The questions is, what is of greater priority to former St Johnstone defender McGowan and his Livingston team-mates? The cup or promotion?

“You want to be successful in both those competitions,” is his not unexpected reply.

“Our main focus at the start of the season was to get promoted automatically or through the play-offs and to go on a good cup run.

“We’ve got a really good squad and we’ve seen in recent games we were able to change personnel and not let our performances drop that much.

“Things can change pretty quickly, though, and we’re only a couple of bad results away from losing everything as well.”

Livingston’s run so far has featured wins over Brora Rangers, Premiership Ross County and Cove Rangers.

League 1 Cove were overcome 3-0, with McGowan scoring, but it was the win over top-flight County which has given them belief.

“That was a tricky game but a real confidence boost for us,” he says.

“It was a good reminder for us that the step up is quite big but our players handled it well and will have to handle it well on Monday as well.”

And, does McGowan have another winners’ medal in him?

“Let myself dream,” he says. “Maybe one more, one more shot. We’ll see how Monday goes.

“I’d love to be playing back at Hampden in a in a semi-final and just having that opportunity to make another final would be wonderful.”