He went from butt of the jokes to talk of the toon with one sensational swing of his right boot.
And now Barrie McKay has finally ended the wait for his first Hearts goal at the 30th time of asking, he hopes the goals will flow just like the wisecracks which preceded Saturday’s screamer.
The winger knew it was time to get the finger out when even Beni Baningime - who had never scored in his entire career - broke his duck before him last week.
