- Heart of Midlothian F.C. season 2008–09
The 2008-09 season is the 112th season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian.Infobox Football club season
club = Heart of Midlothian
season = 2008-09
manager =Csaba László
chairman =Roman Romanov
league =Scottish Premier League
league result = n/a
cup1 =Scottish Cup | cup1 result = n/a
cup2 = League Cup | cup2 result = n/a
season topscorer =n/a
league topscorer =n/a
prevseason =
nextseason =Overwiew
Hearts began the campaign with a new manager,
Csaba László , at the helm.The Campaign
League campaign
The club began the season with a home win against Motherwell and had a good run in the early stages of the campaign, climbing as high as second in the table in late September. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/7624424.stm Hearts 1-0 Inverness CT ] at
bbc.co.uk ] The good start looked under threat when it weas revealed that players wages had not been paid, although the problem was blamed on a "technical hitch" with wages to be paid on Friday 26th September. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/7632254.stm Hearts settle staff wages problem] frombbc.co.uk ]Domestic cups
Hearts entered the
Scottish League Cup at the second round and were given a tough game by First Division side Airdrie United, being defeated on penalties after a 0-0 draw.Transfers
Players in
*
David Obua (defender/midfielder, fromKaizer Chiefs FC ) 06.08.08
*Mike Tullberg (striker, fromReggina Calcio on loan) 11.08.08
*Marian Kello (goalkeeper, fromFBK Kaunas on loan) 14.08.08
*János Balogh (goalkeeper, fromDebreceni VSC on loan) 22.08.08
*Adrian Mrowiec (defender/midfielder fromFBK Kaunas ) 28.08.08
*Arvydas Novikovas (striker fromFC Vilnius ) 19.09.08Players out
*
Eddie Mearns (midfielder, toDundee F.C. )
* Jonathan Taylor (defender, toGlentoran F.C. )
*Fernando Screpis (midfielder, released)
*Neil McCann (midfielder, toFalkirk F.C. )
*Marc McCusker (striker, toClyde F.C. )
*Ibrahim Tall (defender, toFC Nantes )
*Mauricio Pinilla (striker, toCR Vasco da Gama )
*Kestutis Ivaskevicius (midfielder, loan ended, returned toFBK Kaunas }Results and fixtures
Player statistics
NOTE: Friendly matches not included
External links
* [http://www.heartsfc.premiumtv.co.uk/ Official Club website]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/default.stm BBC My Club Hearts page]
* [http://www.scotprem.com/content/default.asp Scottish Premier League website]
* [http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_cup.cfm Scottish Cup website]
* [http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news.cfm?curpageid=1140 Scottish League Cup website]References
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