Robbie Neilson is doing Hearts proud and I wish the boo boys would get off his back - Ryan Stevenson

Hearts 5 Hibs 1. There’s an important reason to mention an unforgettable Scottish Cup Final win back in 2012.

Obviously any excuse to give this scoreline another outing shouldn’t be passed up but it’s also to highlight a path to Hampden people tend to forget.

Other scorelines from that run, Hearts 1 Auchinleck Talbot 0 and Hearts 2 St Mirren 0 after a replay that included a 30-yard trundler from Jamie Hamill I still can’t believe found the back of the net.

Nobody talks about these struggles, it’s all about the glory and it’s why Saturday’s penalty shootout win over Livingston was box ticked and job done.

Getting into the next round was all that mattered. It’s a cliche but it’s also true. Hearts have had a tough schedule recently with a few disappointing results so I was glad to hear Robbie Neilson saying he was giving his players some well-earned rest after eight games in 26 days.

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I’d also wish some Jambos would get off his back. Neilson was expected to lead Hearts to promotion last season by winning the Championship. He did that but for some reason it didn’t put much credit in his bank.

It wasn’t always great to watch, there were no fans, the games were being played through a pandemic and they