Frustration & anger as derby defeat leaves season a dead rubber
There was definitely disappointment, some pride in the performance of the nine men that stayed on the pitch, frustration at the two red-carded players, and anger at a referee that just would not pull out a yellow card for Hearts unless he was flashing one at Hibs at the same time. It's a recurring pattern - Hearts avoided a single booking in their 1-0 win in the previous derby, as they did in the 3-2 defeat to Hibs in December, and were able to foul at will on Sunday without consequence. This isn't about blaming a referee - Don Robertson got the two big calls correct by the letter of the law.
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