Forget Fiorentina and ignore Istanbul. You can even put Celtic and Rangers to the side. Hearts’ biggest game of the season has just become Ross County.
And if anything sums up the rut the Jambos find themselves in then it’s the sudden importance of Sunday’s trip to Dingwall. Sound strange? Maybe. But Hearts are in a helluva rut and if the losing streak continues against the rock bottom Staggies then there’ll be just two points between the sides.
Then it really would be panic stations in Gorgie. The Europa League is a bonus and Thursday’s clash with RFS at Tynecastle offers a good chance for a morale booster. But Ross County is much bigger. If Hearts don’t start picking up league wins regularly and getting in the groove then by the World Cup break they could find themselves in a real s****y position. And that’s only four games away.
