Hearts midfielder Cammy Devlin says that the players must own up and accept responsibility for yesterday's derby day defeat to Hibernian, and apologised to the Jambos fanbase.
Kevin Nisbet's goal 23 minutes from time consigned the Tynecastle side to a sixth straight defeat in all competitions in interim boss Steven Naismith's first game in charge, following the sacking of Robbie Neilson earlier this week.
That poor run of results has seen Hearts relinquish that coveted third spot in the Premiership table to a resurgent Aberdeen, who now hold a five point advantage over their Edinburgh rivals. 24-year old Devlin, who was a member of Australia's 2022 FIFA World Cup squad, admits the recent performances have been well short of what is expected and concedes that the team are making the same mistakes time and time again.
