Club Statement: Toby Sibbick

Contrary to comments attributed to Blackpool manager Mick McCarthy earlier today, we can confirm that Blackpool submitted one bid for Toby on Monday, at 8.33pm, which was dismissed out of hand.

Subsequently, Blackpool have been told that Toby, a much-valued part of our team, is not for sale.

For anyone to suggest that we have been not “honest” about the situation is, in itself, extremely disingenuous.

The club would prefer to conduct all transfer matters in private, but we will not sit back and let the good name of Heart of Midlothian be besmirched.