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Article: ONE COMMON DENOMINATOR STANDS OUT IN THE CHAOS.
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- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- March 23, 2006
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Byline: ROGER HANNAH
WHEN a Hearts player is booked, their fans blame the SFA. When a game drifts away from the team, the boo-boys turn their fire on radio pundits.
They may be trailing champions-elect Celtic by umpteen points but, in terms of conspiracy theories, Hearts have few equals this season.
Where Chris Robinson was once the target of their ire, Hearts supporters now blame anyone but the Romanovs when something goes wrong.
But who else will they blame when Craig Gordon, Andy Webster, Rudi Skacel and Julien Brellier - four mainstays in the pursuit of Champions League qualification and Tennent's Scottish Cup glory - walk away ...