Is Lennon's lucky penny doing the rounds, by chance?

Remember Danny Lennon's lucky penny?

Back in 2013, the-then St Mirren manager was given a lucky penny by a six-year-old fan before the League Cup semi-final against Celtic.

Sure enough, the Buddies went on to beat the Scottish champions at Hampden. It worked its magic again for the final - a 3-2 win over Hearts on St Patrick's Day.

I can only assume he lost it or spent it after that, because Lennon's team didn't win another game until the last day of the season, as they finished second bottom of the Premier League.

No promotion or relegation play-offs back in the day - thank goodness - so I guess that was lucky.

If he kept the lucky charm, then he could add £45.99 to it and buy himself a Premier Sports Cup final ticket. A bit pricey,but I fancy the Buddies will sell their initial allocation of 9,500 tickets pronto.

The cup run has certainly been good value for money. The Buddies have played seven matches in the competition, beaten three Premiership sides, scored some showstopping goals and endured three penalty shootouts en route to the final.

In contrast, Celtic have only had to come through three matches because of their European exploits. But hey, life's always more fun when you take the scenic route, especially on an open-top bus.

Celtic will of course be strong favourites. They'll have a bigger support, they're the cup holders and you wouldn't bet against the charismatic Martin O'Neill still being in charge.

The sides meet in Paisley in the league later this month and that might give another indication on how they're shaping up for the big date in December.

Celtic are the only team in the top six to have beaten St Mirren this season, and that by a single goal at Celtic Park. Worth noting too that Celtic will have played a Europa League match against Roma just three days before the final while the Paisley Saints can give the Premier Sports Cup their full attention that week.

It won't be manager Stephen Robinson's first Hampden final rodeo either. He's looking forward to his third final at Hampden having taken Motherwell there twice in 2017-18 season in the League and Scottish Cup finals. Mind you they lost both to Celtic...

Robinson admits he's not as superstitious as he used to be as a player, but he'd be forgiven for thinking that third time might well be a charm.

Maybe Danny Lennon can send him that lucky penny just to make sure...