Craig Gordon on his incredible Hearts love affair at Hampden that's brought him joy as player and punter

Craig Gordon was at Hampden for Hearts’ greatest moment of modern times as they dished out a Scottish Cup Final scudding to Hibs a decade ago.

The big keeper was there as a Jambo. A punter.

Going full circle on a journey from diehard fan to becoming the club’s £9million keeper and record transfer sale all the way back to humble supporter.

Gordon freely admits the thought it might stay that way for the rest of his days swirled round his head as he watched goal after goal batter down on Hibs in that 5-1 hammering.

Released by Sunderland just weeks earlier and about to travel down a long, dark, clubless two-year road of injury hell, Gordon – then only 29 – was entering the lowest ebb of his career.

What happened in his remarkable rise back to the very top of club and international football is one of Scottish football’s most inspiring stories of recent times.

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Now, a month shy of 10 years on from that bittersweet Hampden memory, Gordon is dreaming of another Scottish Cup Final.

Only this time he won’t be celebrating among 20-odd thousand Jambos. He’ll be right at the front of the queue to lift the trophy as captain.

One more hurdle stands in the way of another final appearance – this afternoon’s monumental