Summary
HEARTS goalkeeper Craig Gordon may be one of Scottish football's hottest properties right now but he still recalls having his fingers scalded one Burns Night at Brockville.
Weeks after his 20th birthday, Gordon found himself in the starting line-up for just the second time but, after losing four goals in the first 31 minutes to hat- trick hero Collin Samuel and Owen Coyle, it took another nine months to get a first-team chance.See the full content of this document
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I Was Axed After a Bairns Nightmare ; Chasing Nine-in-a-Row - Memories of Four-Goal Rout Keep Gordon Fully Focused
Gordon was not at fault for any of the goals as First Division champions-elect Falkirk won 4-0 in the Scottish Cup on January 25, 2003, but the young keeper's subsequent banishment from the first team served as an early reminder of the fickle...
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