Hearts players back Critchley
"We're all behind him." Hearts midfielder Beni Baningime insists all the players at Tynecastle believe in head coach Neil Critchley as he bemoans a "strange season" following Saturday's Scottish Cup semi-final defeat. (Edinburgh Evening News), externalRead the rest of Sunday's Scottish gossip.
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