In the week Claudio Braga talked up the prospect of Hearts winning a historic title as a “beautiful story” that could be enjoyed “around the world”, it was a reminder of how nightmarish a scenario it would be for others in Scotland. Naturally, supporters of Hibernian are dreading the idea of their Edinburgh neighbours winning a first league title since 1960, in what would be the equivalent of doomsday on Easter Road, but the greater hurt may actually be felt over in Glasgow.
The sense of regret around Rangers if they ultimately fail to take advantage of Celtic squandering their supremacy and lose out to either their Old Firm rivals or the unlikely challengers Hearts would be profound.
