Every crumbling regime has its hangers-on. That’s one of the marks of decline. Where there was once discipline, merit, and excellence, there now sits decay, rot, and cronyism. The empire that was built on striving for greatness begins to reward only proximity to power. Patronage replaces merit. Nepotism becomes the order of the day. Around
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| 1 | Hearts | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 25 |
| 2 | Celtic | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 17 |
| 3 | Hibernian | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 14 |
| 4 | Dundee United | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | Rangers | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 12 |
| 6 | Falkirk | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 12 |
| 7 | Motherwell | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 11 |
| 8 | Kilmarnock | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 10 |
| 9 | St Mirren | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 9 |
| 10 | Dundee | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 9 |
| 11 | Aberdeen | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 7 |
| 12 | Livingston | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -9 | 6 |
