Socceroo Cammy Devlin is "desperate" to emerge triumphant on one of Scottish football's most dramatic days and lift the Premiership trophy in front of his family, who've flown over from Australia to watch the season's "incredible" finale.
Devlin's Hearts will win the title on Saturday and end 40 consecutive seasons of Celtic-Rangers dominance of the Scottish top-flight title by avoiding defeat away at Celtic in a last-match decider that's already hooked a nation after a week of drama and controversy.
The tigerish Aussie midfielder scored in Hearts' midweek 3-0 win over Falkirk that's put Hearts in pole position for their first Scottish title in 66 years.
Cammy ♥️
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But the Edinburgh underdogs would have been in an even more formidable position if Celtic hadn't been granted a last-ditch penalty by VAR that enabled them to earn a 3-2 win over Motherwell.
The handball judgement was widely derided as being a dreadful injustice, with Hearts' boss Derek McInnes calling it "disgusting" and England's most celebrated soccer pundit Gary Lineker calling it arguably the worst VAR decision he'd seen.
But the call has set the scene for what Devlin believes will be an "incredible" finale at Celtic's Parkhead fortress.
Meanwhile, his goal at Tynecastle was cheered by his family. "I got quite emotional, to be honest," he admitted.
"I looked up and my girlfriend and all her family and my little brother and his girlfriend flew from Australia, and my best mate from back home. It was just so special.
"That's what football is all about, and, yeah, a really good night -- but we've got one to go.
"My family are here on the weekend again. They were coming anyway, so it's just worked out that we're in this position.
"So, hopefully I can make it extra special for them. I'm a long way from home, so just to see my family is amazing.
"To be one game away from winning the league, there's no hiding away from that now. That's the reality. It's incredible."
It's been some season and it all comes down to tomorrow.
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There's speculation it could be the 27-year-old's last game for Hearts after five years in Edinburgh, as his contract is expiring at the end of the season. If so, the title would represent the ultimate farewell gift.
"We're so desperate to do it. We could have done it on Wednesday. We didn't. We've just got to do what we've done all season," said the man who's next mission after Saturday will be a trip to the World Cup with Australia.
"It would be incredible. It would be amazing -- but it's going to be tough, there's no two ways about it."
