The omens on Matt O’Riley remaining in Glasgow beyond the end of the month are not encouraging. Celtic knew Brighton were in the market and could be encouraged to pay more when they rejected repeated high bids from Atalanta. If a player is moving on, a competitive auction is useful. We are in the business
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | Celtic | 36 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 106 | 24 | 82 | 88 |
| 2 | Rangers | 35 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 71 | 38 | 33 | 68 |
| 3 | Hibernian | 36 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 58 | 46 | 12 | 56 |
| 4 | Aberdeen | 35 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 46 | 50 | -4 | 53 |
| 5 | Dundee United | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 50 | -8 | 50 |
| 6 | St Mirren | 36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 50 | 56 | -6 | 48 |
| 7 | Hearts | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 49 | 46 | 3 | 46 |
| 8 | Motherwell | 36 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 42 | 62 | -20 | 45 |
| 9 | Kilmarnock | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 45 | 60 | -15 | 44 |
| 10 | Dundee | 36 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 54 | 76 | -22 | 37 |
| 11 | Ross County | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 35 | 63 | -28 | 35 |
| 12 | St Johnstone | 36 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 37 | 64 | -27 | 32 |
