Simon Jordan has never been shy about offering views on Scottish football, but his latest comments on the title race say as much about his assumptions as they do about Celtic. Jordan framed Hearts as a romantic hope while positioning Martin O’Neill’s Celtic as the force that will eventually restore order. That framing deserves scrutiny.
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | Hearts | 23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 44 | 19 | 25 | 51 |
| 2 | Rangers | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 37 | 17 | 20 | 47 |
| 3 | Celtic | 23 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 41 | 23 | 18 | 45 |
| 4 | Motherwell | 23 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 35 | 17 | 18 | 40 |
| 5 | Hibernian | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 38 | 28 | 10 | 35 |
| 6 | Falkirk | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 29 | -2 | 33 |
| 7 | Aberdeen | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 30 | -4 | 28 |
| 8 | Dundee United | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 28 | 34 | -6 | 25 |
| 9 | Dundee | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 37 | -18 | 22 |
| 10 | St Mirren | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 31 | -14 | 19 |
| 11 | Kilmarnock | 23 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 43 | -23 | 14 |
| 12 | Livingston | 23 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 48 | -24 | 11 |
