Robbie Neilson insists the latest Edinburgh derby triumph over Hibs will count for nothing if they don't do the double over Hibs later this month - as he blasted a missile that hit Zander Clark.Lawrence Shankland double and a late Stephen Humphrys strike sent Hearts into the new year on a high and extended their unbeaten Edinburgh derby run to eight games.
But with a Scottish Cup fourth round clash against their rivals looming on January 22nd, that derby is already the primary focus of his attention.He said: “It’s just important to win the derby, whether it’s at Tynecastle, Easter Road or over there or at Hampden.
You have to go and win it. Yes we’ve had a good record. But we go there in three or four weeks’ time knowing that, if we don’t win it, it’s the end of the world.
That’s the derby. “When the fixtures come out, our fans ask: ‘When’s the Hibs games?’ And that’ what we look at, winning them.
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