STEPHEN Elliott now has Rangers in his sights after gunning down Kilmarnock on Tuesday night.
The Hearts striker may have to be content with a seat on the substitutes’ bench once more when the Ibrox side go calling on the capital but that doesn’t dent his belief that the Jambos are in the mood to do some damage.
Wit Kevin Kyle and Rudi Skacel set to come back after missing Rugby Park the Republic of Ireland star acknowledged everyone is buzzing at Tynecastle.
“The match against Rangers on Saturday is a massive one for us but we’re going into it full of confidence,” he confirmed.
“We all know the Old Firm have been stronger than the rest over the years but there is no reason why we can’t stay in touch with them this time.
The Jambos follow the clash with Gers with a midweek trip to meet Celtic at Parkhead in what manager Jim Jefferies has already declared is a vital spell.
“We did have a hiccup in the Scottish Cup when we were beaten by St.Johnstone and that made the game against Kilmarnock absolutely vital.
“We won it without Kevin and Rudi, too, so we have shown we have a good enough squad to get a victory in that kind of fixture.
Hearts are now unbeaten in ten SPL games – ironically their last defeat was against Killie in Gorgie – and if they continue that run they will inevitably push the Old Firm given the two games they have coming up over the weekend and midweek plus one more re-arranged one against Gers at the beginning of next month.