Hearts fans claim club is 'run by clowns' as second banner dig appears before crucial Viaplay Cup clash

26.09.2023 - 19:19 dailyrecord.co.uk

Hearts fans have taken a second banner dig at the club's hierarchy ahead of their Viaplay Cup quarter-final with Kilmarnock.

A black banner with white writing read: "Funded by fans, run by clowns, we deserve better" was unveiled as the players made their way out of the tunnel at Rugby Park.

Hours before kick-off, banners taking aim at chairman Ann Budge were spotted on a couple of bedsheet banners hanging over the railway bridge that crosses Gorgie Road.

The two banners read "sack the board" and "Budge over", in an area situated close to the Premiership club's Tynecastle stadium.

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