I would have been gutted. Honestly. I would have taken a Ross County win as bad as any defeat Motherwell had in the League/Cup this season. Imo County winning the Cup would have 'tarnished' my memory of the 6-6 and 3-3 games as ultimately we would have came so close to having a VERY successful season but failed. The 6-6 and 3-3 games would have been littered with "what ifs" for me. Now that we HAVE qualified for Europe, I can enjoy them for what they are, namely great combacks and not look at them retrospectively as chances wasted and a bit of a disappointment.
As for loss making, it won't be. Criag Brown admitted on BBC Scotland that qualifying for Europe will probably mean an increased budget for next season.
The only Scottish team I have an affinity/connection with is Motherwell. I couldn't care less about every other one of them.