I'll Always Be Seen As the Black Sheep of Scottish Football ; Capital Crusader Stewart Is Only Too Aware That Mud Sticks

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MICHAEL STEWART describes himself as the black sheep of Scottish football, an outsider whose negative reputation is dyed in the wool. At 26, he knows he's too far down his career path to completely alter perceptions, but he feels his summer transfer to Hearts has put him in a position to finally fulfil some of the potential which marked him out as a special talent in his formative years.

Question marks first hung over the midfielder's attitude during his days as a Fergie fledgling at Manchester United and they grew large during loan spells at Nottingham Forest and Hearts.

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I'll Always Be Seen As the Black Sheep of Scottish Football ; Capital Crusader Stewart Is Only Too Aware That Mud Sticks

Even when he seemed to have found his niche as part of Tony Mowbray's expressive Hibs team, trouble was lurking just around the corner. When an overwhelming majority of Hibs' first-team squad decided to undermine Mowbray's succ...

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