His first experience of Tynecastle as a Rangers player didn’t exactly go to plan. In August 1998, Giovanni van Bronckhorst was subbed in a 2-1 defeat to Hearts in the opening day of the league season.
It was the young Dutchman’s “welcome to Scottish football” moment.But it didn’t take him long to recover, as Dick Advocaat’s new-look side went on to win a domestic Treble.And that’s why his former Ibrox team-mate Barry Nicholson reckons van Bronckhorst will be more than ready for his Gorgie bow as Gers gaffer.
His side will face Robbie Neilson ’s men today in a lunchtime cracker and 20,000 stadium sell-out. Tynecastle will be raucous with their supporters desperate to close the gap on the Old Firm at the top of the Premiership table.
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