Source: PA
Every game hard - Jefferies
Manager Jim Jefferies knows his Hearts side face another stiff examination of their Clydesdale Bank Premier League title credentials at Celtic on Wednesday night.
Victory over Rangers last Saturday confirmed Hearts as title challengers in a result Jefferies labelled important for Scottish football, but the manager knows the trip to Celtic will be another stern test.
Hearts have accumulated 31 points out of a possible 33 in an 11-match unbeaten run and lie seven points behind leaders Celtic, having played one game less, and two points behind second-placed Rangers, who have a game in hand on Hearts and two on their Old Firm rivals.
Jefferies said: "We learnt on Saturday just how tough it's going to be to keep it going.
"They've had a nice bit of warning that - especially with Celtic - every game is going to be hard now because you want to keep in contention.
"We got a taste of it on Saturday and that's something I hope the players learn from. It was a good result for Scottish football."
