It's not nice but it's the nature of football and there's huge stakes on this weekend's Edinburgh Derby in Leith.
I got Pat Fenlon sacked as Hibs boss. Correction, my Hearts team did. It’s just that I was the one lucky enough to score the goal in a 1-0 League Cup quarter final derby win at Easter Road back in 2011.
But you’ve got to be ruthless in this business. And there’s no doubt he’s under huge pressure. Forget everything else on Sunday - all Hearts players should want to do is win and put a nail in Hibs’ and Gray’s coffin. I’ve been banging the drum about two strikers all season. Tynecastle is just set up for teams to play with two strikers and be direct. It’s what I thrived off all my career - having someone to play with. Football is all about partnerships whether that’s in defence, midfield or up front.
So it was brilliant to see Critchley go with two on Saturday. The goals they scored against St Mirren were tremendous. The opener was a brilliant bit of play by Kenneth Vargas and then a lovely finish - but the ball to him from Lawrence Shankland was sublime. If Hearts can emulate that kind of performance against Omonia Nicosia tomorrow night then the swing in momentum going to Easter Road three days later will be frightening.
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