Sir Bobby Robson has hinted he could be interested in the vacant manager's job at Hearts following the departure of George Burley on Saturday. Robson, 72, reportedly turned down the position in the summer but says he got on well with owner Vladimir Romanov. "I didn't take the Hearts job before for personal reasons but my circumstances are different now," he is quoted as saying in the Mail on Sunday. "It's an attractive job and I left Mr Romanov on good terms." Robson will be in Edinburgh this week to attend the funeral of his friend and former Fulham and England team-mate Johnny Haynes. Burley, who led Hearts to the top of the Scottish Premier League after an unbeaten start to the season, was only in charge for 113 days. And, like Robson, Burley made his name as a manager while in charge of Ipswich. However, at Hearts he reportedly had an uneasy relationship with Romanov, the Lithuanian banker and the club's major shareholder, who launched a bid for a complete takeover on Friday. "Irreconcilable differences" was the reason given for Burley's shock departure before Saturday's 2-0 win over Dunfermline.
