It wasn't the circumstances that Zander Clark wanted to make his first Hearts start. The big keeper will make his full debut away to former club St Johnstone. The 30-year-old admitted it will be a bittersweet moment. He has been patient and desperate to make his first full appearance for the Jambos but a lot of that excitement has been subdued by the way the door has been opened for him.
Craig Gordon suffered a double leg-break on Christmas Eve that has now left the veteran goalkeeper’s playing career hanging in the balance. It will now give Clark the chance to stake his claim to be Hearts No. 1 between now and the summer, but he wished it had been in far different circumstances.
Clark explained: “On a personal note I was delighted to come in but it’s bittersweet in the circumstances First and foremost I’m gutted for Craigy. He’s been brilliant, even just before it (the injury) you saw the save from (Steven) Fletcher. It kept us in there with a fighting chance in the game.
