It's not at all just Celtic enthusiasts who will be prepared them on in Sunday's Scottish Cup semi-final with St Johnstone.

Those who aid Hibernian, Dundee United, St Mirren - and perhaps even the greater pessimistic Aberdeen enthusiasts - may even be hoping Brendan Rodgers holders win for a person basic purpose...

A remaining amongst Celtic and Aberdeen - regardless of the result - will suggest the top 5 finishers within the Scottish Premiership is going to be guaranteed Europe upcoming season.

Why is the fact?
The Scottish Cup winners make a location within the Europa League Participate in-off round, Together with the team that finishes third during the Premiership going into the next qualifying spherical.

Whoever is fourth, will likely be inside the equal phase in the Convention League.

Nevertheless, if Celtic acquire the cup, everything shuffles down given that they have now clinched a place while in the Champions League qualifiers. Rangers will much too.

That means the Europa Perform-off area - along with the certain 6-game Conference League marketing campaign that includes it - goes to whoever finishes 3rd from the league.

Currently, that's Hibs. But United and Aberdeen and St Mirren - albeit the arithmetic is vastly versus them - are still in the mix.

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

Fourth area could well be upgraded from Conference League to Europa League, with that Convention place gonna whoever finishes fifth.

St Johnstone, not surprisingly, could scupper all this having a second victory more than Celtic inside a month.

Ought to they do so, then either they or Aberdeen could look ahead to at the very least six profitable games within the Conference League come the autumn.