It is not just Celtic admirers who'll be inclined them on in Sunday's Scottish Cup semi-last with St Johnstone.

Those that support Hibernian, Dundee United, St Mirren - and perhaps even the more pessimistic Aberdeen fans - will likely be hoping Brendan Rodgers holders earn for a single easy rationale...

A last between Celtic and Aberdeen - whatever the end result - will necessarily mean the highest five finishers from the Scottish Premiership will likely be certain Europe future period.

Why is that?
The Scottish Cup winners gain a spot while in the Europa League play-off spherical, with the crew that finishes 3rd while in the Premiership likely into the second qualifying spherical.

Whoever is fourth, will be while in the equal stage on the Meeting League.

Nonetheless, if Celtic gain the cup, every thing shuffles down mainly because they have currently clinched an area in the Champions League qualifiers. Rangers will also.

Which means the Europa Participate in-off location - along with the confirmed six-video game Convention League campaign that comes with it - goes to whoever finishes third while in the league.

Now, 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 overlook out on 3rd could however be rewarded.

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

St Johnstone, certainly, could scupper All of this with a next victory over Celtic inside a month.

Should they do so, then either they or Aberdeen could look forward to a minimum of six profitable games within the Conference League come the autumn.