2007–08 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

July 2011 September 2020 Heart of Midlothian 2007–08 Anatoliy Korobochka(until 31 December)Stephen Frail(from 29 January) Roman Romanov Tynecastle Park Scottish Premier League 8th Scottish Cup Fourth round League Cup Semi-finals Andrius Velička (11) Andrius Velička (14) 17,131 vs. Hibernian, SPL, 19 January 2008 10,500 vs. Dunfermline Athletic, League Cup, 25 September 2007 2006–07 2008–09 The 2007–08 season was the 127th season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian, and their 25th consecutive season in the top level of Scottish football, competing in the Scottish Premier League. Hearts also competed in the Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup. Season Overview Hearts began the season in a disappointing manner being defeated 1-0 in the Edinburgh Derby with Hibernian. On 31 December 2007, Romanov announced that, following five successive defeats which saw the club fall to 10th (third bottom) place in the league, the club would be looking to appoint a 'British-style' manager who would have complete control over team affairs.http://sport.scotsman.com/heartofmidlothianfc/Hearts-launch-formal-search-for.3631955.jp Hearts launch formal search for traditional manager The Scotsman 18 August 2007 Since then, Stephen Frail has been the caretaker manager, although it was not made clear at the time that Frail would be manager until the end of the season. Hearts were defeated 1–0 in the 4th round replay of the Scottish Cup by Motherwell after a 2–2 draw on 21 January 2008. Rangers defeated them 2–0 in the semi-final of the CIS Cup on 30 January at Hampden Park. Hearts then sold their top scorer, Andrius Velička, to Norwegian side Viking Stavanger on 26 February 2008. A 0–0 draw with Kilmarnock on 5 April 2008 meant that Hearts failed to make the "Top Six" of the SPL, for the first time since the split league format was introduced in 2001. Results and fixtures Pre-season / Friendlies For the second consecutive pre-season Hearts visited Austria, although on this occasion the side also played four tour matches in Germany. Only one pre-season match was played in Edinburgh, a "glamour friendly" against FC Barcelona at Murrayfield Stadium, which attracted Hearts' largest ever attendance for a "home" match. L 30 June 2007 Friendly 2–1 Tavriya Simferopol Zborovskyi 38 57 pen. Heart of Midlothian Karipidis 40 200 W 7 July 2007 Friendly 1–2 Austria Wien Metz 64 Heart of Midlothian Schiemer 18 o.g.Troyansky 55 o.g. Franz Horr Stadion 3,000 Fritz Stuchlik L 13 July 2007 Friendly 2–1 BV Cloppenburg Breiremeiter 16Balke 75 Heart of Midlothian Kostadinov 85 Stadion an der Friesoyther Strasse 1,500 Jochen Zdebel D 14 July 2007 Friendly 1–1 Rot-Weiss Essen Klinger 51 Heart of Midlothian Pospíšil 44 Georg-Melches-Stadion 2,800 Guido Winkmann W 20 July 2007 Friendly 1–5 Heracles Almelo Smit 63 Heart of Midlothian Ivaškevičius 6Mäkelä 10 22Stewart 52Jónsson 90 pen. Coesfeld 200 Detlef Scheppe L 21 July 2007 Friendly 1–0 Moroka Swallows Tsutsulupa 34 Heart of Midlothian 500 L 24 July 2007 Friendly 1–3 Heart of Midlothian Mäkelä 24 Barcelona Ronaldinho 22 pen. 40Santos 50 Murrayfield Stadium 57,857 Dougie McDonald Scottish Premier League 2007–08 Scottish Premier League L 6 August 2007 SPL 0–1 Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Kerr 2 Tynecastle Park 16,436 Stuart Dougal D 12 August 2007 SPL 1–1 BBC SPORT Aberdeen Nicholson 19 Heart of Midlothian Stewart 45 Pittodrie Stadium 13,134 Brines D 18 August 2007 SPL 1–1 Heart of Midlothian Driver 73 Gretna Barr 80 Tynecastle Park 16,407 Dougie McDonald L 25 August 2007 SPL 5–0 Celtic Berra 9 o.g.Donati 22Brown 61Hesselink 63 pen.Nakamura 79 Heart of Midlothian Celtic Park 57,300 Brines W 3 September 2007 SPL 0–2 Motherwell Heart of Midlothian Kingston 24Velička 92 Fir Park 5,081 Charlie Richmond W 15 September 2007 SPL 4–2 Heart of Midlothian Driver 13Tall 27Stewart 66 pen.Ivaškevičius 70 Rangers Cousin 48 pen.Beasley 75 Tynecastle Park 15,948 