It is not just Celtic admirers who'll be ready them on in Sunday's Scottish Cup semi-ultimate 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 acquire for a single simple rationale...
A last concerning Celtic and Aberdeen - regardless of the outcome - will signify the very best 5 finishers inside the Scottish Premiership are going to be guaranteed Europe upcoming period.
Why is usually that?
The Scottish Cup winners generate a location inside the Europa League Participate in-off round, Along with the group that finishes 3rd within the Premiership heading into the 2nd qualifying round.
Whoever is fourth, are going to be while in the equal stage on the Meeting League.
Nevertheless, if Celtic get the cup, anything shuffles down since they have by now clinched a location within the Champions League qualifiers. Rangers will way too.
Meaning the Europa Enjoy-off put - as well as the certain 6-activity Conference League campaign that includes it - goes to whoever finishes third in the league.
At present, that is Hibs. But United and Aberdeen and St Mirren - albeit the arithmetic is massively versus them - remain in the combination.
But even the clubs who miss out on third could nevertheless be rewarded.
Fourth area 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 within a month.
Need to they are doing so, then possibly they or Aberdeen could sit up for not less than 6 valuable games within the Conference League occur the autumn.