Pressure is mounting on Rangers, Reo Hatate struggles for form and Nick Montgomery faces his first derby in the pick of Scottish Premiership weekend.
Hopefully a fresh round of Scottish Premiership action can lift the gloom after another sobering week of European football for the country's three remaining representatives.
While both do appear to be heading in the right direction, Tynecastle is not a destination Hibs have enjoyed visiting in recent times. Whatever happens, the English-born former Scotland Under-21 cap will no doubt be another to enthuse about the electric atmosphere on derby day at Tynecastle.Reo Hatate has gone from being touted for a big-money transfer to struggling to recreate his former glory.
Admittedly hampered by an elbow in the face that somehow went unnoticed in Wednesday's Champions League defeat by Lazio, Hatate not only had far fewer touches on the ball than midfield partners Callum McGregor and Matt O'Riley, but fewer than anyone on the pitch.
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