Yesterday, the Daily Record journalist Michael Gannon wrote a revealing column about Celtic. The main thrust of his argument was that Celtic must get Brendan Rodgers signed to an extended contract as soon as possible. I couldn’t agree more with the central premise because, as most Celtic fans recognise, securing Rodgers on a long-term deal
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | Celtic | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 4 | 48 | 50 |
| 2 | Rangers | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 13 | 18 | 36 |
| 3 | Aberdeen | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 34 |
| 4 | Dundee United | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 31 |
| 5 | St Mirren | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 32 | -5 | 27 |
| 6 | Motherwell | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 33 | -8 | 27 |
| 7 | Hibernian | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 31 | -4 | 24 |
| 8 | Dundee | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 34 | -5 | 22 |
| 9 | Kilmarnock | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 36 | -13 | 21 |
| 10 | Ross County | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 37 | -18 | 19 |
| 11 | Hearts | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 31 | -8 | 17 |
| 12 | St Johnstone | 20 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 40 | -18 | 14 |
