressing room revolt involving Paul Hartley, Steven Pressely & Craig Gordon this did not go down well with Romanov and within a few months all 3 of the players were soon gone from hearts, since the loss of these 3 players Hearts form has dipped.

The Current managerial status of Hearts is unknown with Stephen Frail being appointed as caretaker but it is believed he has no choice in the team selection.