Will St Johnstone celebrate title with win live on BBC TV?
St Johnstone will be presented with the Scottish Championship trophy live on BBC Scotland on Friday, but promotion-chasing Raith Rovers will be out to spoil the party.
Another night of celebration beckons for Scottish Championship winners St Johnstone, but the arrival of Raith Rovers means an unpredictable night also awaits in front of the BBC Scotland channel cameras from 19:30 BST. The league trophy will be the big selling point for the home faithful, with McDiarmid Park due to be packed out to see the silverware presented to the players after the game. It has been a deserved triumph for Simo Valakari and his players, who have proved themselves the best team in the division, winning the title with two games to spare and securing a return to the Premiership at the first time of asking.
How are leaders Hearts handling title pressure? 'Most enjoyable season since Wright years' - how Saints stormed to title 'We set the standard from day one' - St Johnstone celebrate Championship title The Perth side have won the most games, lost the fewest, scored the most goals and conceded the fewest. They are by every metric worthy champions.
After the 2-0 victory over Dunfermline Athletic at East End Park on Tuesday, the party went on into the wee small hours back at McDiarmid Park, with many of the players spotted at the The Perth Festival horse racing the next day – and who can blame them? The Championship is a gruelling, nerve-shredding division and it was completely understandable that, after such a long and arduous campaign, the squad chose to enjoy the moment. The obvious question is what sort of St Johnstone turn up as they look to extend their 10-game unbeaten run and win a fourth on the trot?
With friends and family all in attendance, they will want to mark the occasion with a positive result. But will there be the same intensity given the release of all that emotion and tension - and the sheer elation that even spilled over into the Sportscene studio on Tuesday as jubilant players gatecrashed the post-match interviews? And what about the visiting Rovers, who had their four-game winning run ended on Saturday as they lost away to third-top Arbroath?