Romanov lashes out

Hearts majority shareholder Vladimir Romanov has hit out at the media and some former Jambos players in another colourful diatribe.

Romanov earlier denied accusing the Old Firm of buying off referees in an interview in Russian magazine Futbol, which was transcribed by the Daily Record.

In a statement released on www.heartsfc.co.uk, Romanov said: "It's a pity papers are not able to get an interview from me direct. Thank God I haven't come across any corruption in Scotland. I don't expect anything except lies and distortion of my quotes."

In a reference to the media, Romanov claimed Edinburgh was being "ruled and destroyed by monkeys from the safari park".