Murray and Taylor want Hearts title win - but what do other Hibs fans think?
Sir Andy Murray and Josh Taylor are backing Hearts' title bid but what do other Hibs supporters think as Sunday's derby at Easter Road looms?
[Getty Images] Sir Andy Murray and Josh Taylor. Two of Scotland's sporting greats, and both Hibs fans. Hibs fans who think a Hearts title win would be "a good thing" for the game.
It might be hard to find anyone in the three home stands for Sunday's Edinburgh derby at Easter Road sharing that sentiment. Particularly based on some of the vitrol which has been directed at the tennis champion and boxer on social media since making their observations. Hearts sit top of the Scottish Premiership with five games to go, having last been champions in 1960.
Rangers and Celtic, who have scooped up every title since 1985-86, are breathing down their necks. Three points cover the top three going into the division's split. "I'll probably get hammered for this," two-time Wimbledon champion Murray acknowledged, before telling Sky Sports that "I think it's a good thing for Scottish football if Hearts were able to win".
"People are asking me about Scottish football - that never really happens. So there is obviously a lot of interest in it. " Taylor, Britain's first undisputed world champion in the four-belt era, said the Old Firm domination was "boring".
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