It's not at all just Celtic supporters who will be keen them on in Sunday's Scottish Cup semi-closing with St Johnstone.

Individuals that assist Hibernian, Dundee United, St Mirren - and maybe even the greater pessimistic Aberdeen supporters - will likely be hoping Brendan Rodgers holders acquire for a single simple motive...

A last between Celtic and Aberdeen - whatever the end result - will necessarily mean the very best 5 finishers inside the Scottish Premiership are going to be guaranteed Europe following time.

Why is that?
The Scottish Cup winners make a place from the Europa League Perform-off spherical, with the staff that finishes third inside the Premiership likely into the second qualifying round.

Whoever is fourth, are going to be during the equivalent stage of your Conference League.

Nevertheless, if Celtic earn the cup, everything shuffles down given that they have already clinched a spot inside the Champions League qualifiers. Rangers will much too.

That means the Europa Participate in-off spot - plus the guaranteed six-recreation Convention League campaign that includes it - goes to whoever finishes 3rd during the league.

Presently, that's Hibs. But United and Aberdeen and St Mirren - albeit the arithmetic is massively from them - are still in the mix.

But even the clubs who overlook out on 3rd could nonetheless be rewarded.

Fourth spot might be upgraded from Meeting League to Europa League, with that Meeting location going to whoever finishes fifth.

St Johnstone, needless to say, could scupper all this using a 2nd victory in excess of Celtic inside of per month.

Really should they are doing so, then possibly they or Aberdeen could stay up for at least 6 lucrative games in the Conference League come the autumn.