Hearts players have been paid their wages for the month of November after weeks of uncertainty.

The Scottish club has been in financial turmoil, but club director Sergejus Fedotovas has released a statement slamming the media and other parties as using Hearts' situation to "promote themselves".

Sergejus's statement read: "All this hysteria around Hearts is a very profitable business for the media and even some solicitors have taken the chance to grab the limelight alongside more controversial "experts".

"You will hardly find a better chance for publicity these days, apart from the national independence topic but most people prefer to keep their opinion away from the public and enjoy less dangerous statements.

"You may have noticed that no-one really cares to suggest how to improve or help the situation, but would rather speak about how bad it is. Apart from opportunistic suggestions to remove [owner Valdimir] Romanov, they provide no solutions as to how to get funding for the club in a deteriorating economic environment.

"I am not surprised that most "experts" are looking for chances to profit from this situation by pretending they care about Hearts but in reality are disregarding the future of the club, making the club a victim of their personal crusade against a Russian businessman and creating an environment that lets them line their own pockets.

"Mr Romanov has been at Hearts for quite a while and apart from help to sell Scottish papers, he has invested around £70m in the club, kept the club at Tynecastle and prolonged its history for at least seven years. Now he is leaving and without his help it will be much more difficult to make ends meet, or target the top of the league."

The club have until tomorrow to pay the players' wages for December or face further action.