Hearts star Jamie Hamill ‘oblivious’ to Twitter taunts

Dylan McGowan has backed Jamie Hamill to brush off abuse from Raith Rovers defender Dougie Hill branding him a “cheat”, insisting his Hearts team-mate is accustomed to handling Twitter taunts.

The Stark’s Park stalwart took to the social networking site on Wednesday morning to slam his opponent’s conduct during a fiery cup clash in Kirkcaldy, accusing him of diving when the pair went head to head in the second half.

Hill was given his marching orders by referee Brian Colvin and, in a series of ill-tempered tweets, described Hamill as “embarrassing” and a “cheat”. Raith have since appealed the red card.

However, McGowan insists the 27-year-old has been oblivious to the furore after getting used to internet insults.

Hamill recently deleted his own account on the site after responding to criticism from his own fans following a pre-season friendly against Queen of the South.

McGowan said: “Jamie is one of those players who gets under people’s skin, gets in their faces and he does a fantastic job for us.

“From Hamill’s point of view, I thought he handled the stick he got at Raith really well. Hopefully he will do well again in Inverness on Saturday.”