Podcast: What’s going wrong at Hearts?

Home News Sport Weather iPlayer Sounds Bitesize CBeebies CBBC Food Home News Sport Business Technology Health Culture Arts Travel Earth Audio Video Live Use BBC.com or the new BBC App to listen to BBC podcasts, Radio 4 and the World Service outside the UK.Find out how to listen to other BBC stationsEpisode detailsRadio Scotland,·11 Nov 2026,·29 minsAvailable for 29 daysHearts have lost three successive games and conceded 10 goals in the process. So what’s gone wrong at Tynecastle? Martin Dowden is joined by former Hearts defender Ryan McGowan and Hearts Standard editor Joel Sked to assess the problems. How much blame lies with Wouter Vrancken's tactics and how much with individual mistakes? Is the punishing schedule exposing Hearts’ injury crisis? Does Vrancken need a Plan B? And can the international break provide the reset Hearts desperately need before frustration among supporters begins to grow? 00:02:22 — What’s gone wrong at Hearts? 00:05:41 — Is Wouter Vrancken getting his tactics wrong? 00:09:08 — The players have to take responsibility 00:11:36 — Why are Hearts conceding so many goals? 00:16:29 — Do Hearts need a Plan B? 00:18:17 — Is the injury crisis just bad luck?Programme WebsiteMore episodes