Lawrence Shankland cut short his summer break to team up with his Hearts mates midway through their Spanish training camp for fear of missing out.
But just over a fortnight ago it was his missus with the dread of missing out - on their own Spanish sunshine break - as she sat at a drenched Hampden watching biblical rain throw Scotland’s clash with Georgia into doubt. The Tynecastle skipper admits partner Nicole was frantically scanning her phone for alternative flights as news broke through that the Euro qualifier might have to be abandoned and restarted 24 hours later - exactly when they were due to fly to Majorca.
Of course it all worked out well in the end as Steve Clarke’s men splashed their way to victory and team Shankland flew out for a well-earned Spanish holiday. But just two weeks later the hitman was heading back to the sunshine with fellow Hearts and Scotland colleague Zander Clark despite still having almost a week left to relax.
