Kelty Hearts F.C.

I mean, at what point does the narrative change to what Stenhousemuir can do this year? 'Cause-

We've got sort of semi-recent history with Arbroath, don't we? That year they pushed Kelty all the way.

Yeah.

Al- also, I watch these things because it's Marv, but there's wee tweaks as well.

Why wait? We go, he! [upbeat music]

What is the best center back pairing? Who should be in the midfield? Is it a strongest Hearts 11? What are our European plans? And what would you rate the season so far out of 10? Those are some of the questions Craig and I are going to attempt to answer over the next 20 to 30 minutes, if possible.

Hello, and welcome to Hearts Standard.

Thanks to those who have joined us live.

We are answering some of the questions that were put towards us, uh, put towards us, put to us on Tuesday when we recorded the show.

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But Craig, let's get right into it.

And I suppose there were a few, there were a few questions about certain pairings or players, so we'll talk about them first and lead us into that impossible question of the strongest Hearts 11 if everyone is fit.

Do you want to talk about Dougie Samuel's departure first? Is there much we can talk about Dougie Samuel's departure?

I mean it's hard to discuss I mean similar to Alan Hale I suppose in terms of but even worse because he's been there for 15, 16 years whatever it was and there is nothing in that statement that is particularly positive like there was a there was one put out by Kelty for example on the same evening in terms of like Tam O'Weir and it was very much touched on the fact that Tam O'Weir was a player and a manager and touched on how important he had been to the club in general I would suggest that Dougie Samuel has been far more important to Spartans than Tama Weir has been to Celtic but they weren't like they never really mentioned it at all so that suggests to me that well it does really matter what it suggests to me but The fact that there is, I suppose, a kind of lack of news and a bit of a void, then people will try to fill it.

So I don't know what the issue is, but you can presume it isn't.

I think when he was put on...

But before we finish up the podcast, Sean, you touched on it very briefly.

We talked about other managerial departures in League 2 on Saturday.

And Tam O'Weir has been sacked by Kelty Hearts.

He was sacked about 90 minutes after the 3-1 home defeat to Edinburgh City.

Tam Courts and Lee Wallace will be leading the under-19s.

Courts was at Al Quesadilla at Saudi Arabia, previously at Kelty Hearts, then the United.

And Hungarian side Budapest Honved.

And obviously Lee Wall is a name that we all know.

Yeah.

And I'm not having a go at these guys because I think, uh, Steven Naismith is a very clever guy, intelligent guy who had managed Hearts.

And I like Naszy.

I think he'll do a good job, probably a good coach.

I'm not, I'm not saying that's-

Because, because I've seen what Motherwell's done.

I've seen what Hearts have done.

Of course.

Anyway, don't forget, Clyde 1 Super Scoreboard here throughout the weekend's games.

Kicking off tomorrow, League Cup quarterfinals, Kelty Hearts, Ross County, Aberdeen.

Dipping into the championship as well, Andrew McLean, Gordon Dalziel, uh, Hugh Kevans, it says here, and Marvin Bartley's in the studio tomorrow.

Yeah.

Since our last conversation, which I highly encourage you to listen to, Jordan has taken on an entirely new challenge.

He is now chairman of Kelty Hearts in Scotland after leading a consortium that acquired 80% of the stake in the club.

And today we're going to basically explore that and so much more.

Jordan, it's great to have you back on the show.

I wouldn't necessarily say I was a supporter, but it was kind of that connection to global soccer and kind of merging of two things that I was both passionate about and interested in the club.

So there wasn't necessarily one specific reason that that's the name of the company, but I felt it was kind of a good fit for my interests.

And obviously, prior to joining, which we obviously we talk about, which is the central theme of this discussion, Kelty Hearts, you are very pivotal in terms of, you know, helping 21st Group in terms of their, let's call it, having this competitive advantage when it comes to deal making, looking for underserved markets and just finding opportunities.

patterns that can be exploited.

So if you count Robbie Hemphrey, I'm not used to he's going to be the sub-goalkeeper.

but in terms of players that are expected to go out there and make an impact the permanent signings that they've made have been really good Scott Bright joined from St. Johnson excellent so far maybe a wee bit cheap the way he dived in for the goal he basically dived in and that allowed the ball to be played through for Callum McLeod that went over to Seoul but that aside just very very good defended well good football player as well his distribution is really good I like the way he can drill the ball through the lines he can hammer the ball right into a midfielder's feet which is really important it's getting Stenny out of bother Sam Young's been excellent since he's come in from Dunfermline Athletic really really impressive and Leighton Grant we knew how good a player he was last season Gary Naismith preferred him in the middle of the park Marvin Bartley wants to see him play in the right of the back three so that is very good the two wing backs Kinley Billum and Ross Meakin we know all about them they've just as Dennis Muir have stepped up through the levels the pair of them have stepped up through the levels as well and in the middle of the park you had Mikey Anderson and Finn Robson both very good Anderson best part-time player in the country for me another really good game albeit he played a pass that almost led to a goal by not looking and seeing where Alfie Babbage was but it was Lewis O'Donnell further forward who was the star boy for this one just brilliant just a great player I knew he was a good player from having seen him at his lone spells at Kelty Hearts and at Cove Rangers last season but it feels like he's taken his game up to another level with us the goals just so well taken Dale Carrick's little ball the way he it's hard to explain how he does it because he's got his back to goal and he sort of he doesn't kick the thing but he kicks the thing sort of just like with his like a big curly toe almost the way he kicks it he doesn't quite hook it he doesn't quite shin roll it it's quite hard to explain but the way he kicks it perfectly in the path of O'Donnell

just looks up and boom hammers that ball into the net I think Carrick is a perfect example of the unexpected nature of this Stenishmuir team.

Now was it last season or the

And I think as well, what they're looking to do, and this is something that all teams that are perhaps a little bit more remote from the central belt should look to do, is make Borough Briggs a very difficult place to go to.

You know, they, they, they beat Kelty Hearts there 4-1 early in the season.

It's a 4-0 win over Stirling Albion.

I think what they've looked to do and what they are doing successfully is just making it a very difficult place for opposition teams to come to.