If they ever start handing out trophies for self harming in Scottish football someone at Tynecastle had better order in a bigger cabinet. Which is precisely why Budge will be pushing hard for a non-disclosure agreement to be signed off as part of any pay-off. Given that Snodgrass was so highly respected and well liked by his own team-mates, this interference is unlikely to have gone unnoticed. Another defeat next weekend at home to Ross County could see Hearts go into the split clinging onto fifth place by their fingertips. Perhaps it’s just as well then that a third place finish is not the be-all-and-end-all that Neilson considered it to be.

Source: Express April 17, 2023 09:45 UTC