It's not at all just Celtic lovers who'll be eager them on in Sunday's Scottish Cup semi-closing with St Johnstone.

People that assist Hibernian, Dundee United, St Mirren - and maybe even the greater pessimistic Aberdeen lovers - can even be hoping Brendan Rodgers holders acquire for a single easy reason...

A remaining amongst Celtic and Aberdeen - regardless of the consequence - will signify the very best 5 finishers while in the Scottish Premiership are going to be certain Europe subsequent time.

Why is always that?
The Scottish Cup winners make a location within the Europa League Participate in-off round, While using the crew that finishes 3rd within the Premiership going into the next qualifying round.

Whoever is fourth, is going to be within the equal phase in the Meeting League.

Nevertheless, if Celtic earn the cup, every thing shuffles down mainly because they have presently clinched a spot from the Champions League qualifiers. Rangers will as well.

Which means the Europa Participate in-off location - plus the guaranteed 6-game Conference League marketing campaign that comes along with it - goes to whoever finishes 3rd within the league.

Currently, that's Hibs. But United and Aberdeen and St Mirren - albeit the arithmetic is massively from them - remain in the combination.

But even the clubs who skip out on third could still be rewarded.

Fourth location can be upgraded from Meeting League to Europa League, with that Meeting location likely to whoever finishes fifth.

St Johnstone, naturally, could scupper All of this that has a next victory around Celtic inside per month.

Should they do so, then either they or Aberdeen could look ahead to at the very least six worthwhile online games while in the Convention League occur the autumn.