Beware Law of averages

Sheerin fears angry Shanks

- ANDY 

PAUL SHEERIN watched a young Lawrence Shankland shrug off setbacks at Aberdeen to establish himself as Scotland's deadliest marksman.

And his old Pittodrie coach is worried the Hearts skipper will be looking to bounce back from his sickener with Scotland when Kilmarnock head to Tynecastle this weekend.

Rugby Park assistant boss Sheerin was Shankland's Under-20s gaffer when the striker joined the Dons from Queen's Park aged just 17.

He was paired up top with Cammy Smith and it proved a profitable partnership for the Reds reserves, with Shankland's 29-goal haul firing the Granite City outfit to an SPFL Youth League title in 2015.

But while Shanks was red-hot for the kids, he found it far harder to catch fire at first-team level at a time when Aberdeen had a prolific Adam Rooney scorching defences..

He didn't let the Dons disappointment hold him back and is this season on course to hit 30 goals for club and country.