Hearts skipper admitted over the weekend that he will be leaving Tynecastle as things stand.
Blair Spittal checked into professional football as a late substitute for Lawrence Shankland with Queen’s Park. Almost exactly 12 years after that low key debut at Montrose - and having been reunited with his old mucker at Hearts - the midfielder is readying himself for Shankland checking OUT of Tynecastle.
The goals have dried up this season after a remarkable tally of 31 in the last campaign. The offer of a bumper new deal that was on the table but remained unsigned at the start of the year has disappeared too. But while Shankland’s honesty over his contract situation in Gorgie may have made created noise on the outside with the transfer window just a month away, Spittal insists there were no shockwaves inside the squad.
“It’s something he’s obviously not used to especially in the last two seasons where he’s been constantly scoring goals. But the last couple of weeks his performances have been really good in terms of working the whole backline. I’ve played with him before. I know what Lawrence is capable of. I know he will dust himself down and keep going. If he keeps getting into positions it will turn. The last thing you can do is let your head go down and there’s been no signs of that with Lawrence.
Saturday’s 4-1 defeat to Celtic was the latest in a series of strong performances ruined by missed opportunities. Spittal himself passed up a gilt-edged chance inside the first two minutes.
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