tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668781309968675794.post-67778532111815839192007-06-26T05:39:00.000-07:002007-06-26T05:39:14.387-07:00ANGEL CHERVENKOV will be given the chance to stake a claim for a coaching position at Hearts. The Bulgarian will fly to Austria tomorrow with the Hearts squad to help with their pre-season preparations.<br />There has been a major reshuffle in the coaching staff at two of the three clubs in which Vladimir Romanov has an interest.<br /><strong>Belarus boss Yuri Puntus resigned yesterday to take over as head coach at MTZ-Ripo in Minsk as the man he replaced, Andrei Zygmantovich, prepares to head to FBK Kaunas.</strong> Chervenkov, 42, had been in charge of the Lithuanian club for only two months but he will now be seconded to the Jambos for at least the next two weeks.<br />Chervenkov, a former assistant coach at CSKA Sofia, is not being lined up as head coach at Tynecastle.<br />However, Romanov wants to see how he works with current boss Anatoliy Korobochka, assistant Steve Frail and the Jambos' first-team squad.<br />If he impresses he could win a role at the club in the longer term but it's unlikely to be in a position more senior to Frail.<br />Chervenkov was originally due to fly to Austria with former Hearts coach Eduard Malofeev to run the rule over the Hearts squad and several trialists with a view to identifying players for Kaunas and MTZ-Ripo.<br />He is now expected to work more closely with Korobochka and Frail, who have been given the green light to continue pre-season preparations by Romanov.<br />Hearts will fly to Austria for the first of two training camps and will play two matches, against Ukrainian side Tavria Simferopol on Sunday and Austria Vienna on July 7.<br />They will then move on to Germany from July 11, working in the same town, Paderborn, that will host Rangers.<br />Scotland keeper Craig Gordon returned to pre-season training at the weekend but admits there are no guarantees he'll still be at Tynecastle in August.<br />Sunderland have slapped in a £3million bid for the Gorgie skipper, although Gordon would rather join a club in the higher reaches of the English Premiership.<br />It is believed Hearts are also holding out for an offer of at least £5m before they will agree to sell.<br />Gordon, asked whether he'd be in place when the SPL starts with the derby crunch against Hibs, said: "Who knows? There is an awful lot of time to go before that.<br />"It doesn't take long for a transfer if it is going to happen and if not I'll be out there giving it my all for the first derby of the season.<br />"It's entirely down to Hearts if they accept any bids. I've got to remain fully focused on my job of being captain of Hearts and getting ready for the new season.<br />"I love living in the city but if something comes up that would further your career by playing at a higher level, then that is something you'd have to consider."<br />ANGEL IN JAMBOS JOB TRIAL By Gary Ralston<br /><a href="http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/printable_version.cfm?objectid=19356303&amp;siteid=66633">The Daily Record - printable version</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">FC MTZ-RIPO.com feeder</div>Trimmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09131619498151346614noreply@blogger.com