Brian Easton admits he’s a jealous guy!

Saint Brian Easton aims to grab a gong of his own.

Brian Easton admits he was jealous when best mates James McCarthy and James McArthur won the FA Cup with Wigan last season.

Twelve months on, he wants to turn the tables by lifting the Scottish Cup for St Johnstone.

Easton came through the ranks at Hamilton Accies with McCarthy and McArthur before all three secured moves to England.

While Easton ended up heading back to Scotland after a disappointing spell at Burnley, the two James’ ended up as Wembley winners last May.

Easton is honest enough to admit that watching his pals claim medals made him envious.

But he reckons McCarthy who has asked for tickets for Saturday’s Final at Celtic Park and McArthur will both be similarly jealous should Saints lift the Cup.

Easton says: “I have been asked a few times if I was a wee bit jealous when they won the FA Cup. I was, to be honest, and I want some of that as well.

“Hopefully they’ll be just as happy for me as I was for them. I texted the two of them after they’d won at Wembley, but at the same time I felt bad for them.

“They never really got a chance to celebrate it as they had to play Arsenal a few days later to avoid relegation, which they didn’t manage to do.

“When you speak to them about how good the day was, they can’t really sum it up. But it will be something for them to look back on.”

Easton was tipped for big things after moving to Burnley but never really got going at Turf Moor.

Despite offers from other English clubs, he decided to move back to Scotland with Dundee two summers ago before switching to Saints.

Now the Perth club have made the Cup Final, he believes his decision to turn his back on the cash-rich English leagues has been vindicated.

“One of the things you want to do in your career is win silverware, and the Scottish Cup is a massive competition,” he explains.

“There is so much history, if you can win the trophy, it is something you can have for the rest of your life.

“It surprises me that a club like St Johnstone has never won a trophy, especially in the last few years given the players who have been here.

“You saw how much it meant to the fans here when we beat Aberdeen in the semi-final. So imagine what it will be like if we actually win it. It will be brilliant.”