High above the rocks Davie Ferguson plugs in the laptop and pulls on his St Johnstone scarf.
He has just climbed the 152 steps to reach the top of Ardnamurchan Lighthouse at the most westerly point on the British mainland.
While the waves may be crashing down below, the signal is terrific.
“I’m not very good with the technology but I eventually managed to get the Saints TV set up,” laughs Davie, who is manager of the Ardnamurchan Lighthouse Trust.
“Part of the job is looking after the lighthouse, changing lamps, fuses and that kind of thing. I’ve watched games from the lighthouse.
“The top of the lighthouse is fine because you get a great signal off the Isle of Coll 10 miles west.
“So when you’re up the top you can stream the games no problem. Down at ground level the signal is patchy.
“The best place to watch the Saints is 150ft above the rocks. It’s a wee bit different. You climb up 152 steps to get the reception.
“It can be wild weather up here. But it’s nice because you have the sea out in front of you, looking away out to the Islands.”
Like all supporters, Davie is gutted there will not be a roaring crowd backing the Saints at this weekend’s Scottish Cup final with Hibs at Hampden. In normal circumstances he would be making the trek down the road from Ardnamurchan.
“I’ve lived most of my life in the west Highlands. But I’ve always still followed Saints,” explains Davie, who was born in Aberfeldy and was first introduced to Muirton Park by his grandfather from Letham.
“I’ve been a season ticket holder for a long time and so is my son. From Ardnamurchan, it’s a wee bit of a hike.
“I’ve got a croft so you would feed the cows early and then set off. There is a short ferry crossing just south of Fort William.
“It takes off a lot of the journey and it’s then down through Glencoe, Crieff and into McDiarmid. I try to leave home at 9am in the morning and we’ll usually get back about 9pm at night.
“If we’d taken a hammering it was a long journey back and a pretty quiet car. We’ve had ups and downs but following Saints has always been a passion.
“The mid-80s was the low point but you always have hope. The last 10 years has just been exceptional.
“The way Saints are playing, it’s probably the first time I’ve expected us to be winning games regularly.
“I went into the Scottish Cup semi-final against St Mirren fairly positive and thought we’d get the result. And we did.”
A member of the Highland Saints Supporters Club, Davie has travelled to watch Saints in Europe and hopes there is more of that around the corner. A Scottish Cup win this weekend would guarantee European football until Christmas.
A lot is on the line and Davie will make sure to follow the same pre-match rituals of the 2014 cup win.
“My fingers are now crossed for Saturday,” he told the PA.
“For the 2014 cup final I had the Saints flags hanging from the lighthouse before we left. We got a send-off from everyone.
“We’ll put the flag up off the gallery again on Saturday morning. There will be a few scarves hanging off too.
“It worked in 2014 so we better repeat it this time.”