Mike McCurry L 22 September 2007 SPL 2–1 Inverness CT Wyness 64Brewster 92 Heart of Midlothian Black 34 o.g. Caledonian Stadium 4,918 Mike Tumilty W 30 September 2007 SPL 1–3 St Mirren Corcoran 78 Heart of Midlothian Driver 40Stewart 56 pen.Velička 82 Love Street 4,233 John Underhill W 6 October 2007 SPL 4–2 Heart of Midlothian Kšanavičius 5Žaliūkas 27Velička 58Nadé 68 Falkirk Barrett 87 Moutinho 89 Tynecastle Park 15,855 Stuart Dougal L 20 October 2007 SPL 1–3 Heart of Midlothian Kingston 92 Dundee United Robertson 14 28 Robson 89 pen. Tynecastle Park 16,436 Craig Thomson L 27 October 2007 SPL 3–1 Kilmarnock Wales 52Nish 72Gibson 77 Heart of Midlothian Tall 90+2 Rugby Park 6,373 Willie Collum D 4 November 2007 SPL 1–1 Hibernian Berra 18 o.g. Heart of Midlothian Nadé 46 Easter Road 17,015 Charlie Richmond W 11 November 2007 SPL 4–1 Heart of Midlothian Driver 3Velička 13Tall 57 Nadé 62 Aberdeen Visscher 38 Tynecastle Park 17,122 Iain Brines D 24 November 2007 SPL 1–1 Gretna Kingston 49 o.g. Heart of Midlothian Kingston 27 Fir Park 1,544 Mike Tumilty D 1 December 2007 SPL 1–1 Heart of Midlothian Velička 90+1 pen. Celtic Mcdonald 73 Tynecastle Park 16,454 Kenny Clark L 8 December 2007 SPL 1–2 Heart of Midlothian Driver 12 Motherwell Porter 53Žaliūkas 67 o.g. Tynecastle Park 16,633 Craig Thomson L 15 December 2007 SPL 2–1 Rangers Mcculloch 18 87 Heart of Midlothian Velička 56 Ibrox Stadium 48,392 Dougie McDonald L 22 December 2007 SPL 2–3 Heart of Midlothian Berra 62Velička 90 pen. Inverness CT Duncan 22Rankin 53 pen.Bayne 90+3 Tynecastle Park 16,202 Willie Collum L 26 December 2007 SPL 0–1 Heart of Midlothian St Mirren McGinn 17 Tynecastle Park 16,476 Iain Brines L 29 December 2007 SPL 2–1 Falkirk Finnigan 77Higdon 81 Heart of Midlothian Palazuelos 28 Falkirk Stadium 6,614 Kenny Clark L 2 January 2008 SPL 4–1 Dundee United Robson 22 70 pen. 87Hunt 84 Heart of Midlothian Berra 38 Tannadice Park 7,507 Alan Freeland D 5 January 2008 SPL 1–1 Heart of Midlothian Velička 63 Kilmarnock Di Giacomo 45 Tynecastle Park 14,346 John Underhill W 19 January 2008 SPL 1–0 Heart of Midlothian Velička 20 Hibernian Tynecastle Park 17,131 Kenny Clark W 26 January 2008 SPL 0–1 Aberdeen Heart of Midlothian Nadé 55 Pittodrie Stadium 14,000 Willie Collum W 9 February 2008 SPL 2–0 Heart of Midlothian Gretna Velička 4 41 pen. Tynecastle Park 16,139 Charlie Richmond L 16 February 2008 SPL 3–0 Celtic Hesselink 14Mcdonald 51Hinkel 76 Heart of Midlothian Celtic Park 56,738 Dougie McDonald W 23 February 2008 SPL 0–1 Motherwell Heart of Midlothian Craigan 12 o.g. Fir Park 5,925 Craig Thomson L 27 February 2008 SPL 0–4 Heart of Midlothian Rangers Darcheville 25 44Novo 53 70 Tynecastle Park 16,173 Stuart Dougal W 1 March 2008 SPL 0–3 Inverness CT Heart of Midlothian Karipidis 22Elliot 33 47 Caledonian Stadium 4,489 Alan Freeland D 15 March 2008 SPL 1–1 St Mirren Hamilton 59 Heart of Midlothian Mikoliūnas 87 Love Street 4,557 Willie Collum D 22 March 2008 SPL 0–0 Heart of Midlothian Falkirk Tynecastle Park 16,682 Charlie Richmond W 29 March 2008 SPL 1–0 Heart of Midlothian Kingston 27 Dundee United Tynecastle Park 16,871 Eddie Smith D 5 April 2008 SPL 0–0 Kilmarnock Heart of Midlothian Rugby Park 5,901 Craig Thomson W 19 April 2008 SPL 3–2 Heart of Midlothian Johnson 28Glen 42Kingston 81 St Mirren McCay 20Mason 78 Tynecastle Park 15,259 Mike McCurry W 26 April 2008 SPL 1–0 Heart of Midlothian Glen 80 Inverness CT Tynecastle Park 15,423 Dougie McDonald L 5 May 2008 SPL 2–1 Falkirk Scobbie 45Finnigan 52 Heart of Midlothian Česnauskis 78 Falkirk Stadium 4,638 Craig Thomson L 10 May 2008 SPL 0–2 Heart of Midlothian Kilmarnock Murray 74Giacomo 83 Tynecastle Park 10,512 Mike Tumilty L 13 May 2008 SPL 1–0 Gretna Skelton 90+3 Heart of Midlothian Fir Park 1,090 John Underhill Scottish League Cup 2007–08 Scottish League Cup W 28 August 2007 Second round 0–2 BBC SPORT Stirling Albion Heart of Midlothian Ellis 39 o.g.Kingston 53 Forthbank Stadium 2,059 J Underhill W 25 September 2007 Third round 4–1 BBC SPORT Heart