Following the controversial league meeting with Kilmarnock at the weekend, Vladimir Romanov took time out from his busy schedule to speak to the Hearts fans about his concerns over the continuing decline of Scottish football.

Talking exclusively to Hearts News this afternoon, he said: "The media describes the current situation at Hearts as a soap opera. In reality, the soap opera, or to give it a more apt name, show business, is the whole of Scottish football, where lead roles are played by the teams from Glasgow, the national association, league, media, referees and the teams who agree to participate in this show.

"The game against Kilmarnock was another show. Following on from the investigation of Paulo Sergio for legitimate comments he has made, it simply shows how the media is running, or should that be ruining, Scottish football.

"Ian Black's sending off played its part and the whole game against Kilmarnock turned into farce. For a hand ball of the opponent we were not given a penalty, however Kilmarnock got theirs, but what for - as it is not clear why the "guilty player" was allowed to play on? As a result, Hearts lost the game again.

"That was the show, and it left many disappointed fans. They spend their money to watch football, not the show, but unfortunately as usual they didn't see any football.

"We also spend a lot of money but didn't manage to see any football in these six years. We watch football degrading in its homeland. There are practically no high-quality Scottish players left, Scottish clubs don't play in Europe and the national team doesn't manage to get into the finals of international championships. Additionally, Scottish football ranks alongside Armenia, Panama and Burkina Faso."

He added: "Entrepreneurs and various large businesses turned their backs on that sort of football and left this national heritage to the mercy of its own fate. That sort of outrage from the media, federation and tax authorities kills everyone who is trying to change this situation including ourselves who are ready to invest in Scotland once again with stadium plans. And no one is interested in what's going on. This is why I think that there is no point is spending millions to watch someone else's show."

On HeartsTV today, highlights of the U19s' win over Dunfermline plus an exclusive interview with coach Darren Murray. Plus manager Paulo Sergio gives his reaction to the 1-0 loss to Kilmarnock in another exclusive interview.