CALLUM PATERSON has leapt to the defence of “incredible” Hearts head coach Ian Cathro – and has told his team-mates to “man up” following their Easter Road mauling. The Jambos crashed out of the Scottish Cup with a meek surrender against their city rivals on Wednesday, succumbing to a 3-1 defeat.

Celtic beat Lisbon Lions record after comfortable win over Hearts Celtic went one better than the Lisbon Lions with a convincing 4-0 Ladbrokes Premiership win over Hearts at Parkhead. Midfielder Callum McGregor, who only started because Stuart Armstrong pulled up injured in the warm-up, opened the scoring with a well-taken goal on the half-hour mark.

A large gust of wind swept around Tynecastle just after 10pm on Wednesday night. It was Ian Cathro exhaling a deep sigh of relief.

RANGERS have made a 250,000 bid for Port Vale keeper Jak Alnwick; Celtic have reportedly made an offer for Fenerbahce left back Hasan Ali Kaldirim; Hearts have beaten Hibs to the signing of striker Dylan Bykey; Motherwell have taken goalkeeper Russell Griffiths on loan from Everton and more in Saturday’s Rumour Mill Rangers are reported to have made a A 250,000 bid for Port Vale keeper Jak Alnwick in a bid to replace back-up keeper Matt Gilks who is a target for Wigan. Port Vale chairman Norman Smurthwaite claimed that though they received a bid for the player, “the terms were not acceptable”, so an agreement has yet to be reached.

Head coach Ian Cathro has promised new faces as he looks to reshape the Tynecastle squad and the veteran Northern Ireland international is poised to move to Edinburgh on an initial six-month deal. The 37-year-old defender is a free agent after seeing out his contract with the Kerala Blasters in the Indian Super League.

Boyd retains his stance that Cathro is out of his depth and is not capable of handling the pressure in the Tynecastle dugout. Boyd infuriated Jambos with his outspoken criticism of Cathro, whom he took his Pro Licence with but never chatted to, shortly before he replaced Robbie Neilson.

Quickly disabused of any notion about new head coach Ian Cathro simply carrying on where Robbie Neilson left off, they are going to need every spare hour they can get during January. However much groundwork was laid to ensure a smooth transition between the Neilson and Cathro eras, it’s clear the players need time to adjust to not just a fresh voice but a different message.

Quickly disabused of any notion about new head coach Ian Cathro simply carrying on where Robbie Neilson left off, they are going to need every spare hour they can get during January. However much groundwork was laid to ensure a smooth transition between the Neilson and Cathro eras, it’s clear the players need time to adjust to not just a fresh voice but a different message.