Scottish Premier League Hibernian 2 Hearts 0 No Room for Ranieri in Romanov's Hearts Pressure On to Find New King of Hearts

The Sunday Telegraph London (October 30, 2005)

Author: Simon Hart At Easter Road

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HEARTS insist they are in no rush to appoint a successor to George Burley following his shock departure eight days ago, but yesterday's events may hasten their search. Reduced to 10 men midway through the second half at Easter Road, they were stung by two late goals in the space of two minutes, consigning them to the first defeat of their Premier League campaign against their old city adversaries. Club owner Valdimir Romanov may be advised to act swiftly and decisively if yesterday's reverse is not to prove a turning point.

One thing is certain, however - the man who will be hired to return them to winning ways will not be Claudio Ranieri. A high- placed club insider confirmed last night that the former Chelsea manager, who had been considered one of the front-runners for the job, was no longer a candidate.

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Scottish Premier League Hibernian 2 Hearts 0 No Room for Ranieri in Romanov's Hearts Pressure On to Find New King of Hearts

The source explained that Ranieri and Romanov "did not exactly hit it off'' when they met in an Edinburgh Hotel last Thursday and that, in any case,...

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