Robbie Neilson sets out on a Hearts Scottish Cup spying mission

Hearts manager Robbie Neilson will spy on his club’s Scottish Cup opponents tonight ahead of Saturday’s second-round tie.

Hearts manager Robbie Neilson is on a Scottish Cup spying mission this evening.

Camelon meet Brora Rangers in a replayed first-round match which was abandoned on Boxing Day, with the winners hosting Hearts this weekend.

Neilson plans to travel to Westfield Park in Denny to watch after the game was moved there with Camelon’s Carmuirs Park still frozen.

Camelon, the East of Scotland League side, are underdogs against Highland League champions Brora and Hearts want to glean knowledge on both teams.

Neilson already has footage of Brora’s Betfred Cup ties but Camelon are more difficult to scout.

“I’m planning to go along and get a look at both of them tonight,” he told the Evening News. “Brora played Dundee and Hibs in the Betfred Cup earlier in the season so we've got the footage from those games.

“Camelon are obviously difficult to get a look at but I’ll try to get along to the game to watch.”

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