Hearts, Title Charges and Has Tony Bloom Done It Again?

About this episode

Phil and Mark Atkinson discuss Hearts' surprising title charge and the implications for Scottish football.

On this episode of the Football Vision podcast, Phil is joined by Mark Atkinson (sports editor at The Scotsman) to discuss Hearts and their shock title charge under recent new ownership. Topics include: A brief history of Hearts, their standing in Scottish football, why Scotland needs to break the Old Firm title duopoly, their experienced manager Derek McInnes, standout players, why Tony Bloom decided to invest and what the future holds for Scottish football. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

People in this episode

Host: Phil

Guest: Mark Atkinson

Topics covered

• Hearts
• Scottish football
• title charge
• Tony Bloom
• Derek McInnes
• Old Firm
• ownership

Keywords

• Hearts
• Scottish football
• Tony Bloom
• Derek McInnes
• title charge
• Old Firm
• ownership

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Scotsman, Tony Bloom, Hearts, Scottish football

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