As Hibs Bask in Cup Glory, Hearts Captain Brands His Team a 'Disgrace'

The ScotsmanMarch 20, 2007

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CELEBRATIONS and sore heads at one end of the city, dismay and disarray at the other. Followers of Edinburgh's two football clubs are accustomed to such polarised reactions after derby matches, but this time the teams were not even playing each other.

On Saturday, Hearts suffered their heaviest home defeat since a 4- 0 loss to Rangers in September 2003 when they went down by the same score to Dundee United. The following day, Hibernian won their first trophy in 16 years, taking the CIS Cup with a 5-1 victory over Kilmarnock at Hampden.

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As Hibs Bask in Cup Glory, Hearts Captain Brands His Team a 'Disgrace'

Such disparities occur from time to time, but it was the manner of the two games and the reaction to it which stood out as unusual. While Hibs rose to the occasion in style, Hearts flopped. While J...

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