HEARTS PAY UP

HEARTS have announced they have

now paid an outstanding tax bill in full. A winding-up petition was presented

to the Court of Session by the Advocate General

for Scotland on January 27 and published on February

7, with HMRC giving the Edinburgh club eight

days to pay. Last year, Hearts were forced to

pay a bill in the region of £500,000 to defeat a

similar or der, while others were served in 2009 and

2010. A statement read: “Heart of Midlothian

FC today announces that the outstanding

amount due to HMRC has been paid in full.” Hearts avoided unlimited sanctions

fr om the SPL last month after paying player wages

on schedule for the first time in four months.