Craig Halkett has revealed he burst into TEARS after a phone call from the Hearts physio to tell him his season was OVER.
The Jambos stopper has had what he describes as a nightmare season. It all started with an ankle operation following the Scottish Cup Final defeat to Rangers last term that resulted in him falling behind in pre-season. A hamstring injury followed before he did it for the second time before suffering a nine month period on the sidelines because of a cruciate.
His injury-hit campaign has been a blow for Robbie Neilson as the stopper opened up on what has been going on behind the scenes. He's now three weeks on from the surgery and has been able to get off the crutches in a major boost. That's the first milestone hit in the long road to recovery as the 27-year-old bids to come back stronger than ever. He's not the only long term absentee with skipper and influential Craig Gordon also out until the end of the current campaign.
