I'm a diehard Hibs fan who played for Hearts but 2 awkward jokes ended my Tynecastle career

Danny Swanson grew up as a diehard Hibs fan. But his journey to Easter Road took a sharp turn as he did the unthinkable by joining Hearts.

The Dundee United Scottish Cup-winning hero returned north of the border in 2015 after spending three years in England with Peterborough United and Coventry City. After a brief loan stint at St Johnstone, the midfielder had no option but to move home after his contract with Sky Blues was ripped up early, meaning he couldn't sign for another English side.

Yet despite his impressive CV, Swanson was short of options as he attempted to find himself a new club in the SPFL. Determined to fulfil his dream of playing for his boyhood club, Swanson called Alan Stubbs to offer his services, only to be knocked back.

That left city rivals Hearts as the only other option and Swanson decided to cross the divide and pledge his future to the men in maroon. It didn't take long, though, for Swanson to work out that his time at Tynecastle wasn't going to last long after a couple of awkward moments with Jambos boss Robbie Neilson.

"I was at Coventry and I got released during the season but I couldn’t sign for another English team", he told Open Goal. "Basically what had happened was I was meant to be getting paid up and I was to stay at the training ground to get paid up before the deadline shut.

"A young boy asked for a lift home so I took him home, but I ended up missing the deadline and they were like, ‘well, you’ve missed it basically.’ They said, ‘the only way we can do it is give you your money but you can’t sign for another team from England.’ So I said that’s fine and then Hearts came in.

"I actually contacted Stubbsy [Alan Stubbs, former Hibs manager] at Hibs first and said, ‘Hearts have