Hearts boss Derek McInnes said there had been "so much positivity" that would inspire his team even though they fell agonisingly short of clinching a first Scottish Premiership title since 1960.

A decade ago Leicester beat odds of 5000/1 to win the Premier League. Hearts could replicate that upset in the Scottish Premiership.

Their role in a title decider for the ages shows how far Hearts have come since fans rescued them from ruin but Celtic remain favourites

Hoops must be held at bay in stadium containing 60,000 fanatical supporters and just 750 clad in Midlothian maroon if Edinburgh visitors to claim champions’ flag

Hearts is bidding to become the first team to break the dominance of Celtic and Rangers in Scotland since Alex Ferguson’s Aberdeen in 1985.

Hearts had been on course to win the league for the first time since 1960 and end 41 years of Celtic and Rangers dominance.

Failure to wrench the title from the Glasgow giants is no cause for remorse given that Celtic and Rangers have been shaken from their lethargy

Scottish football's most dramatic season for decades had a fittingly chaotic finale as Hearts fell agonisingly short of ending the Old Firm's 41-year dominance and Celtic emerged…

Hearts boss Derek McInnes said there had been "so much positivity" that would inspire his team even though they fell agonisingly short of clinching a first Scottish Premiership…