Brian Dempsey has come out swinging in defence of Brendan Rodgers after the Celtic manager was targeted in a damaging media briefing last weekend. The man who played a pivotal role in saving Celtic FC during the 1990s collapse branded it “reprehensible” that a story could be planted to discredit Rodgers. The briefing, carried in
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | Hearts | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | Celtic | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 3 | Hibernian | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | St Mirren | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | Dundee United | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Motherwell | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | Livingston | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 5 |
| 8 | Kilmarnock | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Falkirk | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 4 |
| 10 | Rangers | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
| 11 | Dundee | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 3 |
| 12 | Aberdeen | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 1 |
