{"product_id":"triumph-and-tragedy-of-19-05-12-hardback-book","title":"TRIUMPH AND TRAGEDY OF 19-05-12 Hardback Book","description":"\u003cp\u003eTRIUMPH AND TRAGEDY OF 19-05-12 - Hardback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“We were either going to be one of the most renowned teams in Hearts’ history or the worst team in Hearts’ history. It was all or nothing for us, and that’s where the pressure came from. We couldn’t lose that game.†Jamie MacDonald\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn 19th May 2012, Heart of Midlothian - with two Scottish Cups in the previous 14 years - and Hibernian - who hadn’t won “the big cup†for 110 years - collided in the first all-Edinburgh Scottish Cup final for 116 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTriumph and Tragedy of 19-05-12 looks back on how Hearts - drifting towards financial implosion under madcap owner Vladimir Romanov - overcame a whole host of distractions to dish out a comprehensive beating of their oldest foes when it mattered most.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe story has taken on extra poignancy in light of the tragic passing of much-loved cup-winning captain Marius Zaliukas in 2020, aged just 36.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the lead-up to the tenth anniversary, Edinburgh football journalist Anthony Brown joins Paulo Sergio, the team’s popular Portuguese manager, and his revered players to explore all the key strands associated with one of the most significant events in Hearts’ proud history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeatures a foreword from Hearts’ Scottish Cup-winning defender Andy Webster as well as a stunning picture special.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdinburgh born and raised, Anthony Brown is a respected and passionate sports writer for the Press Association. Anthony began his career in the newspaper industry as a 15-year-old reporting on matches for The Pink in 1998 and has written for a variety of Scotland’s leading titles, including The Scotsman, Daily Record, Scotland on Sunday and The Herald. Over the past decade, he could be found most predominantly covering Hearts and Hibs for the Edinburgh Evening News, and was in the press box at Hampden for the historic 2012 Scottish Cup final.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store 3","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48159487328421,"sku":"AGVHC 6947370172481","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/7601\/0917\/files\/heartofmidlothian_triumphandtragedyof190512hardbackbook_16527863842012book_5c1c1398-e40b-41ae-aec0-5047efbd0216.jpg?v=1786997266","url":"https:\/\/newcastleunited.shop\/products\/triumph-and-tragedy-of-19-05-12-hardback-book","provider":"Newcastle United","version":"1.0","type":"link"}