IT'S ALL KICKING OFF FOR GORDON

CRAIG GORDON reckons Hearts are going places under Derek McInnes and Tony Bloom ~ but knows the proof will be in the pudding come Monday night.

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A great preseason - that included a convincing 3-0 win over Premier League new boys Sunderland - and a successful League Cup group campaign has got Jambos fans in the mood ahead of the Premiership opener against Aberdeen.

Veteran Scotland keeper Gordon is still sidelined with a nerve problem affecting his arm but is buzzing with excitement after watching how new boss McInnes assembled a squad with the help of Bloom's analytics software.

Brighton owner and new investor Bloom eventually wants to “disrupt” the Scottish football hierarchy, and Gordon, below, likes what he sees so far.