FAIRYTALE'S GORD TO END

CRAIG GORDON reckons Rowan Alexander must have run Gordon Strachan close for the Manager of the Year award.

The Raydale Park gaffer has led his side to the Second Division championship, Scottish Cup Final and European football next season.

But Hearts and Scotland goalkeeper Gordon insists Alexander won't have yet another reason to celebrate today.

The 23-year-old said: "It has been an unbelievable season for Gretna and you can't take anything away from them.

"Their boss must have been very close to being Manager of the Year and what he has achieved there in such a short space of time has been fantastic.

"But we don't want to keep their fairytale going.

"It's nice they have reached the UEFA Cup but that's really where we want their success to end this year."

Gordon is confident there will be no upset if his team-mates go about today's big game in the same professional manner as they did in their league matches on the way to clinching a place in the Champions League qualifiers.

Gordon said: "Of course we feel confident. We are going into the game as favourites and quite rightly so.

"We've had a good season and we want to finish it off in the right way.

"We have to be professional and apply ourselves in the same as we have all season. I'm sure if we do that we will get a good result. We will concentrate on doing our own thing, no matter what anybody else is talking about.

"I have not been interested in what's been said in the media.

"The Cup Final is the sole job on our minds.

"We will be prepared and have no distractions. Hopefully we can bring the Cup back to Tynecastle."