Steven Naismith wants back to Hampden for success this time as no-one remembers the nearly men. The Hearts boss set his sights on a National Stadium return after his side dismissed Airdrie to set-up a quarter-final against Morton.
Boss Naismith was gutted this season when losing a Viaplay Cup semi-final to Rangers. As a Hearts player, he was also shattered at close shaves and agonisingly lost a Scottish Cup Final on penalties to Celtic.
Naismith wants another crack to avenge those painful near-misses and said: “One of the disappointing games of our season was the semi-final of the last cup, so we want to get to another semi and beyond this time.
In next round, the carrot is dangled for going back to the national stadium, then it’s about a performance. Even during my time at the club as a player, we went to last rounds and were two penalties away from winning one.