“Hearts have arrived. They are going to go all the way.”Sky Sports’ Kris Boyd has switched allegiance to the Jambos, believing they will not be caught after their 2-1 win against Rangers left them six points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership for Christmas.
It is the first time since 1993 that a team outside the Old Firm has led the title race at this stage of the season. Are they on their way to ending Celtic and Rangers’ 40-year top-flight dominance?
“This Hearts team – because of the dominance of Rangers and Celtic in this league for so long, there is a reluctance to sway to someone else – have arrived and are here, they are going to go all the way,” former Rangers striker Boyd said on Sky Sports.”It is not all rosy in the East End of Glasgow right now and if Hearts can capitalise on that, they are favourites for the title.”
Let’s also not forget about Motherwell. Jens Berthel Askou’s men are unbeaten in their last 10 league games and currently sit third in the Premiership, splitting the Glasgow giants.
McInnes’ Hearts ‘exactly where we want to be’
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Highlights from the Scottish Premiership match between Hearts and Rangers
A few eyebrows were raised when new shareholder Tony Bloom boldly predicted Hearts could finish second this season and even win the Premiership “within the next 10 years”.
The Brighton owner stressed his belief in the club’s “ability to disrupt the pattern of domination of Scottish football which has been in place for far too long”.Head coach Derek McInnes has worked wonders since taking charge at Tynecastle Park, but is refusing to get caught up in the hype of what they could achieve this season.”We’re exactly where we want to be. I’ve said that to the players. We’ve put that demand on ourselves to make sure we turn up,” he told Sky Sports after Sunday’s win.
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Derek McInnes has lost one league game in charge of Hearts
“I think the support sees how the players work for the club, and how they work for each and every result. But we’ve also got good, talented players in here as well.”So, we’ve got…
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