Leith is packed full of fancy restaurants but you don’t need to stumble far from Easter Road to find a good chippy on derby day.
Kevin Nisbet handed Hearts their dinner at the weekend and it turns out revenge is best served bold. The Hibs hitman battered the Jambos and then slapped some salt ’n’ sauce into the Gorgie wounds. Nisbet was mortified here back in January, when the bitter rivals ran amok in a 3-0 Scottish Cup win to make it nine derbies undefeated. Hibs were in a right pickle and Jambos chanted about going for 10 in a row.
“I don’t forget stuff,” the striker said afterwards. Nisbet pounced in the second half to give his side the victory they more than merited while sending the old foes tumbling into the deep fat fryer. He said: “It was nice to get it off our backs. The last time we played in the Scottish Cup their fans were shouting about 10 in a row.
