Steven Naismith was forced to apologise to rival boss Barry Robson for not shaking his hand after Hearts win over Aberdeen.
The Jambos secured a 2-1 win at Tynecastle to keep them in the hunt for third in the Premiership and the Europa League group stages. At full-time, Naismith ran on to the pitch to celebrate with his players and left Robson hanging on the touchline.
Aberdeen’s staff were raging and made their feelings known to Hearts number two Frankie McAvoy. Afterwards, Naismith claimed it wasn’t a deliberate snub and said sorry to his former Scotland team-mate. He said: “That’s my bad and I was naive in that situation. In that moment, the passion, the will to win over rides the thought process.
