Having the Last Laugh ; When Greece Coach Otto Rehhagel Told His Bemused Charges Theywould Triumph at Euro 2004, New Hearts Signing Fyssas Couldn't Help but Snigger. Now, Though, He's a Firm Believer in Football Miracles

Mail on Sunday › August 17, 2005

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PANAGIOTIS FYSSAS laughed in Otto Rehhagel's face when the Greek manager predicted his team would win Euro 2004, so he can well understand why Hearts' stated aim of challenging the Old Firm inspires such widespread cynicism.

Yet, having achieved the impossible in Portugal last summer, the Jambos' latest recruit admits he has been transformed from doubter to believer and sees no reason to question the Tynecastle dream to which he has pledged two years of his career.

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Having the Last Laugh ; When Greece Coach Otto Rehhagel Told His Bemused Charges Theywould Triumph at Euro 2004, New Hearts Signing Fyssas Couldn't Help but Snigger. Now, Though, He's a Firm Believer in Football Miracles

If any final proof was needed of the seriousness of Vladimir Romanov's ambition to make Hearts a genuine force, then the signing of Fyssas should suffice. Here, after all, is an international regular with the reigning European champions, fresh from ...

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