Does any manager survive four defeats in his first four games, with the fans already singing for him to go? Probably not. Nor should he. There is no universe in which that is acceptable. There is no universe in which that is survivable over any meaningful timeline. He has no chance now of succeeding in
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | Hearts | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 13 | 21 | 38 |
| 2 | Celtic | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 32 |
| 3 | Rangers | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 29 |
| 4 | Motherwell | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 27 |
| 5 | Hibernian | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 24 |
| 6 | Aberdeen | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 24 |
| 7 | Falkirk | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 26 | -7 | 21 |
| 8 | Dundee United | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 26 | -3 | 20 |
| 9 | St Mirren | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 22 | -8 | 14 |
| 10 | Dundee | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 31 | -16 | 13 |
| 11 | Kilmarnock | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 32 | -15 | 12 |
| 12 | Livingston | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 31 | -14 | 9 |
