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This is Our Story: How the Fans Kept Their Hearts Beating by Ian Murray, paperback, 9781912147953
From Athens to Zagreb: A First Hand History of Hearts in Europe by Mike Buckle, hardback, 9781908373410
Hands on Hearts: A Physio’s Tale by Alan Rae, paperback, 9781908373540
About This is Our Story:
Imagine if your club, the love of your life, was about to play its last ever game. The club you’ve cheered on as a child, which your family has supported for generations, whose colours you have dressed in every Saturday. How would you feel?
This is the story of Heart of Midlothian, Edinburgh’s oldest football club, and the 8,000 heroic fans (or Jambos, as they’re affectionately known), who donated their own money to help rescue ‘the boys in maroon’. Former Chair of the Foundation of Hearts Ian Murray here chronicles the unprecedented story of the turmoil and uncertainty that the club battled in the fight against liquidation. This book honours Hearts fans and their sheer determination to rescue their beloved club from the brink of extinction and raise it back up to the top of Scottish football.
This is our story, this is our song...
If it wasn’t for Ian – for this man’s determination and drive – we’d be dead. Without the fans digging deep and providing the club with their hard earned money we would have sunk, simple as that. Not only that, they got Ann Budge involved, an experienced businesswoman and a big Hearts fan who would allow a longer term transition to fan ownership. JOHN ROBERTSON
About the Author:
IAN MURRAY was born in Edinburgh in 1976. He attended his first Hearts game in 1985 whilst at Dumbryden Primary School. He left Wester Hailes Education Centre at the age of 16 to study Social Policy, Politics and Law at the University of Edinburgh. After graduating, he briefly worked in financial services before starting his own event management business, 100mph Events Limited. He ran one of the largest events at the Edinburgh Festival and was an innovator in broadcasting on the internet. He also owned and ran a hotel and two bars in Edinburgh.
Alongside running his own businesses, he was elected to the City of Edinburgh Council in 2003 for the Alnwickhill ward and was re-elected in 2007 for the larger Liberton/Gilmerton Ward. As a Councillor, he specialised in economic development and planning.
In 2010, Ian was elected as the Member of Parliament for Edinburgh South. He was appointed Shadow Minister for Trade, Industry and Employ-ment until the General Election in 2015 when he was returned to Parliament as the sole Labour MP from Scotland. He was promoted to Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland in 2015 and held the position until he resigned in 2016.
He was re-elected with the largest majority in Scotland at the snap General Election in 2017 and currently serves on the Foreign Affairs Select Committee.
In 2013, he was appointed independent Chair of the Foundation of Hearts and served on the Board of Heart of Midlothian Football Club 2014–15. He is a Trustee of the McCrae’s Battalion Trust.
About From Athens to Zagreb:
This book is the complete guide to all of the games played by Hearts in European competitions since the club become only the third Scottish team to enter the European Cup.
With contributions from several prominent Hearts players and celebrity fans, including Ken Stott and Scott Wilson, From Athens to Zagreb will evoke forgotten memories amongst fans of all ages.
Reviews:
A must-read for Hearts fans, Athens to Zagreb is the definitive guide to all matches played by the team in European competitions since 1958. Scottish Review of Books
This record of the team’s glorious history is told from the point of view of some of the people who were closely involved, and of course the fans themselves. Scottish Review of Books
Buckle captures some extraordinary tales in a book guaranteed to stir the sepia-tinted memory banks of anyone who has ever travelled with Hearts. Edinburgh Evening News
About the Author:
MIKE BUCKLE was born in 1955 and has now written two books centred around Hearts football, a club he has followed for over 50 years.
Mike is a regular contributor to the Hearts history and memorabilia magazine, Eighteen 74. His particular interest in the ‘golden age’ of the clubi in the 1950’s led him to write and produce an event about te 1957/58 season which was featured at the Leith Book Festival.
Mike is both a season ticket and shareholder and continues to follow the club throughout the UK and abroad.
About Hands on Hearts:
As Heart of Midlothian FC's physiotherapist, Alan Rae was a vital member of the Tynecastle backroom staff for more than two decades. He was one of the few constants during a tumultuous period in the club's rich history and his behind-the-scenes recollections will fascinate and entertain in equal measure. From international superstars to mischievous boot-room boys, Rae shares his unique insight into the life of a great Scottish football institution. Hands on Hearts is a must-read for football fans everywhere - Jambos or otherwise - and for anyone who has ever wondered about the healing properties of the physio's magic sponge!
About the Author:
ALAN RAE was a long-serving employee of Hearts Football Club, a firm presence in the team’s dugout on match days. Part-time from 1982 whilst also working at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, he later joined the club on a full-time basis.
He was a well-respected member of the off-pitch team, and throughout his career witnessed eight managers, three owners and numerous players come and go.
Alan left Hearts in 2005 after 23 years at Tynecastle Stadium. He now lives in the Scottish Borders.