Cathro has enough to worry about without driving the news agenda

HOW kind of Hearts head coach Ian Cathro, given everything else on his plate, to take time to tell misguided journalists just what is and isn’t a story.

His director of football passing messages down from the stand and appearing in the dressing room at half-time at Pittodrie? Perfectly normal.

His striker Bjorn Johnsen leaving McDiarmid Park in a taxi following a reported bust-up? Barely worth a mention, it seems.

What reassurance it must offer the Tynecastle faithful.

One thing for certain is that his ghastly Hearts team are unlikely to be at the centre of the story today, mere bystanders at someone else’s party. God knows how many Celtic might score.