Andrew Shinnie was suited and booted and was in amongst the celebrations when Inverness Caledonian Thistle won the Scottish Cup eight years ago.
22.01.2023 - 15:23 / dailyrecord.co.uk
It's derby day in the capital, just three weeks after the last meeting of the Edinburgh duo.
Hearts ran out 3-0 winners over Hibs at Tynecastle, but head across the city to Easter Road today for a blockbuster Scottish Cup fourth round clash.
Robbie Neilson's men are in good form, unbeaten in their last eight games and haven't lost a derby since December 2019.
Lee Johnson has found wins hard to come by with just two in his last nine.
The Hibees added Australian international Jimmy Jeggo to their squad on Saturday, taking the number of Aussies across both squads to six, as five of them could be involved at some stage this afternoon.
Lawrence Shankland is one goal away from becoming the first Hearts striker to score 20 goals in a season since John Robertson in 1991/92, and what more fitting venue to do it than Easter Road?
Kevin Nisbet is also a man on the goal trail, with seven in his last six games since coming back from injury.
We'll have all the action from Leith right here on the LIVE blog.
He only trained with his teammates yesterday before his signing was confrimed, but Jimmy Jeggo could be in for a baptism of fire if he;s thrown in for his Hibs debut this afternoon.
There will be a distinctively Aussie them even if he isn't, with Kye Rowles, Cammy Devlin, Nathaniel Atkinson and Garang Kuol all likely to be part of the Hearts squad,
Lewis Miller hasn't been seen much in a Hibs shirt in recent weeks, but Jeggo's addition ramps up the Aussieness of the capital clash.
It's been too long since a Hearts striker netted 20 goals in a single season.
Many felt Lawrence Shankland was the most likely to repeat the feat when the Jambos signed him from Beerschott in the summer.
He's now one goal away, and can emulate John Robertson's 91/92
Andrew Shinnie was suited and booted and was in amongst the celebrations when Inverness Caledonian Thistle won the Scottish Cup eight years ago.
Robbie Neilson paid tribute to the near-4000 Hearts fans who made the Friday night trip to Hamilton for a Scottish Cup clash - and admitted they deserved a more entertaining display.
Only two of the Scottish Cup last 16 ties will have VAR in operation this weekend – despite four of them being played at Premiership grounds.
Lord Willie Haughey has claimed Celtic and Hearts were not hit with the same rule that saw Queen's Park thrown out of the Scottish Cup.
Stephen Humphrys may have bagged himself the Scottish Premiership Goal of the Season award already.
Ayr United breezed into the last 16 of the Scottish Cup by notching their second win at Cove in just four days.
There’s a new striker in the door at Hibs after they announced the loan signing of Middlesbrough frontman Matthew Hoppe.
After a break for cup action, the Premiership is back with a bang this weekend as Rangers look to eat into Celtic's advantage at the top of the table.
A Hearts fan interrupted Italian TV to display her ‘boobs’ tattoo, commemorating their 5-1 Scottish Cup final win over Hibs.
St Cuthbert Wanderers will be without three players for Saturday’s Potts Cup clash with Stranraer.
Jubilant Robbie Neilson revealed Hearts legend John Robertson was the first text in his phone after watching Lawrence Shankland match his 31-year goalscoring record to help destroy Hibs.
Robbie Neilson joked he wanted Toby Sibbick to put the ball out for a GOAL KICK before he netted the sublime injury strike that put the seal on a Hearts Scottish Cup win - and the Tynecastle gaffer’s first ever as a player or manager at the home of his fierce rivals.
Lee Johnson says red-hot Hibs striker Kevin Nisbet has the same obsession with scoring as Arsenal legend Ian Wright. The Easter Road gaffer – who admits he tried to sign Nisbet while he was Sunderland boss – is a pal of the ex-England hitman turned TV pundit.
Lee Johnson reckons Hibs have the best forward line in the Premiership outside the Old Firm – even better than city rivals Hearts.
An improved St Johnstone performance was not enough to avoid exiting the Scottish Cup at the fourth round stage.