A new Scottish independence poll has shown that support for staying in the UK has remained the same since the 2014 referendum.
11.05.2022 - 00:47 / dailyrecord.co.uk
John Souttar will return from his 10-week injury lay off for Hearts ' league and Scottish Cup Final double header with Rangers.
And defensive partner Craig Halkett is on course for the same comeback timeframe in a double Hampden boost for Robbie Neilson.
The Jambos boss admits he has a starting XI in mind for the end of season showpiece. But fitness levels over the next two games could still see him make changes.
Souttar - who will join the Ibrox cub in the summer - hasn’t kicked a ball for Hearts since limping off against Dundee United on March 5.
But he was on the bench in Saturday’s 4-1 defeat at Celtic and will again be among the subs against Motherwell tomorrow.
The positive news keeps coming for Jambos too with Andy Halliday, Michael Smith, Cammy Devlin and Aaron McEneff under consideration for minutes at Fir Park.
Neilson said: “We’ll have McEneff, Smith, Devlin, Halliday back and Souttar will be on the bench, he won’t play, but he’ll be available for Saturday.
“The hope for Halkett is Saturday too. I think that’s them all apart from Beni Baningime will be available for some sort of a game on Saturday.
“I’d rather it was three of four weeks ago because now they’ll go into these games not 100 per cent fit. That’s the dilemma we have. Where will they be fitness wise going into a massive game?
“They don’t need to prove themselves because they’ve been working hard. It’s more mentally for them to be able to say, ‘I’m ready’.
“I’ve played some minutes against Motherwell or against Rangers, so they can say ‘I’m ready to go’, as opposed to just rocking up at Hampden.”
Neilson admits he has absolutely no concerns about playing Souttar against his soon to be employers in the showpiece event at Hampden in 10 days’ time.
He said:
A new Scottish independence poll has shown that support for staying in the UK has remained the same since the 2014 referendum.
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