The wind and rain made it difficult for both sets of players and in the end the telling talents were pace, passion and brute strength. We had enough possession in enemy territory to dominate for long spells but without McDonald our ability to deliver the final scoring touch was all too obvious.
Jim Paterson's blunder when the game was 0-0 looked bad at the time but by the break, when we were a goal behind, it looked liked a calamity.
Darren Smith was on hand, ready to tap in the easy squared pass but Stepover elected to try to take on the
It was good to see Darren Smith back in the team. He made several brave runs up the left wing and caused some concern to the Hearts defence. The result was that two or three defenders were dispatched to close him down. It would be interesting to see him let loose in the middle of the park instead of the wing.
Our new midfielder had his introduction to the SPL. It can hardly come as a surprise to find that he was taken aback by the style of football which prevails in