Article: Dynamic showing by De Vries as striker enjoys profitable return to Tynecastle

MARK de Vries prospered during his two and a half seasons with Hearts, and enjoyed a special rapport with the club's supporters. His return to Tynecastle with Dundee United last night surely therefore recalled some happy times at the ground - and, by the end of the evening, he had added another pleasant memory to the list as he helped his new club beat Aberdeen and claim a place in the CIS Cup final.

Scott Wilson, the regular stadium announcer, made a special point of welcoming De Vries back to Tynecastle, and any Hearts supporters who had made their way into the ground would surely have expressed similar sentiments.

This, after all, was the man who achieved almost instant celebrity in ...

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