h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I took some time out from my holiday in Edinburgh to pay a visit to Cowdenbeath last Saturday, and for the first time in my years of occassional visits to Central PArk, I saw a match of skilful, attacking, stylish, exciting football. Cowden 5-2 Alloa, with Alloa having a player sent off. Really good, it was.

Edinburgh football meanwhile appears to be making an attempt to get on Radio Scotland's comedy night later this week. Wantaway Hibs midfielder Scott Brown was mysteriously injured the day before the weekend game (although he returned for today's derby), while fellow Willie McKay-represented ingrate Kevin Thomson has not played in either game. The duo want new contracts despute both signing deals in the summer, and Brown is whinging that Hibs dared to reject a bid from Charlton (before Les Reed's festive heave-ho), apparently not realising that under the terms of his contract Hibs are entitled to demand whatever money they want. Brown argued that 1.5 millione ach for himself and Thomson is great money because James McFadden only cost everton 1.75 million and he's good. Brown's argument appears to be: Pay me more because I'm good, but you can't reject a bid for me because I'm not as good as Everton reserve Jimmy McFadden.

Over at Tynecastle, meanwhile, sherriff's officers last week served papers on Hearts threatening that if they did not pay unpaid rent due on a city centre shop within 21 days, they would be wound up. Seems to me that HEarts fans have been quite wound up enough by Romanov already. Out of interest I decided to go and look at the club shop in question, and if they're charging 46 quid a shirt, I'm not surprised they can't sell enough to make rent (the rent money was apparently "lost in the post"). I was also amused by the store's decor: A massive mural of Steven Pressley, the recently sacked captain.

Pressley was sacked for making a statement that he was unhappy with Romanov's behaviour. He was flanked at that press confernece by midfielder PAul Hartley and goalkeeper Craig Gordon, now club captain but dropped at the weekend. It's all a bit EastEnders (or in HEarts' case West Enders) for my liking.

Pressley used to play for Coventry briefly - we've all been much amused by his sudden elevation to 'skilful defender' even more amused that Gordon Strachan, who played alongside him - has bought him.