A wait of 3388 days will end on Saturday when Jim Jefferies returns to Tynecastle to manage his beloved Hearts when Falkirk visit Edinburgh.

This week Hearts Media is looking back at Jim's Top Five Tynecastle games from his first five and a half year stint in Gorgie. Today we feature a Coca-Cola Cup quarter-final classic...

17 September 1996
Coca-Cola Cup, quarter-final tie
Hearts 1 (Robertson), Celtic 0 (AET)

"This was a League Cup quarter-final tie and the victory was all the more special given the team we were forced to put out after having had four players sent off at Ibrox.

"Every time I bump into Graeme Alison, who was running the line that day, I keep telling him it's beyond me how someone can get sent off for kicking a post. I'd never seen anything like it before and it really put us in a position for our next game.

"It caused us a major problem for the cup-tie but the players and the fans were amazing that night. Gary Naysmith made his debut and got man of the match for his display against Paolo di Canio. Andy Thorne had been brought in as a short-term fix and he was also outstanding against Pierre Van Hooijdonk.

"It was almost like a European night with the atmosphere.

"Nobody gave us a chance with the number of players we had missing. But we got our sleeves rolled up and we always knew if we could get the ball into the box John Robertson was capable of scoring. He got the winner in extra time and when the final whistle went it was just sheer bedlam!

"It was a fantastic night."

Jim Jefferies needn't be the only Hearts hero returning home this Saturday when Falkirk visit Tynecastle (kick-off 3pm).

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