You and I are preoccupied with winning tonight to ensure the gap at the top of the table does not grow beyond the four points it was before this round of games got underway. Hearts have a different focus; a win would see them leapfrog Celtic into second place.
Early in the season Robbie Neilson was back at or near the top of the table, enjoying the kind of form Hearts showed before he left for MK Dons five years ago yesterday. His stay in Milton Keynes was a disaster and Heats fared no better with a trio of underperforming managers appointed in his wake.
Form soon slipped, especially away from home, where they have picked up only three points since August, half the amount they collected that month. Since then they have lost at Motherwell and Aberdeen, while collecting a point at Newco, Ross County and St Johnstone.
I’ve read through match reports for the last two months, it is a tale of attacking abandon at home and belligerent negativity away, marked by red cards on their previous two travels. We can expect shed loads of belligerence tonight.
They did, of course, beat Celtic 2-1 on the opening game of the season, but that was then. Celtic have changed beyond all recognition in the months since, notably as Tynecastle debutant, Kyogo, settled into life in Scotland. Two weeks later Celtic produced one of the most scintillating displays of the season to knock Hearts out of the League Cup, although the 3-2 score suggests otherwise.
Celtic are closing in on full strength going into an intense December fixture list. If we deliver on our own potential, we don’t need to worry about referees elsewhere. 3 points please, Celtic.
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Another free header from a corner ti Hertz.
This is not good for the nerves. We are keeping Madhun in the game.
Jota hamstring injury.
That’s us fecked now.
oh naw no mikey J
Johnston on.
Welsh down now.
Jota down. Ralston off. Said December would test our ‘protect the shareholder return’,paper thin squad. Didn’t think the first game would decimate us.
Mikey J finally going to do something for us?
Hearts taking control of the game. Our midfield needs some fresh legs.
WTF
Welsh also off. Unbelievable.
Welsh down now too.
Jeez, 3 injured and off. Madhun plotting with Hertz players.
Bitton on.
Johnston miss. It would have been easier to score. Hasn’t scored in 2 years.
Forrest not putting in any effort.
Gettin messy
We are giving the ball up every time now.
time for McCarthy to sort the midfield out – break up their play
Forest???
Starfelt down now.
Forrest???
Hanging on a bit. Not helped by Forrest and Rogic giving the ball away cheaply, not breaking up the pressure. Team has run out of gas here. Would be delighted with 1-0.
Another Hertz corner. Gives me the fear.
Bottles being thrown at Barry McKay.
Johnston is frigging hopeless.
Classic Mikey J moment. Kills Montgomery with his selfishness.
I’m sure Mr. Higgins will be all over the McKay incident.
We are desperately hanging on.
How difficult is it to coach the selfishness out fo Mikey Johnson – its time to showed up and matured! Mcgregor should be all over him!
MJ. What is he for?
Under the cosh.
Thankfully, a bad Hertz corner.
wtf kyogo is totally wasted in this team, a superfit cunning young footballer whos gettin absolutely fek all service
Johnston loses it again.
Johnston is just useless tbh
And again.
Monty gets a yellow card.
jamsey jezz louise
Forrest misses a sitter. Can’t dink it over Gordon.
Hertz miss an unbelievable sitter.
Forrest could have killed the game.
Neilsen gets a card.