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The key phrase in your thread is "the inevitable suspensions and injuries" + the "winter season" has not even started yet! Also the big "starting pt" for Hearts was Rodgers fielding a weak Hoops' team at Tynecastle preceding a midweek Euro fixture commitment - a "risk" that was negligent but the bigger prize for him was Euro qualification! Hearts don't have strength of squad anyway and have still to play Gers, Dons and Hibs. Celtic also have three more matches against them and I'll be surprised if they will be as poor as they were in that 1st match.