Summary
EVEN if, against expectation, Vladimir Romanov and his conduit Eduard Malofeev bow to supporter pressure and restore club captain Steven Pressley to his rightful position this afternoon, a change of environment in January seems inevitable for the Scotland defender.
Pressley's humiliation is set to be continued this afternoon with the captain's notes in the match programme being attributed to rookie fellow central defender Christophe Berra. It's like Winston Churchill being replaced by Private Pike, and is a calculated insult to the man who has embodied all that is best in Hearts; the rupture between him and Romanov is now irreparable.See the full content of this document
Extract
Wooden Hearts Mean Show Is Over for Pressley
The events of last Monday, when Pressley decided he was mentally unfit to play against Falkirk after learning of a plot to oust him from the captaincy, were just the most public humiliation in a black comedy. Even when results w...
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