THE recently launched 500 Club, which invited supporters of Hearts to
invest #500 with benefits totalling #600 returnable in six years, has
broken through the #250,000 mark.
The scheme is being administered by an independent committee chaired
by Mr Alex Kitson, former general secretary of the TGWU.
The first 500 recruits have been gathered during a December period
when the committee expected simply to be in the business of outlining
the details and answering any queries.
Hearts are committed to remaining at Tynecastle. Although the club has
consistently refused to set a target for refurbishment work, this early
flood of interest clearly makes a figure of around #1m attainable.
Work on Tynecastle was expected to start in early spring, and although
they will be unable to meet the timetable for the Taylor Report's
requirements, this encouragement will allow work to proceed apace.
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