Robbie Neilson hints at Hearts squad clear out as Brora embarrassment branded a 'failed audition'

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Connor Ball and Tristan Evans are no strangers when it comes to interactions with fans but this one has stayed in their brains.The group, who are celebrating their tenth anniversary, are known to interact with fans on a regular basis and are always happy to pose for pictures.Over the course of their career, which boasts two Number One albums, they've had their fair share of awkward encounters.Speaking exclusively to Daily Star, they admitted these range from meeting fans in toilets to mysterious fanmail.Discussing their most bizarre encounter, James said: "Tampon, definitely that, yeah."One fan had 'gifted' the group a used tampon as a declaration of her love for the group - later sparking a craze amongst fans.He added: "It's got to be that, the tampon is the worst I think," before bandmate Tristan joked: "James ate it, we disposed of it pretty quickly."While Brad said: "There was a lot of shock, we've kind of blocked the memory out now, we were just like 'forget about it'".Tristan went on to say: "It was a phase, it happened a lot the first time we played Hammersmith Apollo."Someone threw a tampon that they'd coloured in red, they got us, I was like 'Oh my God' but it was fake, there was genuinely a phase going on for a few months, tampon throwing."Is it a sign of love, what is it?"But, that is perhaps not their most awkward encounter, Brad found himself in a sticky situation when a fan followed him into the toilets.Tristan revealed: "It happened to him [Brad]!"Simpson added: "It was a kid, he asked if he could have a photo and I was like 'You can, if you let me finish doing my business!'""Your guard is down, luckily the kid didn't have his phone in his hand but all it takes is 'oh the camera has flipped the wrong

Hearts continued to take baby steps towards the Championship title with a goalless draw at Dunfermline. Twice in the second half they were screaming for a spot kick after an apparent handball and what they felt was foul on Gary Mackay-Steven, but ref Colin Steven said no.“No point in talking about it now,” he said.“We’ve found it difficult this season with some of the decisions from referees.

Scott Brown's impending arrival at Pittodrie. The right-back has signed on loan for the final five games of the Championship season with Robbie Neilson's table-toppers needing just five points to clinch a return to the top flight at the first time of asking and could yet win a permanent deal in Gorgie beyond the summer.

Robbie Neilson is being blamed for a fall of 200 subscriptions to the club's fan ownership model, as a big announcement on the future is predicted. Though the Jambos sit well clear at the top of the Championship, supporters have been unhappy with performances throughout the campaign.

Christophe Berra is set to leave the club when his contract expires this summer. The 36-year-old returned to Tynecastle after being signed by former boss Ian Cathro in 2017, having previously started his professional career in Gorgie between 2003 and 2009.

Robbie Neilson can win back the Hearts fans with a five game winning streak to close out the Championship season, claims Stuart McCall. It has been a terrible week for the Jambos having been knocked out of the Scottish Cup in humiliating fashion by Highland League minnows Brora Rangers and defeated at Tynecastle by Queen of the South.

Ian Black has branded the current team "a f*****g joke" as they slumped to a second defeat on the spin. The pressure is on manager Robbie Neilson after a Scottish Cup exit to Brora Rangers was followed up with a loss to Queen of the South.

Robbie Neilson's corner. Despite a 13-point lead at the top of the Championship fans are alarmed at a recent run of results that included a Scottish Cup exit to Brora Rangers during the week.

Hearts lost somewhere along the road between the two, the capital club's season is playing out like some kind of drawn-out medieval torture. Robbie Neilson 's side fell to a second consecutive defeat, this time to opposition from the other end of the country, as Queen of the South took their first win over the Jambos since 1963.

Robbie Neilson admits he can understand supporters fury after a a 'build up' of frustrations amid the pandemic. Furious punters gathered outside Tynecastle following the Jambos humbling Scottish Cup loss to Brora Rangers.

Hearts squad this week – but Tuesday night’s horror show against Brora Rangers was just as painful as the injury that kept him out for more than a year.Souttar was carried off as the Jambos got the job done against the other Rangers in the Scottish Cup in February 2020.The Scotland ace had hoped to return in time for the start of this season’s Championship charge under Robbie Neilson.But a relapse of the same injury just after he was reunited with the manager who brought him to Tynecastle put paid to that.And the lack of treatment he was able to get after his op is what caused August’s problem.He said: “The first one against Rangers, we went straight into lockdown and that absolutely killed me.“I was on my own for three, four months in my

Scottish Cup debacle in Brora. But the Tynecastle chair has pleaded with fans to stay home amid suggestion they will stage a protest at Tynecastle on Saturday.

Hearts star Steven Pressley admits former teammate Robbie Neilson has lost the "credit in the bank" as Tynecastle boss The disastrous Scottish Cup exit at the hands of Highland League Brora Rangers has ramped up the pressure on Neilson, despite leading in the Championship. The shock result has led to some supporters urging Ann Budge to wield the axe with Premiership football in mind next season.

Scottish Cup by brilliant Brora Rangers. The Highland League outfit - who hadn't played for 10 weeks - triumphed 2-1 over Robbie Neilson 's desperate Jambos to earn a meeting with Stranraer in the third round.

Scottish Cup shocker at Brora Rangers. The Jambos boss admits he understands fans calling for his head as the club suffered one of the most embarrassing results in its history.Neilson has steered Hearts to the top of the Championship after they were sent down in the curtailed 2019/20 campaign but performances have dipped in recent weeks before culminating in Tuesday night's horror show.