In today's morning briefing, Joel Sked is joined by James Cairney for the first of our weekly chats on a Monday morning.

The pair discuss Cammy Devlin's contract extension, what Nathaniel Atkinson's injury means for the defence and reflect on where it all went wrong in Saturday's defeat to St Mirren.

There's also the small matter of a trip to Rugby Park, with a place in the semi-finals of the League Cup up for grabs. Can Hearts bounce back against Kilmarnock? Or will it be more of the same?

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