The distractions are over. The pipe dreams of Celtic going all the way in this competition, something this squad could not have afforded, could not have handled and which would almost certainly have wrecked our title chances, are finished. Sometimes you have to go through a painful process to get the outcome you actually need.
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | Hearts | 27 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 50 | 24 | 26 | 57 |
| 2 | Rangers | 27 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 47 | 21 | 26 | 55 |
| 3 | Celtic | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 48 | 26 | 22 | 54 |
| 4 | Motherwell | 26 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 40 | 18 | 22 | 47 |
| 5 | Hibernian | 27 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 43 | 31 | 12 | 42 |
| 6 | Falkirk | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 35 | -3 | 39 |
| 7 | Dundee United | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 42 | -9 | 28 |
| 8 | Aberdeen | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 35 | -9 | 28 |
| 9 | Dundee | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 40 | -19 | 24 |
| 10 | St Mirren | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 37 | -16 | 23 |
| 11 | Kilmarnock | 27 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 30 | 54 | -24 | 20 |
| 12 | Livingston | 27 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 28 | 56 | -28 | 12 |
