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I fancy having a crack at pitting my wits against the madness that is King Vlad of Hearts. What would you say is an accurate portrayal of this man(iac)?
Need suggestions for his stats:
Adaptability - Not really sure what this one means in terms of chairmanship
Ambition - Wants to make Hearts Champions League winners within 5 yrs (2 down, 3 to go!)
Controversy - Constantly in the news, mainly regarding meddling in team selection & questionable motives for owning Hearts.
Determination - Determined to kill the club?
Loyalty - Swears he won't sell the club
Pressure - Tends to get rid of threats from his club ASAP, no matter who they are
Professionalism - Hard to say, seems to run the club as a business rather than a football club
Sportsmanship - Major complaints about refs ( lot justified) & suggestions of "Old Firm" conspiracies abound. Sour grapes? Or justified criticism?
Temperament - Well I wouldn't cross him!
Buying Players - Mixed bag of good youngsters & hopeless eastern European has-beens & never-weres!
Level of Discipline - Ex-Russian Navy, speaks for itself really
Man-management - Appears to have about as much of this skill as David Brent from The Office
Mind Games - Comes into his own here!
Motivating - Seems to believe in cracking the whip rather than team-building & other soft approaches
Squad Rotation - New policy at Hearts, 4-6 changes per week, regardless of results or how the team played.
Business - A major financial power with many fingers in many pies, a success it would seem
Interference - Seems to be playing the real-life version of FM07!
Patience - Not exactly a saint! An unemployed doctor has more patience than him
Resources - Claims money is no object but club is now £28m in debt to Mr Romanov's bank UKIO
I should last roughly 2 months before I get canned but it should be a fun trip...Can any experts suggest proper scores to use for Mr Romanov? Thanks v.much, Gazza
Might've guessed the hobos of the flair team would hijack this one!
Thanks Justified for your sensible post.
To the others, he may be selling the family silver, much like the wee team (we have lost Pressley, Webster, Hartley & possibly (probably) Gordon. Have you guys forgotten about...Caldwell, Murray, Thomson, Riordan (all lost to the Forces of Darkness), must also make a special mention of Garry O'Connor (wasn't he the first one to make it to Russia, how ironic? You have to wonder if Romanov had something to do with that one!
Scott Brown also about to desert to the Glasgow mafia, what a waste of (yet) another player who has the potential to do so much.
Mind you, didn't you also lose Konte? Not all bad then?
After losing so many players to the Glaswegians, it's no wonder no-one can catch them.
At least John Collins has seen the wisdom in getting shot of Zibi (Have to wonder about him...Thousands of Polish immigrants working in & around Edinburgh & Hibs sign the only one with no hands & put him in goal, priceless!!!
Still, remind me, how many points above you are Hearts?
Sorry to rise to the bait but it was just to easy!!!
Vladimir Romanov 
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