By JOHN MCGARRY

Published: 17:59, 27 October 2025 | Updated: 17:59, 27 October 2025

Two hours after Hearts’ seismic win over Celtic, Foundation Plaza was still thronging with maroon-clad supporters wearing smiles as broad as the Forth.

Television crews and radio reporters had little trouble in persuading the hospitality stragglers to serve their needs for vox pops to follow up on what had just unfolded.

You suspect this sight will become commonplace as this season gathers pace and that many of those posing the questions will come from far and wide. The prospect of a non-Old Firm side winning the Scottish title is a story of international significance.

But whether Derek McInnes’ men prevail or stumble in the next 29 matches, it feels like the tectonic plates are shifting.

Even if Celtic or Rangers yet dust themselves down to extend the Glasgow clubs’ 40-year hegemony, it feels like there’s a permanence to what’s happening in Gorgie. This is no one-season wonder. They aren’t going away.

Shortly after presiding over a stirring victory which took his side eight points clear at the top...