There’s a phrase that sums up the state of Celtic Football Club right now, and it isn’t “in transition.” It’s managed decline. That’s the brutal reality of where we are, and the worst part is that it’s not an accident, not a misstep, not some unfortunate consequence of bad luck. It’s a strategy. It’s a
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | Hearts | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 14 | 22 | 41 |
| 2 | Celtic | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 35 |
| 3 | Motherwell | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 30 |
| 4 | Rangers | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 29 |
| 5 | Hibernian | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 25 |
| 6 | Aberdeen | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 24 |
| 7 | Falkirk | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 26 | -6 | 24 |
| 8 | Dundee United | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 27 | -3 | 21 |
| 9 | St Mirren | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 22 | -7 | 17 |
| 10 | Dundee | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 32 | -17 | 13 |
| 11 | Kilmarnock | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 33 | -16 | 12 |
| 12 | Livingston | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 32 | -15 | 9 |
