welsh103 12 Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 BBC Scotland has learned that Hearts owner Vladimir Romanov withdrew Marius Zaliukas from Saturday's match against Rangers in case he was red-carded.Zaliukas was sent off by referee Iain Brines earlier this season in a match at Hibs and against Aberdeen in 2008 and Romanov feared a repeat at Ibrox.The defender's replacement on Saturday was Eggert Jonsson who was red-carded by Brines with 30 minutes remaining.The club captain will return to the squad against Celtic on Wednesday.Hearts manager Jim Jefferies told the defender of the decision after a phone call from Lithuania before Saturday's game.When asked about the Lithuanian's absence, Jefferies said: "He wasn't available for selection - that's as much as I'm going to say on it."Zaliukas was also frozen out of the team until October as he stalled on accepting a permanent contract offer.However, the player was eventually brought back into the side and agreed a new deal in November to keep him at Tynecastle until 2013.The 27-year-old joined Hearts from Kaunas, who are sponsored by Romanov's bank Ukio Bankas, on-loan in August 2006 and quickly became a regular in the first team.Jefferies appointed him as club captain last summer following the departure of Michael Stewart - despite the player failing to agree a new deal. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13332462.stm:L This will add fuel to the conspiracy theories. He didn't want his best defender getting sent off and miss the Celtic game! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clemdog 39,389 Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 What a decision ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1st_Jan_1994 4,868 Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 quality. He's back for Celtic. They will love that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
laudrupno1 3,932 Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 excellent hope he scores the winner to add more fuel to the conspiracy fire Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekweir29 505 Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 ha the tarriers will love this look out for declan on clyde tonight ha Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roidrager 10 Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 priceless, if carlsberg did conspiracies Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasGers 96 Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Imagine if he scores the winner Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirWalterSmithLegend 206 Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Rumours of match fixing going around, Kello and Ian black allegedly involved too. Thats the gossip from the capital. (Came from a Hibee right enough, so not sure how much is true) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekweir29 505 Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Fenians will love this Im sure.Phone in declan will be crying ha Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irwin Sparkes 97 Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Sounds like bollocks to me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senna 735 Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 If you translate Vladimir Romanov into auld Scots it comes out as Billy McSash. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo. 952 Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 BBC in pro-conspiracy-theory shocker! They're quite obviously pandering to the tinks and their tinfoil-hat brigade.No way would Romanov pull a player incase he got red-carded, no fkn way. I'd bet dollars-to-doughnuts its contract related Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irwin Sparkes 97 Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 BBC in pro-conspiracy-theory shocker! They're quite obviously pandering to the tinks and their tinfoil-hat brigade.No way would Romanov pull a player incase he got red-carded, no fkn way. I'd bet dollars-to-doughnuts its contract relatedIt'll almost certainly be because he's hankering for a transfer, possibly to us Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamienM855 413 Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Hearts pulling a player incase he gets red-carded?That's like Mowbray pulling a player incase he plays shite Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirWalterSmithLegend 206 Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 BBC in pro-conspiracy-theory shocker! They're quite obviously pandering to the tinks and their tinfoil-hat brigade.No way would Romanov pull a player incase he got red-carded, no fkn way. I'd bet dollars-to-doughnuts its contract relatedHe signed his contract before the turn of the year im sure. I wouldnt like to think he was involved with the wee girl allegedly Kello was, from Tynecastle High. All sorts of rumours kicking around. The BBC one is the funniest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezrfc1 26 Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 I don't believe this at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JordanRangers 4 Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13332462.stm:L This will add fuel to the conspiracy theories. He didn't want his best defender getting sent off and miss the Celtic game!My thoughts exactly Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh103 12 Posted May 9, 2011 Author Share Posted May 9, 2011 Maybe Romanov has been reading the Scottish Papers.He must have a sense of humour afterall Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1st_Jan_1994 4,868 Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 It'll almost certainly be because he's hankering for a transfer, possibly to usYeah that's what I thought. I think I made a thread on it at the time. I think it's more than plausible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thermopylae 15,287 Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Vlad = mason Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlippinEck 3,727 Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Please let Zaliukas score the winner on Wed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRodgA2k8 542 Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Maybe Romanov has been reading the Scottish Papers.He must have a sense of humour afterall Exactly why mate, there will be other reasons of course but no doubt he read or heard the pish from the papes and decided to stir the pot! Love Romanov sometimes! :chopometer: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KazzyTI 267 Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Rumours of match fixing going around, Kello and Ian black allegedly involved too. Thats the gossip from the capital. (Came from a Hibee right enough, so not sure how much is true)I heard the same from a Jambo at work today. Then again, he also said that Jeffries had walked and that's obviously not true as it stands... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraigRFC. 10 Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 He signed his contract before the turn of the year im sure. I wouldnt like to think he was involved with the wee girl allegedly Kello was, from Tynecastle High. All sorts of rumours kicking around. The BBC one is the funniest.Whats this?Went to Tynie and haven't heard this....PM me the lassies name if you know it and I'll find out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirWalterSmithLegend 206 Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 I heard the same from a Jambo at work today. Then again, he also said that Jeffries had walked and that's obviously not true as it stands...I didnt hear the Jefferies rumour mate. Seem it on here though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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