Originally Posted by
JamesMcClean
The other issue is that the go ahead for the Premier Clubs for the start of August has only been possible contingent with strict guidelines laid down from the Scottish Government, involving amongst other things stringent Covid testing, special measures in training etc etc. Only those who have complied will be able to go at the start of August. Hearts players (as RN states in his interviews) are all still on furlough and not been subject to these measures. Therefore, IF they were successful (and I think it’s a very, very big IF now) they cannot and would not be allowed to play on August 1st so it would not just be a simple case of swapping with Utd. It ain’t happening.