Wouter Vrancken was thrilled to see in-form Hearts demonstrate their strength in depth to secure a return to Hampden with a “mature” 3-0 win away to William Hill Championship leaders Stenhousemuir in Friday’s Premier Sports Cup quarter-final.
The Jambos boss made six changes to his starting XI – including rotating his whole front four – and was rewarded with an assured display and a sixth consecutive domestic victory.