Source: FOOTYMAD
Snow joke when safety is concerned
Saturday's game could be in danger if the ground cannot be made safe. The prospect of losing another game to the weather drove Hearts to bring in contractors to clear snow from the roof of the main stand after damaged guttering smashed through the dug-outs. The clean up operation started yesterday after falling snow and ice pulled off heavy iron gutters from the oldest stand at Tynecastle. Club officials have already met police and council representatives to explain how they intend to make the ground safe ahead of Saturday's scheduled game against Aberdeen. Stadium and security manager Keith Hogg said: "We have got one heck of an amount of snow on the top of the main stand. That needs to be removed. It has affected the old cast-iron guttering and that is effectively making the whole place unsafe. The contractors will remove the snow from the roof and guttering and once we can do that, we can clear away the (rest of the) snow. The guttering is highly dangerous cast-iron and is pretty heavy - it has already taken out some shutters and a CCTV camera. The dug-outs have taken a good clattering so we are looking to bring in temporary dug-outs." Hearts remain confident their game will go ahead and plan to hold further talks with police and council staff on Thursday morning. Hogg went on: "The council are pretty happy as long as we can clear the snow from the roof and get rid of the guttering."
