Aidan Smith: Hearts have most to lose in Scottish Cup derby
Now, Edinburgh cup derbies don’t need any formal introduction. These clubs don’t win many trophies so to kick your rivals out of the competition while at the same time prolonging your own involvement for a while longer can often be as good as it gets. Last year, though, it got a bit better for Hibs and after beating Hearts in the fifth round they went on to lift the cup. Today, back in the fifth round, back at Tynecastle, the old foes re-convene. Safe to say this tie has a bit more needle, hype, tension, grudge and back-story going on.
In that diabolical voxpop you get a vivid reminder of just how gloriously self-contained the football fan’s world can be. He doesn’t see the big picture – it’s overrated – and only thinks of the small picture. He’s conspiratorial, perverse and true. All supporters are like this, by the way, or have the same tendencies. But these tendencies were writ especially large in that Jambo wail.
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