Well Rangers managed a double after what was a hectic season for them. On Saturday they played their 68th game of the campaign against “the pride of the first division” Queen of the South. The cup final was a huge success providing excitement throughout, none more so than when Queens can back from two goals down to equalise. Unfortunately they could not complete the job and went down 3-2 after Kris Boyd’s header.

A big part of their run to the cup final and the final itself was on loan Hearts goalkeeper Jamie MacDonald and former Hearts stalwart Neil MacFarlane.

Jamie played well in the final and is hopeful that his impressive displays will have been noticed by the Jambos hierarchy. He has come out today saying that he hopes to return to Hampden next season, however not on loan to anybody but with Hearts. The fact that we don’t have a manager as of yet will not help his case however hard work and commitment will do when they return after the summer break.

Current number 1 Steve Banks has stated that he will play on for at least two more season as he juggles being both the first choice keeper and goalkeeping coach after former goalkeeping coach Jim Stewart left for Rangers last season. However it may be time for Jamie to finally step out of the shadows and force his way into the reckoning.

He can look to Craig Gordon who was at Hearts for many years without playing in the first team. He was understudy to Antti Niemi and Tepi Moilinan before he was drafted into the starting eleven. He didn’t get off to the best start as he was on the wrong end of a humiliating 4-0 defeat to Falkirk. But that only made him stronger and look at him now. His stand out performances earned him the British record fee of £9 million for a goalkeeper when he moved to Sunderland. He has completed his first season with in the English Premier League and earned rave reviews from his manager and fans.

The other player on display with links to the Jam Tarts was Neil Macfarlane who throughout the 90 minutes nulified the threat of Ferguson and Thomson showing that he may still have a future in top tier of Scottish football. MacFarlane played for Hearts for being part of the team which achieved back to back third places and the run to the group stages of the Uefa Cup.

Let’s hope that the new manager, whoever he may be will see the talanted young keeper that we have and use him as we did with Scotlands number 1 Craig Gordon. This can be the start of the new revolution with the promise that Romanov made when he arrived about the team being made up of 70% Scottish players.