Sas_The_Hibby
02-01-2010, 08:38 PM
Does Dundee United's defeat today and their apparent drift, allied to the inconsistency of most of the other non-OF teams, mean that Hearts are now the main threat to our getting third place?
A few weeks ago I would not have even considered this but, having taken 13 points out of their last 18, albeit largely flukily apparently, Hearts seem to be on a roll. Yes, they still seem to be playing gash but are somehow coming away with the points and inevitably gaining confidence from that. If they were to win tomorrow, as we well know, they would be just 6 points behind us, albeit with a game more played, and could no longer be considered 'dead in the water' as far as a European place is concerned.
Don't get me wrong: I realise that Dundee United or even Aberdeen or Motherwell could overtake us, if we start shipping points, but it seems to me that Hearts are suddenly, unbelievably, the main danger.
Tomorrow's game, therefore, is suddenly a 'six pointer' in the race for third.
A few weeks ago I would not have even considered this but, having taken 13 points out of their last 18, albeit largely flukily apparently, Hearts seem to be on a roll. Yes, they still seem to be playing gash but are somehow coming away with the points and inevitably gaining confidence from that. If they were to win tomorrow, as we well know, they would be just 6 points behind us, albeit with a game more played, and could no longer be considered 'dead in the water' as far as a European place is concerned.
Don't get me wrong: I realise that Dundee United or even Aberdeen or Motherwell could overtake us, if we start shipping points, but it seems to me that Hearts are suddenly, unbelievably, the main danger.
Tomorrow's game, therefore, is suddenly a 'six pointer' in the race for third.