Journalist Stephen McGowan has called out Celtic chief executive Michael Nicholson, accusing him of overseeing a “dysfunctional” recruitment strategy while ignoring growing fan concern. McGowan criticised the club’s failure to spend meaningfully in key areas despite holding huge cash reserves and banking major transfer fees. The Scottish football writer described Nicholson as “the Invisible Man
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | Hearts | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 18 | 31 |
| 2 | Celtic | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 26 |
| 3 | Motherwell | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 22 |
| 4 | Hibernian | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 21 |
| 5 | Rangers | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 21 |
| 6 | Falkirk | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 19 |
| 7 | Dundee United | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 15 |
| 8 | Aberdeen | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 14 |
| 9 | Dundee | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 25 | -13 | 12 |
| 10 | Kilmarnock | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 26 | -11 | 11 |
| 11 | St Mirren | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 10 |
| 12 | Livingston | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 25 | -10 | 8 |
