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Robbie Hanratty

Craig Gordon sends defiant Hearts return message as he says 'I've been written off before' after nasty leg break

Craig Gordon has broken his injury silence with a defiant message that will be music to the ears of Hearts and Scotland supporters.

Gordon turns 40 on Hogmanay and after suffering a horror double leg break during a Premiership clash with Dundee United on Christmas Eve, many thought the veteran stopper's illustrious career was over. He had been a stalwart in Robbie Neilson's side this season with his manager citing his absence as 'a massive blow.'

But Gordon took to Instagram on Friday to address widespread speculation that he was going to retire because he had 'walked this road before' and confirmed his surgery had been a success. He said: "I’ve played this game long enough to know that I can’t take anything for granted, and when I’ve been ‘written off’ with injuries before, every game is one more than at times, I thought I might get.

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