The Scottish Premier League last night reiterated its stance on the Hearts wages row saying it was powerless to intervene unless a complaint was brought to it by a player or players of the club.

The announcement came after Fraser Wishart, the chief executive of PFA Scotland, had earlier urged the league to take action against the Tynecastle club over the continual non-payment of players' salaries.

Hearts' first-team squad are awaiting delayed payment for the second successive month and no indication of a date for payment is forthcoming.

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