Bank of Scotland SPL
Sunday 25th April 2004
Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh
Kick Off 3pm, Live on BBC
Tomorrow will be our last ever visit to Tynecastle, should the plans for Hearts to move to Murrayfield follow through. Let's leave our mark on the dump for good.
Hearts are the so-called 'third force' in Scotland, going by leage standings. However, everyone knows they give us a better challenge than Rangers. They have already drawn with us in 2004 - they capatalised on a weakened Celtic side to take a 2-2 lead, only for The Hoops to find a way back with two late goals.
Tomorrow will be a hard one, it always is at Tynecastle. Recent visits there have been comfortable but hard-fought victories.
After the shambles that was Wednesday night, Martin O'Neill must play a first team tomorrow. One or two players could be rested to avoid injury, as Hearts are one of the dirtiest teams we have come across this season.
Our squad is simply not good enough, and playing guys like Momo Sylla and Jamie Smith tomorrow will give us no chance.
Hopefully there will be a good turnout from the Celtic support, it is an end of season game alot of fans will not be up for paying £21. However, there will be a big turnout from potential Rangers fans in the Hearts end, who will provide us all with a few laughs with Nazi salutes and Ulster flags.
It doesn't really matter if we win or not tomorrow, but I'd love to see us cement our mark on Tynecastle forever.
Hail Hail!
Celtic-Mad Prediction: Hearts 1-3 Celtic