HEARTS CHIEF'S PLEDGE TO IVANAUSKAS

Hearts majority shareholder Vladimir Romanov claims Anatoli Korobochka is not there to take Valdas Ivanauskas' job.

The CSKA Moscow coach has been appointed sporting director at Tynecastle with Eduard Malofeev becoming a consultant.

Both will work closely with Ivanauskas and Romanov insists nothing underhand is going on at the club.

He told the Scottish Sun: "Korobochka is the director of sport, Malofeev is the consultant and Valdas is head coach. All three of them have my full support.

"Korobochka came on board at the beginning of August. His duties are to work with the coaches of the younger players, to cooperate with the academy. Malofeev is consulting on creating training programmes.

"Actually it is all three who are working together on this programme - and then we have the chance to compare these

programmes and discuss them, getting the best for the club.

"It is about the three of them working together. There is no hidden agenda."

Taken from sportinglife.com