Steven Naismith says Hearts warranted ticket allocation for cup semi vs Rangers.
Steven Naismith believes the number of supporters Heart of Midlothian will have at Sunday’s Scottish Cup semi-final against Rangers justifies their demand for a 50/50 split of tickets.
However, Hearts are expecting to be backed by more than 18,000 of their supporters – almost double what they took to their 2012 semi-final win over Celtic – meaning any cost to the club is likely to be nominal. Since then, Naismith’s side have motored 11 points clear of the pack in third place in the cinch Premiership and the manager is adamant they are now in much better shape as they prepare to return to Hampden for this Sunday’s Scottish Gas Scottish Cup semi-final against the out-of-form Gers.“We are a much different team now than we were then,” said Naismith, speaking at his pre-match media briefing on Thursday.
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