Robbie Neilson has taken Hearts to the next level. Now a piece of major silverware would put a fitting seal on the improvements.
The aims for this season are obvious. Hearts need to finish third. Their task is also to better last season’s tally of 61 points and eat a bit more into the gap to the Old Firm. If anything happens in Europe, that would be absolutely amazing. But the biggest thing would be winning the Premier Sports Cup or Scottish Cup. That would be, especially for Robbie, the biggest thing – to get over the line and win a piece of silverware.
At least Hearts have already got Hibs out of the way in the first one. When I saw the Easter Road side going out of the competition and then complaining about the timing of it, I started sniggering – the usual. I actually quite like Lee Johnson, who Hibs have brought in, and some of the players who have been signed are also decent.
