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It was fitting that in front of Sir Alex Ferguson, Aberdeen deployed 1980s-style tactics by trying to kick us off the park.
However, we have enough streetwise players to cope with it. And even Derek McInnes showed a bit of fight in a comical altercation with Dons' Dennis Geiger after the final whistle.
Only league leaders Hearts can cause ourselves defeat at the moment. While we're not blowing teams away, we're controlling games by displaying a doggedness.
The only time I get nervous as a supporter is when McInnes elects to wait until the dying embers of the match to make subs and typically shuts up shop by adding more defenders to grind out the win.
I still have flashbacks to that home match last December when we dropped two points to Kilmarnock by conceding a 90th-minute goal courtesy of an Alexander Schwolow mistake.
There were no such slip-ups against the Dons and the previously maligned Landry Kabore and Michael Steinwender both impressed, but I've got to talk about Harry Milne and Craig Halkett.
It looks a cert both will feature in the Premiership team of the year because of the consistent level of performances they've shown.
If these guys aren't included in Steve Clarke's next Scotland squad, I'd be really surprised. Halkett's inclusion looks more straightforward given the dearth of centre-back options and the fact Grant Hanley is injured.
Milne has more competition at left-back but should be worth a punt, especially as he offers great versatility having also been deployed at right wing this season.
I have yet to hear one supporter say we really miss last season's player of the year James Penrice and that is a massive compliment to Milne.
Claudio Braga has now netted 15 times and is on course to become just the second Hearts player - after captain Lawrence Shankland - to hit the 20-goal milestone in 34 years.
You cannot fail to be charmed with Claudio, especially after a vlog emerged this week where his old team-mate from Moss in Norway came to visit and it was revealed he still had his Christmas tree up in late February!
He might have time to take it down this weekend with no Scottish Cup action for us.
While there's a tinge of disappointment to not be involved in the quarter-finals, no Jambo will give a hoot if we're going into the final couple games of the season in pole position to win the title for the first time in 66 years.