St Johnstone are the inspiration for Inverness Caledonian Thistle’s Scottish Cup challenge according to Graeme Shinnie.
Shinnie watched on as the Perth side defeated Dundee United 2-0 in the final of last year’s competition.
The defender believes there is no reason why Inverness cannot aim to do the same, if they can defeat Celtic tomorrow.
Shinnie said: “The club needs to progress and achieve new things. For the last two seasons, we’ve been on the verge of Europe and reached the League Cup final last season.
“It seems over the last couple of years we’ve not failed at what we’ve done, but not gone that final step. Europe is a massive thing for us this season and we’re in a strong position.
“Watching St Johnstone last season win it gave us belief we could do the same. We’re similar, in many ways, to St Johnstone budget-wise and not having massive squads.
“The team spirit at both clubs seems really high. Watching them do it last season had me saying we should go and do the same.”
