Laszlo denies wage claim
29 Sep 2008 - 14:10:06
Hearts manager Csaba Laszlo has denied claims that uncertainty surrounding the payment of players' wages was behind his side's poor performance in Saturday's 3-0 defeat to Dundee United.
The Jambos were soundly beaten at Tannadice at the end of a week when players and staff at the Edinburgh club were not paid due to what was described as a "technical hitch".
The delayed payments were eventually made on Friday, but that did not prevent Laszlo's side from suffering a humbling defeat.
When asked if the issues had affected his players, Laszlo said: "Everyone asks me, but at the moment I don't think about this.
"I would like to be a sportsman. If the ball is in the air and you don't do a good job and lose 3-0 you don't think about other issues. We came here for a good result."