They say revenge is a dish best served cold. Fortunately for Aberdeen’s avengers, the plate barely had time to cool.
The Dons suffered embarrassment the last time they took the trip to Tynecastle, suffering a 5-0 shellacking in January that contributed to Jim Goodwin losing his job. But just a matter of weeks later, new boss Barry Robson’s team gained redemption, hammering Hearts 3-0 at Pittodrie to further fuel their belief third place might not be out of the reckoning after all.
Today the two sides lock horns in Gorgie again in the Premiership game of the weekend. Liam Scales is adamant there is no talk of revenge but is hell-bent nonetheless on breaking Hearts all over again to all but seal the best-of-the-rest spot. He insists that horror show at the turn of the year has already been shown as an off-day. The Irishman said: “It is completely different.
