STANDING in the Tynecastle media room with his shirt hanging out, Nigel Hasselbaink resembled a naughty school-boy as he was told by his manager Danny Lennon to smarten himself up before answering any ques-tions.
However, the Dutchman had been St Mirren's star pupil in a Scottish Cup tie that will live long in the memory.
After a bleak week, this engrossing encounter helped lift the gloom enveloping our national game. It had everything. A late strike from Hasselbaink that found the net via the heel of Marius Zaliuklas forced a replay on Wednesday week and if it is anywhere near as good as this, we are in for a treat.
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