Byline: by BRIAN MARJORIBANKS
A RED mist descended the last time hearts played hamilton and, when the chaos ended, six men had received their marching orders.
The Battle of New Douglas Park in December saw hearts duo Suso Santana and ian Black, plus club masseur Alan Robson and Accies' Leon Knight, sent off after a dust-up in the tunnel at full-time, adding to the red cards of Tynecastle pair Michael Stewart and ismael Bouzid during an ill-tempered 2-1 win for hamilton.
The return fixture, therefore, is probably the last match that Lothian and Borders Police would have wanted this weekend as they prepare for an anti-islamist march through the streets of edinburgh by the Scottish Defence League on Saturday. indeed, police have already succeeded in their request for the match to go ahead on Sunday, albeit new hearts boss Jim Jefferies is adamant there will be no repeat of the shame game in Lanarkshire which was networked live across every corner of the UK by Sky Sports.
Jefferies is currently trying to tackle the ongoing issue of indiscipline at hearts, something which has proved problematical for every Tynecastle manager since Vladimir Romanov took over the club in 2004.
Sunday, therefore, could be a real test for Jefferies but he has called on his players to channel their aggression Fendi Replica Handbags in the right manner and build on their fine 3-2 home win over Falkirk last weekend.
'it all kicked off in the tunnel last time against hamilton but i wasn't here when it happened,' said Jefferies. 'We will make the players aware they should do their battling on the pitch.
replica rolex 'if you are angry, you have to bite your tongue. You can't retaliate as it gets you into trouble and that is something we need to address.
'hamilton won't be easy. They went to Tannadice recently and won 2-0. That shows how difficult it will be. hopefully, if we can follow up with a result, it will make the win over Falkirk even better.' hearts' crime count has seen them fall foul of the authorities for a fifth successive season but Jefferies aims to introduce a new code of conduct which he hopes will curb ill-discipline without taking the edge off his players' competitiveness.
he said: 'i know what the situation is. it's one of the things i will probably discuss with campbell ogilvie (managing director) on Monday. 'This club has been fined heavily for conduct on the park and that has to change. We can't keep paying fines -- they will only go up and up.
'A strict code of conduct is something the players will have to accept and i think it's something most clubs have.
'We have made the players aware of what's expected but we need to put down some rules so they know what will happen if they step out of line.
'We know referees can make daft decisions and you can't blame a player for that, but they should get punished for things like dissent.
'Players have to learn that, if they are disciplined, then we have a better chance of success but, at the same time, i can't prevent them from competing.' Jefferies welcomes back Jason Thomson from injury, while Laryea Kingston and christian Nade are also available for selection, but Black looks set for a spell on the sidelines with a knee injury.
Jose Goncalves is also out with a similar problem.
Andy Driver remains on the casualty list, too, but Jefferies has tipped him to bounce back from the disappointment of being
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