[retired_ranjanabhat]

Nice to see the tabloids have now picked up on it. It seems there's also an issue with where all the cash has went too.

[retired_michman524]

Barca tickets set to surpass 37k in the next few days. Probably be over 40k by the time the game comes around

And reports of us knocking back an £8m offer for Gordon with £5m upfront and £3m based on appearances/staying up etc.

[retired_ranjanabhat]

yeah, feck accepting £5m + add ons, I'd prefer if he stayed for another season. It's not as if we'd see the money being ploughed back into the club, or going towards the debt, so it's better for us [the fans] if we held on to him for as long as possible.

[retired_alishiaj]

Are the recent clean sheets in friendlies for Hibs likely to repeat themselves when the season starts? I need defenders outside of the Old Firm for my FF!

Who will play right back now?

[retired_2symonds]

How many players have Hearts got on loan from Kaunas this season?

[retired_michman524]

Kanchelskis
Zaliukas
Aguair
Cesnauskis
Mikolaunis
Beniusis
Left winger that played Saturday
Pilibautis
Ivaskevicius
Velicka
Barasa maybe still here i think

[retired_2symonds]

Hmmm, apparently only five loans per season are now allowed by the SPL. I thought that rule had been changed to allow as many as you want a couple of seasons ago.

[retired_michman524]

It got changed a few years ago as requested by the OF. Not seen it mentioned anywhere else otehrwise. Link?

[retired_2symonds]

Yeah, I remember it being changed as well. I don't have a link

[retired_michman524]

This is from February

THE SPL and SFA last night admitted they are powerless to prevent Hearts from loaning more players from FBK Kaunas, due to a gaping regulatory loophole which means that even the 13 players the Edinburgh club currently have borrowed from Vladimir Romanov's parent club in Lithuania are not officially classed as "temporary transfers".

Section D of the SPL rules states that member clubs are limited to having four "temporary transfers" registered at any one time, or making five "temporary transfers" in a calendar year, but they also specify that cross-border loan deals - such as those involving Kaunas - which require the creation of a document called an International Transfer Certificate (ITC) - are automatically exempt from the quota. Official documentation requested by the Sunday Herald and provided by the SFA shows that of the 150-plus players of all ages officially registered with the club - more than 60 of which have professional contracts - not a single one is registered as being on loan.