Tag: Gary Locke

Hearts have announced that former player, captain and Head Coach Gary Locke is to return to Tynecastle as a Principal Ambassador. Locke, who was sacked by Hearts when Ann Budge took control of the...

A season which began with much doom and gloom thanks to a 15 point deduction and signing embargo, ended on a high for Heart of Midlothian. Hot on the heels of the news that...

Rugby by John PreeceThree first half tries for Glasgow gave them a lead that Edinburgh got near but couldn’t manage to get past in the second leg of the 1872 Cup at Scotstoun. 11-0...

The fourth Edinburgh derby of the season had been billed, particularly from those from the east of the city, as the game which would finally seal Hearts fate and consign the Gorgie boys to...

SPFL, Friday 21 March 2014 – TynecastleBT Sport’s television deal with the SPFL has seen several games this season switched to a Friday evening. This week it was Hearts turn and the novelty of...

Hearts’ boss Gary Locke insists that his players will have to improve on last week’s form if they are to take anything from Rugby Park on Saturday.Speaking at the weekly press conference ahead of...

Hearts record at Motherwell isn’t particularly impressive so when manager Gary Locke spoke before the game of his hope that his young team would embark on a run of victories which would make the...

Hearts mini-revival in the SPFL Premiership – Gary Locke’s side were on an unbeaten run of four games – came to an end at Tynecastle on Saturday when league champions Celtic extended their lead...

There was some good news on the playing front for Gary Locke this week when influential midfielder Jason Holt came through an under 20s game unscathed and is now available for selection for today’s...

Hearts’ manager Gary Locke insists that he is looking forward to this weekend’s visit from champions Celtic, despite that result that last time they played in Gorgie when they scored seven goals without reply.With...

They say a week is a long time in politics. It’s also a long time in football, particularly if your team is on the wrong end of a gut-wrenching cup semi-final defeat by a...

Hibs took the honours in a hard fought mini derby at a snow covered Energy Assets Arena in Livingston last night.Terry Butcher and Maurice Malpas joined Gary Locke and Billy Brown in the director’s...

There has been much speculation in social media circles this week about the latest homecoming of the prodigal son to Tynecastle. Following the news that the SPFL will consider the possibility of Hearts bringing...

Hearts plea to the SPFL to lift the signing embargo imposed on them will be heard by the Hampden suits early next week. Desperate times call for desperate measures and if anyone was in...

 Hibs grabbed the bragging rights after dominating last night’s Edinburgh derby in front of a full house at Easter Road with 23 shots on goal compared to Hearts’ five, but Terry Butcher’s men left...

SPFL, Saturday 9 November 2013 – Pittodrie Not too long ago, Aberdeen couldn’t score against Hearts, far less win a game against them. Today, some bookmakers were offering odds of 6/1 for a Hearts win...

SPFL, Saturday 2 November 2013 – TynecastleAfter the high of their League Cup quarter final victory over Hibernian at Easter Road on Wednesday evening, Gary Locke’s young Hearts came down to earth with something...

It was heartbreak in the Highlands for Hearts as Gary Locke’s team snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. Leading 1-0 thanks to a Calum Paterson goal, it looked like all three points were...

Hearts manager Gary Locke today backed his young guns to come good after successive defeats in the SPFL. The Jambos head to the Highlands on Saturday to face a Ross County side who have...

Hearts have announced that Billy Brown, currently assisting manager Gary Locke, is to continue at Tynecastle until January 2014 – with the likelihood that the former East Fife manager will be in Gorgie until...

This week, The Edinburgh Reporter’s Weekly Sports roundup features, not one, but two genuine sporting superstars who figured at the highest levels in their respective sports. Arguably John McEnroe was the finest tennis player...