DEL'S ON ROCK SOLID GROUND

ADAM VIRGO was a Celtic player when Hearts split the Old Firm then beat Gretna to lift the Scottish Cup.

- BY FRASER MACKIE

Unlike that 2005/06 surge, when Rangers dropped to third, Virgo insists this new Tynecastle revolution is built to last.

He says foundations laid by Tony Bloom will be rock solid - even if a serious run at the title may take time.

While Vladimir Romanov offered ultimately hollow words Bloom can gradually justify any boasts.

And Virgo reckons there's unlikely to be a trigger-happy approach with the right man already in the head coach's seat.

The former Brighton and Hoops defender said: "In Derek McInnes they've got a manager who knows the league from top to bottom and doesn't need to change.