Robbie Neilson admits the graffiti that unceremoniously told him to sling his hook at Hearts was disappointing, but he’s reminded his doubters that his team are still sitting right where they want to be.
An X-rated message was scrawled across a club crest mosaic on Foundation Plaza outside the main stand at Tynecastle. Frustration has built following last Saturday’s defeat away to Kilmarnock, which allowed Aberdeen to cut the gap between themselves and the Jambos in third to just one point. With potentially guaranteed European group stage football on the line, whoever finishes best of the rest is set for a bumper payday should Celtic or Rangers win the Scottish Cup.
Hearts scooped the Euro cash pot last year and have been over the course before. Neilson accepts that a string of poor results means the boss will cop flak from fans at a club like Hearts, but bullishly predicted his men would get the job done as they’ve proven they can recover from these sort of slumps before, starting against St Mirren on Saturday.
