Rudi Skacel has dropped the largest trace but that he'll have an element to play in Gary Locke 's testimonial later this month - revealing he has a "large recreation arising."
The Czech playmaker is without doubt one of the all-time greats at Hearts, scoring 48 targets throughout two spells for the boys in maroon. His closing involvement was within the well-known 5-1 Scottish Cup closing win over Hibs, the place he scored twice and assisted one other to cement himself as a legend.
Later this month the membership will come collectively to pay tribute to a different membership legend as Gary Locke is being given a testimonial for 20 years of service as a participant, coach and ambassador. It was introduced they are going to face Stoke Metropolis at Tynecastle on Saturday, July 23, and the Hearts squad listing is but to be introduced for the celebratory showdown in Gorgie.
However one man who appears to be like set to play some half now could be Skacel, who posted a revealing replace to his Instagram story. The 42-year-old has been retired for 3 years, however it appears to be like like he'll pull his boots again on, alongside the maroon jersey.
He posted a snap displaying he was within the health club, captioned "coaching time." The picture additionally confirmed the Hearts badge, accompanied by #biggamecomingup.
The Jambos have simply landed again within the UK after a heat climate coaching camp in Spain. They confronted Europa FC from Gibraltar over there, operating out 4-0 winners, and Robbie Neilson spoke to Document Sport's Ross Pilcher about how the journey went.
“It was the primary pre-season recreation, no one obtained injured and everyone obtained by means of it so I’m happy," he stated. "We obtained the brand new guys built-in into the squad and the health ranges went up so it’s been a fantastic journey.”
The friendlies now come thick and quick for Hearts. East Fife and Spartans present the opposition on Tuesday and Wednesday evening respectively, for which the Jambos will cut up their squad.
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