Falkirk striker Barney Stewart has admitted he would love to do his Heart of Midlothian supporting dad a favour by getting one over on both Celtic and Rangers between now and the end of the season.
The Bairns secured their spot in the top six with last weekend's victory over Motherwell, ensuring they will face the Ibrox side twice more and their rivals from across the city once.
With the first of those Rangers meetings coming this weekend in the final game before the split, Hearts fans will be hoping Falkirk can do them a favour.
Chief among them will be Stewart's dad, who grew in Edinburgh as a fan of the Jam Tarts.
Those two sides meet again on the final day, while Falkirk face Celtic in their first post-split fixture.
The on-form 22-year-old said: “That would be great to be fair. I plan on scoring before every game but that would be massive. Especially with my dad being a Hearts fan - that would be really big.
“I’m a Chelsea man so I have to worry about them winning the FA Cup. But my dad would be buzzing if I did that. He grew up in Edinburgh and although he doesn’t go to games he is a Hearts fan.
“There’s enough pressure on these games as it is - I just have to view it as another game. I’ve not played against Rangers yet. I’d love to score against Rangers and Celtic. They are big clubs. And those games get the most focus.”
Stewart has found it weird that he is starting to be recognised by people when he is about and about. And a recent interaction in an Edinburgh Tesco saw a Hearts fan urging him to move to Tynecastle.
He added: “I got recognised at Tesco this morning, it was a great feeling! I do talk some sh*** so if you see me in public just be aware of that!
“It was a Hearts fan on the till, because it’s my birthday, I was in buying the boys treats. So I had to explain to him why I was going into training with easter eggs and stuff.
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“I was trying to tell him it wasn’t normal, I don’t eat easter eggs before training. He told me to sign for Hearts! He was a nice guy.
“It’s so weird, though, I texted my missus afterwards and she said it makes no sense. We are just normal people, so someone coming up to me makes me think ‘oh my f****** hell’ - but it is quite special.
“This award is surreal. There’s so many good players in this league so to win this .. you can’t put it into words. If you’d told me this at the start of the season I’d have said ‘shut up’.
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