CRAIG GORDON has competed in so many cup finals that the Hearts goalkeeper can’t even keep count of them anymore. But the Scotland internationalist will never forget his first.
Back in 2006, Gordon had long since established himself as the Tynecastle No.1 when the team reached the Scottish Cup final. Their opponents that day were third-tier Gretna; bankrolled by the late Brooks Mileson, the Borders outfit’s unsustainable spending had got them to within a penalty shoot-out of securing the famous old trophy and European football the following season.
