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Article: FOOTBALL: New man De Vries hits four to humiliate hapless Hibernian Heart of Midlothian 5 Hibernian 1
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- August 12, 2002
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"THE LADYBOYS of Bangkok" may be the hottest ticket at the
Edinburgh Festival, but the name of Mark De Vries will be still be on
everyone's lips long after the thespians and tourists have gone home.
The Dutchman scored four goals on his Tynecastle debut for Hearts
to earn a space in the city's derby history and underline a role
reversal even the Ladyboys would have been proud of. Hearts went six
contests without a win, and though they stopped the rot at Easter
Road in March, this rout will be the source of bragging rights for
years to come.
"We took a 6-2 doing at Easter Road two season ago, before I
arrived at the club," said their manager, Craig Levein, "so this
result today was for our ...