Having dispatched of Celtic with consummate ease on Sunday afternoon to open up an eight-point gap at the top of the Premiership, the big question facing Hearts was whether they could follow it up with another victory. It wasn’t to be. But, in the grand scheme of things, this may end up being a decent point. This was a display Hearts supporters have seen so often of late. Plenty of grit, and a little bit of magic too. Unfortunately for them, there just wasn’t quite enough of the latter. Much of the credit for that must go to St Mirren. They are the only side who have inflicted defeat over the Tynecastle so far this season — dumping them out of the Premier Sports Cup on penalties. And they...
