The reaction of Hearts fans to Neil Critchley’s appointment as Hearts manager reminded me of the summer of 2005, when Gordon Strachan arrived at Celtic. Gordon has been out of work for over a year and was seen my some in supporters as a regressive step. He had an impossible task: follow Martin O’Neiill, a
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | Celtic | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 21 | 21 |
| 2 | Aberdeen | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 21 |
| 3 | Rangers | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 16 |
| 4 | Motherwell | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | Dundee United | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | St Mirren | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 8 |
| 7 | Ross County | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 7 |
| 8 | Dundee | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 6 |
| 9 | Kilmarnock | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 6 |
| 10 | Hibernian | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 5 |
| 11 | St Johnstone | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -11 | 4 |
| 12 | Hearts | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 2 |
