Nade returns to face the music

24 February 2010 14:49
Black was reportedly punched by the Frenchman following their 2-0 Scottish Premier League defeat away to Celtic earlier this month. Nade has since been back in his homeland for family reasons.[LNB]However, he will come come back to a letter from the Tynecastle club inviting him and a representative to attend a meeting next week to put his side of the story.[LNB]"He had to go to France because of a family problem," manager Jim Jefferies told Edinburgh Evening News.[LNB]"He's about to receive a letter in the next couple of days that will let him know the result of the internal inquiry."[LNB]Jefferies' more immediate concern is the trip to Aberdeen in the SPL and the Hearts boss warned his players to be ready for a Dons backlash.[LNB]Mark McGhee's men were victims of a shock Active Nation Scottish Cup fifth-round replay defeat by Irn-Bru First Division side Raith Rovers last week.[LNB]To add to the turmoil currently enveloping Pittodrie, the Dons were beaten in the SPL by struggling Falkirk on Saturday after which followed a frank dressing room discussion between McGhee and his players.[LNB]Hearts were knocked out of the Scottish Cup by Aberdeen in January but head to the Granite City with some confidence after back-to-back wins over Falkirk and Hamilton. But Jefferies believes the Dons will be desperate to bring to an end their current troubles.[LNB]"They will be smarting from their defeats recently and there has been a talk-in up there but we'll go there and concentrate on ourselves," the Tynecastle boss told Hearts.TV.[LNB]"We're expecting them to show, as they did the last time they played Hearts, that they are a good side.[LNB]"But our Scottish Cup defeat up there is in the past and all we can control is what happens in the future.[LNB]"We are buoyed by our two last results and need to build on them.[LNB]"There is a bit of breathing space between us and Aberdeen and we want to try to widen that gap as they have a game in hand.[LNB]"So it's a big game for us."[LNB][LNB]

Source: Team_Talk