Hearts owner Vladimir Romanov has threatened to end his funding of the Edinburgh club in a tirade against Scottish football.
Tynecastle supremo hits out at Scottish football
Hearts owner Vladimir Romanov has threatened to end his funding of the Edinburgh club in a tirade against Scottish football.
His comments came after Danny Grainger was suspended for two games for his stamp on Kilmarnock's Dean Shiels while manager Paul Sergio is facing a touchline ban after his dismissal in the same game.
Romanov says would-be investors have turned their backs on putting cash into the game while he feels there are practically no 'high-quality' Scottish players left.
No interest
"Entrepreneurs and various large businesses have turned their backs on that sort of football and left this national heritage to the mercy of its own fate," commented Romanov.
"No one is interested in what's going on. This is why there is no point in spending millions to watch someone else's show.
"There are practically no high-quality Scottish players left, Scottish clubs don't play in Europe and the national team doesn't get into finals. The soap opera, or to give it a more apt name, showbusiness, is the whole of Scottish football.
"The game against Kilmarnock was another show. Following on from the SFA investigation of Sergio for legitimate comments he has made, it simply shows how the media is running, or ruining, Scottish football."
