Hearts have issued a full matchday bulletin for Sunday’s Premier Sports Cup meeting with Inverness Caledonian Thistle, with the focus very much on how supporters can get in, where they can watch, and what they should expect around the stadium before and after kick-off.
The notice matters because it is not about tactics or a scoreline. It is about the practical side of a home cup day: ticket windows, shop and bar opening times, broadcast options, and the conduct rules that shape the experience for everyone coming through the gates.
Tickets, retail and matchday timings
Supporters looking to sort tickets on the day were told the Hearts Ticket Office, Clubstore and the Tynie Shop in the Wheatfield were on published schedules before kick-off on Sunday. The Eighteen74 Bar, kiosks and the pop-up shop were also included in the pre-match arrangements, giving fans several options to prepare for the game.
Hearts also highlighted a £5,100 jackpot prize for supporters, with £250 and £4 figures also part of the matchday information. The club’s message was clear: there is more to a home cup fixture than the 90 minutes, and Sunday’s schedule was built to keep things moving for fans across the stadium footprint.
Where to watch and what to expect
For supporters who were not inside the ground, the match was available through Premier Sports Player and Hearts TV International, while Hearts TV and TV were also included in the information published for the day. That gave fans a route to follow the fixture whether they were attending in person or watching from elsewhere.
One of the more notable details concerned stadium movement after the game. Hearts said players would no longer stop upon exiting the stadium because of health and safety concerns, a change that underlines how matchday operations are being shaped as much by crowd management as by tradition.
After full time on Sunday, the Ticket Office reopened briefly and the Clubstore stayed open until 5pm, offering a final post-match window for supporters. But there was also a firm instruction attached to the end of the day: supporters were told not to gather on Wheatfield Street after the match.
That is the broader story here. For a Premier Sports Cup home fixture against Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Hearts made sure the key information was in place well before kick-off, and the message combined convenience with caution. In other words, it was a matchday guide designed to keep the day running smoothly from the first arrival to the final departure.
