MIKO'S GOT MIND FIRM-LY ON DONS

SAULIUS MIKOLIUNAS admits he's hoping for a Rangers win in tomorrow's Old Firm game - because he reckons that's the result that would help Hearts win the SPL.

But the midfielder insists the only game he is really interested in is the Jambos' clash with Aberdeen.

Mikoliunas was with teammate Deividas Cesnauskis and young fan Harry Osbourne, four at yesterday's opening of the Tynecastle club's new superstore in Edinburgh's St James Centre. He said: "I would prefer Celtic to lose because we trail them by three points.

"But we are not really looking at what will happen in the Old Firm game because we have a massive game at Pittodrie.

"Aberdeen are in joint second place and are a much better side than they were last season.

"But we held had a talk after dressing room after we lost to Sparta Prague in the first leg of our UEFA Cup tie and it has made us stronger as a team.

"We all agreed that as players we have to give more to the Hearts cause."

Taken from the Daily Record