'Could County draw be the catalyst for Hearts' season?'

With the clock ticking towards 96 minutes on Saturday the 18,000 or so Hearts fans inside Tynecastle were getting themselves ready for another chorus of boos that would have undoubtedly been ringing round the stadium had Ross County held on for their victory.

Then finally a slice of fortune went the way of Hearts. A corner came in from the left, Craig Gordon caused havoc in the away defence and Lawrence Shankland guideded a header into the bottom corner.

A sense of relief for everyone associated with the club and while a home draw against the Dingwall side should not be celebrated, could this be the turning point of the season?

The international break will come at a good time for Hearts and allow everyone to take a breath and give the board time to assess who should be leading the first team moving forward.

There are sure to be some big names who fancy the job and rightly so as this is probably one of the top three positions in club football in Scotland.

Before that, though, there are two key matches to negotiate. First up, a lengthy trip to Azerbaijan to take on Belarusian side, Dinamo Minsk.

The game in Sumqayit will be played behind closed doors as Uefa have decreed no fans should be allowed into the stadium.

Then a flight to Aberdeen to take on the Dons on Sunday. Jimmy Thelin has started incredibly well since taking on the job in the summer, but if Hearts can get back to their levels of last season then Liam Fox and the team may just give the Dons a fright at the weekend.

The new manager/head coach may well be looking on and undoubtedly the players will be looking to impress over the next two matches.