of Midlothian Nadé 34 pen.Berra 97Elliot 100 102 Dunfermline Athletic Simmons 84 Tynecastle Park 10,500 Brian Winter W 31 October 2007 Quarter-finals 0–2 BBC SPORT Celtic Heart of Midlothian Velička 77 86 Celtic Park 21,492 Kenny Clark L 30 January 2008 Semi-finals 2–0 BBC SPORT Rangers Ferguson 50Darcheville 69 Heart of Midlothian Hampden Park 31,989 Stuart Dougal Scottish Cup 2007–08 Scottish Cup D 12 January 2008 Fourth round 2–2 BBC Sport Heart of Midlothian Česnauskis 10Velička 52 Motherwell Porter 64 78 Tynecastle Park 13,651 Stuart Dougal L 22 January 2008 Fourth round replay 1–0 BBC Sport Motherwell McCormack 23 pen. Heart of Midlothian Fir Park 8,300 Stuart Dougal First team player statistics Squad information Last updated 13 May 2008 During the 2007–08 campaign, Hearts used thirty-six players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player. {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: center;" |- ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" rowspan="2" width="10%" align="center"|Number ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" rowspan="2" width="10%" align="center"|Position ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" rowspan="2" width="10%" align="center"|Nation ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" rowspan="2" width="20%" align="center"|Name ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" colspan="2" align="center"|Totals ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" colspan="2" align="center"|SPL ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" colspan="2" align="center"|League Cup ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" colspan="2" align="center"|Scottish Cup |- ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" width=60 align="center"|Apps ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" width=60 align="center"|Goals ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" width=60 align="center"|Apps ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" width=60 align="center"|Goals ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" width=60 align="center"|Apps ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" width=60 align="center"|Goals ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" width=60 align="center"|Apps ! style="background:maroon; color:white;" scope="col" width=60 align="center"|Goals |- 2 Robbie Neilson DF SCO 33+0 0 4+0 0 2+0 0 3 Lee Wallace DF SCO 16+5 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 4 Christophe Berra DF SCO 35+0 2 4+0 1 2+0 0 5 Ibrahim Tall DF SEN 12+0 3 2+0 0 0+0 0 6 José Gonçalves DF POR 23+0 0 4+0 0 2+0 0 7 Neil McCann MF SCO 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 9 Michal Pospíšil FW CZE 0+8 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 10 Laryea Kingston MF GHA 16+2 5 2+0 1 0+0 0 11 Andrew Driver MF SCO 23+2 5 2+1 0 1+0 0 13 Steve Banks GK ENG 28+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 14 Christian Nadé FW FRA 17+7 4 2+0 1 0+1 0 15 Juho Mäkelä FW FIN 1+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 16 Saulius Mikoliūnas MF LIT 14+11 1 2+1 0 1+1 0 17 Andrius Velička FW LIT 16+4 11 0+3 2 2+0 1 18 Deividas Česnauskis MF LIT 10+3 1 0+0 0 2+0 1 19 Ričardas Beniušis FW LIT 1+7 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 20 Jason Thomson DF SCO 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 21 Eggert Jónsson DF ISL 25+3 1 2+1 0 1+0 0 22 Calum Elliot FW SCO 14+10 2 3+0 2 0+0 0 23 Michael Stewart MF SCO 23+5 3 4+0 0 2+0 0 25 Christos Karipidis DF GRE 15+1 1 1+1 0 2+0 0 26 Marius Žaliūkas DF LIT 21+5 1 2+0 0 0+0 0 27 Mauricio Pinilla MF CHI 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 28 Kęstutis Ivaškevičius MF LIT 8+9 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 29 Audrius Kšanavičius MF LIT 17+5 1 2+2 0 1+0 0 31 Anthony Basso GK FRA 7+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 39 Fernando Screpis MF ARG 3+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 42 Scott Robinson MF SCO 