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Warren was alright, Brill had little to do and Mckay had no service. The rest though were very poor. Doran, Williams, Shinnie and Ross weren't at their best, while Polworth was rubbish and put in a performance almost as bad as the one in the 4-0 defeat at Perth. It was really a case of one team being fairly poor, and another being even worse - we were the team who was even worse. The players don't look as up for it, certainly nowhere near as much as they did last week and we lacked creativity and fluidity throughout. We seemed too keen to sit back as well, hardly ever looking to intercept the ball when it's live, nor pressing the man in possession. Things need changing if we want to win next week and getting a result, is nowhere near as likely as some people would like to believe.

I would have expected at least 2, probably 3, maybe even 4, of the subs to have started. Disappointing team selection from Hughes.

Good to see Hearts have Adams seething again. Will he want that game on Tuesday now???

Wouldn't it be ironic if their game vs County was postponed today after all this rain. They'd end up with a game midweek and RS would still miss the semi-final!!!

There would be no need for a rematch if they had floodlights that worked properly. It's all gone quiet with Roy M's investigation to find out what went wrong with lights. The reason being, rather than the floodlight failure due to some external force, it was actually due to a transformer fault which they previously knew about but did not spend the money to replace it at the time.

Adams Unhappy is not exactly a Man bites Dog headline is it?

Adams was certainly wound up by the ICT crowd in the recent derby. Hearts might put them in their place tomorrow.

Treats players as disposable commodities..........................

It doesn't bother me whether Stevenson plays or whether Hearts manage to manipulate the system and get new players in, the fact is we are a much better side than them and as long as we focus on playing to our strengths we will win. Hearts have the poorest record in the league even with Stevenson in the side. And if they did get an influx of new players in they would be struggling to be organised enough to be able to stop us doing what we do so well. Many of the players in our side will have experienced the disappointment of last season and will want revenge. The determination they have will be transferred to those new to the team and as long as we are disciplined we should win reasonably comfortably. What happens at Tynecastle in the next few days is irrelevant and I am sure Yogi won't let the team get sidetracked by that. All that matters is that we are properly prepared on the day and play to our potential.