Liam Stewart

Yes, I think we've had guys that have gone to strengthen the team this year.

Obviously, you're going back guys like Matt Stewart, Liam Stewart, Carter, Cam, guys that are very good locker room guys who can bring a room together, like Jordan County.

They love doing things together as a group, which I think is a massive key thing to success.

I say the years we had when we won the league many years ago now, but we were like a group, a united group that wanted to do things together, like go for dinner together or go to the gym together, which I think this year's team is...

Having seen him last week in training, he's going to be a fan favourite.

I can guarantee that one.

Now, penultimately, and another new number, And another return for the number 94, Liam Stewart.

Disco's back.

OK. Yeah, so in these podcasts in pre-season, we are bringing you all the behind the scenes and chatting to a number of the playing roster and our off-ice staff at the Livestack Milton Keynes Lightning.

And tonight's guests are... really need no introduction they are eighth and ninth for lightning's all-time point scorers and they're brilliant human beings off ice and very very popular figures as you would have seen with the reactions on social media when both their signings were announced so tonight's guests are lightning's number 86 sean norris and number 94 liam stewart boys thank you so much for joining us on the podcast today

thanks for having us boys It's going on, fellas.

Going really, really well.

Yeah, it's been good.

I've had a few holidays here and there.

I've been following Stewie's off-season programme, so it's been keeping me in shape with that.

I've been on the ice a few times, feeling good, no injuries.

Never say never, but yeah, we could possibly say never.

We've got, um, Liam Stewart, who's a professional hockey player, uh, over there.

He said that he'd be pretty keen to jump through for a chat too.

Great.

And then there is another team in Hearts who are building a bit of confidence.

Am I hoping Rapid Vienna are more like the Rapid Vienna Thomas Fogel talked about than Liam Stewart talked about? Yes.

But I would imagine maybe there's somewhere in between.

But I do think it's...

It's one of those, I'll write something up about it over the next couple of days, but I remember thinking, going to it, I was thinking, it probably feels a wee bit too soon going to see a play about last season, but it was done in a way that it's not too much focused about hearts on the field, and it's more about the fans the fan feeling, not the fan feeling around it, but the fan experience and it brings a bit of reality to it and why football is an escape and how last season was, even though it ended in a shit manner, was still really, really enjoyable and really important.

So I would recommend anyone going if they're looking for a show to see at the Fringe or anything at the Vault of Hearts to go and see that at, I think that's

And if you're looking for more Hearts content, including plenty of previews, as Joel was alluding to there, of the Rapid Vienna game, please go over to heartsstandard.co.uk. There's really good tactical analysis from Liam Stewart.

I spoke to Thomas Flogel.

[upbeat music] Hello, and welcome to the latest from Hearts Standard.

I am your host, Joel Sked, and I'm delighted to be joined by Liam Stewart to discuss Rapid Vienna ahead of the Conference League playoff tie on Thursday.

Mouth-watering Conference League playoff tie.

I think every Hearts match at the moment's mouth-watering.