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 43 Eduardas Kurskis GK LIT 3+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 44 Rubén Palazuelos MF SPA 24+5 1 2+1 0 2+0 0 43 Jamie Mole FW ENG 2+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 46 Tomas Kančelskis DF LIT 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 52 Ryan McGowan DF AUS 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 60 Gary Glen FW SCO 5+1 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 13 May 2008 SCO 2014 Squad Number Match Reportshttps://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=1289&comp_id=12&teamTabs=stats Soccerbase Hearts Squad Stats 2007/08 31 July 2020 July 2024Appearances (starts and substitute appearances) and goals include those in the Scottish Premier League, League Cup, and the Scottish Cup. Goal scorers Last updated 13 May 2008 PlacePositionNationNameSPLLeague CupScottish CupTotal1FWLITAndrius Velička1121142MFGHALaryea Kingston51063MFSCOAndrew Driver5005FWFRAChristian Nadé41054FWSCOCalum Elliot22045DFSCOChristophe Berra2103MFSCOMichael Stewart3003DFSENIbrahim Tall30036MFLITDeividas Česnauskis1012FWSCOGary Glen20027MFLITKęstutis Ivaškevičius1001DFISLEggert Jónsson1001DFGREChristos Karipidis1001MFLITAudrius Kšanavičius1001MFLITSaulius Mikoliūnas1001MFSPARubén Palazuelos1001DFLITMarius Žaliūkas1001 Total457254 Team statistics League table HOM Management statistics Last updated 13 May 2008 NameFromToPWDLWin%Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.UKR Anatoliy Korobochkadmy 2007 06 30dmy 2008 01 01 7 5 10SCO Stephen Fraildmy 2008 01 01dmy 2008 05 13 8 5 8 lower-alpha Club Managers Just prior to the season's commencement Anatoly Korobochka and Stephen Frail were confirmed as the club's permanent coaching team.http://sport.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1186392007 Korobochka and Frail are Hearts coaching duo Edinburgh Evening News 30 July 2007 After several other discouraging results, the Scottish media began to scrutinise why the team was not matching supporters expectations, with one particular area of interest being the coaching structure. As neither Korobochka or Bulgarian assistant coach Angel Chervenkov spoke fluent English, a translator was required to aid management and team communication, a situation Frail admitted was "frustrating" and "not ideal" after a 1–1 draw with Gretna.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/6952997.stm Frail slams communication issues BBC Sport 18 August 2007 5 January 2010 Stephen Frail was appointed manager on 31 December following a difficult start to the season, although it was not made clear at the time that Frail would be manager until the end of the season. On 22 May 2008 reports came out that caretaker manager Stephen Frail was on his way out of Tynecastle as he was not part of the new managerial structure at Hearts. Transfers Several Lithuanian players left the club during the close-season, while two more Audrius Ksanavičius and Ričardas Beniušis arrived on loan from FBK Kaunas. Other summer signings included Rubén Palazuelos from Gimnástica de Torrelavega and Michael Stewart, who returned to the club after two seasons with rivals Hibernian. Scottish international goalkeeper Craig Gordon moved to Sunderland for £9 million in early August. This fee meant that Gordon was the most expensive Hearts and Scottish player ever, and the most expensive goalkeeper in British football history. Players in Player From FeeSCO Mark RidgersSCO Ross County£40,000http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/ross_county/6647721.stm Hearts buy kid keeper from County BBC BBC Sport 11 May 2007 29 January 2025GHA Laryea KingstonRUS Akhmat Grozny£500,000http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/6677687.stm Hearts finalise Kingston transfer bbc.co.uk BBC Sport 7 June 2007 19 December 2024CHI Mauricio PinillaPOR Sporting CPFreehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/6239692.stm Pinilla back at Hearts after loan bbc.co.uk BBC Sport 27 June 