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Trip to Tynecastle Wednesday, 19 August 2009 00:00 Written by Jeff Winter

An early start saw myself and Boro’s Red Faction member Geoff Thomas shoot up the A1 towards Edinburgh. We soon realised that the late Saturday night excesses and the Fox Covert’s parmo’s had left us both tired and at times a little flatulent. Well me anyway. We made very good time and just after half nine we entered Musselbrough’s Little Chef.

The regional Scottish breakfast was looked over for a more traditional early starter then the closing down of a trap in the gents!!!

The normal rendezvous with the boys from Fife saw us with tickets and I had to squeeze through the turnstiles to get into the ground. Am I getting fatter or are Scottish turnstiles a little on the small side? Seriously though, some fans would just not have got through them.

Two minutes into the game and I was wishing I had followed my pre match inclination to back high on bookings. Two in the book inside the first two minutes and then Kevin Thomson’s act of retribution ten minutes later meant that Rangers were down to ten men. My pals looked at me after the dismissal but I had already said red, the minute Thompson wiped Black out.

What transpired next could be the saving of Scottish Football.

I have deduced that Rangers and Celtic should both start the game with ten men and if they still go two goals up be reduced by a further player. To be quite honest it is the only way to make the League competitive. The Old Firm will once again be twenty points plus clear of the field.

Rangers were poor in the first half and the goal for Hearts was probably deserved despite Macgregor helping it on its way into the net. The second half was surreal, ten men outplaying eleven just showed the class difference. I want to go back to half time though. The banter between fans had been its usual self without the vitriol of games against Celtic or Hibs, but the half time entertainment unified the fans of both sides. A parachuter parachuted into the ground narrowly missing our stand roof and the announcement was made that a substantial amount of money had been made for The Erskine Appeal. It was pleasing to see that the people were still prepared to remember real causes in a week when the publicity had been terrorists and misplaced compassion.

A last gasp penalty brought about an overall deserved victory. I do not understand why Kris Boyd was not introduced earlier, but thank God he did come on. If he could play football he would be worth about £60 million, but goals win games and his record is second to none. As we left the ground the 3,500 sang “That’s Why We’re Champions” All of a sudden the journey home was a lot less arduous.

As my mate Scott Macmillan had previously called cricket “Rounders”, a view possibly shared by many other Scots, you will not appreciate our glee in driving home listening to England beat the Aussies to win the Ashes. It’s a bit like Rangers beating Celtic but no where near as important.

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