Hartley and Riordan closer to Celtic move

It is no secret that Gordon Strachan has been having extended talks with Hearts and his recent undercover visit to Edinburgh was not quite so undercover after all but until today we have failed to see any stray cats running around which may have been let out of the bag by Hearts or Celtic There has been a few clues today about the Jambos pair and the fact that estate agents in the Fintry and Strathblane areas have been showing properties to "Scotland first team players" is not the least of them. The Hoops new training ground in Lennoxtown is 15 minutes away from Fintry and is an ideal location for these "Scotland" stars. Hearts boss Romanov has been angered by Hartley in particular who took a front seat in the Hearts revolt when Rix was released by the club and Romanov has said that Hartley was too big for his boots and should stick to playing football, backroom staff at Hearts have been told that Hartley will not be appearing in a Hearts Jersey next season. Riordan despite being linked to Rangers has been holding off from a move to Ibrox and it is thought that he feels he would benefit from being in the same team as Hartley and Riordan is currently looking at a 40 month deal with Celtic and it is expected that BOTH players will be signing a deal at Parkhead before the start of the world cup.