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BBC News
13 hours ago
- Business
- BBC News
Sheridan questions 'excitement' around Hearts deal
Cillian Sheridan has questioned the "excitement" around Tony Bloom's £9.86m investment in Hearts and the Brighton owner's intent to challenge for whose Jamestown Analytics already had an ongoing relationship with Hearts, hopes the Tynecastle club can "disrupt the pattern of domination which has been in place for far too long" after completing a deal to buy a 29% stake."Celtic and Rangers will be doing something similar themselves," former Celtic, Kilmarnock and Dundee forward Sheridan told BBC Radio Scotland's Sportsound."I think there's maybe too much excitement about how much of a difference it's going to make." No team outside Celtic or Rangers has won the Scottish top flight in 40 years, with Sir Alex Ferguson's Aberdeen champions in Sheridan added: "£9m or £10m. I don't think that's going to challenge Celtic or Rangers. Celtic could go and buy, and I would imagine they probably will, one player in a transfer in the region of that."It might elevate Hearts above the rest of the pack but I don't think it's enough to challenge the [top] two, really."Last season, Brighton finished eighth in the Premier League, just missing out on Europe. Hearts were seventh in the Scottish Premiership."Brighton's model was, probably similar to Brentford's, getting players at bargain prices," said ex-Republic of Ireland international Sheridan, who is now with Brechin City."They get players who are unheard of. At what stage in the pecking order do Hearts come into it?"Do Hearts get the players that Brighton don't want? Which ones are Hearts getting?"
BBC News
28-02-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
'Dens not an easy place to play when crowd are on top of you'
Former Dundee striker Cillian Sheridan believes the atmosphere could turn toxic at Dens Park in Saturday's crucial relegation showdown with St five straight league defeats Tony Docherty's second-bottom side go into the game just three points above the visitors."St Johnstone are the team with momentum, they've got a bit more hope with them than Dundee have," said Sheridan on the BBC's Scottish Football podcast."Dundee maybe have a little bit of worry their confidence will be hit."Dens Park is not an easy place to play when the crowd are on top of you and they'll almost be going in expecting and waiting to get their booing started. I've experienced this."The way it's landed is brilliant in terms of excitement and something happening down the bottom end of the table."
