We can all celebrate the noise, the headlines and the feel-good angle that DR has somehow pulled us back into a title race. To be fair, clawing back a 13-point deficit looks impressive on paper. But that’s only half the picture. If you strip it back, the story is as much about timing and the mistakes of our rivals as it is about anything we did differently.
It wasn’t just one team turning up
Early on the season the balance of things favoured Celtic and Hearts while we were finding our feet under the wrong management. Then circumstances changed — a new man in charge, a window to tweak the squad — and suddenly we started picking up points at the same time as Celtic stumbled. That’s not a miraculous transformation so much as two clubs going through stretches of poor form at different times.
Why the comeback feels smaller than it sounds
Look closely and the so-called recovery loses some of its shine. If they drop points because of missteps and we capitalise, that’s just the league doing what leagues do. It doesn’t erase earlier shortcomings. There’s no real moral win in catching up if it’s based on someone else’s collapse rather than sustained improvement from us. And while the drama of a comeback sells papers, it’s equally fair to say losing a lead is just as damaging as gaining one is impressive.
All eyes on the final stretch
Now the chatter should stop and the graft begin. The history or headlines of months gone by won’t win matches. We’ve got four games and every one matters. Hearts have been steady all season and that consistency counts for a lot. The question isn’t who gets the plaudits — it’s whether the players can deliver when it matters. That’s the real test, and it’s on us to watch and see if they’re up to it.
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