And this time anyway, they definitely gave us the three points. Yes we were quite good in places and there was no one on the park who had a bad game but the standard of the opposition was laughable. We certainly deserve credit for stopping them from playing and working hard ourselves but one win does not mean we are totally back on track. Against Hibs, I cautioned that we shouldn’t go over the top with criticism – they were a good side who worked hard and forced us into a mistake. Hearts were so bad that while we will be thankful for the points, the players must not slip into complacency and think that a winning run is now just ours for the taking.
The race for the top six is heating up and for once, getting there could bring a significant financial reward. The league will almost certainly go down to the last day or two and this means that we won’t be playing Celtic at
Our appalling run has seen a commanding lead over
Still, whilst the race for the final top six place will be close, if we can start playing the way we can, we have nothing to fear. Jim Hamilton has contributed a lot in the games he has played so far and so long as he does not become too worried about breaking his duck, he will be a good player for us. McDonald, on Saturday’s evidence at least, has remembered he has team mates and he could easily go on another scoring run.
It’s amazing how winning just one game can turn attitudes around. Especially when that game is your fourth win over Hearts! Roll on