Generous Hearts fans unite with club to provide free tickets for every remaining home game this season

Liam Corbett, Rab Lockhart and Liam Anderson from This Is My Story Podcast helped raise £7,500 in cash to buy tickets for those who can’t afford to attend Tynecastle Park.

Hearts officials responded by matching that amount in tickets. As a result, 100 free briefs will be given out for each outstanding league match starting tomorrow against Aberdeen.

Subsequent fixtures against Livingston, Hibs and at least two post-split games – one of which should be against Rangers – will also see tickets distributed.

Donations to the podcast’s initiative came from as far away as Australia and Brazil. Some from well-known former Hearts players like Ryan McGowan and Allan Preston also contributed alongside some members of the current first-team squad.

“We started raising cash for tickets for the Livingston Scottish Cup tie last month but the Big Hearts charity had a similar scheme for that game,” explained Corbett.

“I asked the club if they wanted to get involved and they said they might be able to match our donation, not in money but in ticket value. At that point we had about £3000 and were blown away. Now it’s at £7,500.

“So in total we had around £15,000 worth of tickets including the club’s input. Hearts suggested we could spread that over all the home games to the end of the season, which would be enough for 100 tickets per game.

“I spoke to Rab and Liam because they had kicked the whole thing off and asked me to help. It’s just totally snowballed since then. From Rab and Liam buying four tickets between them for the Livingston match to give away free, it’s now at £15,000 worth of tickets. It’s amazing.”

As lifelong Hearts fans, all three have been touched by the emotional stories encountered whilst executing their plan. A