At times in Edinburgh derbies, it feels like Hearts and Hibs are playing with a bomb instead of a ball. To say these games can be a bit frantic is an understatement.
So having a player who can calm everyone down by putting their foot on it will be vital at Easter Road this afternoon. And when it comes to composure, there are few better in the Premiership than Barrie McKay. Even while there’s bedlam all around him, he’ll probably still look as if he’s got all the time in the world.
That was certainly the case with the Hearts star’s goal on the opening day of the league season last week against Ross County at Tynecastle. It was a thing of beauty – but for Craig Halkett it wasn’t a surprise. The big centre-back came through the ranks at Rangers with McKay a decade ago, shortly before the winger broke into the Ibrox first-team.
