Next season let’s have a Hibs-Hearts final day showdown - Vladimir McTavish
Many of my Hearts-supporting friends have yet to sober up since Monday night. And quite frankly who can blame them?
The stirring nature of their comeback win against Rangers earlier this week puts them tantalisingly close to winning the league title, something they last achieved in 1960.
I can only imagine the party they will have should they clinch the title. If they haven’t done so earlier, they have a final-day winner-takes-all shoot-out against second-placed Celtic. Personally I would love to see them do it. And I’m a Celtic fan.
Growing up in Glasgow in the late sixties, Celtic were always my team. However, having stayed in Edinburgh for over 25 years, I would love to see one of the city’s clubs land Scottish football’s biggest prize.
It will be good for Scottish football, great for the Capital and it will also be good for the Old Firm. It will give both Celtic and Rangers a much-needed kick up the backside, having dominated the domestic game for the last four decades.
It was back in 1985 when Aberdeen, managed by Alex Ferguson, won the title. No team from outside Glasgow has done so since.
Hearts themselves came very close the following season, only to be denied in their final game by Dundee. Needing only a draw to be crowned champions, they lost 2-0. I’m guessing this scenario may well be playing on the minds of many Jambo fans over the next two weeks.
I hope my pals will still be celebrating in a fortnight. I know my own team will win the title again before too long. For the maroon side of Edinburgh, 66 years is an agonising time to wait. Hopefully, they will be challenged for the title next season by Hibs too. Their wait has been even longer, having last won the league in 1952.
A Hibs-Hearts final-day showdown would be a mouth-watering prospect. Apologies to my Hibee pals, but’s let’s all cheer on the Jambos in the meantime.