Re: Accies .V. Heart of Midlothian - MATCH THREAD
Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2015 10:44 am
Here's this week's Scotsman article;
Well, that was fun. I doubt that anyone really thought Saturday’s game would be anything other than a routine win for Hearts, but Accies were terrific (especially in the first half) and thoroughly deserved the win. Robbie Neilson’s comments afterwards were an expertly delivered exercise in deflection; he knew his team were second best and wanted something else to be on the agenda. Everyone knows Willie Collum can be card-happy, but when a player sends someone flying into the air with a tackle he must leave himself vulnerable to being sent off.
Happily, all the shenanigans didn’t manage to take the spotlight away from Ali Crawford, whose passing and shooting with both feet was a joy to behold. I was right behind him when his shot arrowed into the top corner and it was absolutely stunning. But this was a superb team performance and Martin Canning will have been delighted with all of them.
Well, that was fun. I doubt that anyone really thought Saturday’s game would be anything other than a routine win for Hearts, but Accies were terrific (especially in the first half) and thoroughly deserved the win. Robbie Neilson’s comments afterwards were an expertly delivered exercise in deflection; he knew his team were second best and wanted something else to be on the agenda. Everyone knows Willie Collum can be card-happy, but when a player sends someone flying into the air with a tackle he must leave himself vulnerable to being sent off.
Happily, all the shenanigans didn’t manage to take the spotlight away from Ali Crawford, whose passing and shooting with both feet was a joy to behold. I was right behind him when his shot arrowed into the top corner and it was absolutely stunning. But this was a superb team performance and Martin Canning will have been delighted with all of them.