James Jeggo felt the joy and the anguish of the Austrian Bundesliga split in just two years with Austria Vienna.
So the Hibs midfielder knows better than most exactly what’s at stake when he runs out at McDiarmid Park this afternoon. Jeggo insists the pressure makes him tick as he chases a Euro dream and it begins against St Johnstone where victory would guarantee Lee Johnson's side a crack at making it back into continental competition.
The 31-year-old has unfinished business in that regard having qualified four times but failed to make it to the group stages - something he’d love to rectify with Hibs. Four years ago he was celebrating as Austria Vienna secured a top six finish by a single point in the first ever season of the split thus ensuring a spot in the Europa League qualifiers. A year later Die Veilchen finished seventh, four points adrift of the top half.
