Cover Art Courtesy of Amberley Publishing A lot of people talk about battling it out on the pitch. I’d say it is an overused phrase considering that the brave players of Heart of Midlothian Football Club actually fought in World War I. They gave up their careers and in some cases their lives, to fight for their country and for freedom. Hearts players set an example, one that many others followed. Their entire story, which has never been addressed in this kind
Hearts: The Golden Years by Tom Purdie is like taking a trip back in time, a time when Scottish football was in its prime. A time when Celtic and Rangers were joined at the top by the likes of Hearts of Midlothian, Patrick Thistle, Motherwell, and Hibernian. The 1950s and 1960s were truly golden years for the country and its clubs, a time that appears to be so far away today. Today Rangers finds life in the lower leagues
