Martin O’Neill, alongside several other Celtic managers, worked against an Oldco Rangers who had a finger on the scales. Between 1999 and 2011 over 50 players had second contracts which were hidden from HMRC, and in breach of football regulations, not submitted to the Scottish Football Association or Scottish Premier League. Rangers did not pay
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | Hearts | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 26 |
| 2 | Celtic | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 20 |
| 3 | Rangers | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 15 |
| 4 | Hibernian | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 14 |
| 5 | Motherwell | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 14 |
| 6 | Dundee United | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 13 |
| 7 | Falkirk | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 12 |
| 8 | Kilmarnock | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 10 |
| 9 | St Mirren | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 10 |
| 10 | Aberdeen | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 10 |
| 11 | Dundee | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 9 |
| 12 | Livingston | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -9 | 6 |
