It's a rough time to be into football as fans approach an eighth weekend without the beautiful game.That's almost a full pre-season in a time when the sport is normally at its pulse-racing best: as championships, cups and relegations are all decided.
The last part is what Hearts would have been hoping to avoid had the Premiership season been played to a conclusion. Now it looks like matters have been taken out of the Gorgie club's hands.
It looks like there's more chance of Hearts being saved through a masterclass in boardroom negotiation from chairman Ann Budge, as she pushes for league reconstruction, than anything on a football pitch.
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