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Hearts troll Hibs with razor sharp comeback after Paul Heckingbottom tweet

Hearts have scored a small derby result over Hibs - on social media at least.

The Jambos were quick off the mark with as they brutally trolled their Edinburgh rivals - and a Hibees fan to be precise - over Leith boss Paul Heckingbottom 's birthday.

Wednesday marks Heckingbottom's 42nd birthday and, as with the modern way, Hibs took to Twitter to wish the Englishman many happy returns.

The post gathered hundreds of likes and scores of replies with one fan in particular - Vinnie McKay - responding to point out he shared the special occasion with the Hibs manager.

Hibs replied: "Happy Birthday, Vinnie! You're in esteemed company". All straight-forward and friendly so far.

That was until the razor-sharp guys on the social media team at Tynecastle popped onto the thread with a not so friendly face...

Hearts hero Rudi Skacel - who scored a double in his side's 5-1 thumping of Hibs in the 2012 Scottish Cup Final - is another celebrating his birthday.

And the sight of the Czech's face on the Hibs thread sent the conversation into meltdown.

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