Gary Locke insists ensuring the survival and future prosperity of Hearts is the only criterion he is looking for in any potential new owner of the Tynecastle club.

Tomorrow is the deadline for offers to buy the Gorgie club who, being £25million in debt, entered administration last month and were both handed a 15-point deduction and put under a registration embargo.

The supporters group, Foundation of Hearts, has confirmed it will submit a bid.

Edinburgh businessman Bob Jamieson, along with USA-based company Club 9 Sports, will also reportedly table a bid although it was reported by www.stv.tv this morning that a consortium of Norwegian and Swedish businessmen has decided it would be "inappropriate" to bid against a fan-led takeover attempt.

The Gorgie manager, however, is more interested in the business plan than the nationality of any bidders.

Locke said: "I don't have a preferred bidder. I just want someone to come in and first and foremost have the club at heart and run it like it should be run and if I get that I will be more than happy.

"Whoever comes in, we are just looking for Hearts to get back to where they should be, being a top club in Scotland and trying to get into Europe and challenging for cups.

"We don't want to see ourselves in this position again."

The former Jambos skipper, however, does not expect a quick resolution to the crisis.

He said: "It would be great for us all but speaking to (administrators) Trevor (Birch) and Bryan (Jackson), I don't think it will be done overnight.

"I think it is a bit of a drawn out process but obviously for myself it would be great if it was done quickly and I had an opportunity to bring in a couple of players before the (transfer) window shuts.

"But if that is not the case, we have to get on with the players we have and do our best."

It was reported that a move out of Tynecastle to a new stadium will be part of the bid from the United States-based consortium but Locke danced his way through what is a thorny issue in Gorgie.

"It's not something I have thought about," he said. "We are back on the training pitch and that is the only thing that concerns me.

"If a new owner comes in and wants to move away from Tynecastle, that's up to them, it's not a question I feel I need to answer.

"At the moment, we are just happy to be here, happy to be surviving.

"You could possibly see the benefits when you look at some of the big clubs who have moved stadiums down south but Tynecastle is our home, it is where everyone associates Heart of Midlothian and it is a fantastic arena in which to play football.

"You ask anyone in Scottish football, they love playing at Tynecastle and it is certainly no different for me."

Former Hearts assistant Billy Brown offered his service free to Locke and the Jambos boss confirmed that former Hearts manager and striker John Robertson has also offered to help.

He said: "Billy has come in and John has come in this morning to help with the strikers.

"He is a lovely character and he will be great to have about the place and I'm sure that our young players will love working with him

"It is fantastic that two people that I really respect in the game have offered their services for free.

"It is a great help to me and the players."