by Iain Lobban | Nov 24, 2017 | 2017-18, Opinion, Writing
Why Tynecastle wasn’t the only missing piece of our current on-pitch puzzle. In the 20 years and four days since my first ever Hearts game, a 2–1 win over St Johnstone, I can safely say I never considered the prospect of feeling the same wide-eyed, child-like awe I...
by Iain Lobban | Oct 27, 2017 | 2017-18, Opinion, Writing
Yesterday was my 30th birthday and as I embark on my fourth decade, I am only now starting to realise exactly what my Hibs-supporting friends must have being going through for the vast majority of the past 30 years. The life of a Hearts fan my age has, at least as far...
by Iain Lobban | Aug 25, 2017 | 2017-18, Opinion, Writing
With Jon Daly a front-runner for the head coach vacancy, there may be life in Levein’s “boot room” succession strategy yet. Since the last article I wrote was almost immediately rendered obsolete by Ian Cathro’s sacking 12 hours after I’d posted it, I figured a piece...
by Iain Lobban | Jul 31, 2017 | 2017-18, Opinion, Writing
Defeat to Dunfermline: the death knell for Cathro’s Tynecastle career? When I first thought about how I’d approach this piece, my mind was almost immediately drawn to a scene from the second season finale of cult TV show Lost, in which the character of John Locke — a...
by Iain Lobban | Jul 23, 2017 | 2017-18, Opinion, Writing
Mike Tullberg Deciding who to put in each of the bottom two spots felt like being asked to decide which part of your body you’d rather have lopped off, your hand or your foot: a dilemma you’d rather not have in the first place, each option as excruciatingly...
