Hearts players just want to get on with playing and talking about football

Adrian Mrowiec claims the Hearts squad are happier now that the wages have been paid and will stay happy as long as they keep winning. The Jambos have enjoyed a run of five wins in six games to climb to third place in the SPL and progress in the Scottish Cup. The unbeaten sequence has come while the players, through PFA Scotland, submitted a formal complaint over delayed payment of wages to the SPL. The ruling body warned the club that January wages had to be paid on their due date, 16 January, or else unspecified disciplinary measures would take place against Hearts. While Hearts claim wages were paid on time for the first time since September, the SPL earlier this week opened disciplinary proceedings against the club after alleging January's wages were late, with the club thus failing to comply with an order.
 
Speaking ahead of tomorrow's game at Inverness, midfielder Mrowiec said: "It's been a very, very hard week. (But) if we win, everything is okay. Everyone is happy Everyone is coming into the dressing room happy. We don't talk about the problems. We just keep focused for the games. It's a very difficult time. Maybe we need problems all the time and we will win the league.  We talked with the gaffer (Paulo Sergio) and he understands. He had this problem before in Portugal. He told us the problem is there but we have to think about the football, we are professional football players. We just think about the football. The last couple of games we played very well to win and I hope we get three points (at Inverness). Every game is very important. We have to do what we've done in the last couple of weeks. We want to keep in third place." 
 
With the financial and ownership future at the club uncertain, Mrowiec admitted for some of his team-mates it could be their final appearance for Hearts. Midfielder Rudi Skacel is in discussions over a contract extension, with his current deal set to expire imminently, while Hearts have admitted further departures this month are likely to ease their financial predicament. Mrowiec said: "Maybe for a couple of players it will be the last game. We'll see. If we lose some players we have young players, who are also good players."