Hugh Keevins is putting everything on the line as he strongly believes Hearts will beat Celtic on Sunday.
The Jambos are five points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership heading into the massive encounter with the Hoops.
Celtic are not in the greatest form, despite the 2-1 win over Sturm Graz on Thursday, while Hearts are yet to lose a league game this season.
Dundee embarrassed the Bhoys last weekend, which Keevins said was more possible than a win for Brendan Rodgers’ men.
Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty ImagesHugh Keevins puts his whole fortune on Hearts beating Celtic
Now he’s made his latest prediction and can’t see anything other than a Hearts victory. Will it come back to bite him?
Writing in the Daily Record, Keevins said: “I wrote here last Sunday that I wouldn’t have put two bob on Celtic winning at Dundee – and I was spot on.
“Today I would put my bank account, my house and the grandchildren’s inheritance on a Hearts victory because they are everything Celtic are not.
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“The defending champs represent a club engulfed by contempt, and contempt is not a driving force for success – whether you’re behind the wheel of a Honda Civic or a Ferrari.
“The manager is contemptuous of the board he works for, in my opinion, and that explains the post-match reference to makes of motors while being a television picture of exasperation in Dundee.
“It was, to my mind, nothing to do with the team’s speed of play, more a dig at a recruitment strategy that has cost Rodgers outstanding players and replaced them with palpably inferior talents.”
Rodgers’ now infamous comment after defeat to Dundee was certainly interpreted initially by most as a dig at his players and the club’s summer business in the transfer window.
But the Celtic boss clarified that it was a reference to the lack of speed now in his team compared to last year.
He said: “It was based around the speed in our team. Clearly, it’s not the same as what we had last season, and I’m pretty sure both of those cars have got a different speed, so that was the reference to that.
“Yeah, I’m not really worried, to be honest. You can’t please everyone, and I’m not going to start trying to do that now. The players know that I’m with them, I’ve always been with them, and our focus is now on performing and performing to our best level.
“Listen, it’s something that I said at the time, and I said it because I felt it. So I’ve got no regret now.”
Rodgers noted that his team had upgraded to Range Rover Sports against Sturm Graz, so what model of car will we see at Tynecastle?