I have no objection to that at all. It's not a great day for Hearts but I can't give the fans an explanation of the circumstances of the parting of company. I can't say any more because of confidentiality agreements.

Mr Romanov has already done a huge amount for the club as the principal shareholder. How much more can he do as the owner?

We are not going to rush it but we're also not going to have undue delay. I can say the club will go from strength to strength,

We are currently in the middle of contract negotiations with Craig Gordon over a new deal for him,

There is obviously a chance we could continue to play at Tynecastle when the new main stand is being built but if we did then the capacity would have to be cut from around 17,000 to 13,000 which would not be ideal,

There is obviously a chance we could continue to play at Tynecastle when the new main stand is being built but, if we did, then the capacity would have to be cut from around 17,000 to 13,000, which would not be ideal,