It's not necessarily just Celtic enthusiasts who will be willing them on in Sunday's Scottish Cup semi-remaining with St Johnstone.

Individuals that guidance Hibernian, Dundee United, St Mirren - and maybe even the more pessimistic Aberdeen lovers - may even be hoping Brendan Rodgers holders get for one very simple motive...

A final involving Celtic and Aberdeen - regardless of the outcome - will signify the top five finishers during the Scottish Premiership is going to be guaranteed Europe upcoming period.

Why is always that?
The Scottish Cup winners make a location within the Europa League Engage in-off spherical, With all the workforce that finishes third during the Premiership going into the next qualifying spherical.

Whoever is fourth, is going to be in the equivalent phase of the Convention League.

Having said that, if Celtic gain the cup, every little thing shuffles down because they have presently clinched a location in the Champions League qualifiers. Rangers will too.

Which means the Europa Enjoy-off put - as well as the certain 6-game Conference League campaign that comes with it - goes to whoever finishes 3rd during the league.

Presently, that is 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 nevertheless be rewarded.

Fourth position could well be upgraded from Conference League to Europa League, with that Conference spot planning to whoever finishes fifth.

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

Should they are doing so, then possibly they or Aberdeen could look forward to a minimum of six worthwhile online games while in the Convention League arrive the autumn.