2007 19 December 2024SCO Michael StewartSCO HibernianFreehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/6256560.stm Hearts call tempts Stewart back bbc.co.uk BBC Sport 30 June 2007 19 December 2024SPA Rubén PalazuelosSPA Gimnástica de TorrelavegaFreehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/6286230.stm Palazuelos pays for Hearts move bbc.co.uk BBC Sport 12 July 2007 19 December 2024FRA Anthony BassoFRA AuxerreFreehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/6953778.stm Keeper Basso wins move to Hearts bbc.co.uk BBC Sport 31 August 2007 19 December 2024FRA Christian NadéENG Sheffield UnitedFreehttp://www.heartsfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10289~1103729,00.html Who's the Nade! 19 December 2024 Heart of Midlothian F.C. official website dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080208094813/http://www.heartsfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10289~1103729%2C00.html 8 February 2008 ARG Fernando ScrepisLIT FBK KaunasFreehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/7220192.stm Screpis completes Hearts transfer bbc.co.uk BBC Sport 31 January 2008 19 December 2024 Players out Player To FeeFRA Julien BrellierENG Norwich CityFreeNorwich land Brellier from Hearts http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/norwich/6266306.stm 3 July 2007 BBC Sport en-GB 19 December 2024SCO Craig GordonENG Sunderland£9,000,000http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/6932931.stm Gordon completes Sunderland move bbc.co.uk BBC Sport 8 August 2007 19 December 2024GRE Takis FyssasGRE PanathinaikosFreehttps://www.ekathimerini.com/sports/51233/soccer-s-big-three-announce-more-deals/ Soccer's big three announce more deals ekathimerini.com Ekathimerini 13 August 2007 19 December 2024BIH Mirsad BešlijaFreehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/7670411.stm Hearts opt to cut Beslija loose BBC Sport 14 October 2007 19 December 2024CZE Michal PospíšilBEL Sint-TruidenseFreehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/7200075.stm Pospisil moves to Belgian outfit BBC Sport 21 January 2008 19 December 2024LIT Andrius VeličkaNOR Viking FK£1,000,000http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/7264648.stm Velicka seals Stavanger transfer bbc.co.uk BBC Sport 26 February 2008 19 December 2024 Loans in Player From FeeLIT Ričardas BeniušisLIT FBK KaunasLoanhttp://sport.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1193112007 Beni wins loan deal at Hearts scotsman.com The Scotsman 31 July 2007 19 December 2024 Loans out Player To FeeENG Jamie MoleSCO Queen of the SouthLoanhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/6932071.stm Mole moves on loan to Palmerston bbc.co.uk BBC Sport 5 August 2007 19 December 2024SCO Marc McCuskerSCO StranraerLoanhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stranraer/6943146.stm McCusker given Stair Park chance bbc.co.uk BBC Sport 12 August 2007 19 December 2024BIH Mirsad BešlijaBEL Sint-TruidenseLoanhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/6946356.stm Beslija vows to return after loan bbc.co.uk BBC Sport 15 August 2007 19 December 2024CZE Roman BednářENG West Bromwich AlbionLoanhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/6973532.stm Bednar agrees to West Brom loan bbc.co.uk BBC Sport 31 August 2007 19 December 2024SCO Marc McCuskerSCO ClydeLoanhttp://www.clydefc.co.uk/latestnews.cfm?id=2661 Hearts youngster signs Clyde F.C. 19 December 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20080324102541/http://www.clydefc.co.uk/latestnews.cfm?id=2661 24 March 2008 dead SCO David TempletonSCO Raith RoversLoanhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/raith_rovers/7168610.stm Templeton moves to Kirkcaldy bbc.co.uk BBC Sport 2 January 2008 24 December 2024FIN Juho MäkeläFIN HJKLoan See also List of Heart of Midlothian F.C. seasons References 30em External links Official Club website Complete Statistical Record Heart of Midlothian Category:Heart of Midlothian F.C. seasons