Livingston defender James Penrice hoping for happier Scottish Cup memories against Hearts

dailyrecord.co.uk:

James Penrice’s most vivid Scottish Cup memory was sitting in the stands at Hampden as a Hibs youngster watching Hearts smash five past the Easter Road side and stroll their way to a memorable cup final triumph.He’s determined to create an altogether more positives memory when he comes up against the Jambos today.Penrice was playing for Hibs under-14s at the time and didn’t even make it to the final whistle but he’s confident he’ll be cheering at full-time at Tynecastle.He said: “I look forward to the games in the Scottish Cup and you want to go as far as you can.“I watched it growing up as a wee boy.

I remember my first involvement in football was when I was with Hibs as a youngster.“All the young players got tickets to go to the 2012 Scottish Cup final against Hearts but it wasn’t exactly a great day as they lost 5-1.“I didn’t even stay until the end.

It was a massive game and it was obviously built up because it was a derby game.“The score will probably never be forgotten, especially by the Hearts fans.“But when I was there that day, I remember thinking ‘I would love to do this’.

The place was packed and Scottish Cup final day is special.”He added: “When you look back on your career you want to think about games at Hampden and playing in finals.“I haven’t spoken to the boys about last season’s League Cup final.