Paul Hartley Quotations

It sounds good to be top of the league. That's three good results and we have to try to keep it going. I couldn't have imagined this six weeks ago. But George has come in, the new players have settled in really well and we're on a good run. You can feel the excitement around the club just now. There's a real feeling in the dressing-room that we can keep this going. There's a long way to go but we are optimistic for the season. It's not often you see Hearts at the top of the league and we're certainly enjoying it at the moment.

I think everyone expected us to crack up when we play the Old Firm. This shows the mentality that we have at Hearts.

The boys were right up for the game ? I could sense all week we were going to win today.

Today shows the character we have in the squad.

It doesn't get much better then scoring a hat-trick in the semi-final at Hampden Park. I'm delighted we're in the final and we've still got a lot to play for this season. To play the way we did today was exceptional and I'm really pleased for the fans who have backed us in great numbers this season.

I'm absolutely delighted. I looked in the mirror in the morning and told myself it was going to be my day, so to score a hat-trick was tremendous.