Murray And Taylor Want Hearts Title Win - But What Do Other Hibs Fans Think?

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Hibs beryllium fifth, 19 points down Hearts. David Gray's broadside are successful a tussle pinch Motherwell to decorativeness fourth, which would guarantee a spot successful nan Conference League qualifiers.

Making up points successful that mini-race is apt to beryllium an afterthought for astir supporters astatine nan weekend, though.

When Hearts suffered final-day heartache successful 1986, losing retired connected extremity quality to Celtic, a meagre crowd astatine Easter Road celebrated wildly arsenic their squad fell 2-1 to Dundee United and vanished eighth successful a 10-team division.

Albert Kidd scored some Dundee goals that time arsenic Hearts faltered and a decade later received nan subordinate of twelvemonth accolade from a Hibs' supporters group successful Australia.

"If we tin put a bee successful their bonnet and extremity them from doing what they want to do, past that is what we want to do, naturally," Hibs defender Warren O'Hora said past week, politely picking his words.

Hearts will transverse nan metropolis having picked up conscionable 1 constituent from their past 4 games connected nan road.

Hibs won nan past derby connected their ain patch, a 3-2 thriller successful December, erstwhile they spurned a chance to spell 4-0 up early successful nan 2nd half and ended up clinging on.

Gray's broadside were unbeaten astatine location successful nan derby past season, pinch a triumph and a draw, while Hearts person been victorious successful only 1 of their past 7 convention visits.

"Sunday is simply a large one," Murray added. "That is Hibs' chance to dent their hopes. I dream Hibs triumph that, obviously."

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