10 Quotes by Eddie Thompson

We've all be impressed with the way Gordon has conducted himself. I'm delighted he has accepted the manager's job.

We didn't want to lose him but he had a clause in his contract stating that, if a club met the agreed asking price, he could go.

Mr Romanov was not wanting to take the club off my hands but he was wanting to buy a share in the club, ... His idea at that time was to bring in some players and sell them on. But he has gone a lot further at Hearts and there is no doubt the players he is bringing in look exceptional.

We have agreed the fee with Celtic and Mark passed his medical this morning.

The situation is that we have this first game which we are playing in Finland and then the second leg, ... Obviously we lose money coming out here - it'll cost us tens of thousands of pounds just to bring the club out. It depends on what kind of gate we get when we get back to Tannadice, and that depends on what kind of result we get tomorrow night.

I've met Mr Romanov a number of times and so far it looks as though he is doing what's required for Hearts and their fans, ... No-one can knock that in any way whatsoever. We're all different in our own way. Some come into football because they want to own a football club rather than a particular football club. Others come in because they want to prove a point. I came in because I was emotionally involved with the club. There was only one club for me.

One day just over five years ago, Danny (Dad) came to see me. He said he had sold his bass boat and equipment. He had decided he was meant to serve the Lord on Saturdays. He wanted to start a Saturday Sunday school for children in a low-income area of Memphis.

They're having peaks and valleys, but by and large they're incredibly happy. We love these girls dearly.

I deliberately put the issue of the manager out of my head as I wanted to concentrate on staying in the Premierleague first, but starting from tomorrow we can consider where we go. Gordon has done an excellent job for us.