Defeat for the champions at Motherwell and a win for the leaders at home to Falkirk will crown them champions for the first time since 1960
It is a sign of shifting attitudes that the fact Hearts could claim the Scottish Premiership title on Wednesday was somewhat lost in analysis of the weekend’s events. Given Celtic’s form such a scenario is an unlikely one, but that it exists at all is remarkable: a Hearts win at home to Falkirk, coupled with defeat for Celtic at Motherwell, means the Edinburgh club will become champions for the first time since 1960.
“It’s nice to be able to hear ‘Hearts could win the league at Tynecastle,’” says the manager, Derek McInnes. “I don’t know how many people have been able to say that in their lifetime. The likelihood is we are going to have to win two games or certainly pick up four points.” In a quirk of history, both of Hearts’ title triumphs in the 20th century were secured at St Mirren’s former Love Street ground.
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