Paul Heckingbottom relishes the intensity of a Hearts-Hibs derby match
Paul Heckingbottom can still recall his own family baying for blood when he lined up against their beloved Barnsley in the reviled colours of Sheffield Wednesday. As a consequence, stepping into the Tynecastle bear pit holds no fears for the Hibernian head coach.
The 41-year-old is no stranger to some of the most fiercely contested rivalries in British football, both as a player and as a manager.
He can reel off a plethora of all-Yorkshire tussles from his stints with Bradford, Barnsley and Wednesday, while he was involved in the always fiery East Anglian showdown against Ipswich Town while on the books of Norwich City.
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