I'm excited for Hearts' future after we'd enjoyed a Bloomin' brekkie

Spittal is fired up by investor Tony's bullish talk

- BY FRASER WILSON

BLAIR SPITTAL enjoyed a bite of breakfast with Hearts’ new money man Tony Bloom on Tuesday.

And just a few minutes in the Brighton owner's presence fuelled the playmaker's hunger to deliver success in Gorgie.

Bloom has got Jambos fans salivating with his bullish ambition to disrupt the Old Firm dominance after investing £10million in the club.

Ata fans event last week the Englishman served up another course of aggressive talk when he said he expects Hearts to be winning the Premiership and playing in the Champions League within a decade.

Spittal admits Derek McInnes' players will leave the bravado to the new investor.

But the 29-year-old reckons the billionaire is serious about getting his teeth into Scottish football after being blown away by a raucous Tynecastle as Hearts raised the Premiership curtain with a powerful 2-0 win over Aberdeen.

It means they sat top of the table after matchday one, having won all four of their Premier Sports Cup group games. And Spittal says it’s imperative they back it up with another big result against Dundee United this afternoon.