Caley Thistle's major shareholder David Sutherland today described newspaper speculation about the outcome of discussions he has held with Hearts owner Vladimir Romanov as "totally ludicrous"
Caley Thistle's major shareholder David Sutherland today described newspaper speculation about the outcome of discussions he has held with Hearts owner Vladimir Romanov as "totally ludicrous" "I want to assure our supporters that this is media hype and there is no question at all of our team becoming a feeder club for Hearts or anyone else -- why would we when we're in the same division?", said Mr Sutherland. "Similarly, suggestions that Mr Romanov might take a stake in our club is something he did not suggest in any way -- and which we categorically rule out." He added:"What actually happened was Mr Romanov contacted me and indicated he was very impressed by what Caley Thistle have achieved and he wanted a chat to see what lessons he could learn from our experience. "I invited along vice-chairman Graeme Bennett and we had a very good meeting with Mr Romanov which touched on a range of issues affecting Scottish football today. I think he found it helpful and we certainly enjoyed meeting someone who has helped Hearts top the SPL. "At some future stage there may -- or may not -- be an opportunity to use Mr Romanov's contacts to help source an overseas player. But that will only be if manager Craig Brewster thinks this is helpful -- he's in full charge of recruitment and football matters with absolutely no interference. "This club's strength is built round locally-based players and we see our future as continuing to develop local talent, supplemented by those the manager brings in. So importing a lot of overseas players is simply not on the agenda, far less in the budget. "This media hype is unfair to Caley Thistle as it raises issues that simply didn't happen and won't happen. It's also unfair to Mr Romanov who must be as baffled as we are that a friendly football meeting should 'take legs' in this way. It was a compliment to our club that he sought this get-together with me "Our focus is on driving forward Caley Thistle, ensuring we are playing SPL again next season and finishing as high up the table as we can manage. Supporters can be reassured that there is no substance to this speculation and I'm grateful to Scott and the website for allowing me to outline the truth of the matter."
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