Hearts superfan turns his back on Jambo's chief Romanov by having his giant tattoo removed

27 Jun 2013 08:59

Gary Ralston

STAN THOMSON endured a painful procedure to have the tattoo on his back covered up as he says he's disgusted by the way owner Vladimir Romanov has conducted himself.
Thomson getting his 'ROMANOV' tattoo removed Thomson getting his 'ROMANOV' tattoo removed
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HEARTS fan Stan Thomson yesterday began his big cover-up – erasing Vladimir Romanov from his life.

DJ Stan, 52, turned to a tattooist to conceal his tribute to the Jambos' owner.

He had Romanov inked on top of his Hearts tattoo in 2006, when the club won the Scottish Cup.

But it all turned sour as Hearts' fortunes waned, ending up with them calling in administrators this month over debts of £25million.

Yesterday, after Edinburgh tattooist Billy Brown, a fellow Hearts fan, concealed Romanov's name with thistles, Stan said: "It was sore, but worth it. I'm not ruling out more tattoos, but I'll stick with Edinburgh and Scottish themes in the future.

Stan Thomson getting his 'ROMANOV' tattoo removed Stan Thomson getting his 'ROMANOV' tattoo removed
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"I'm still disgusted with Romanov. I don't know what he would think about it all as he seems to have disappeared."

Billy, of Ace Tattoo Parlour in Gorgie Road, spent two hours working on Stan's back yesterday and will complete it in a fortnight when he adds a splash of colour to the new thistles motif.

He said: "This is the first phase complete and we'll add some colour to complete the design. I'll make him a happy Jambo again."

Taken from the Daily Record