The Heart of Midlothian Football Club, dating back to 1874, are no new kids on the block. They host their matches in the sturdy confines of Tynecastle Park, a Scotland-based venue no stranger to the blades of sprightly boots and the glistening of fresh paint lines.
The total value of the Hearts playing squad is hovering around a respectable £18m, a figure drawn according to the informed estimates over at Transfermarkt.
The squad, albeit not the freshest spring chicken in the coop, holding an average age of 27, is ladened with 28 players. A number neither too unmanageable nor scarce, one might argue the perfect balance toasted with a hint of experience.
As for this season, they're not content with just dipping the toes in the water, no, the Hearts have taken the plunge into three competitions and making waves at that. They're topping the charts in the Premiership, whopping the rest into shape. While courageously surviving to the second round of the League Cup, they somehow also found time and energy to make it to the fourth round of the Scottish Cup. It seems this old Heart still has quite the beat.
