CSABA STOKES UP A ROW.Byline: GORDON WADDELL HURTING Hearts boss Csaba Laszlo last night revealed his club's penny-pinching saw him lose out to bitter rivals Hibs for hitman Anthony Stokes Anthony Stokes may refer to:
Laszlo is getting increasingly frustrated after coming up empty in a summer-long battle with owner Vladimir Romanov Vladimir Romanov (Russian: Владимир Романов) is a controversial ethnic-Russian businessman and banker, who is based in Lithuania and holds Lithuanian to land a striker. And the final insult came on Friday when former Arsenal and Sunderland star Stokes (right), identified by Laszlo as the potential finishing touch to his team, was snapped up by Easter Road Easter Road is the home ground of Scottish football club Hibernian. Located in the Leith area of Edinburgh, the stadium has a capacity of 17,500, making it the seventh largest stadium in Scotland and the largest stadium used primarily for football in Edinburgh. boss John Hughes. Csaba fumed: "In my head I have had about 20 names and we have not signed any of them. I can only concentrate on what I have. "But Stokes is a striker who'll definitely score goals, he's a good guy. And yes, he was in my mind." The shambling performance of Christian Nade up front last Thursday night will have intensified Csaba's striker search. But he refused to blame only the Frenchman - and insisted the whole team played like amateurs. He said: "It wasn't only Nade who had a bad day. No-one can be proud of their performance. "That's what we have to change against Rangers. I hope we can come back with fighting spirit for the supporters. "If you don't run, have the passion and work tactically then you won't win a game as an amateur or a professional." GORDON WADDELL |
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