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Hearts plan shake-up of medical personnel


ANGUS WRIGHT

VLADIMIR Romanov has promised an overhaul of Hearts' medical staff after carrying out a review of procedures at the club which left him unimpressed.

Ollie Finlay, the Tynecastle side's physiotherapist, was suspended indefinitely at the weekend but no reasons were given by Hearts. The club have also refused to comment on reports claiming alternative therapists are working at Hearts' training base at Riccarton.

Romanov, Hearts' owner, said the club would now be recruiting a new "chief doctor" and "deputy chief doctor" following a review by three specialists from Germany, Ukraine and Lithuania.

"The results [of the review] were upsetting," Romanov said. "For example, some weeks ago Steven Pressley was put on the pitch when he was ill. What I want is a strong medical team in the club. There will be a chief doctor and a deputy chief doctor. Separately, there will also be diagnostic specialists who will work independently at the club.

"We have had so many injuries and it's such an important part of the club I want to make sure it's really working properly."

Romanov is believed to be concerned about Pressley playing earlier this season while still suffering the effects of a virus, although it is thought the Tynecastle captain insisted he was fit to play.

In Finlay's absence Hearts used Andy Caldwell, another of the club's physios, to treat injured players during Sunday's victory over Celtic at Tynecastle.

Finlay was suspended just 24 hours after Hearts' head coach Valdas Ivanauskas was quoted as saying: "Oliver is the boss on the medical side. He has the final say on things."



Taken from the Scotsman


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