Hearts fume over Rangers branding in dressing room and warned rivals pre match

Upset Hearts have claimed they did not approve the use of Rangers branding inside Tynecastle for the Sky Sports Cup Final after the Light Blues' badge was emblazoned on their own club's crest.

A graphic showed the Ibrox side's badge layered over Hearts' in the home changing room with a section of the Gorgie faithful left miffed. The Jambos have come out swinging with a strongly worded response and have made it abundantly clear they were against any modifications taking place within their stadium. It came before Rangers women breezed past Partick Thistle 4-1 as Jo Potter's side landed the first trophy in what they will hope to be a Treble.

And Hearts insist any explanation will not suffice because they were adamant over the terms of conditions they had asked for as the host venue for the showpiece event. A club statement read: "Heart of Midlothian Football Club is aware of images circulating of the Tynecastle Park home dressing room at today’s Sky Sports Cup Final. Although the club hands over the running of the stadium on the day to the competition organisers - the SWPL - we were involved with pre-match planning.

"We would therefore like to assure our supporters that we did not approve any request for dressing room branding in either dressing room for either club involved. It is extremely disappointing to learn that our wishes were disregarded. How this came to be is a matter for the SWPL and Rangers to sort, but needless to say no explanation will be satisfactory in our eyes or the eyes of our fans.

"Nevertheless, we will demand answers to ensure that our club crest is never defaced again. It is also regrettable that this action has taken away the focus from what was a successful cup final and another opportunity to grow women’s football in Scotland."

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