Quote Originally Posted by Returnofrros View Post
4th season coming up, it's where the money is for a club our size, hearts have Europa league sewn up for the foreseeable
Cup winner whichever team that is enters the Europa League at the final qualifying round meaning that winning the tie puts them in the Europa League group stages and the loser into the Conference League group stages guaranteeing European football until Christmas and considerable income. Cup winners supersede third in the League meaning this is the 'easiest' route to European riches. A team like say Killie or Motherwell winning the Cup would shove Hearts, if in third place, into the Conference League qualifiers. It's a pity we sometimes treat the Cup as not so important as the League and are basically so crap in cup competitions.