Andy Halliday rubbishes Rangers suspicious minds as Hearts star brands split loyalty claims 'a load of nonsense'

Andy Halliday will be a radio pundit on Wednesday night openly declaring his wish to see Rangers beat Eintracht Frankfurt in the Europa League Final in Seville.

The same guy will be a Hearts player on Saturday afternoon doing everything he possibly can to beat Rangers in the Scottish Cup Final at Hampden.

If you suffer from a suspicious mind and don’t believe that to be true then that’s not Halliday’s problem.

There’s a quote attributed to him that sums up his affinity with Rangers.

“I wasn’t a Rangers fan since the day I was born,” he says. “It goes back further than that.”

But what Halliday won’t stand by and accept is being accused of lacking professionalism to do his job honestly against Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s team.

“Anyone who knows me properly will understand that idea’s a load of nonsense,” he says.

“Professional footballers play for the love of the game and because they are competitive by nature.

“There’s no doubt what I’ll be trying to achieve on May 21 and I know Hearts have a team who are more than capable of beating Rangers.

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“My motivation is that I have never won what I would call a meaningful trophy in my career – and I’m now 30 years old.”

It could easily be argued Hampden owes