Rix Better Off Once Smoke Clears Alan Campbell Asks Where Now for a Coach Who Brought Some Baggage to Tynecastle

Sunday Herald › March 28, 2006

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TODAY'S ban on smoking in public places in Scotland would have inconvenienced Graham Rix, but not nearly as much as his brutal and summary sacking by Hearts on Tuesday.

Just four days earlier I had watched him light up one of his favourite slim cigars in the manager's office at Riccarton. Rix was never at ease with the media in his 19 weeks in Scotland, but, just 48 hours before what was to be his last game as Hearts head coach, he was, ironically, as relaxed as I'd ever seen him.

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Rix Better Off Once Smoke Clears Alan Campbell Asks Where Now for a Coach Who Brought Some Baggage to Tynecastle

The 1-1 draw against Rangers, while an honourable enough result for the Tynecastle club, sealed the fate of a man who had been unable to build on the flying start to the season ...

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