Dundee Utd 2
Hearts 3
League (Division One)

Manager's Programme Notes

This afternoon we face Hearts for the second time in a month and with points still as vital as ever we are hoping to improve on the draw we gained at Tynecastle. The Gorgie boys invariably give us a hard time of it and we realise what lies ahead of us today. But with a good win over Dundee behind us, the players are in the right frame of mind to carry on the good work and it all adds up to an interesting game. Due to a string of bad injuries, several changes were enforced in the derby game and to some degree this side had a makeshift look about it. In the days leading up to the game we found ourselves "written off" as it was felt our form had shaded off. In the end, we won 4 - 1 and, despite this impressive score-line, I was baffled to find a number of people underplayed our performance and "credited" the victory to mishaps to our opponents. However, for my own part I was very well pleased with the displays of a number of players and when one considers our injury problems before the game, I feel full credit is due to the side which won the game.

A pleasing feature was the performance of Alan Gordon, who dropped back to mid-field to accommodate Kenny Cameron. The big fellow was most effective in his new role and with Kenny demonstrating all his old verve, the attack moved extremely well. In two weeks time, we line up in the Scottish Cup and for the second year running Ayr United come to Tannadice. Our aim must be to build up for this game with victories today and at Airdrie next week.