Why do other Premiership clubs want Celtic semi gain?

Why do other Premiership clubs want Celtic semi gain?

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It is not just Celtic fans who'll be keen them on in Sunday's Scottish Cup semi-remaining with St Johnstone.

Those who guidance Hibernian, Dundee United, St Mirren - and maybe even the more pessimistic Aberdeen admirers - can even be hoping Brendan Rodgers holders acquire for a single easy reason...

A closing amongst Celtic and Aberdeen - whatever the final result - will imply the best 5 finishers within the Scottish Premiership are going to be certain Europe subsequent time.

Why is always that?
The Scottish Cup winners make a location within the Europa League Participate in-off round, with the crew that finishes 3rd within the Premiership heading into the 2nd qualifying round.

Whoever is fourth, are going to be inside the equal stage on the Conference League.

Even so, if Celtic gain the cup, almost everything shuffles down because they have previously clinched a location inside the Champions League qualifiers. Rangers will also.

Which means the Europa Engage in-off put - and also the certain 6-game Meeting League marketing campaign that comes with it - goes to whoever finishes third in the league.

At this time, which is Hibs. But United and Aberdeen and St Mirren - albeit the arithmetic is hugely towards them - are still in the combo.

But even the golf equipment who pass up out on 3rd could nonetheless be rewarded.

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

St Johnstone, needless to say, could scupper All of 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.