Hands on Hearts A Physio's Tale Alan Rae, Paul Kiddie

Alan Rae was the physio at Hearts for over 20 years. He joined the club in 1982, languishing in the First Division and looking at the prospect of part time football. In that time he has seen 8 managers come and go as well as 3 owners and too many players to mention. Six years after leaving 'The Jambos' he has penned a memoir of his time at Hearts. He has anecdotes about home games, European games and even pre and post season tours abroad. Woven into these memories is the medical knowledge of a true professional, from players suffering career threatening injuries to managers for whom the pain of losing is physical as well as mental.

Alan Rae worked for the NHS at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary when he joined Hearts on a part time basis as club physio in 1982. He spent 23 years at the club finally calling time on his career with the Jambos in late 2005.