Andy Halliday 'desperate' for Hibs fans stick as Hearts star laughs off pantomime villain role

His only experience of an Edinburgh derby so far was in Glasgow with no fans in the stadium.

For Andy Halliday – who says he gets grief at every ground in the country – you would think that might suit him.

The Hearts man is made of sterner stuff though and can’t wait to run out in front of a full Easter Road crowd for Tuesday night’s clash – even if the home fans are giving him flak.

Halliday wants to play his part in getting Robbie Neilson’s side a victory that would be a huge step towards finishing above their bitter rivals in the Premiership.

Just a year after Hearts ’ promotion to the top flight it would be a terrific achievement and it would get one over on the Hibees.

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As he prepared for his first league derby, Halliday said: “We took a lot of criticism last season for our performances, rightly so.

“We always thought we had a squad more than capable of coming up to the top-flight and competing.

“Once we added some fresh faces, we felt we could do well.

“We didn’t want to just be languishing in the bottom six, trying to establish ourselves back in the league again.

“We wanted to come and show how good we are. We’ve done that so far but there is a long way to go so a result on Tuesday against Hibs