Replacing Beni Baningime and Cammy Devlin in the Hearts engine room was never going to be a straightforward task, even with the Jamestown Analytics machine at the club's disposal.
Hearts midfielder Laurent Mendy says he is relishing experiencing his first Edinburgh derby after making his first start for the club in Saturday's 2-1 Premiership victory over St Johnstone. The 29-year-old joined Hearts in the summer from English side Forest Green Rovers and also played a part in Thursday's dramatic penalty shootout victory over Rapid Vienna, which secured Conference League league phase football for the Tynecastle side through to December. Mendy says he has been warned about the significance of his first meeting with Hibernian at Tynecastle this week.
Striker’s second-half penalty ensures 1-0 win at AberdeenSt Mirren 3-3 Motherwell; Celtic 2-0 Falkirk on SaturdayLawrence Shankland’s second-half penalty gave Derek McInnes and Rangers some much-needed respite with a 1-0 win against Aberdeen at Pittodrie.The tale since the Rangers manager arrived from Hearts in the summer has been one of constant change in formation and personnel amid exits from two European competitions and a poor start to the Premiership campaign. The Ibrox side turned in a better performance than many of late and in the 69th minute the captain, Shankland, a former Don, converted a spot-kick won by Djeidi Gassama. Continue reading...
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