And who should foot the bill for those clubs that would lose income by not having home games against Hearts?
I think the clubs, who are the SPFL after all, will be happy to advance the money.
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Vladimir Romanov faces charges of "misappropriation and embezzlement". Lithuanian law provides for imprisonment up to 7 years. 1/2
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But a spokesman for Mr Romanov's fallen business empire in Lithuania says: "It might be that the list of his doings is not finished yet."
With the current bravehearts love in I am 100% certain they will get it. Always was the fallback plan imo and the Gretna precedent will make it a foregone conclusion. Wouldn't surprise me if calls were made by Doncaster to BDO saying"just give us a ring if it gets tight mate". Puts a slight dent in the FoH budget for next season though.
The Lithuanian government wont release any 'frozen' shares surely until the trial is done and dusted. As someone else says, that could potentially take years. They would have to investigate backlogs of dodgy transactions, money laundering involving 3 or 4 different countries, different types of organisations from football clubs, basketball clubs, to banks in the UK, banks in the baltic states, metal plants in Bosnia and so on.
I see what you mean though, if he was never found then the 'frozen' shares might have never ever got released.
If he is being charged and a date set for a trial, they will have a complete case against him. If any of the evidence (ie: the assets, meaning the shares) were tampered with, his lawyers will be all over it. Also, they will appeal at every juncture. This case could run for months and months.
It could also bring worse news for Hearts. The money they were using to underwrite their crazy spending will inevitably be shown to be dirty. This would put the football authorities in this country in a terrible position. If they won points, prizes and prize money through cash earned through drugs/ human trafficking/ financial corruption, where does that leave sporting integrity? There is also the position of officers of the club during Vlad's tenure. They too, might be liable to prosecution.
On a completely different matter, I'm convinced that the local national and national politicians who were keen to assist and facilitate Vlad's ownership of Hearts are above reproach and took no remuneration for their consultancy roles. They will be as glad as anybody to see him in the dock, testifying to his full involvement with Hearts.
OK lets say they get paid " up front" . It just means that that money won't be there come the start of next season - cash flow problems
again ?
Remember the old cliche " You can only sell the family silver once " !!
Remember too - Mrs B hasn't signed anything yet it's still all " perhaps/maybe "
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Why are they still in hiding on Hunchback? Are they afraid of Hibby trolls, or are the shameless yins actually feeling embarrassed?
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I have thought for a while that there is worse news to come for Hearts. They have been massively overplaying their hand by trying to claim they were victims in all of this, because if evidence comes to light of HMFC laundering money for the Romanov empire, the backlash will be even fiercer.
Even the Huns will be able to claim moral superiority over them - imagine that!
It's a logical step in some ways, but if they pull the plug then it gives them very little time to get the Newco up and running for next season, especially if they lose the PBS. They can't afford a season in limbo.
It's more than possible that there might be some deal to smooth a Newco passage into the lower leagues throughout this process though!
Anyone else get the feelung that this is all just a stalling tactic, theg are really just getting the house in order for liquidation asking the spfl for assurances that the will go to l2?
They could be stripped of all honours won during his time.
Now Vlad has been released according to Jamie Borthwick on twitter. 5 minutes after the evening news publish it on their website lol.