Stephen Elliott
THE BEST PLAYER
"Rudi Skacel was unbelievable and nearly unplayable during my time there with him ."
THE TOUGH NUT
"Darren Barr didn’t throw his weight around but he was a tough player who always put his body on the line."
THE SLOWEST
"Danny Grainger but he was carrying a big old head around to be fair to him."
THE WORST TRAINER
"Craig Beattie but he produced some great moments during his short spell with the semi final spot kick prominently coming to mind."
CLOSEST TO
"Kevin Kyle was and still is a good friend of mine."
THE JOKER
"There was a few but Andy Driver was always up to no good in and around the dressing room. Had plenty of time indoors to plot with him being injured quite a bit."
THE DANCER
"Without bragging I can’t for the life of of me remember seeing anybody outdo myself on the dance floor :-) so will go with Stephen Elliott."
THE TEACHERS PET
Under Paulo- Ian Black always in the mangers ear/ under Jim- big Kyler got away with murder at times.
THE WORST DRESSED
"Ryan Stevenson wow. Had all the best gear but was living in the wrong decade."
Paul Ritchie
THE BEST PLAYER
"I'll go homegrown with this. Neil McCann. Proper wide player who contributed to the highest level during his time at Hearts ."
THE TOUGH NUT
"The one and only Pasquale Bruno. I learned from the best."
THE SLOWEST
"On the field - Not many were slow. JJ and Billy seen to that. Off the field - big Graeme Hogg. There were a number of incidents that I remember from my days on the ground staff."
THE WORST TRAINER
"Was never an option under JJ."
CLOSEST TO
"Still keep in touch with as many as possible. Chalky will always be my right hand. Lockie is the one I keep in touch with on a regular basis. He facilitates my two minions with regular tickets for games."
THE JOKER
"Steve Fulton. Incredibly talented footballer but even better on a night out. After the 1998 Cup Final, Magaluf didn't know what hit it."
THE DANCER
"Allan Johnston. Sticky was never out of the clubs in Glasgow on a weekly basis and he never drank."
THE TEACHERS PET
David Weir - In all honesty, he deserved the special treatment from Jim and Billy as he was an outstanding player for Hearts.
THE WORST DRESSED
"Gilles Rousset. There weren't many stores in Edinburgh that could provide clothes big enough for the big man."
Allan McManus
THE BEST PLAYER
"Allan Johnston could keep the ball off someone in a telephone box."
THE TOUGH NUT
"Craig Levein, had a huge presence and wasn’t someone you wanted to get on the wrong side of. Made sure standards were high and if you fell below you knew."
THE SLOWEST
"Kevin Thomas would get ripped but believe me Kevin was as sharp as a tack."
THE WORST TRAINER
"Tough Question, the standards demanded were so high by players and management staff that more than 1 day off the standard was unacceptable."
CLOSEST TO
"Always Paul Ritchie we were glued at the hip as young players. Don’t speak as much as we should but always have a brothers bond for life. Still speak regularly with Lockie close second."
THE JOKER
"Steve Fulton, one of the funniest people I have ever met and the nights shared I can still burst out laughing with the memories. My Magaluf room mate."
THE DANCER
"Brads (Mark Bradley) had decent moves."
THE TEACHERS PET
"Can only be Lockie son of Jim & Billy. Club legend and a great friend"
THE WORST DRESSED
"Cal ( Stuart Callaghan) horrific."
