IT WAS at the end of August 2004, ten years ago yesterday in fact, that Vladimir Romanov was revealed – by The Scotsman, incidentally – to be the man ready to step in and keep Hearts at Tynecastle. In his early months in charge, the Russian-born businessman spoke of his long-term plans for the club, and his subordinates even hinted that the Romanov family of companies would go on into the indefinite future. In the event, it did not even last a full decade.






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